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{{Wikipedia}} [[File:Panafacom MN1610 1.jpg|thumb|Panafacom MN1610]] '''Panafacom''' (currently PFU) was a conglomerate of the [[Japan]]ese companies—formed by [[Fujitsu]], [[Fuji Electric]] and the [[Panasonic|Matsushita Group]] on July 2, 1973. They developed one of the first commercially available [[16-bit]] [[Central processing unit|microprocessors]], the '''MN1610'''.<ref>{{cite web|title=16-bit Microprocessors|url=http://www.cpu-museum.com/161x_e.htm|publisher=CPU Museum|accessdate=5 October 2010}}</ref><ref name="fujitsu">{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/en/profile/history.html|publisher=PFU|accessdate=5 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Panafacom 1613 Processors|url=http://www.ukcpu.net/Collection/Processors/Panafacom/161x/161x.asp|publisher=Ukcpu.net|accessdate=5 October 2010}}</ref><ref name="ipsj">[http://museum.ipsj.or.jp/en/heritage/PANAFACOM_Lkit-16.html PANAFACOM Lkit-16], Information Processing Society of Japan</ref> Released in 1975, it was "the world's first 16-bit [[Personal computer|microcomputer]] on a single chip" according to Fujitsu.<ref name="fujitsu"/> The '''PANAFACOM Lkit-16''' was a learning kit released in March 1977 to popularize the first 16-bit single-chip microcomputer. The microcomputer was equipped with the first 16-bit parallel high-performance single-chip processor (*1), developed by PANAFACOM in 1975.<ref name="ipsj"/> This processor provided better cost performance than conventional 8-bit microcomputers with its enhanced speed (about 200%) and reduced memory usage (about 60%). The unique features of the Lkit-16 were: (1) a simplified keyboard for assembler input, (2) console functions that allowed easy debugging, and (3) a built-in audio cassette interface for data I/O. Through a simplified program input by a one-step assembler and implementation of [[Tiny BASIC]] that was popular among microcomputer users at that time, the Lkit-16 greatly contributed to the expansion of computer knowledge from would-be engineers to amateur users who were interested in microcomputers. Main unit price was \98,000.Main specifications:- CPU: MN1610 (clock rate of 2 MHz, 16-bit parallel processing)- ROM: 1KW (maximum 2KW)- RAM: 0.5KW (maximum 1KW)- I/O port: MN1630- Other specifications: Equipped with an audio cassette interface*1<ref name="ipsj"/> This processor was developed by PANAFACOM in 1975, around the same time that the 16-bit single-chip type processor was first introduced to the world.<ref name="ipsj"/> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Technology companies of Japan]]
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