FM-8

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Fujitsu FM-8
Fujitsu Micro 8.jpg
Manufacturer Fujitsu
Casio
Type Personal Computer
Release dateMay 1981;43 years ago (1981-05)
Introductory price¥218000 (Japan)
£895 (UK)
DiscontinuedNovember 1982;42 years ago (1982-11)
Operating system F-BASIC, UCSD Pascal, FLEX, CP/M (with Z80 card)
CPU 68A09 clocked at 1.2MHz, 6809 co-processor clocked at 1MHz
Memory64KB RAM, 48KB VRAM, 44KB ROM
Display640 x 200 resolution, 8 colours
Graphics68A09
SoundBeeper
Input95 key Keyboard
Dimensions490 x 330 x 110 (H)mm
Mass6kg
PredecessorLKIT-8
Successor FM-7, FM-11

The FM-8 (Fujitsu Micro 8) is a personal computer developed and manufactured by Fujitsu in May 1981. [1] [2] [3] It was Fujitsu's second microcomputer released to the public after the LKIT-8 kit computer, and the first in the "FM" series. The FM-8 was an early adopter of bubble memory technology. The FM-8 would later be replaced by two new models in November 1982 – the FM-11, aimed at businesses and the FM-7 aimed at the mass market. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Emulator

The computer is emulated by MESS.

Reception

In an evaluation of six Japanese computers, BYTE in 1982 approved of the FM-8's BASIC tutorial and other manuals. [7]

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