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title: Panasonic FS A1F
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Home Computer
origins:
- Japan
years:
- '1987'
cpus:
- Zilog Z80A
params:
name: FS A1F
image: /media/museum/photos/panasonic_fs-a1f_2.jpg
company: /companies/panasonic
company_name: Panasonic
specs:
- label: NAME
value: FS A1F
- label: MANUFACTURER
value: Panasonic
- label: TYPE
value: Home Computer
- label: ORIGIN
value: Japan
- label: YEAR
value: '1987'
- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
value: MSX Basic V2.0 + DESKPAC software
- 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: AY-8910-3 chipset (or the YM2149 variant/clone) offering 3-voice square wave PSG with whitenoise
- 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
- label: PRICE
value: 54 800 yen (Japan, 1987)
tabs:
- photos
- adverts
- emulators
- links
forum_thread: 606
photos:
- title: DISK DRIVE CLOSE UP
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/photos/panasonic_fs-a1f_3.jpg
- title: BOX
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/photos/panasonic_fs-a1f_box.jpg
adverts:
- title: JAPANESE ADVERT (1987)
subtitle: ''
text: Thanks to [Soichiro's Oga](http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/s-oga/) for this picture.
image: /media/museum/pubs/panasonic_fs-a1f_jap-pub.jpg
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/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
oc_id: 619
source:
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230609181431/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=619
date: '2023-06-09'
---
The Panasonic FS-A1F ia basicaly a [FS-A1](/museum/panasonic-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!
<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>