Toshiba Pasopia

{{Short description|Computer system by Toshiba}}

{{Infobox information appliance

| Name = Toshiba Pasopia

| Photo = File:Toshiba Pasopia PA7010 Toshiba Science Museum.jpg

| Type = Home computer

| Released = {{Start date|1981}}

| Discontinued =

| Processor = Zilog Z80A @ 4 MHz

| Memory = 64 KB RAM
16 KB VRAM

| graphics = 160 x 100, 640 x 200
8 colors (RGB primaries)

| sound = 3 octaves (built-in speaker)

| OS = PA7010: T-BASIC
PA7012: OA-BASIC

| predecessor =

| successor = Pasopia 5, Pasopia 7

| aka = PA7010, PA7012, Toshiba T100

}}

Toshiba Pasopia is a computer from manufacturer Toshiba, released in 1981 and based around a Zilog Z80 microprocessor. This is not to be confused with the Toshiba Pasopia IQ, a similar named line of MSX compatible computers.

There are two models, the PA7010 and the PA7012. PA7010 comes with T-BASIC, a version of Microsoft BASIC. PA7012 comes with the more powerful built-in operating system - OA-BASIC developed by Toshiba, capable of sequential file access and automated loading of programs.{{Cite web |title=Toshiba Pasopia |url=https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=412&st=1 |website=OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum}}

The keyboard has 90 keys, a separate numeric keypad and eight function keys. The machine could be expanded with disk drives, extra RAM and offered a RS-232 and a parallel printer port.

In 1982 the machine was sold on the American market as Toshiba T100.{{Cite web |title=Toshiba T100 |url=https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=231&st=1 |website=OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum}}{{Cite web |title=T100 Computer's description |url=https://www.1000bit.it/scheda.asp?id=1244 |access-date=2021-10-04 |website=1000 BiT}} It had an optional LCD screen (with 320 x 64 resolution) that fitted into the keyboard. Two CRT monitors were available: a 13" green monochrome, and 15" RGB color.

1982 models came with T-BASIC version 1.1.{{Cite web |last=Sean |date=May 27, 2020 |title=Toshiba Pasopia |url=https://monochromeeffect.org/JVCC/2020/05/27/toshiba-pasopia/ |website=Japanese Vintage Computer Collection}}

The machine supported cartridge-type peripherals called PAC, RAM packs with battery backup, Kanji ROM packs and joystick ports. Pascal and OA-BASIC cartridges were on sale.

In 1983 Toshiba released the Pasopia 5 and Pasopia 7, intended as successors to the original Pasopia.{{Cite news |last=Lemmons |first=Phil |date=September 1983 |title=Update on Personal Computing in Japan |pages=254 |work=Byte |url=https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-09_OCR/page/n263/mode/2up}}{{Cite web |title=東芝パーソナルコンピュータ ＰＡＳＯＰＩＡ５ |trans-title=Toshiba personal computer PASOPIA5 (PA7005) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609075601/http://cms.matrix.jp/pasopia5.html |url=http://cms.matrix.jp/pasopia5.html |archive-date=2023-06-09 |website=cms.matrix.jp |publisher=kps@web.design.co.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |title=Toshiba Pasopia 5 |url=http://www.epocalc.net/php/liste_models.php?texte=Pasopia+5&look=All+fields&yearmax=2025&nocomp=pc |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=epocalc - Computer models database}}{{Cite web |title=Toshiba Pasopia 5 |url=https://www.system-cfg.com/detail.php?ident=859 |access-date=2021-11-30 |website=www.system-cfg.com}}{{Cite web |title=Toshiba Pasopia 5 Computer's description |url=https://www.1000bit.it/scheda.asp?id=1671 |access-date=2021-11-30 |website=1000 BiT}}{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Toshiba Pasopia 7 |url=https://www.system-cfg.com/detail.php?ident=860 |website=System.cfg : Un site tout en images, entièrement dédié à la mémoire de nos anciens jouets.}}{{Cite web |date=2012-08-20 |title=Toshiba Pasopia 7 |url=https://vintagecpu.wordpress.com/toshiba-pasopia-7/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Vintage CPU |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Toshiba Pasopia 7 |url=http://silicium.org/site/index.php/44-catalogue/toshiba/243-toshiba-pasopia7 |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=silicium.org}}{{Cite web |title=Personal Computers TOSHIBA |url=https://www.kcg.ac.jp/museum/en/computer/personal_computers/toshiba.html |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=KCG Computer Museum (Satellite of the Historical Computers)}}

A dedicated magazine, named "Oh! Pasopia" was published in Japan between 1983 and 1987.{{Cite web |title=Toshiba Pasopia 7 |url=http://silicium.org/site/index.php/44-catalogue/toshiba/243-toshiba-pasopia7 |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=silicium.org}}{{Cite book |last=日本ソフトバンク |url=https://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000000040106-00 |title=Oh! Pasopia |date=1983 |publisher=日本ソフトバンク |location=東京}}{{Cite web |title=資料室リスト – ゲーム保存協会 |url=https://www.gamepres.org/overview/booklist/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=www.gamepres.org}}