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Fujitsu FM Towns Marty
Operating Systems (AMD 386SX)
DOS, Windows 3.1, 95 OSR2, Towns OS
All operating systems that ran on the FM Towns. Hypothetically possible for Marty.
Emulation Nest
This device runs an operating system which is known to emulate various devices with EOPs. See the FM Towns series page.
FM Towns Car Marty
Navigation system, multimedia playback, GPS, etc. Can apparently access map w/o GPS.
Stock BIOS
Pretty cool, with CD player, file editors, copying, calendar, etc. Earlier than the Saturn.
Internet
BB System
allowing avatar chat and bulletin board system
Apparently only for the FM Towns Marty 2, despite how it’s a minor revision only. Other places don’t mention this, but mention a 2400 bit modem for the PCMCIA slot, included with the Virtual Town TC-Station package.
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 Game Console Revisions Overview.
Versions
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.
