Fujitsu FM Towns II HC

The Fujitsu FM Towns II HC placed a 90 MHz Pentium processor inside the mature Towns multimedia platform. With 8MB of memory and a large hard disk, it delivered a dramatic performance increase for Windows software while retaining access to Towns applications.

Released near the end of the dedicated Towns era, the HC shows how closely the range had converged with mainstream PCs by 1995. It stands among the fastest computers to carry the FM Towns II identity.

Notable Features

• Pentium 90 processor made it one of the fastest Towns-branded systems.
• Retained Towns multimedia compatibility alongside a strong Windows configuration.

Historical Significance

• Represented the final convergence of the distinctive Towns platform with mainstream PC hardware.
• Falls at the site’s 1995 core-period cutoff.

Collector’s Notes

• Late Towns models are closer to conventional PCs but still depend on Fujitsu-specific multimedia hardware and software.
• Original recovery media is especially valuable.

Specifications

Technical Information
Name	Fujitsu FM Towns II HC
Manufacturer	Fujitsu
Launched	Wednesday, February 1, 1995
Country	Japan
CPU	Intel Pentium at 90 MHz
Units Sold
Operating System	Towns OS; MS-DOS/V; Windows 3.1
I/O	Serial, printer, SCSI/IDE, expansion, joystick and audio-visual interfaces
Keyboard	Separate enhanced keyboard
Storage	CD-ROM, 3.5-inch floppy drive and approximately 540MB hard disk
Sound	FM synthesis, PCM and CD audio
Graphics	Towns-compatible graphics with accelerated Windows display
Display	External colour monitor
ROM	System and CD boot firmware
RAM	8MB standard; expandable
CPU Speed	90 MHz