FM Towns:Connector Pinouts

Important Pinouts

Most of these pinouts come from the "Towns Redbook" Version 3.

The External SCSI and RS232 ports are the standard ports and have no crazy different pins. It's all the same.

Keyboard

Towns Keyboard uses the Hirose HR12-10 connector which is still obtainable.

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  FMT Keyboard Pinout

Gamepad and Mouse

Gamepad and Mouse use the same connector and pinout.
However you should be wary to plug them into the correct ports regardless.
It is well known X68000 and MSX gamepads work also on FMT.

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  Mouse and Gamepad Ports

RGB Connector

The pins for RGBHV are present but the connector is different than a normal VGA connector.
This connector is common on other Japanese Computers.

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  Towns RGB Connector

Video Card Connector for Gen 1 Towers

This is thought to be the video card pinout in the expansion slot only for Generation 1 tower models.

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  Video Connector for Generation 1 Towers. Internal expansion port.

Video Card Connector for all other models

This is the internal pinout for the 96-pin white expansion port.

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  Video Expansion Port. It's a white connector in the expansion area.