NEC PC-6001

Founded: 31-08-1898
Country: JP
Website: http://www.nec.com

The first in NEC's PC-6000 line of computers.

The PC-6001 was first released in November of 1981 in Japan at the price of 89,800 yen. A special version branded "NEC Trek" was released in North American territories shortly afterwards.

Standard definition

Processor: Î¼PD780C-1ï¼ˆ Z80-A compatibleï¼‰ 3.993600MHzROM: 16 KB (Basic) 4 KB (character ROM)RAM: 16KB (expandable up to 32KB)Sound chip: General Instrument AY-3-8910 (PSG)Display resolutions: 256x192, 256x128, 128x192, 128x128, 64x48Display colors: monochrome (256x192) / 2 (128x192) / 9 (64x48)Interface: Tape (600 / 1200 baud), RGB, Centronics, Atari Joystick (2), ROM/RAM cartridges, Audio

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Manufacturer

NEC Home Electronics, Ltd.

A Japanese multinational corporation specializing in IT services and products, it was one of the largest semiconductor companies in the world. In the video game industry, it's best known for the PC-88 and PC-98 computers, the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 console, and the PowerVR graphics accelerator cards.