website/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1f.md

---
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
  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.
  comments:
  - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry)
    date: Saturday 6th April 2013
    text: |-
      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
  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>