<s>
The	O
FM-7	B-Device
(	O
"	O
Fujitsu	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
7	I-Device
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
home	O
computer	O
created	O
by	O
Fujitsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
stripped-down	O
version	O
of	O
Fujitsu	O
's	O
earlier	O
FM-8	B-Device
computer	O
,	O
and	O
during	O
development	O
it	O
was	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
FM-8	B-Device
Jr.	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
cut-down	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
FM-8	B-Device
(	O
with	O
the	O
FM-7	B-Device
costing	O
126,000	O
yen	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
218,000	O
yen	O
for	O
the	O
FM-8	B-Device
)	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
removing	O
the	O
(	O
expensive	O
)	O
bubble	B-General_Concept
memory	I-General_Concept
technology	O
,	O
the	O
FM-7	B-Device
was	O
given	O
a	O
more	O
advanced	O
AY-3-8910	B-Device
sound	O
chip	O
capable	O
of	O
three	O
voice	O
sound	O
synthesis	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
strong	O
uptake	O
among	O
the	O
hobbyist	O
computer	O
market	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
more	O
popular	O
system	O
than	O
the	O
FM-8	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FM-7	B-Device
primarily	O
competed	O
with	O
the	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
and	O
Sharp	B-Device
X1	I-Device
series	O
of	O
computers	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
FM-77	O
series	O
of	O
computers	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
FM-7	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FM-77	O
series	O
was	O
later	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
32-bit	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FM-7	B-Device
is	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
6809	B-Device
chip	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
home	O
computers	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
and	O
Dragon	B-Device
32/64	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
MC	B-Device
68B09	I-Device
CPUs	O
@	O
2MHz	O
:	O
one	O
main	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
and	O
one	O
graphics	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	O
:	O
3-channel	O
(	O
AY-3-8910	B-Device
)	O
PSG	O
chip	O
,	O
built-in	O
speaker	O
mounted	O
near	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
slots	O
for	O
optional	O
plug-in	O
cards	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
Z-80	B-General_Concept
CPU	B-General_Concept
and	O
additional	O
RS-232	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full-size	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
with	O
keys	O
handling	O
multiple	O
functions	O
(	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
5	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
what	O
SHIFT/KANA/GRAPH/etc	O
key	O
is	O
pressed	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
included	O
"	O
F-BASIC	O
"	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Color	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
language	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
F-Basic	O
has	O
commands	O
that	O
Color	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
does	O
not	O
,	O
most	O
commands	O
featured	O
in	O
both	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
language	O
operate	O
in	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
BASIC	O
EDIT	O
command	O
works	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
on	O
Color	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
,	O
the	O
cursor	O
position	O
is	O
important	O
on	O
the	O
FM-7	B-Device
:	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
small	O
keypad	O
on	O
the	O
upper-right	O
of	O
the	O
FM-7	B-Device
with	O
cursor-control	O
keys	O
(	O
arrows	O
,	O
INSERT	O
&	O
DELETE	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
wherever	O
the	O
user	O
decides	O
to	O
position	O
the	O
cursor	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
move	O
it	O
there	O
and	O
affect	O
whatever	O
is	O
underneath	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1984	O
—	O
FM-NEW7	O
:	O
M68B09	O
integrated	O
memory	B-General_Concept
and	O
LSI	O
chip	O
(	O
cheap	O
production	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
features	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
FM-7	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
1987	O
—	O
FM77AV20EX	O
:	O
M68B09E	O
,	O
RAM	B-Architecture
128	O
KB	O
(	O
max	O
192KB	O
)	O
,	O
VRAM	O
96KB	O
,	O
640x400	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
1987	O
—	O
FM77AV40EX	O
:	O
M68B09E	O
,	O
RAM	B-Architecture
192	O
KB	O
(	O
max	O
448KB	O
)	O
,	O
VRAM	O
144KB	O
,	O
640x400	O
?	O
</s>
