FM Towns:FM Towns Mods Wiki



The FM Towns (FMT) is a Japanese personal computer built by Fujitsu from February 1989 to the summer of 1997. It runs TownsOS, a proprietary operating system that later became compatible with IBM PC software. The "FM" part of the name stands for "Fujitsu Micro" and the "Towns" part is a reference to Charles Townes, a Nobel Prize winner.

FM Towns computer is noted to be the first computer in the world to have a CD drive integrated as standard in every manufactured unit. This unfortunately serves currently as the Achilles heel in modern times as CD drives and media start to fail. A standalone game console compatible with FM Towns games — the FM Towns Marty was released in 1993.

General Information

 * Creating Game Backups
 * Playing Game Backups
 * FM Towns:Known Doujin Games / Homebrew Games

Technical Information

 * Model List
 * Video information
 * Connector Pinouts

General Mods

 * CPU Upgrade for Tower Models
 * CPU Upgrade for Desktop Models
 * Overclocking
 * Modifying a Sega Genesis Controller for FMT/MSX/68K use

Repair Guides

 * Disk Drive Repair for Tower Models
 * Disk Drive Repair for all other Models
 * Replacing Capacitors
 * FM Towns:Desktop Power Supply Repair and Capacitor list
 * FM Towns:Tower Power Supply Repair and Capacitor list
 * Battery Replacement