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

Accessories

Helpful Software FastTowns 486 Cache Enabler HDBench Test Reviving an FMT with a Dead CD drive with FDBoot

Hardware Addons Optical Drive Emulator for Tower Models Upgrading RAM Floppy Drive Emulators Using Hard Drives Keyboards Mouse Expansion Slot Cards

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