Panasonic FS-FD1
Description
The FS-FD1 is a double sided 720kB 3.5" floppy disk drive with interface adapter, released by Panasonic in Japan.
The 100V power supply is integrated in the disk drive unit. The interface is attached to the drive by a fixed cable, and there is no support for connecting a second drive.
The interface includes a ROM with version 1 of the Disk BASIC instructions. The floppy disk controller is the Western Digital TMS2793NL.
This same drive was also released as Sony HBD-20W.
Brand | Panasonic |
Model | FS-FD1 |
Year | 1987 |
Region | JP |
Launch price | ¥44,800 |
Package content | FS-FD1 interface and drive MSX Disk-BASIC and MSX-DOS manual MSX-DOS 1 disk |
Emulation | ROM of the interface dumped, but not yet emulated in openMSX. However, a dump of the system disk is needed. |