Toshiba Pasopia

Also known as	PA7010, PA7012, Toshiba T100
Type	Home computer
Release date	1981 (1981)
Operating system	PA7010: T-BASIC PA7012: OA-BASIC
CPU	Zilog Z80A @ 4 MHz
Memory	64 KB RAM 16 KB VRAM
Graphics	160 x 100, 640 x 200 8 colors (RGB primaries)
Sound	3 octaves (built-in speaker)
Successor	Pasopia 5,Pasopia 7

Toshiba Pasopia is a computer from manufacturerToshiba, released in 1981 and based around aZilog Z80 microprocessor.

There are two models, thePA7010 and thePA7012. PA7010 comes withT-BASIC, a version ofMicrosoft BASIC. PA7012 comes with the more powerful built-in operating system -OA-BASIC developed by Toshiba, capable of sequential file access and automated loading of programs.^[1]The keyboard has 90 keys, a separate numeric keypad and eightfunction keys. The machine could be expanded withdisk drives, extra RAM and offered aRS-232 and aparallel printer port.^[1]

In 1982 the machine was sold on the American market asToshiba T100.^[2][3] It had an optionalLCD screen (with 320 x 64 resolution) that fitted into the keyboard. TwoCRT monitors were available: a 13" green monochrome, and 15" RGB color.1982 models came withT-BASIC version 1.1.^[4]

The machine supported cartridge-type peripherals called PAC, RAM packs with battery backup,Kanji ROM packs and joystick ports.Pascal and OA-BASIC cartridges were on sale.

In 1983 Toshiba released thePasopia 5 andPasopia 7, intended as successors to the original Pasopia.^{[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

A dedicated magazine, named "Oh! Pasopia" was published in Japan between 1983 and 1987.^[14][15][16]

• Toshiba Pasopia 5
• Toshiba Pasopia 7
• Toshiba Pasopia 16 (IBM PC compatible)
• Toshiba Pasopia IQ (MSX compatible)

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