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| Manufacturer | Fujitsu Casio |
|---|---|
| Type | Personal Computer |
| Released | May 1981 (1981-05) |
Introductory price | ¥218000 (Japan) £895 (UK) |
| Discontinued | November 1982 (1982-11) |
| F-BASIC, UCSD Pascal, FLEX, CP/M (with Z80 card)1 | |
| CPU | 68A09 clocked at 1.2 MHz, 6809 co-processor clocked at 1 MHz1 |
| Memory | 64 KB RAM, 48 KB VRAM, 44 KB ROM1 |
| Display | 640 × 200 resolution, 8 colors1 |
| Graphics | 68A09 |
| Sound | Beeper |
| Input | 95-key keyboard1 |
| Dimensions | 490 × 330 × 110 (H)mm |
| Weight | 6 kg |
| Predecessor | LKIT-8 |
| Successor | FM-7, FM-11 |
The FM-8 (Fujitsu Micro 8) is a personal computer developed and manufactured by Fujitsu in May 1981.234 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.1 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.567
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.8
References
References
- James, Mike (1983-02-01). "Bubbling under (Review: Fujitsu FM-8)". Computing Today. Vol. 4, no. 12. pp. 37–40. ISSN 0142-7210.
- "FM-8 (1981)". Fujitsu Global. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- "Fujitsu FM-8". IPSJ Computer Museum. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- Byte, Volume 7, Issues 4-6. McGraw-Hill. 1982. p. 86.
- "Fujitsu FM-8". OLD-COMPUTERS.COM: The Museum. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- "FM-7 (1982)". Fujitsu Global. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- "FM-11 (1982)". Fujitsu Global. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- Kocher, Christopher P.; Keith, Michael (May 1982). "Six Personal Computers from Japan". BYTE. pp. 61–102. Retrieved 2024-12-29.