Fujitsu FM-7
Fujitsu FM-7 Specifications
| Manufacturer: | Fujitsu |
| Developer: | Fujitsu |
| CPU: | 2x MBL 68B09 @ 2MHz |
| Memory: | 64KB |
| Graphics: | MBL 68B09 |
| Sound: | 3-channel (AY-3-8910) PSG chip |
| Medium: | Cassette tape, 5¼-inch floppy disk |
| Display: | 640×200, 8 colors OR 320×200, 262144 colors |
| Controllers: | 1 |
The Fujitsu FM-7 ("Fujitsu Micro 7") is a home computer created by Fujitsu. It was first released in 1982 and was sold in Japan and Spain. It is a stripped-down version of Fujitsu's earlier FM-8 computer, and during development it was referred to as the "FM-8 Jr.".
Although it is known as a lower cost model, most notably removing its (expensive) bubble memory technology, the FM-7 was given a more advanced sound synthesizer, leading to a strong uptake among the hobbyist computer market in Japan and making it a more dominant system than the FM-8.
This model competed primarily with the NEC PC-8801 and Sharp X1 series of computers in the early 1980s. It was succeeded by the FM-77 series in 1984 (which were backwards compatible with the FM-7), and later the 32-bit FM Towns in 1989.
The FM-7 is based around the 6809 chip, which was also used in home computers such as the TRS-80 Color Computer and Dragon 32/64, as well as several arcade games.
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