PC-8000 series

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Home computers: PC-6000 series • PC-8000 series • PC-8800 series • PC-9800 series

NEC PC-8000 series

Developer	NEC Home Electronics
Type	Home computer
Release date	1979
Discontinued	1987
Predecessor	COMPO BS/80
Successor	PC-6000 PC-8800
Emulated	✓

The PC-8000 is a series of NEC-made computers for Japan, also released in the United States and Canada as the PC-8001A. The line-up includes 3 models: PC-8001, PC-8001mkII and PC-8001mkIISR.

Emulators

Emulator	Latest version	Libretro	RetroAchievements	License	Active	Recommended
x86
ePC-8001	1/1/2026	✗	✗	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✓	✓
MAME	git artifacts^{[N 1]} 0.289	✓	✗	GPLv2 BSD-3-Clause	✓	?
QUASI88 quasi88_libretro	libretro core 0.7.4	✓	✓^{[N 2]}	BSD-3-Clause (Permissive)	✓	~
j80	6.117 (v6.7.12)	✗	✗	(Proprietary)	✗	✗
ARM
QUASI88 quasi88_libretro	libretro core 130609	✓	✓^{[N 2]}	Proprietary	~^{[N 3]}	✓