Top 10 Holy Grails of Classic Microcomputer Collecting

From: Uncle Roger <sinasohn_at_ricochet.net>
Date: Sat Oct 10 01:18:54 1998

At 03:16 PM 10/7/98 +1000, you wrote:
>What is the difference between the PC-8201 and the PC-8201A? I've got two
>PC-8201As, and what *seems* to be an PC-8201. It's a different, bronze,
>colour and has "NEC PC-8201" printed on the top left-hand corner. However,
>the silver sticker on the bottom of the computer says it is a PC-8201A.

The most obvious difference is the japanese characters on the keyboard.
The "[" key in the lower right corner (next to the spacebar) is instead a
toggle key (like capslock or grph) that switches into japanese mode. It
also says "personal computer" under PC-8201 next to the screen, whereas my
8201a doesn't. On the back, the silver sticker is written in japanese.


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