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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.
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.
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 [[Marty:Marty_Mods_Wiki|FM Towns Marty]] was released in 1993.
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* [[FM Towns:Creating Game Backups|Creating Game Backups]]
* [[FM Towns:Creating Game Backups|Creating Game Backups]]
* [[FM Towns:Playing Game Backups|Playing Game Backups]]
* [[FM Towns:Playing Game Backups|Playing Game Backups]]
* [[FM Towns:Known Doujin Games / Homebrew games]]
* [[FM Towns:Doujin / Homebrew Games]]
* [[FM Towns:Translated Games]]
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* [[FM Towns:Disk Drive Repair for all other Models|Disk Drive Repair for all other Models]]
* [[FM Towns:Disk Drive Repair for all other Models|Disk Drive Repair for all other Models]]
*  [[Replacing Capacitors]]
*  [[Replacing Capacitors]]
*  [[Desktop Power Supply Repair and Capacitor list]]
*  [[FM Towns:Desktop Power Supply Repair and Capacitor list]]
*  [[Tower Power Supply Repair and Capacitor list]]
*  [[FM Towns:Tower Power Supply Repair and Capacitor list]]
* [[FM Towns:Battery Replacement|Battery Replacement]]
* [[FM Towns:Battery Replacement|Battery Replacement]]
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<li> [[FM Towns:Replacement PSU for Gen 2/3/4 Towers|Replacement PSU for Gen 2/3/4 Towers]] </li>
<li> [[FM Towns:Replacement PSU for Gen 2/3/4 Towers|Replacement PSU for Gen 2/3/4 Towers]] </li>
<li> [[FM Towns:FM Towns Emulators|FM Towns Emulators]] </li>
<li> [[FM Towns:FM Towns Emulators|FM Towns Emulators]] </li>
<li> [[FM Towns:Websites with really good information|Websites with really good information]] </li>
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Latest revision as of 20:42, 6 October 2024

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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.