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|logo = FMTOWNS 2F.jpg | |logo = FMTOWNS 2F.jpg | ||
|developer = [[Fujitsu]] | |developer = [[Fujitsu]] | ||
− | |type=[[:Category:Computers|Home computer | + | |type = [[:Category:Computers|Home computer]] |
− | |release=1989 | + | |release = 1989 |
− | |discontinued=1997 | + | |discontinued = 1997 |
|predecessor = [[Fujitsu FM-7 emulators|FM-7]] | |predecessor = [[Fujitsu FM-7 emulators|FM-7]] | ||
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− | + | '''FM Towns''' system is a Japanese variant of PC, built by Fujitsu from February 1989 to the summer of 1997. It started as a proprietary PC variant intended for multimedia applications and PC games, but later became more compatible with regular PCs. In 1993, the FM Towns Marty was released, a game console compatible with existing FM Towns games. | |
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− | The FM | + | The "FM" part of the name means "Fujitsu Micro" like their earlier products, while the "Towns" part is derived from the code name the system was assigned while in development, "Townes". This refers to Charles Townes, one of the winners of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics, following a custom of Fujitsu at the time to code name PC products after Nobel Prize winners. The e in "Townes" was dropped when the system went into production to make it clearer that the term was to be pronounced like the word "towns" rather than the potential "tow-nes". |
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[[Category:Computers]] | [[Category:Computers]] | ||
[[Category:Consoles]] | [[Category:Consoles]] | ||
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[[Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles]] | [[Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles]] | ||
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+ | ===Comparisons=== | ||
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+ | :The only FM Towns/Marty emulator that works has very high compatibility and has been last updated in 2010. Despite the website and documentation being in Japanese, the emulator is available in English. It cannot run ISOs directly: images must be either burnt to a CD and read from the disc or mounted to a virtual drive. Floppy disk images, however, can be loaded directly. The emulator requires a number of ROM files, which can be found [http://emuz0n3.tripod.com/townsbios.zip here]. | ||
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+ | ;MAME | ||
+ | :Marked as preliminary. It’s not a skeleton anymore, but it’s far from being up to snuff. |