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==Hardware== === Graphics === Throughout the lifetime of the PC-8800, there were four different graphics modes. They are as follows: *N mode: [[PC-8000 series]] compatible graphic mode *V1 mode: 640 Γ 200 8 colors, 640 Γ 400 2 colors *V2 mode: 640 Γ 200 8 out of 512 colors, 640 Γ 400 2 out of 512 colors *V3 mode: 640 Γ 200: 65536 colors, 640 Γ 400: 256 out of 65536 colors, 320 Γ 200: 65536 colors, 320 Γ 400: 64 out of 65536 colors No entry in the PC-8800 series was capable of displaying all four modes. === Sound === The early computers in the PC-8800 series use a simple internal speaker, like the [[Apple II]] and [[IBM PC]], capable of generating beeps and clicks. Later models added [[Frequency modulation synthesis|FM-synthesis]] chips for much more elaborate audio.
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