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Description
Hardware
The model FS-5000F2 is based on FS-5500F2. The name of this computer is FS-5000 as indicated on front, but the label on back and on the box specifies its link with the FS-5500F2 model by indicating FS-5000F2.
Compared to the FS-5500 series the audio/video control panel, trackball and superimpose/digitize capabilities have been removed but the memory goes up to 128kB. It was aimed at the Japanese market. Only the version with 2 floppy disk drives was released (there is no FS-5000F1).
The PSG sound output is stereo on the rear RCA terminals, the RGB21 connector as well as the headphone output. A switch on the back allows to switch to mono, which affects the RCA terminals and the RGB21 connector but not the headphone jack (this remains stereo). Another switch allows a selection between JP50on or JIS keyboard layout.
Firmware data can be saved on the FS-CR1008S cartridge. It contains 8kB SRAM and a battery to preserve them when the computer is off. This professional computer has three expansions slots that can be used to increase the RAM.
| Brand | National |
| Model | FS-5000F2 |
| Year | November 1986 |
| Region | Japan |
| Launch price | ¥158,800 |
| RAM | 128kB in slot 3-2 |
| VRAM | 128kB |
| Media | MSX cartridges, 2DD floppy disks |
| Video | Yamaha V9938 |
| Audio | PSG |
| Chipset | Probably Yamaha S1985 |
| Keyboard layout | QWERTY/JIS by default (JP50on available with switch) + numeric keypad |
| Extras | Two 720kB 3,5" floppy disk drives, separate keyboard, reset button, eject button for each cartridge slot, switch for choosing keyboard layout, stereo PSG sound switchable to mono for the RCA outputs and RGB21 connector, general volume controller at front, headphone jack with volume controller at front, backup of the clockchip data, Kanji-ROM level 1, MSX-DOS 1 + Japanese Word Processor (on disk) |
| Emulation | ROMs dumped and emulated, except for the 3 special expansion slots in the back which need validation. Keyboard switch is set to JIS and cannot be changed. |
Software
Besides MSX-DOS 1, the provided floppy disk contains a Japanese Word Processor with 5 options: 1 - New text - 2 - Edit text - 3 - Print - 4 - Save - 5 - Load. Options 1 and 2 are preceded by the text settings, option 3 by the printer settings.
The procedure used for the kana-kanji conversion is the same as with the FS-4500 or FS-4700 firmware, and is not compatible with MSX-JE.
To run MSX-DOS, you need to press CTRL+STOP when booting with the disk in drive A, this to avoid the launching of the Word Processor.
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Specifications
The National FS-5000F2 is a MSX2 with 2 cartridge slots and two 3.5" disk drives on the front. The CPU is a Z80, probably from NEC (D780C-1). The MSX-Engine comes from Yamaha (probably S1985). The floppy disk controller is the MB8876A from Fujitsu Microelectronics.
The three slots in the back have the same pinout as standard expansion slot but the connector is different. The location seems to be the slots #0-1, #0-2 and #0-3.
Slot Map
| Slot | Slot | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-3 | Slot 1 | Slot 2 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 3-3 | ||||
| Page C000h~FFFFh | Slot CN904 | Slot CN906 | Slot CN907 | Cartridge Slot 1 | Cartridge Slot 2 | 128kB Memory Mapper | |||||||
| Page 8000h~BFFFh | Kanji driver | Set-Up RTC | |||||||||||
| Page 4000h~7FFFh | Main-ROM | Disk ROM | |||||||||||
| Page 0000h~3FFFh | Sub-ROM | ||||||||||||
Connections
- RF output with channel selector switch
- RGB output (RGB21)
- Video composite and stereo analog sound output (RCA)
- Keyboard connector
- Headphone jack (3.5mm), the output of the headphone jack is stereo regardless of the position of the stereo/mono switch on the back
- Centronics compatible Parallel port for a printer
- Data Recorder connector
- 2 general connectors (Joysticks, Mouse, Paddle controlers, etc)
- 2 cartridge slots at front
- 3 expansion slots on the back
- Power plug for main power supply (JIS C 8303 class, AC 100V +/-10% 50/60Hz)
- 2 power outlets for monitor (AC 100V)
- Floating ground