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

Emulator Platform(s) Latest version Libretro Retro
Achievements
License Active Recommended
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]
0.272
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
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. However, emulation is still incomplete.
  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

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 components.

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.

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