October 1982 · Computer or hardware
NEC PC-9801 (1982)
The first of NEC's PC-9800 series, built on the Intel 8086. It dominated the Japanese PC market through the 1980s and early 1990s.
First model of the PC-9800 series, which became the leading personal computer platform in Japan.
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Facts
- Date
- October 1982
- Kind
- Computer or hardware: 16-bit personal computer
- Maker or publisher
- NEC
- Platforms
- PC-9801
- CPU
- Intel 8086
- RAM installed
- 128 KB (expandable to 640 KB)
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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- NEC PC-8801 (same maker, 1981)
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