The PC-6000 series is a series of 8-bit home computers introduced in November 1981 by NEC Home Electronics. There are several models in this series, such as the PC-6001, [2] the PC-6001 MK2 [3] and the PC-6001 MK2 SR. [4] There is also an American version, called the NEC TREK or NEC PC-6001A.

Feb 25, 2016 · The PC-6001 was NEC's second line of personal computers after the PC-8001 series. Nicknamed the "Papicom", the PC-6001 was a family-oriented computer at a budget price, with bright orange keyboard buttons and a built-in cartridge slot for plug-and-play simplicity.

The NEC (Nippon Electric Company) PC-6001 was first released in November of 1981 in Japan. It has an inexpensive chiclet-style keyboard, which is typically more difficult to use efficiently. The PC-6001 made a showing in the US at the 1982 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January of 1982, with the same chiclet keyboard.

Dec 31, 2014 · It is a recorded WAV file containing all the demonstration programs for the NEC PC-6001A (NEC TREK) microcomputer.

Dec 17, 2022 · I have a couple Japanese PC-6001s (PC-6001, PC-6001mkII, PC-6601SR/Mr.PC) but no 6001A/TREK yet. RAM expansion is fairly easy to build: I wired mine on a protoboard cartridge I made, but I've been tempted to design a ready-to-go RAM/ROM cart as it's also very straightforward with the dedicated select lines.

The PC-6001 is a series of computer models by NEC, released both in Japan and the United States. The computer first entered the market in November 1981 and ran on a proprietary μPD780C-1 processor which was compatible with the Zilog Z80.

Feb 18, 2020 · So here’s the PC-6001mkII, a slick device that offers an improved typing and text-displaying experience over the original, with quadruple the memory (64KB). The keyboard is much more like a standard keyboard, with full key travel and more responsive typing.

Sep 12, 2018 · The NEC PC-6001 was the first PC ever produced by NEC, in 1981, featuring an incredible 3,8 MHZ Z80 CPU and up to 32k of RAM :). A lot of different models were produced (most notably the PC-6001 MK2 and the PC-6001 MK2 SR). It’s successor was the PC-6601 which paved the way for the infamous PC-88. They supported ROM cartridges, floppy disks and

Feb 25, 2016 · My PC-6001 has no disk and is never likely to have one. The easiest way for me to get data into it is to play audio into the cassette port.

Jul 8, 2019 · Schematics and some technical information for the NEC PC-6001 personal computer (known in the US as PC-6001A and NEC TREK).