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After the
(relative) success of the MSX 1 computer (in Japan, Europe and South
America), Microsoft and ASCII presented its successor. The main new
feature was the very enhanced graphic modes, no other computers were
able to display such graphics! The 128 KB VRAM was very impressive! It
had a battery-backed clock and a new MMU (to handle more than the Z80
64KB limit). The MSX 2 standard, like the MSX 1, was designed by
ASCII, the new operating system MSX DOS 2.0 was designed by Microsoft
(it's almost a copy of MS-DOS 3.3). A while after launching the MSX 2
standard, Microsoft abandoned the project, but several manufacturers
took it over.
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Operating System |
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MSX DOS 2.0 |
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Processor |
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3.58 MHz Zilog Z80A or equivalent |
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Sound |
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3 channels, 8 octaves |
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RAM |
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at least 64 KB |
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Resolution |
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64 x 48 / 256 x 192 / 256 x 212 / 512 x 212 |
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Color |
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512 |
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IO Ports |
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Joystick(1 or 2), Cartridge(2), Tape(1200/2400 baud), RGB,
Composite Video, Centronics, External Audio |
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Media |
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360kB and 720kB disks |
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Release Date |
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July
1985 |
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Language |
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Microsoft Extended BASIC (MSX BASIC V2.0) |
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| Emulator |
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blueMSX is a Windows based application that can emulate an MSX
computer. The blueMSX application simulates behavior of the
hardware components in the MSX computer with software.
Since version 2.0, blueMSX supports MSX, MSX2, MSX2+ and MSX
Turbo-R software. Almost MSX machines like the ColecoVision
console and the Spectravideo SVI318/328 computers are also
supported.
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