Toshiba Pasopia 16

Toshiba Pasopia 16
Also known as	PA7020, T300, PAP
Type	IBM PC compatible
Release date	1982
Operating system	MS-DOS 2.3; CP/M-86 (optional)
CPU	Intel 8088-2 @ 6 MHz
Memory	192 KB (expandable to 256 KB)
Removable storage	Floppy disks
Display	320 x 200, 640 x 200, 640 x 400, 640 x 500; 8 or 16 colors
Graphics	Color Graphic Card (128KB, 8 colors); Extended Graphic Card (256KB, 16 out of 256 colors)
Successor	J-3100
Related	Toshiba Pasopia 1600, Pasopia 1600 TS100 / 300

Toshiba Pasopia 16 or PA7020^[1] (also known as T300 in the U.S. and PAP in Europe) is an IBM PC compatible computer from manufacturer Toshiba, released in 1982 and based around a Intel 8088-2 microprocessor running at 6 MHz.^[1]

Details

The operating system was MS-DOS 2.3 with CP/M-86 as an option.^[2] The machine included GW-BASIC, communication (Pap.Com) and graphics (Pap.Graph) software.^[2] The computer came with two 5.25" disk drives and supported an optional 8087 co-processor.^[1]

Two graphic cards were available: a Color Graphic Card with 128KB and 8 colors; an Extended Graphic Card with 256KB of memory and 16 colors out of 256.^[3] Several graphics modes are possible: 640 × 500, 640 × 400, 640 × 200 and 320 × 200.

The European PAP model had a SCART connector with RGB output. A green monochrome monitor was also available. Possible peripherals for this model are extra 5.25" disk drives, a hard disk, a RS-232 interface and a printer. The keyboard has 103 keys.

Other models

Toshiba Pasopia 1600

An expanded model, the Toshiba Pasopia 1600 (PA7030) was released in 1984.^[4] The basic specifications are the same as the base model, but the CPU is an Intel 8086-2 running at 8 MHz, and graphic memory was expanded to 384 KB. The machine is smaller and the number of expansion slots was reduced to two. A mouse and JS-WORD came as standard equipment, along with a screen editor software. Several types of floppy and hard drives were available.

Pasopia 1600 TS100 / 300

Another variation was the Pasopia 1600 TS100 / 300 with a 80286 CPU running at 8 MHz and 704 KB of RAM. It came with MS-DOS 2.11, two 5.25" floppy disk drives (TS100 version) or a single 5.25" floppy disk drive and a 20 MB hard drive (TS300 version). After this, Toshiba starts the J-3100 series of personal computers.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Toshiba Pasopia 16". System-cfg - Collection d ordinateurs anciens et de consoles de jeux. 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Toshiba PASOPIA 16 / T300 / PAP". OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
^ "Pasopia 16". 1000 BiT. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
^ "Toshiba Pasopia 1600". System-cfg - Collection d ordinateurs anciens et de consoles de jeux. 2018.