---
title: KAWAI KMC-5000
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Home Computer
origins:
- Japan
years:
- '1987'
cpus:
- Zilog Z80A
params:
  name: KMC-5000
  company: /companies/kawai
  company_name: KAWAI
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: KMC-5000
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Kawai
  - label: TYPE
    value: Home Computer
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: Japan
  - label: YEAR
    value: ? 1987
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: MSX Basic V2.0
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: Full-stroke keyboard with 5 function keys and 4 arrow keys.
  - label: CPU
    value: Zilog Z80A or equivalent
  - label: SPEED
    value: 3.58 MHz
  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
    value: 'Video Display Processor : V9938 (MSX-VIDEO)'
  - label: RAM
    value: 64 KB
  - label: VRAM
    value: 128 KB
  - label: ROM
    value: 64 KB
  - label: TEXT MODES
    value: 40 x 24 / 32 x 24
  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
    value: |-
      64 x 48 / 256 x 192 / 256 x 212 / 512 x 212\
      Interlace mode: 256 x 424, 512 x 424
  - label: COLORS
    value: '512'
  - label: SOUND
    value: FM-PAC (Yamaha YM-2413 chipset) offering 9 channels of FM sound without drums or 6 channels FM sound with 5 FM drums. Mono output.
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: Joysticks, Cartridge(2), Tape(1200/2400 baud), RGB, Composite Video, Centronics, External Audio
  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
    value: 3.5'' floppy disk drive
  - label: OS
    value: MSX DOS 2.0
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: PSU built-in
  tabs:
  - emulators
  - links
  emulators:
  - title: BlueMSX
    url: http://www.bluemsx.com/
    platform: Windows
    text: Excellent free MSX emulator
  - title: fMSX32
    url: HTTP://WWW.RETRODEV.INFO/
    platform: Other platform
    text: The excellent fMSX, but ported onto the GamePark GP32 handheld console.
  - title: openMSX - The MSX emulator that aims for perfection.
    url: http://openmsx.sourceforge.net/
    platform: Multiplatform
    text: This new MSX emulator can reproduce, among many other MSX, MSX2and MSX2+ machines, both Panasonic Turbo-R models. Be sure to get the catapult frontend and the system roms from FUNET.
  links:
  - title: MSX Faq
    url: http://www.faq.msxnet.org
    text: Here, you can find near all hardware pieces related to MSX.
  related:
  - /museum/canon-v-25
  - /museum/jvc-hc-95
  - /museum/msx-2
  - /museum/panasonic-fs-a1
  - /museum/panasonic-fs-a1f
  - /museum/sony-hit-bit-f1xd
  - /museum/sony-hit-bit-f500
  - /museum/sony-hit-bit-f700
  - /museum/sony-hit-bit-f9
  - /museum/sony-hit-bit-g900f
  oc_id: 662
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230131062710/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=662
    date: '2023-01-31'
---

The Kawai KMC-5000 is a clone of the [Panasonic FS-A1F](/museum/panasonic-fs-a1f/). See this entry for more info.

More info needed!