MSX funny

[SyX]

The "CRTC R2 fixes" are a simple horizontal centering of the game screen, perfect for people using a TV or a monitor without horizontal adjust, and where the cpc screen is shifted to the left... and thanks god, i'm not the only one fixing this

[arnoldemu]

The "CRTC R2 fixes" are a simple horizontal centering of the game screen, perfect for people using a TV or a monitor without horizontal adjust, and where the cpc screen is shifted to the left... and thanks god, i'm not the only one fixing this

ok. Yes this is good.

[Maggoo]

Man...that's very confusing!

I was thinking of buying a panasonic MSX2+ for graphical/game development, but having code that could be machine "dependant" on the same system, doesn't sound very encouraging for any programmer.

Shame - as it has some lovely specs for an 8 bit.

Actually managing memory is not nearly as complicated as the OP makes it sound. There are BIOS/ROM & DOS routines that make it pretty easy and as long as you use those routines things are pretty straightforward. You only need to really understand those slots mechanisms if you use multiple RAM extensions but that pretty uncommon since with a single slot you can have up to 4MB.


Watch out about which MSX2+ you get. Some of the later Panasonic model no longer have a cassettes port. As for the laser disk interface, you'll need to find the Controller for it (as far as I know only made by Pioneer) and it's pretty rare.


Nowadays your best bet is to use something like the Megaflashrom with MicroSD (MegaFlashROM SCC+ SD | MSX Resource Center). Very convenient to transfer files back and forth from a PC/MAC using Micro SD cards and works as a regular HDD. It also has the added feature to include a SCC sound chip and can behave as a flashed ROM to play those ROM images easily.

[sigh]

You only need to really understand those slots mechanisms if you use multiple RAM extensions but that pretty uncommon since with a single slot you can have up to 4MB.

Okay.
Makes me wonder why he was using them in the first place, as it  doesn't say what he was trying to create.

Watch out about which MSX2+ you get. Some of the later Panasonic model no longer have a cassettes port. As for the laser disk interface, you'll need to find the Controller for it (as far as I know only made by Pioneer) and it's pretty rare.

I've been on the look out for one of these Panasonic FS-A1WX - MSX Wiki as this one has the cassette port, but they're really difficult to source.

[Maggoo]

Okay.
Makes me wonder why he was using them in the first place, as it  doesn't say what he was trying to create.


I've been on the look out for one of these Panasonic FS-A1WX - MSX Wiki as this one has the cassette port, but they're really difficult to source.

Yes that one should have the cassette port, later models (A1WSX, ST, GT) do not, but they have the SVIDEO output which is nice to connect to LCD screens. The 5.5 Mhz clock speed is nice for development and to speed up some games.


You can try to contact Daniel ([size=78%]http://www.msx.org/users/daniel683104[/size]) to see if he has one available. The MSX he refurbishes are usually in very good condition and he usually upgrades them to 256KB or more internally (which is nice as the default 64KB is a bit short) and can have them converted to 220v if you are in Europe. Prices are usually cheaper than what you'd find on eBay.