NEC Microcomputers
Now let's look at the NEC series of microcomputers.
This page has more graphics than most as several models of NEC will be mentioned, so loading could be slow.
I had a chance to use several models of this for development and using the 8" diskettes. I can still remember the loud noises from the disk drive as it acesses the data. This series is much later than the Apple ][, the Commodore and TRS80 discussed previously.
NEC PC8000 series
Specifications of the NEC PC8000 series was as follows:
CPU - z80A running at 4 MHz.
RAM Memory of 32K or 64K.
VDU - usually monochrome, 80 x 24, there are other choices
Graphics, poorer than Apple ][, this system was not meant for graphical display
Diskette capacity - 143K 8" diskette
NEC PC8000B series
Specifications of the NEC PC8000B series was as follows:
CPU - z80A running at 4 MHz.
RAM Memory of 32K or 64K.
VDU - usually monochrome, 80 x 24, there are other choices
Graphics, poorer than Apple ][, this system was not meant for graphical display
Diskette capacity - 143K 8" diskette
NEC PC8001mkII series
Specifications of the NEC PC8001mkII series was as follows:
CPU - z80A compatible running at 4 MHz.
RAM Memory of 64K.
VDU - usually monochrome, 80 x 24, there are other choices
Graphics, poorer than Apple ][, this system was not meant for graphical display
Diskette capacity - 320K 8" diskette
NEC PC8800B series
Specifications of the NEC PC8000B series was as follows:
CPU - z80A compatible running at 4 MHz.
RAM Memory of 64K.
VDU - usually monochrome, 80 x 24, there are other choices
Better Graphics
Diskette capacity - 2M 8" diskette
