This was a 32-bit hyper-media personal computer from Fujitsu. It was the first machine in the world equipped standard with a CD-ROM drive, and was announced in February 1989 as a 32-bit personal computer designed for fun, ease-of-use and practicality.
- Equipped standard with a high-capacity 540MB CD-ROM drive
This made it possible to easily store large programs and data files, and store sounds and images together, thus opening up a new world of high-speed, high-quality, large programs. - The FM TOWNS further enhanced the AV(Audio Visual) features developed for the FM77AV, and was equipped with highly expressive, powerful AV features.
- High-performance 32-bit 80386 CPU (16MHz)
- Ease-of-operation
The system could be operated by simply pointing with a mouse within a GUI (Graphical User Interface) based on icons and images. This made it easy for beginners to use a personal computer. - A 4 megabyte linear memory address space was achieved using the Towns OS(Operating System) .
Even when a 32-bit 80386 was used with MS-DOS, it was only possible to access 1 megabyte of memory, while paying attention to the 64KB segment barrier. So the Towns OS combined a 386 DOS-Extender with MS-DOS, and made it possible to use a 4 gigabyte linear memory address space. This made programming easy, and led to the development of a wide range of fun and easy-to-use new software. - A Japanese language MS-DOS V3.1 emulator made it possible to use FM R Series applications.
