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First 8-bit console

First 8-bit console
Who
Famicom/NES
What
First
Where
Not Applicable
When
15 July 1983
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is the international name for the Famicom, which was released in Japan on 15 July 1983, making it the first 8-bit console. The “bit” of a machine refers to the speed of the microprocessor inside it, and an 8-bit processor can access 8 bits of data in a single operation. The NES CPU (central processing unit) core is made by Ricoh and based on the 6502 processor. In the NTSC-region NES, the RP2A03 chip contains the CPU and APU (accelerated processing unit); in the PAL-region NES, the CPU and APU are contained within the RP2A07 chip.