PC-6000 series

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NEC PC-6000 series
Developer NEC Home Electronics
Type Home computer
Release date 1981
Predecessor PC-8000
Successor PC-8800
Emulated

The PC-6000 series, also known as the PC-60, were a family of computers made by NEC starting in November of 1981. The last models of the PC-60 were released in 1984, though it is unknown when they were discontinued. The PC-60 was released in America and Japan.

Emulators

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Emulator Platform(s) Latest version libretro RetroAchievements License Active Recommended
x86
PC6001VX Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 4.5.0 LGPLv2.1 (Copyleft)
PC6001V Windows 2.1.4 LGPLv2.1 (Copyleft)
yaPC-6001 Windows 2018/12/27 Proprietary ~
MAME Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 0.289 GPLv2
BSD-3-Clause
PC6001VW Windows 310f Proprietary
ARM
PC6001VX Android 4.5.0
git
LGPLv2.1 (Copyleft)

Models

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The PC-6001 has a µPD780 (basically a NEC clone of the Z80) with 16KB of RAM. It uses a chiclet keyboard.

The PC-6001A is the same as the 6001 but for the American market so it has a typewriter keyboard.

The PC-6001mkII has the same CPU as the 6001 and 6001A but with 64KB of RAM and 16KB of VRAM.

The PC-6001mkII SR had a PD 780C-1 at 3.58 MHz with 64KB of RAM.

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