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quality of the video display, and 'Multi
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intended for the MSX3, but features such as DMA and 24-bit addressing were disabled. Like the MSX2+, the MSX TurboR was exclusively released in Japan. By the time the MSX TurboR standard was announced in 1990, only
Panasonic was manufacturing MSX computers. Its initial model FS-A1ST met with moderate
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with maximum 11 input lines and 8 output lines, accounting for maximum 88 keys (including all control, numerical and alphanumerical keys). Each scan line is regularly queried to identify the state of the keys on the line; query speed is identified by the system interrupt frequency. Such organization
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to meet with
Spectravideo, and suggested some improvements to its prototype. Spectravideo's president, Harry Fox, was willing to accept Nishi's proposals. Nishi conceived to create a unified standard based on its machine, and Maeda agreed with his idea. Nishi wanted to involve Panasonic and Sony in
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In 2011, AGE Labs announced GR8BIT, a do-it-yourself kit for building an MSX computer. The kit, licensed by the MSX Licensing
Corporation, is targeted to those wanting to learn about computer hardware. It includes all the necessary components to assemble a working MSX2-compatible computer except
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Many Roland S-series audio/music digital sampler/synthesizer keyboards and rack module units are based on the MSX operating system. This includes the earlier 12-bit sample resolution models S-50, S-330, S-550, W-30, and later 16-bit sample resolution models S-770, S-750, SP-700, and S-760. Most of
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drives were made available for MSX in 1984, either built-in or in the form of a cartridge containing the disk interface electronics and a BIOS extension ROM (the floppy disk drive interface), connected to an external case with the drive. In South
America, many of these systems used a 5.25 in
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interfaces. Multiplexed keyboard units feature additional data direction line, allowing sending scan line number to the keyboard using same data lines used for return scan code, decreasing overall number of wires between keyboard and machine. Non-multiplexed interface is usually used for internal
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Panasonic decided to exit the computer business and focus on home appliances. The decision was a huge success, and Panasonic grew to become one of the largest electronics companies. In the late 1970s, the company investigated other business areas outside of home appliances. Panasonic also saw
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Some of the Korean forum members who made Zemmix Neo created a new MSX-compatible called Mini IQ3000 Cutie, which has similar features to Daewoo
Electronics' Korean-made MSX2 model, the IQ-2000. It is based on 1ChipMSX but has some special features like 'Scan Line Generator', which improves the
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do-it-yourself machine. Its firmware is developed to directly convert PS/2 scan codes to the MSX keyboard scan codes. Thus it is fully transparent to the applications, allowing use of the controller unit with different MSX-compatible machines and for different localization setups.
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MSX standard requires at least 1 cartridge slot, most MSX models have 2. These slots are interchangeable, so in most cases it makes no difference in which slot a cartridge is inserted. The physical connector is a 50 pin (2 × 25 contacts), standard 2.54 mm (0.1 inch) pitch
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Japanese firms declared their plans to introduce the machines. The Japanese companies avoided the intensely competitive U.S. home computer market, which was in the throes of a
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were originally launched as a proprietary extension for the MSX in early 1984, but they never really caught on, as they were quickly surpassed by the standard floppy disk interface released a few months later. Only a handful of titles were released in this format.
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clone also built on the basis of a single FPGA chip. The new MSX system is housed in a box made out of transparent blue plastic, and can be used with a standard monitor (or TV) and a PC keyboard. It has two MSX cartridge slots and supports the audio extensions
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September 2012, AGE Labs extended the standard by including support for 1.44Mb 3.5-inch format. The 1.44Mb diskette size goes in two configurations: Standard (1 sector per cluster, 9 FAT sectors), and Compatible (4 sectors per cluster, 3 FAT sectors).
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success, but the upgraded model FS-A1GT introduced in 1991 sold poorly due to its high retail cost of 99800 yen (about 740 USD at the time). Production of the TurboR ended in 1993 when
Panasonic decided to focus on the release of
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home computer (Spectravideo even claimed to be "MSX compatible" in advertisements before the actual launch of MSX systems, but it was not completely compatible with it). This led to a new and short-lived kind of
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Programmable Peripheral Interface (PPI) chip was used for parallel I/O such as the keyboard. The choice of these components was shared by many other home computers and games consoles of the period, such as the
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too, and our dealers also request merchandise. However, we must purchase not only personal computers, but also home appliances from NEC. I think Matsushita also need develop personal computers.
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all have many similarities with the MSX1 standard, but none are fully compatible with it. Porting games between those systems is somewhat easy. It was also very common to port games from the
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with a keyboard, the MSX0, was revealed, intended for IoT uses, alongside the base MSX3 unit. Plans also call for a supercomputer, the MSX Turbo X 128, based around the concept of clusters.
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became free for non-profit use; however a license was still required for commercial use. On December 31, 2013, the Windows version of fMSX 3.7 was released, free for anyone to use.
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programmable hardware, it is possible to give the device new hardware extensions simply by running a reconfiguration program under MSX-DOS. The "one chip-MSX" also has two
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to the MSX, since both have the same CPU, the Spectrum 128 had the same soundchip, and the ZX Spectrum's graphic mode could be easily emulated on the MSX's screen-2 mode.
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Maeda requested Nishi to assist with the development. They were already close to each other. When they met at a seminar held by NEC, they noticed both were from
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claims that 3 million were sold in Japan, and 1 million overseas. Despite Microsoft's involvement, few MSX-based machines were released in the United States.
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on December 25, 2013. Ultimately 13 games, mainly Konami titles, for the Wii, plus one for the Wii U, were released for the service in Japan only.
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Yamashita ordered the vice president, Shunkichi Kisaka, to develop a personal computer, and Kisaka called on Kazuyasu Maeda of Matsushita
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The system MSX most closely resembled was the Spectravideo
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A Sony MSX2 machine was launched into space to the Russian
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New resolutions: 256x212p, 512x212p, 256x424i and 512x424i
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video output and internally uses the same hardware as the
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computer at the Computer and Video Game Console Museum of
987:(the latter developed and released alongside the original
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emulator. It was confirmed that the games would cost 700
3158:"MSX: The Japanese are coming! The Japanese are coming!"
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of MSX1, with modes for 4, 16 or 256 simultaneous colors
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Memory-mapped (4 MB/slot max, 44 MB max total)
482:. The Japanese economy was facing a recession after the
2027:(diskless models require a floppy controller cartridge)
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Increased video RAM: 128 KB (sometimes 64 KB)
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can be used as an external storage medium, emulating a
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3269:"Faceoff: will MSX be a success in the United States"
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Sony also created a battery backed RAM cartridge the
1610:) running at 3.58 MHz for backward compatibility
1589:(the HC-90 and HC-95 models from JVC have a 6.144MHz
1502:
550:, many Japanese electronics manufacturers (Including
592:, sound and partial I/O support was provided by the
3670:
KB0004: Using GR8BIT Language Pack and PS2 Keyboard
3564:"How many Commodore 64 computers were really sold?"
2442:announced that MSX games will be available for the
1857:(aka MSX-Video), so the same capabilities as MSX2+
565:Nishi's standard was built around the Spectravideo
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3711:"The birth of a GR8BIT – The do it yourself MSX 2"
2064:(requires a controller cartridge and superimposer)
337:in Japan alone, whereas ASCII corporation founder
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3215:"The bright life of the MSX, Japan's underdog PC"
2168:Regular game cartridges are about the size of an
1966:1 or 2 General Purpose ports (aka joystick ports)
1379:. The one chip-MSX" is similar in concept to the
4009:– Community dedicated to MSX standard computers.
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1793:(a.k.a. MSX-Video) Supports all MSX video modes
1778:on another video signal, for example one from a
686:model, built to interface with various types of
310:on June 16, 1983. It was initially conceived by
1830:Vertical and horizontal display offset register
1732:256 KB (FS-A1ST) or 512 KB (FS-A1GT)
493:
3793:"Контроллер PS/2 клавиатуры для MSX (Russian)"
2315:or 6 channels FM + 5 drums. YM3526 compatible.
1606:Zilog Z80A-compatible (embedded in the T9769C
1570:(available in Europe and Brazil via upgrades)
875:which completely adhered to the MSX standard.
815:In comparison with rival 8-bit computers, the
3833:"MSX breadboard schematic, board and library"
3337:
3335:
3267:Root, Howard; Williams, Brian (August 1984).
1596:Zilog Z80-compatible running at 3.58 MHz
8:
3862:https://www.msx.org/Category:QuickDisk_BASIC
3392:
3390:
2559:Diverse computers and consoles; MSX 1 only.
2430:currently supports 90% of all MSX versions.
2303:(32 KB of SampleRAM, no MSX-Audio BIOS)
1982:2 General Purpose ports (aka joystick ports)
1676:DiskROM (16 KB) (optional, very common)
775:
46:
39:"MSX2" redirects here. For the protein, see
3595:"Personal Computer Market Share: 1975–2004"
2327:Can be upgraded to 256 KB of SampleRAM
2140:chip was tailored for Daewoo CPC machines.
1593:CPU, but this is not part of the standard)
447:interpreter integrated into their on-board
391:were originally released for MSX hardware.
3534:Magazine (February 1995 issue, p. 90)
3091:"ASCII Express: 新しいホームパーソナルコンピュータ仕様 MSX".
2465:
443:'s Basic Master featured a variant of the
384:developed for. The first two games in the
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52:
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3545:"Distance education in the Cuban context"
3864:Mitsumi QuickDisk BASIC Copyright screen
3292:MSX Fair Tilburg 2001 – by Totally Chaos
3275:. Vol. 10, no. 8. p. 198.
1726:per slot maximum, 48 MB max total)
1537:
3457:samdal.com, retrieved December 20, 2012
3126:"Japanese seek to dominate home market"
3056:
1660:DiskROM (16 KB) (optional, common)
1477:In 2019, a group of fans developed the
796:in schools in some Arab countries, the
4034:Computer-related introductions in 1983
3299:from the original on December 11, 2021
1979:1 cartridge slot (usually 2, up to 16)
1963:1 cartridge slot (usually 2, up to 16)
1827:A full-screen vertical scroll register
1802:New bitmapped video modes without the
3399:"Whatever Happened to MSX Computers?"
3397:Dvorak, John C. (November 28, 2006).
1774:", so the MSX video picture could be
1526:campaign, an IoT device resembling a
1509:game consoles, it is also based on a
7:
3791:Karimov, Kamil (February 14, 2010).
3344:"ついに明かされる! 伝説のパソコン「MSX」誕生の驚くべき"舞台裏""
3342:Nishi, Kazuhiko (December 5, 2020).
2415:The official MSX emulator MSXPLAYer
1027:(released alongside the FDS version)
835:sold 3 million units, and the Tandy
3960:. Fms.komkon.org. December 31, 2013
3562:Steil, Michael (February 1, 2011).
3519:OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum
1657:MSX BASIC V2.0 or V2.1 (16 KB)
1587:Zilog Z80A running at 3.58 MHz
831:sold at least 4 million units, the
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573:parts; the main CPU was a 3.58 MHz
499:'s personal computers sell well in
3477:(1–2). InfoWorld Media Group: 88.
3213:Loguidice, Bill (April 14, 2017).
2041:, requires a controller cartridge)
1324:* Clones or unlicensed equipment.
25:
3295:(video). Event occurs at 14:40.
2058:(requires a controller cartridge)
1689:BIOS + Extended BIOS (48 KB)
1679:Kun-BASIC (16 KB) (optional)
1670:BIOS + extended BIOS (32 KB)
1654:BIOS + Extended BIOS (32 KB)
1448:, an alternative operating system
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230:or equivalent (MSX1, MSX2, MSX2+)
4002:SCROLL Issue 12: Introducing MSX
3930:"Storage subsystem v.3.0 Manual"
3874:picture of HBI-55 data cartridge
3815:"2 standard MSX cartridge slots"
3318:Watt, Peggy (February 4, 1985).
3248:(in Japanese). December 26, 2020
3242:"【伝説のパソコンMSX】仕掛け人がついに明かす「失敗の本質」"
2376:15 pre-set instruments, 1 custom
917:and keyboard scan code handling
910:By default, MSX machines have a
3621:"5 to 6 million Apple IIs sold"
3547:. July 22, 2012. Archived from
3320:"Japan's MSX poised for the US"
2701:Diverse computers and consoles
2179:released the credit card-sized
2120:The keyboard is organized as a
2052:(requires an adapter cartridge)
1799:New text mode: 80×24 or 80x26.5
1568:Only officially in Japan (1988)
257:, expandable to up to 4 MB via
3001:MSX, MSX2, MSX2+, MSX turbo R
625:, 8255 PPI, YM2149 compatible
1:
3958:"fMSX: Portable MSX Emulator"
3497:"The Toshiba MSX (HX-10) 64K"
3041:History of computing hardware
2973:MSX, MSX2, MSX2+, MSX TurboR
2945:MSX, MSX2, MSX2+, MSX TurboR
2885:MSX, MSX2, MSX2+, MSX TurboR
2587:MSX, MSX2, MSX2+, MSX TurboR
1953:Ricoh RP5C01 (or compatible)
1824:to double vertical resolution
959:were established on the MSX:
2293:, commercially released as:
1995:Optional: Video superimposer
1866:General Instrument AY-3-8910
839:Model 1 sold 250,000 units.
713:microprocessor developed by
329:MSX systems were popular in
3455:The history of Spectravideo
1940:(FS-A1GT only): MIDI in/out
1763:Text modes: 40×24 and 32×24
1673:MSX BASIC V3.0 (16 KB)
1584:A running at 3.58 MHz
802:Commodore Business Machines
306:architecture, announced by
261:cartridge (MSX2 and higher)
67:Sony MSX, Model HitBit 10-P
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3426:Sekiguchi, Waichi (2000).
2805:November 11, 2020, at the
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2147:microcontroller, into its
1818:for copy, line, fill, etc.
827:over 5 million units, the
823:sold 6 million units, the
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3667:Brychkov, Eugeny (2012).
3501:retrovideogamesystems.com
3146:– via Google Books.
2840:October 23, 2019, at the
2343:MSX-Music (standard name)
2007:
1998:Optional: Video Digitizer
1976:
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579:Texas Instruments TMS9918
411:In the early 1980s, most
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4044:Z80-based home computers
2358:Checkmark: FM-Stereo-Pak
2262:in office environments.
1400:and can be used to boot
1371:", a system based on an
782:Gulf Cooperation Council
548:video cassette recorders
489:microcomputer revolution
487:potential in the recent
3892:MSX Technical Data Book
2426:As of version 0.146.u,
1750:Video display processor
1704:Kanji ROM (256 KB)
1433:keyboard, and monitor.
746:division, was a hit in
3736:Center, MSX Resource.
3064:Laing, Gordon (2004).
2408:. Somewhat later fMSX
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3795:. MSX Resource Center
3774:"Portar MSX Tech Doc"
3760:www.timeextension.com
3687:MSX Resource Center.
3124:Wood, Robert (1983).
2462:List of MSX emulators
2390:List of MSX emulators
2323:Hardware acceleration
2301:Music Module NMS-1205
2233:disk operating system
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1971:Parallel Printer port
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1760:Video RAM: 16 KB
1534:System specifications
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3908:The Ultimate MSX FAQ
3647:"MSX IN SPAAAACCCEE"
3503:. September 8, 2010.
3434:. pp. 186–190.
3432:Nihon Keizai Shimbun
3370:"Kojima Productions"
2423:, is the president.
2338:Yamaha YM2413 (OPLL)
2243:, but used the same
2237:binary compatibility
2037:, later extended to
2021:(1200bps or 2400bps)
1915:Yamaha YM2413 (OPLL)
1902:Yamaha YM2413 (OPLL)
1707:Firmware (4 MB)
1698:DiskROM (16 KB)
1682:Kanji ROM (optional)
1424:Assembled GR8BIT kit
1282:, ACVS/CIEL*, DDX*,
930:AGE Labs' GR8BIT kit
621:", which integrated
484:1964 Summer Olympics
278:or equivalent (MSX1)
32:MSX (disambiguation)
30:For other uses, see
3992:MSX Resource Center
3904:"MSX-DOS 2 section"
3843:on December 1, 2013
3762:. January 30, 2023.
3715:MSX Resource Center
3689:"One Chip MSX MKII"
1935:Microphone built-in
1922:Yamaha Y8950 (OPL1)
1911:Yamaha YM2149 (PSG)
1895:Yamaha Y8950 (OPL1)
1890:Yamaha YM2149 (PSG)
1881:Yamaha Y8950 (OPL1)
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1311:, ACVS/CIEL*, DDX*.
965:Antarctic Adventure
480:mainframe computers
405:Spectravideo SV-328
290:(MSX2+ and Turbo R)
48:
3879:2013-10-29 at the
3821:on April 26, 2012.
3717:. January 18, 2012
3289:(April 21, 2001).
3273:Creative Computing
3031:MSX character sets
2698:December 31, 2022
2614:February 24, 2021
2556:November 11, 2022
2438:In February 2007,
2394:MSX computers are
2260:personal computers
2194:Floppy disk drives
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2099:MSX2+ computer: a
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1573:Only Japan (1990)
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546:as a standard for
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302:is a standardized
3651:msx.gnu-linux.net
3551:on July 22, 2012.
3403:Dvorak Uncensored
3036:List of MSX games
3022:
3021:
2857:MSX, MSX2, MSX2+
2784:October 26, 2006
2755:MSX, MSX2, MSX2+
2724:February 9, 2010
2643:MSX, MSX2, MSX2+
2617:MSX, MSX2, MSX2+
2584:October 23, 2013
2440:Nintendo of Japan
2340:, also known as:
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1950:(Not installed.)
1742:(battery-powered)
1695:V4.0 (16 KB)
1647:V1.0 (16 KB)
1565:Worldwide (1985)
1562:Worldwide (1983)
1479:MSX Mini Replica.
971:Penguin Adventure
861:software cracking
774:MSX Sakhr AX150 (
715:ASCII Corporation
529:videotape formats
308:ASCII Corporation
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1836:Yamaha V9958
1791:Yamaha V9938
1641:(16 KB)
1524:crowdfunding
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143:Spectravideo
83:Manufacturer
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3742:www.msx.org
3676:. AGE Labs.
3428:パソコン革命の旗手たち
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2861:Nintendo DS
2736:Open source
2652:Open source
2625:Commercial
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3052:References
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2913:MSX, MSX2
2822:MSX, MSX2
2675:JavaScript
2452:Wii Points
2203:QuickDisks
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1969:Optional:
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1879:Optional:
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1167:Mitsubishi
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3721:April 13,
3691:. Msx.org
3578:March 18,
3483:0199-6649
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3374:Konami.jp
3325:InfoWorld
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3131:InfoWorld
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3046:Moonsound
2926:Shareware
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2578:CocoaMSX
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1390:MSX-MUSIC
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1309:Panasonic
1272:Panasonic
1227:Gradiente
1221:/Fenner,
1183:Panasonic
1024:Puyo Puyo
1003:Eggerland
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3937:AGE Labs
3914:June 22,
3877:Archived
3847:June 23,
3837:AGE Labs
3695:June 22,
3631:June 22,
3605:July 17,
3408:June 22,
3379:June 22,
3297:Archived
3220:PC Gamer
3200:ascii.jp
3105:. 1983.
3025:See also
2982:Freeware
2954:Freeware
2936:paraMSX
2904:NO$ MSX
2894:Freeware
2866:Freeware
2838:Archived
2803:Archived
2796:Freeware
2791:Atari ST
2768:Freeware
2647:Sony PSP
2492:blueMSX
2487:Website
2484:License
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2201:Mitsumi
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1491:C64 Mini
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1342:1chipMSX
1292:AGE Labs
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1140:Helsinki
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1017:Parodius
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3252:May 25,
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1402:MSX-DOS
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1240:Philips
1219:Samsung
1211:Kyocera
1195:Pioneer
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1171:Toshiba
1155:Philips
1142:in 2012
1084:Nemesis
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3515:"MSX2"
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3109:
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2995:6.0.3
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2781:0.10b
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1628:64 KB
1625:48 KB
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1551:MSX2+
1507:Zemmix
1446:SymbOS
1373:Altera
1357:Europe
1328:Legacy
1280:Yamaha
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1203:Yamaha
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284:(MSX2)
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3933:(PDF)
3674:(PDF)
3103:ASCII
3101:(8).
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2563:macOS
2525:19.0
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2469:Name
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1876:(PSG)
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1503:MSXVR
1381:C-One
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1297:MSX2+
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1248:Sanyo
1231:Sharp
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1187:Canon
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2831:GPL
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2540:GPL
2510:GPL
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2250:as
2245:FAT
1928:PCM
1715:RAM
1618:ROM
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1410:USB
1288:NTT
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1260:JVC
1207:JVC
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1105:Xak
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544:VHS
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431:'s
372:'s
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220:CPU
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