NEC PC-8800 series
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
Emulators
Emulator | Platform(s) | Latest Version | Libretro | Retro Achievements |
FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PC / x86 | |||||||
ePC8801MA Kai SE | 210523 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
ePC-8001 | 1/28/2023 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
XM8 | 1.70 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
M88 for OS/2 | 2.15 α7[N 1] | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
PC88EM | 4.35 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | |
X88000 | 1.5.3 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | |
MAME | 0.266 [N 2] | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ~ | |
pc8801ma | 19/03/12 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | |
Excite88 | 0.1.5.0 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
M88 (retropc.net) | 2.2.1a | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
PC88WIN | 1.14 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
W88 | 0.05 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
QUASI88 quasi88_libretroquasi88_libretro |
0.6.4 git(libretro) |
✓ | ✓[N 3] | ✓ | ~[N 4] | ✗ | |
P88SR | [N 5] | 1.00 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Mobile / ARM | |||||||
QUASI88 quasi88_libretroquasi88_libretro |
libretro core 130609 |
✓ | ✓[N 3] | ✗ | ~[N 4] | ✓ | |
M88 | Handheld 0.06 Pocket 0.04 CE 0.06[N 6] |
✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Some games may be unsupported in Retroarch due to missing options. Sets generally expect the MkIISR bios.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Only libretro core still active.
- ↑ Only compatible with NEC PC-9800 series computers running MS-DOS, which are not IBM PC/AT compatible.
- ↑ Must compile from source.
Models
PC-8801
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
The PC-8801mkII model 10 was released in 1983 and had the same specs as the PC-8801 but with new sound coponents.
PC-8801mkII model 20
Same thing as the PC-8801mkII model 10 but with 1 5.25" floppy drive.
PC-8801mkII model 30
Same thing as the PC-8801mkII model 10 but with 2 5.25" floppy drives.
PC-8801mkII SR model 10
The PC-8801mkII SR model 10 was released in 1985 and had new sound components.
PC-8801mkII SR model 20
Same as the PC-8801mkII SR model 10 but with 1 5.25" floppy drive.
PC-8801mkII SR model 30
Same as the PC-8801mkII SR model 10 but with 2 5.25" floppy drives.
PC-8801mkII TR
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
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
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
The PC-8801mkII FR model 30 released in 1985 was a cost reduced version of the PC-8801mkII SR model 30.
PC-8801mkII MR
The PC-8801mkII MR was released in 1985 with 192KB of RAM and the same amount of VRAM.
PC-8801 FH model 10
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
The PC-8801 FH model 20 added 1 5.25" floppy drive.
PC-8801 FH model 30
The PC-8801 FH model 30 added 2 5.25" floppy drives.
PC-8801 MH
The PC-8801 MH was released in 1986 and had 192KB of RAM and the same amount of VRAM.
PC-88 VA
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
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
The PC-8801 MA was released in 1987 with 192KB of RAM and 48KB of VRAM.
PC-88 VA2
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
The PC-88 VA3 was released in 1988 and added a 2TD FDD.
PC-8801 FE
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
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
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
The PC-8801 MC model 1 was released in 1989 and had 192KB of RAM and 48KB of VRAM.
PC-8801 MC model 2
The PC-8801 MC model 2 was released in 1989 and had a CD-ROM drive.