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Fujitsu FM-8

Manufacturer	Fujitsu Casio
Type	Personal Computer
Release date	May 1981; 43 years ago (1981-05)
Introductory price	¥218000 (Japan) £895 (UK)
Discontinued	November 1982; 42 years ago (1982-11)
Operating system	F-BASIC, UCSD Pascal, FLEX, CP/M (with Z80 card)
CPU	68A09 clocked at 1.2MHz, 6809 co-processor clocked at 1MHz
Memory	64KB RAM, 48KB VRAM, 44KB ROM
Display	640 x 200 resolution, 8 colours
Graphics	68A09
Sound	Beeper
Input	95 key Keyboard
Dimensions	490 x 330 x 110 (H)mm
Weight	6kg
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. 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. 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.

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.

See also

• FM-7
• FM-11
• FM-X [jp]
• FM-16β [jp]
• FM16π [jp]
• FM Towns
• Fujitsu FMV [jp]

References

1. "FM-8 (1981)". Fujitsu Global. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
2. "Fujitsu FM-8". IPSJ Computer Museum. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
3. Byte, Volume 7, Issues 4-6. McGraw-Hill. 1982. p. 86.
4. "Fujitsu FM-8". OLD-COMPUTERS.COM: The Museum. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
5. "FM-7 (1982)". Fujitsu Global. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
6. "FM-11 (1982)". Fujitsu Global. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
7. Kocher, Christopher P.; Keith, Michael (May 1982). "Six Personal Computers from Japan". BYTE. pp. 61–102. Retrieved 2024-12-29.

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