National FS-1300
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| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Matsushita (National brand) |
| Type | MSX home computer |
| Released | 1985 (Japan)[1] |
| Intro price | ¥39,800[1] |
| CPU | NEC D780C-1 (Z80A) |
| Memory | 64 KB RAM |
| Storage | MSX cartridges |
| Display | Texas Instruments TMS9918 |
| Sound | AY-3-8910 PSG |
| Dimensions | 436 × 245 × 90 mm |
| Weight | 3.6 kg |
| OS / Firmware | — |
| Model no. | FS-1300 |
The National FS-1300 is a one-piece MSX computer made by Matsushita and sold in Japan under the National brand in 1985, at ¥39,800 with a CF-2211 joystick in the box. It was part of National's "King Kong" range of MSX machines and followed the CF-1200 at a lower price.[1] It shares its case with the CF-2700 and CF-1200.[2] The MSX Resource Center describes it as the same machine as the CF-1200 or CF-2700 with more RAM.[1]
Specifications
[edit | edit source]| Item | Figure |
|---|---|
| Standard | MSX1 |
| CPU | NEC D780C-1 (Z80A) |
| RAM | 64 KB, in slot 3 |
| Video | Texas Instruments TMS9918 |
| Sound | AY-3-8910A PSG, possibly inside an MSX-Engine chip |
| Cartridge ports | Two, side by side at the top right |
| Keyboard and power supply | Built into the case |
| Colour | Dark silver and grey |
| Size and weight | 436 × 245 × 90 mm, 3.6 kg |
[1] These figures come from a community specification list, which marks the chipset and the location of the sound chip as uncertain.[1]
Servicing
[edit | edit source]The FS-1300 has its power supply inside the case.[1] Panasonic's service manual for the export CF-2700, a machine in the same case, is held by the MSX Archive. The FS-1300 has more RAM than the CF-2700, so compare the board with the manual's board drawings and parts list before relying on any value from it.[3] For general advice on capacitors see Capacitor Failure Symptoms.
Related pages
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 National FS-1300, MSX Resource Center wiki, 14 April 2019—link(accessed 2026-10-01) Community specification page: year, price, memory, video and sound chips, CPU, size, weight, bundled joystick, relation to the CF-1200 and CF-2700.
- ↑ MSX (初代規格), Japanese Wikipedia—link(accessed 2026-10-01) List of manufacturers and models: Matsushita's King Kong range; the CF-2700, CF-1200 and FS-1300 share a case and the CF-3000 is a separate-keyboard model.
- ↑ Index of /pub/msx/docs/service_manuals, MSX Archive—link(accessed 2026-10-01) Directory of MSX service manuals, including panasoniccf2700sm.pdf, a 65-page scan of Matsushita's CF-2700 service manual (© 1986).