NEC PC-6000 series

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NEC PC-6000 series
PC-6001mkII.jpg
Developer NEC Home Electronics
Type Home computer
Release date 1981
Successor PC-8800
Emulated

The NEC 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

Emulator Platform(s) Latest version libretro Retro
Achievements
License Active Recommended
x86
PC6001VX Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 4.2.9 LGPLv2.1 (Copyleft)
PC6001V Windows 2.0.4 LGPLv2.1 (Copyleft)
yaPC-6001 Windows 2018/12/27 Proprietary ~
MAME Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 0.272 GPLv2
BSD-3-Clause
PC6001VW Windows 310f Proprietary
ARM
PC6001VX Android 4.2.9 git LGPLv2.1 (Copyleft)

Models

PC-6001

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

PC-6001A

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

PC-6001mkII

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

PC-6001mkII SR

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