Toshiba Pasopia7 Color Palette
Toshiba’s Pasopia7 displays over digital RGB, as was typical for Japanese machines of that era. Most of them were limited to 8 colors. The PC-6001mkII and its later siblings boasted…
PC-6001 Demo Tape
This is NEC’s official demonstration tape for the PC-6001, which offers the user a glimpse into what is possible with their new computer. It begins with a simple program that…
Introduction to FM77AV20EX disk (5 of 5): Additional Software
This final branch of the demo disk is probably the most interesting to me. I love games, but I’m also really interested in 8-bit productivity applications. This highlights some of…
Introduction to FM77AV20EX disk (4 of 5): Audio Software
As alluded to in the third article in this series, the machine has a 3-voice FM synthesizer (in addition to a 3-voice PSG synthesizer, for a max of six voices…
Introduction to FM77AV20EX disk (3 of 5): System Features –
This begins sort of the core content of the disk. You’ve been warned not to flush your floppy disks down the toilet and you’ve become a master typist, now it’s…