I have the main unit (JB-3301).
type computer
country Japan
year 1984
os MS-DOS
cpu Intel 8088
speed 4.77 MHz
ram 256 KB
rom 16 KB
disk 2 x 360 KB 5.25″
graphic 12″ plasma 640×400
colors neon orange
ports serial, parallel
The Panasonic JB-3300 — Panasonic’s Refined PC Compatible
The Panasonic JB-3300 was an evolution of the JB-3000 series — Matsushita’s IBM PC-compatible computer line — updated with 5.25-inch floppy drives to match the standard that had consolidated around the IBM PC format. The JB-3300 represented Panasonic’s refined approach to IBM PC compatibility, offering the standard 8088 processor and MS-DOS environment that business users required, in a package that reflected Matsushita’s manufacturing quality and the lessons learned from the earlier JB-3000’s somewhat unusual specification.
Japan’s PC Compatible Market
The Japanese personal computer market of the early-to-mid 1980s was unusual in that domestically designed computers — particularly NEC’s PC-98 series — dominated rather than IBM PC-compatibles, which commanded a much larger share in Western markets. Panasonic’s IBM PC-compatible machines like the JB-3300 were partly aimed at export markets and partly at Japanese businesses that needed to exchange software and data with Western counterparts who used IBM-compatible systems.