The NEC PC-8201 Computer

The PC 8201 is a little flat laptop-oid machine. Its powered by 4 AA batteries (which last for over 4 days of continous usage!!) These little beauties do most things that you might need from a laptop, except multi-media (long battery life, no crashes, no g-shock problems, no delays for turning on, no waits for shutting down, full travel keyboard). The pc8201 is very similar to the tandy model 102 and model 100 (all being made by the same third party) There is a lot more information available for the Tandy models.

Eventually, I want to do something with mine (if just to upgrade the ram from 16K....)

These machines are almost identical to the Tandy Model-100 laptop.

Work so far:

• I have assumed what the pinout for the memory expansion sockets is.
• The beginnings of a patch for xmess/xmame that adds emulation support for the pc-8201
• To write the emulator, I have had to collate all the hardware specs for the pc8201

• First impressions... - First impressions of the model 102 from 1998!
• Seven Year Test Results: The Tandy 102 Reduces Levels of Portable Computer Anxiety and Violence
• Chelly's Hardware Stuff

• Mike's Personal Computer Museum TANDY Model 102
• Club 100: A Model 100 User Group
• Tandy Model 100/102 information
• Web100
• WEB 8201