The information comes courtesy of the Japanese publication Game Watch and includes some basic specs, a price, and a rough release window.
As detailed in the announcement, the Pasocom PC-8801 mk IISR will be the third in a series of retro reissues, which originally started under HAL Laboratory and also includes the PasocomMini MZ-80C, a reproduction of Sharp's MZ-80C, and the PasocomMini PC-8001, a reproduction of NEC's PC-8001.
The body is being manufactured by the model kit company, AOSHIMA Cultural Teaching Materials Co Ltd, and will be a 1/4 recreation of the NEC's original PC-8801 mk IISR.
According to the announcement, it will measure 99.5 mm (width) x 85.7 mm (depth) x 31.0 mm (height) and specifically seems to be based on the PC-8801 mk IISR model 30, featuring two 5-inch floppy disk drives, where you can insert and eject miniature disks similar to the original machine. The announcement also mentions HDMI for video output, as well as a microSD slot, a headphone jack, a USB-C port for powering the device, and USB 3.0 Type-A and USB 2.0 Type-A for connecting a keyboard. This is in addition to a speaker built into the unit, which Pasocom's miniaturized version of the PC-8001 was released without.
As the announcement goes on to reveal, the machine will emulate the basic specs of the original PC-8801 mk IISR unit (with the CPU emulating μPD780C-1 with a clock speed of 4hz) and also incorporates Yamaha's YM2203 sound. But as noted in Game Watch's article, it will also introduce YM2608 (or Sound Board II) functionality too, which can support a greater number of sound sources for enhanced audio.
10 games will apparently be released with the miniaturized machine, with players also being able to load others to the machine via microSD. It will also cost ¥33,000 and is expected to be released in Spring 2025.
