PC-9801 M
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The PC-9801 M
Hardware
The PC-9801 M is thought to have been released in response to Fujitsu's FM-16β computer, which promised high density (2HD) 5¼-inch floppy disk support (formatted to 1MB). At the time, the PC-9801 F and PC-9801 E could only handle double-density (2DD) disks formatted to 640KB, so the main selling point of the M was to include 2HD drives as standard.
However, the M was not as in the marketplace as the F, as while the drives could read and write 2HD disks, they were incompatible with 2DD disks, thus breaking compatibility with earlier PC-9801 machines. The FM-16β it was competing with struggled for different reasons, namely including CP/M as its operating system of choice rather than the then-more popular MS-DOS.
In addition, the PC-9801 M has double the amount of RAM (256kB vs. 128kB) of the PC-9801 F. Two models were sold at launch; the F2 with two disk drives, and the F3 which swapped one drive for a 20MB hard drive.
Technical Specifications
List of games
- A Ressha de Ikou II
- Acro Jet
- Angelus: Akuma no Fukuin
- Carmine
- The Castle
- Championship Lode Runner
- Cluju
- Cruise Chaser Blassty
- D'
- D.C. Connection
- Death Bringer
- Dios
- Director Monogatari
- Dragon Buster
- Dragon Slayer
- Dwelling
- Eiyuu Napoleon
- Elysion
- Executive e no Michi
- F-15 Eagle
- First Queen
- Flight in Hawaii
- Galf Streem
- Gaplus
- Gendai Daisenryaku
- Genesis
- Gigantes
- Hideger
- Highway Star
- Hotel Wars
- Jotunn
- The King Salmon
- Lefty Mouse
- Little Computer People
- Loosight
- Mirai
- Mole Mole 2
- Murder Club
- Märchen Veil I
- Märchen Veil II
- Nihon Juudan Cessna Flight
- Nobunaga no Yabou: Zenkoku Ban
- The Old Village Story
- Professional Mahjong
- Psychic War: Cosmic Soldier 2
- Puzzle Panic
- Romancia
- Schwarzschild
- Seilane
- Shin Best Nine Pro Yakyuu
- Shin Taketori Monogatari
- Shoumakyou no Densetsu
- Solitaire Royale
- Star Cruiser
- Star Symphony
- Super Daisenryaku 98
- Tetris
- Tritorn II Road of Darkness
- Uootoy
- Val Trad
- Venus Fire
- Wing Man 2 Kiitakuraa no Fukkatsu
- Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds
- Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn
- Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna
- Wizardry V: Heart of The Maelstrom
- Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord!
- World Golf II
- Xanadu
- Xanadu Scenario II
- Youkai Tantei Chima Chima
- Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished The Final Chapter
Gallery
PC-9801 M2
- PC9801M3.jpg
PC-9801 M3
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