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Panasonic FS A1F	Computers	Home Computer	Japan	1987	Zilog Z80A	name company company_name specs tabs photos adverts emulators links comments related oc_id source FS A1F /companies/panasonic Panasonic label value NAME FS A1F label value MANUFACTURER Panasonic label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1987 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE MSX Basic V2.0 + DESKPAC software label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke keyboard with 5 function keys and 4 arrow keys. label value CPU Zilog Z80A or equivalent label value SPEED 3.58 MHz label value CO-PROCESSOR Video Display Processor : V9938 (MSX-VIDEO) label value RAM 64 KB label value VRAM 128 KB label value ROM 64 KB label value TEXT MODES 40 x 24 / 32 x 24 label value GRAPHIC MODES 64 x 48 / 256 x 192 / 256 x 212 / 512 x 212\ Interlace mode: 256 x 424, 512 x 424 label value COLORS 512 label value SOUND AY-8910-3 chipset (or the YM2149 variant/clone) offering 3-voice square wave PSG with whitenoise label value I/O PORTS Joysticks, Cartridge(2), Tape(1200/2400 baud), RGB, Composite Video, Centronics, External Audio label value BUILT IN MEDIA 3.5'' floppy disk drive label value OS MSX DOS 2.0 label value POWER SUPPLY PSU built-in label value PRICE 54 800 yen (Japan, 1987) photos adverts emulators links title subtitle text image DISK DRIVE CLOSE UP null title subtitle text image BOX null title subtitle text image JAPANESE ADVERT (1987) Thanks to [Soichiro's Oga](http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/s-oga/) for this picture. null title url platform text BlueMSX http://www.bluemsx.com/ Windows Excellent free MSX emulator title url platform text fMSX32 HTTP://WWW.RETRODEV.INFO/ Other platform The excellent fMSX, but ported onto the GamePark GP32 handheld console. 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 MSX Faq http://www.faq.msxnet.org Here, you can find near all hardware pieces related to MSX. 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/canon-v-25 /museum/jvc-hc-95 /museum/kawai-kmc-5000 /museum/msx-2 /museum/panasonic-fs-a1 /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 619 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230609181431/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=619 2023-06-09

The Panasonic FS-A1F ia basicaly a FS-A1 (MSX2 system) with a built-in 3.5" floppy disk drive mounted on the front of the case, below the keyboard.

There is DESKPAC software built-in which starts automatically when the system is booted. It offers several interesting utilities : world time clock, chronometer, alarm, calculator, calendar and diary. From here you can also choose to go directly to MSX Basic v2.0.

Concerning audio and music, the FS A1 is equiped with an AY-8910-3 chipset (or the YM2149 variant/clone) which is the very typical 3-voice square wave PSG with whitenoise. The computer is equiped with a pause button which hangs the system at will!

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