NEC PC-8800 series
- For emulators that run on the NEC PC-8800 series, see Emulators on PC8801.
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| Developer | NEC Home Electronics |
|---|---|
| Type | Home computer |
| Release date | 1981 |
| Discontinued | 1989 |
| Predecessor | PC-6000 |
| Successor | PC-9800 |
| Emulated | ✓ |
The NEC PC-8800 series, also known as the PC-88, were a family of computers made by NEC starting in 1981. The last models of the PC-88 were released in 1989, though it is unknown when they were discontinued. The PC-88 was released in America and Japan.
Contents
- 1 Emulators
- 2 Models
- 2.1 PC-8801
- 2.2 PC-8801mkII model 10
- 2.3 PC-8801mkII model 20
- 2.4 PC-8801mkII model 30
- 2.5 PC-8801mkII SR model 10
- 2.6 PC-8801mkII SR model 20
- 2.7 PC-8801mkII SR model 30
- 2.8 PC-8801mkII TR
- 2.9 PC-8801mkII FR model 10
- 2.10 PC-8801mkII FR model 20
- 2.11 PC-8801mkII FR model 30
- 2.12 PC-8801mkII MR
- 2.13 PC-8801 FH model 10
- 2.14 PC-8801 FH model 20
- 2.15 PC-8801 FH model 30
- 2.16 PC-8801 MH
- 2.17 PC-88 VA
- 2.18 PC-8801 FA
- 2.19 PC-8801 MA
- 2.20 PC-88 VA2
- 2.21 PC-88 VA3
- 2.22 PC-8801 FE
- 2.23 PC-8801 MA2
- 2.24 PC-8801 FE2
- 2.25 PC-8801 MC model 1
- 2.26 PC-8801 MC model 2
- 3 Links
Emulators[edit]
| Emulator | Platform(s) | Latest version | Libretro | Retro Achievements |
License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC / x86 | |||||||
| ePC8801MA Kai SE (ePC8801MA改SE) | 
|
210523 | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ~ | ✓ |
| ePC-8001 |
|
1/28/2023 | ✗ | ✗ | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
| XM8 |    
|
1.70 | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
| M88 for OS/2 | 
|
2.15 α7[N 1] | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
| PC88EM |
|
4.35 | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ~ |
| MAME |
|
git artifacts[N 2] 0.270 |
✓ | ✗ | GPLv2 BSD-3-Clause |
✓ | ~[N 3] |
| QUASI88 quasi88_libretro |
|
libretro core 0.7.0 |
✓ | ✓[N 4] | BSD-3-Clause (Permissive) | ✓ | ~ |
| X88000 |
|
1.5.3 | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
| pc8801ma |
|
19/03/12 | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
| Excite88 |
|
0.1.5.0 | ✗ | ✗ | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
| M88 (retropc.net) |
|
2.2.1a | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
| PC88WIN |
|
1.14 | ✗ | ✗ | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
| W88 |
|
0.05 | ✗ | ✗ | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
| P88SR |  [N 5]
|
1.00 | ✗ | ✗ | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
| Mobile / ARM | |||||||
| QUASI88 quasi88_libretro |
|
libretro core 130609 |
✓ | ✓[N 4] | Proprietary | ~[N 6] | ✓ |
| XM8 |
|
1.70 | ✗ | ✗ | CC BY-NC-SA | ✗ | ~ |
| M88 | 
|
Handheld 0.06 Pocket 0.04 CE 0.06[N 7] |
✗ | ✗ | Proprietary | ✗ | ✓ |
- ↑ Versions 2.15 α7 and its source code (2.15s) are currently lost. The latest version downloadable is 2.10 α6 along with its source code (2.10s).
- ↑ CI-Windows CI-Linux CI-Macos
- ↑ As of Version 0.251, NEC PC-8801MA, NEC PC-8801MH, and NEC PC-8801mkIISR, and the clones: NEC PC-8801FA, NEC PC-8801MA2, NEC PC-8801mkIIFR and NEC PC-8801mkIIMR have been promoted to working status and is considered playable
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Use this modified version by the RetroAchievements team.
- ↑ Only compatible with NEC PC-9800 series computers running MS-DOS, which are not IBM PC/AT compatible.
- ↑ lr-quasi88
- ↑ Must compile from source.
Models[edit]
PC-8801[edit]
The PC-8801 was released in 1981 and had a NEC µPD780 at 4 MHz with 64KB of RAM and 48KB of VRAM.
PC-8801mkII model 10[edit]
The PC-8801mkII model 10 was released in 1983 and had the same specs as the PC-8801 but with new sound components.
PC-8801mkII model 20[edit]
Same thing as the PC-8801mkII model 10 but with 1 5.25" floppy drive.
PC-8801mkII model 30[edit]
Same thing as the PC-8801mkII model 10 but with 2 5.25" floppy drives.
PC-8801mkII SR model 10[edit]
The PC-8801mkII SR model 10 was released in 1985 and had new sound components.
PC-8801mkII SR model 20[edit]
Same as the PC-8801mkII SR model 10 but with 1 5.25" floppy drive.
PC-8801mkII SR model 30[edit]
Same as the PC-8801mkII SR model 10 but with 2 5.25" floppy drives.
PC-8801mkII TR[edit]
The PC-8801mkII TR was released in 1985 and was the PC-8801mkII SR model 30 but had an additional 300 bps modem with it.
PC-8801mkII FR model 10[edit]
The PC-8801mkII FR model 10 released in 1985 was a cost reduced version of the PC-8801mkII SR model 10.
PC-8801mkII FR model 20[edit]
The PC-8801mkII FR model 20 released in 1985 was a cost reduced version of the PC-8801mkII SR model 20.
PC-8801mkII FR model 30[edit]
The PC-8801mkII FR model 30 released in 1985 was a cost reduced version of the PC-8801mkII SR model 30.
PC-8801mkII MR[edit]
The PC-8801mkII MR was released in 1985 with 192KB of RAM and the same amount of VRAM.
PC-8801 FH model 10[edit]
The PC-8801 FH model 10 was released in 1986 and had a new NEC µPD70008 at 8 MHz with 64KB of RAM and 48KB of VRAM.
PC-8801 FH model 20[edit]
The PC-8801 FH model 20 added 1 5.25" floppy drive.
PC-8801 FH model 30[edit]
The PC-8801 FH model 30 added 2 5.25" floppy drives.
PC-8801 MH[edit]
The PC-8801 MH was released in 1986 and had 192KB of RAM and the same amount of VRAM.
PC-88 VA[edit]
The PC-88 VA was released in 1987 with a NEC V50 CPU at 8 MHz with 512KB of RAM and 256KB of VRAM.
PC-8801 FA[edit]
The PC-8801 FA was released in 1987 with a NEC µPD70008 CPU at 8 MHz with 64KB of RAM and 48KB of VRAM. Stereo sound was added.
PC-8801 MA[edit]
The PC-8801 MA was released in 1987 with 192KB of RAM and 48KB of VRAM.
PC-88 VA2[edit]
The PC-88 VA2 was released in 1988 with a NEC V50 CPU at 8Mhz with 512KB of RAM and 256KB of VRAM.
PC-88 VA3[edit]
The PC-88 VA3 was released in 1988 and added a 2TD FDD.
PC-8801 FE[edit]
The PC-8801 FE was released in 1988 and had a NEC µPD70008 at 8 MHz with 64KB of RAM and 48KB of VRAM. It only had Mono sound.
PC-8801 MA2[edit]
The PC-8801 MA2 was released in 1988 and had a NEC µPD70008 at 8 MHz with 192 KB of RAM and 48 KB of VRAM.
PC-8801 FE2[edit]
The PC-8801 FE2 was released in 1989 and had 64KB of RAM and 48KB of VRAM. Only Mono sound was on this model.
PC-8801 MC model 1[edit]
The PC-8801 MC model 1 was released in 1989 and had 192KB of RAM and 48KB of VRAM.
PC-8801 MC model 2[edit]
The PC-8801 MC model 2 was released in 1989 and had a CD-ROM drive.
