NEC PC-8800 series

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For emulators that run on the NEC PC-8800 series, see Emulators on PC8801.
NEC PC-8800 series
PC-8801.jpg
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.

Emulators[edit]

Emulator Platform(s) Latest version Libretro Retro
Achievements
License Active Recommended
PC / x86
ePC8801MA Kai SE (ePC8801MA改SE) Windows 210523 ? ~
ePC-8001 Windows 1/28/2023 GPLv2 (Copyleft)
XM8 Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD Android 1.70 ?
M88 for OS/2 OS/2 2.15 α7[N 1] ?
PC88EM macOS 4.35 ? ~
MAME Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD git artifacts[N 2]
0.271
GPLv2
BSD-3-Clause
~[N 3]
QUASI88
quasi88_libretro
Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD AmigaOS libretro core
0.7.0
[N 4] BSD-3-Clause (Permissive) ~
X88000 Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 1.5.3 ?
pc8801ma Windows 19/03/12 ?
Excite88 Windows 0.1.5.0 Proprietary
M88 (retropc.net) Windows 2.2.1a ?
PC88WIN Windows 1.14 Proprietary
W88 Windows 0.05 Proprietary
P88SR MS-DOS [N 5] 1.00 Proprietary
Mobile / ARM
QUASI88
quasi88_libretro
Android iOS libretro core
130609
[N 4] Proprietary ~[N 6]
XM8 Android 1.70 CC BY-NC-SA ~
M88 Windows Mobile Handheld 0.06
Pocket 0.04
CE 0.06[N 7]
Proprietary
  1. 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).
  2. CI-Windows CI-Linux CI-Macos
  3. 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
  4. 4.0 4.1 Use this modified version by the RetroAchievements team.
  5. Only compatible with NEC PC-9800 series computers running MS-DOS, which are not IBM PC/AT compatible.
  6. lr-quasi88
  7. Must compile from source.

Models[edit]

PC-8801[edit]

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[edit]

The PC-8801mkII model 10 was released in 1983 and had the same specs as the PC-8801 but with new sound components.

PC-8801mkII model 20[edit]

Same thing as the PC-8801mkII model 10 but with 1 5.25" floppy drive.

PC-8801mkII model 30[edit]

Same thing as the PC-8801mkII model 10 but with 2 5.25" floppy drives.

PC-8801mkII SR model 10[edit]

The PC-8801mkII SR model 10 was released in 1985 and had new sound components.

PC-8801mkII SR model 20[edit]

Same as the PC-8801mkII SR model 10 but with 1 5.25" floppy drive.

PC-8801mkII SR model 30[edit]

Same as the PC-8801mkII SR model 10 but with 2 5.25" floppy drives.

PC-8801mkII TR[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

The PC-8801mkII FR model 30 released in 1985 was a cost reduced version of the PC-8801mkII SR model 30.

PC-8801mkII MR[edit]

The PC-8801mkII MR was released in 1985 with 192KB of RAM and the same amount of VRAM.

PC-8801 FH model 10[edit]

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[edit]

The PC-8801 FH model 20 added 1 5.25" floppy drive.

PC-8801 FH model 30[edit]

The PC-8801 FH model 30 added 2 5.25" floppy drives.

PC-8801 MH[edit]

The PC-8801 MH was released in 1986 and had 192KB of RAM and the same amount of VRAM.

PC-88 VA[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

The PC-8801 MA was released in 1987 with 192KB of RAM and 48KB of VRAM.

PC-88 VA2[edit]

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[edit]

The PC-88 VA3 was released in 1988 and added a 2TD FDD.

PC-8801 FE[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

The PC-8801 MC model 1 was released in 1989 and had 192KB of RAM and 48KB of VRAM.

PC-8801 MC model 2[edit]

The PC-8801 MC model 2 was released in 1989 and had a CD-ROM drive.

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