User:Lfantoniosi/Panasonic FS-A1 WSX
Panasonic FS-A1WSX ...
{{Infobox computer
|name = Panasonic FS-A1WSX
|image = Image:Panasonic FS-A1WSX 20060731.jpg
|type = Home computer
|family = MSX
|generation = MSX 2+
|manufacturer = Panasonic
|releasedate = 1989 5.38 Mhz
|display = Yamaha V9958 (aka MSX-Video)
|Sound = 3 voices (PSG) + 9 channel FM (OPLL)
|graphics = 512 x 212 (16 colours out of 512) and 256 x 212 YJK (19,268 colours)
|memory = 64 KiB–256 KiB (max.)
|os = MSX BASIC V3.0, MSX-DOS, CP/M
|storage = 720 KiB 3.5" floppy disks
|predecessor = FS-A1WX
|successor = FS-A1ST Turbo R
}}
The Panasonic FS-A1WSX was the last MSX 2+ made by Panasonic. It was the sucessor of FS-A1WX and incorporated few changes like S-Video output, no tape support, color printer support and a improved A1 Internal Cockpit software with a Kanji color word processor.
Contrary to other MSX2+ systems the Panasonic FS-A1 used a Z80B processor which could switched via software to 6Mhz. This model supports up to 256KiB of RAM with a little soldering need. 512 KiB is also possible with a more complicated modification.
Technical specifications
;Processor
:*Zilog Z80B with clock speeds of 3.58 and 5.37 Mhz
;Memory
:*ROM: 1552 KiB
:**MSX BASIC v3.0: 80 KiB
:**MSX Disk BASIC v1.0: 16 KiB
:**Music BASIC (FM BIOS): 16 KiB
:**JIS 1st & 2nd class Kanji Support: 256KiB
:**MSX-JE: 512KiB
:**MSX-JE/WP (MSX Word Processor): 656 KiB
:*RAM: 64 Kib
:*VRAM: 128 KiB
:*SRAM: 16 KiB
;Display
:*VDP
:**Yamaha YM9958
:**Text: 80×24, 40×24 and 32×24 (characters per line × lines)
:**Graphical: resolution max 512×212 pixels (16 colours out of 512) and 256×212 (19,268 colours)
:**Colours: 19,268 max
:**Sprites: 32 max
;Sound
:*PSG
:**Yamaha AY-3-8910
:**Yamaha OPLL YM-2413
;Storage Memory
:* 720 KiB 3 1/2" DD/DS floppy disks
;Controller chip
:*MSX-Engine: T-9769x
References
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External links
- [http://www.old-computers.com/MUSEUM/computer.asp?c=621&st=1 old-computers.com]