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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. | 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: | * [[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> | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:42, 6 October 2024
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.
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