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====== Fujitsu FM Towns Marty ======

===== Operating Systems (AMD 386SX) =====

=== DOS, Windows 3.1, 95 OSR2, Towns OS ===

Various operating systems that ran on the FM Towns computer that the Marty is based off. All hypothetical possibilities.


=== Emulation Nest ===

This device runs an operating system which is known to emulate various devices with EOPs. See the [[eop:computing:computers:fm_towns_series|FM Towns series]] page.



=== FM Towns Car Marty OS ===

The Car Marty's OS included a navigation system, multimedia playback, GPS, and other things that make sense for a car entertainment system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyDlA8JuISs



=== Stock BIOS ===

A quite feature-filled BIOS for the time (even released before the Sega Saturn), coming with a CD player, file editors, copying, calendar, and more.

https://youtu.be/1VoIVf9jV60?t=364



===== Internet =====

=== BB System ===

>allowing avatar chat and bulletin board system

This was apparently only available for the FM Towns Marty 2, despite how the 2 was a minor revision, hardware-wise. Furthermore, the racketboy link describes a "TC Marty" revision which apparently came with a 2400 baud PCMCIA modem, plus a printer port in the console's expansion slot! This should probably go in revisions.

https://www.consoledatabase.com/consoleinfo/fujitsufmtownsmarty/

https://www.racketboy.com/retro/fujitsu-fm-towns-marty-a-beginners-guide

===== Version & Revision Guide =====



For general information, see the [[eop:essays:game_console_revisions_overview|Game Console Revisions Overview]].

==== Versions ====

**This guide has been essentially depreciated by the excellent work of our friends over at consolemods.org. It is linked below.**

https://consolemods.org/wiki/Marty:Marty_Model_Differences

//There are two versions of this console, arranged chronologically.//

=== “FM Towns Marty” (1993-1995) ===
//BEST RELIABILITY; LOWEST PRICE//

The only meaningful home variant of the Marty, although a FM Towns Marty 2 exists. White top, CD tray with a little black pill area on top, 2 controller ports, and so on. The Marty 2 changed nothing about this except making the top black, and enabling the usage of some online web portal.



=== “FM Towns Car Marty” (1994-1995) ===

A version of the Marty meant to be ran within an automobile. Quite innovative for being the first in-vehicle multimedia player, complete with a GPS function. However, they’re presumably quite rare.


==== Revisions ====

//There are no revisions within the FM Towns Marty, and two revisions within the FM Towns Car Marty.//



=== FM Towns Car Marty revisions: ===

=== “MVP-1” (1994-1995) ===

The stock and default configuration of the Marty.



=== “MVP-10” (1994-1995) ===
//BEST RELIABILITY//

Identical to the MVP-1, except it’s fixed some sort of problem with the disk drive. It’s also extremely rare.



//RECOMMENDED OVERALL couldn’t be assigned.//

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM_Towns_Marty

http://videogamekraken.com/car-marty-by-fujitsu-ten