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  • A Sony HitBit HB-10P MSX computer.
    A Sony HitBit HB-10P MSX computer.

History edit

Launch edit

The MSX computer standard was announced in 1983 to promote compatibility between computers.[1] The MSX standard was regionally popular in Japan and also in Brazil.[2]

Legacy edit

Over five million MSX computers were sold.[3]

A Sony HB-G900 MSX2 computer and HBI-G900 videotizer was used on the MIR space station.[4][5]

Technology edit

MSX1 spec edit

MSX1 computers use 8-bit Z80A processors clocked at 3.58 megahertz.[6] Permitted video coprocessors include the TMS 9918/A, TMS 9928/A, or TMS 9929/A.[6]

Gallery edit

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    Daewoo CPC-300E
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    Dragon MSX 64
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    Sharp HotBit MSX
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    Panasonic FS-A1 MSX2
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    Panasonic FS-A1WSX MSX2+
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    The MIR Space Station Core Module, with a Sony MSX2 visible on the left.

References edit

 

Wikipedia has related information at MSX

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: MSX

  1. ↑ Loguidice, Bill (14 April 2017). "The bright life of the MSX, Japan's underdog PC". PC Gamer. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "MSX History: The Platform Microsoft Forgot". Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "10 Most Popular Computers in History". HowStuffWorks. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "MSX IN SPAAAACCCEE". msx.gnu-linux.net. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  6. ↑ a b "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.


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