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Panasonic FS A1 WX / WSX	Computers	Home Computer	Japan	1988	Z80B	name company company_name specs tabs photos adverts hardware screenshots emulators links comments related oc_id source FS A1 WX / WSX /companies/panasonic Panasonic label value NAME FS A1 WX / WSX label value MANUFACTURER Panasonic label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR A1 WX : 1988\ A1 WSX : 1989 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE MSX-BASIC V3.0 label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke keyboard with 5 function keys, 4 arrow keys, numeric keypad & several special keys label value CPU Z80B label value SPEED 3.57 Mhz and 6 Mhz label value CO-PROCESSOR Yamaha V9958 Video Display Processor label value RAM 64 KB label value VRAM 128 KB label value ROM 32 KB (Basic & BIOS) + 16 KB (SUB ROM > MSX-BASIC V3.0) + 16 KB (KANJI BASIC ROM + KANJI ROM) + 16 KB (DISK ROM) + 16 KB (built-in software) label value TEXT MODES 40 x 24 / 32 x 24 label value GRAPHIC MODES Same as MSX2 specs, plus 256 �~ 212/424 (19268 colors), 512x212 (16 colors)\ Additional KANJI screen modes (Japanese text screen modes): 40x24, 32x24, 256x192, 64x48 label value COLORS 19268 label value SOUND PSG (3 voices) + MSX-Music (OPLL YM-2413, 9 channel FM synthesizer) label value I/O PORTS Joysticks, Cardridge(2), Tape(1200/2400 bauds), RGB video output, CVBS/RF video output, Centronics, Sound output label value BUILT IN MEDIA 720 KB 3,5'' floppy drive built in label value OS MSX DOS label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in PSU photos adverts hardware software emulators links title subtitle text image FS A1 WX null title subtitle text image FRONT null title subtitle text image LEFT SIDE null title subtitle text image LEDS CLOSE-UP null title subtitle text image REAR null title subtitle text image REAR #2 From left to right : - Tape interface (DB8)\ - RGB video output (DB8)\ - Composite video output (cinch)\ - Audio output (cinch)\ - Channel 1/2 switch\ - RF video output\ - Printer connector\ - Expansion bus null title subtitle text image WSX BOX null title subtitle text image JAPANESE ADVERT null title subtitle text image PRINTING null title subtitle text image BOX null title subtitle text image BOOT SCREEN The FS A1 WX and WSX offer many options at startup, inlcuding wordprocessor, diary, agenda and more... null title url platform text BlueMSX http://www.bluemsx.com/ Windows Excellent emulator for Windows title url platform text openMSX - The MSX emulator that aims for perfection. http://openmsx.sourceforge.net/ Multiplatform 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. title url text File-Hunter.com http://www.file-hunter.com/ Lots of MSX ROM files, including FS A1 WX! title url text FILE-HUNTER.COM http://www.file-hunter.com/ Excellent! All MSX emulators, sources and utilities! title url text The Ultimate MSX FAQ http://www.faq.msxnet.org/msx2p.html MSX2+ specifications, and more! author date text Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) Saturday 6th April 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site /museum/msx-2-291 /museum/panasonic-fs-a1-fx /museum/sanyo-wavy-35 /museum/sanyo-wavy-70fd 621 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230522072821/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=621 2023-05-22

After Microsoft left the MSX project in 1986, ASCII continued alone. They presented a new improvement of the MSX 2 standard in 1988.

No great enhancements, the MSX 2+ has 19268 colors instead of 512, some more graphic / KANJI resolutions and the built in MSX-Music, providing 9 channels of FM sound without drums or 6 channels FM sound with 5 FM drums.

The Panasonic FS A1 WX features the Rensha Turbo, which is a built-in auto-fire system. The repetition speed can be adjusted with a slider. Its ROM contains A1 Cockpit Internal Software, MSX Word Processor, MSX-JE, FM-BIOS (MSX Music Basic ROM) and JIS 1st+2nd Class Kanji Support (256KB).

The Panasonic FS A1 WSX is the successor of the FS A1 WX from which it differs very slightly: no tape support anymore, S-Video interface added and color print support with Word Processor (and color printer).

Contrary to Sony and Sanyo MSX2+ systems which used a Z80A, the Panasonic systems used a Z80B cpu which could be set up to 6 MHz.

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