PC-6000 series

NEC PC-6001
PC-6001
ManufacturerNEC Home Electronics
TypeHome computer
Release dateNovember 1981; 43 years ago (1981-11)
Introductory price¥89,800
Units sold150,000 (PC-6001)[1]
MediaROM Cartridge, Compact Cassette
CPUZilog Z80-compatible NEC μPD780C-1 clocked at 3.8 MHz, MC6847 compatible co-processor M5C6847P-1
Memory16-32 KB RAM, 20 KB ROM
Display256×192 (monochrome), 128×192 (2 colors), 64×48 (9 colors), 256×128, 128×128
GraphicsM5C6847P-1
InputKeyboard
PredecessorNEC PC-8000
SuccessorNEC PC-6601
NEC PC-8801

The PC-6000 series is a series of 8-bit home computers introduced in November 1981 by NEC Home Electronics. There are several models in this series, such as the PC-6001,[2] the PC-6001 MK2[3] and the PC-6001 MK2 SR.[4] There is also an American version, called the NEC TREK or NEC PC-6001A.

Several peripherals were available for the system in North America, including an expander with three cartridge jacks (some of the cartridge-based games used two cartridges), a cassette-tape recorder, a 5.25" floppy disk drive, a printer, and a touchpad.

The PC-6000 series was followed by the PC-6600 series.

  1. ^ "日電、新日電低価格パソコン強化、7月1日から発売―漢字ROMなど装着。" [NEC and NEC-HE will reinforce low-cost personal computers shipped with Kanji ROM and release on July 1st.]. Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun. 1983-06-29. p. 6.
  2. ^ "PC 6001 NEC". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  3. ^ "PC 6001 MK 2 NEC". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  4. ^ "PC 6001 MK 2 SR NEC". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 2023-04-26.