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NEC PC-8801
1981
NEC's 1981 Z80-based 8-bit computer series, a standard Japanese home and gaming platform through the 1980s.
NEC PC-8801 Online Emulator
Play NEC PC-8801 using JavaScript directly in your browser.
Controls
Boots the NEC PC-8801 with the real NEC system ROMs (N88-BASIC, N-BASIC, sub-CPU, kanji and font) rebuilt to WebAssembly. Click the screen, then type. Add ?debug, or click Debug, to inspect the live Z80 registers (AF BC DE HL IX IY SP PC, the shadow set, and I R IFF IM), read the 64 KB banked bus, single-step one instruction, frame-step, set execution breakpoints and memory-write watchpoints, and pause/resume. Step is a true one-instruction Z80 step.
Configurations
| Configuration | Emulator | Machine | OS | Legal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC-8801 (N-BASIC) | NEC PC-8801 | NEC PC-8801 | grey | Open ⛶ |
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