This machine had really powerful sound functions. 6 FM channels could be separated into left and right. User could thus enjoy stereo sound through headphones or external speakers.
ADPCM could change sound's frequency dynamically. 256 KB of RAM were provided as sound memory buffer. It was larger than main memory.
N88 BASIC offered extended function for controlling these sound features, but not enough. Some of them couldn't be used with BASIC.
The PC-8801FA met a great success in japanese market.
Thanks to Nomura Hisayuki for this information
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It was released in 1987.
Saturday 23rd July 2022
Nyxt (United Kingdom)
NAME
PC 8801 FA
MANUFACTURER
NEC
TYPE
Home Computer
ORIGIN
Japan
YEAR
Unknown
BUILT IN LANGUAGE
N88 BASIC
KEYBOARD
Full-stroke 103 keys separate numeric keypad, function and arrow keys
