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PC-6001

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PC-6001
Manufacturer: NEC
Release Date RRP Code
PC-6001
JP 		¥89,80089,800

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The PC-6001 is a home computer released by NEC and the first entry in the PC-6000 series.

In North America the PC-6001 was adjusted and released as the NEC TREK, or PC-6001A.

Hardware

The PC-6001 is a "budget" home computer, released around the same time as the higher end PC-8801 (which at the time was catering for more serious business users, rather than hobbiests in the home). Unlike the earlier PC-8001, the PC-6001 has real graphics modes, but its low screen resolution meant it was was primarily used as a means of playing video games, rather than traditional office tasks such as word processing.

In an attempt to cut costs, a chiclet keyboard was used instead of the full travel alternatives seen in other NEC computer models.

While not as successful as either the PC-8001 or PC-8801, the PC-6001 was nonetheless well supported by Japanese software publishers, with an updated successor, the PC-6001 mkII, arriving in 1983.

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List of games

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PC-6000 series hardware
PC-6001 (NEC TREK) (1981) | PC-6001 mkII (1983) | PC-6001 mkII SR (1984)
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