MSX question

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No intent to make a MSX Wiki account yet, but maybe there are people here with a MSX as well, you know, they are quite similar with Z80 and good graphics.
Can you tweak the vertical resolution of the MSX? I know Arkanoid pushes the limits on the CPC, and goes beyond the meager 200 vertical lines, as especially on PAL there is plenty of room to go higher.
The MSX is even worse with its default 192 line vertical resolutions. What were they thinking? I need 32 lines of text at least, now 40% of my CRT is wasted with blue. The predecessor from Philips had 240 lines, much better. They used 10 pixels per character vertically, and 6 horizontally, not the ideal "sprite size" but it made text look much better. 240 lines would be welcome to simulate Viewdata for example.

Does anybody know MSX hacks to increase the vertical resolution?

[keith56]

No, I don't believe that's possible. The MSX2 had a 212 line option, but that won't help you much! I think your only option would be to define your own smaller 6 pixel tall font and use a bitmap screen.
The CPC is a bit 'Special' with it's ability to reconfigure the screen so drastically!

You can find all about the MSX1 VDP in this official manual:
https://ia903105.us.archive.org/29/items/tms9918_guide/tms9918_guide.pdf

And the MSX2 here:
https://ia903105.us.archive.org/29/items/tms9918_guide/V9938-programmers-guide%20insecure.pdf

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Ok, thanks.
One other very stupid question: how do you stop a BASIC program on the MSX. Stop=pause: 2x Stop = pause and continue again.

[McArti0]

10 sec for google.

CTRL+Stop

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Google is wrong. Does not work.

[Prodatron]

Hm, that's strange. Did you try it on a real machine?

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I have a real machine. A VG 8235. Maybe CTRL is broken. Any way to test that key by itself?

[McArti0]

Google 5sec 

Msx diagnostic

https://nightfoxandco.com/?page_id=787

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Google 5sec 

Msx diagnostic

https://nightfoxandco.com/?page_id=787

Google is so 2010. The answer is not helpful as I have no such cartridge:

I tried Copilot:

10 IF PEEK(&HFB21) AND 1 THEN PRINT "CTRL is ingedrukt"

[McArti0]

"El programa se distribuye en formato ROM, DISK, CAS y archivo de audio WAVE a 1200 y 2400 baudios, así como los binarios de 32k y 64k listos para grabar en una memoria PROM, EPROM, etc."

There must be a dsk somewhere.

[McArti0]

The MSX is even worse with its default 192 line vertical resolutions. 

Does anybody know MSX hacks to increase the vertical resolution?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_TMS9918#Undocumented

Spotlight at the end of the tunnel...

[McArti0]

Maybe CTRL is broken. Any way to test that key by itself?

After 2 hours of abuse www.webmsx.org

When you press CTRL the bottom menu changes.. auto to cload.

CTRL+R toglle Insert mode ( hi/low cursor)

[McArti0]

When you press CTRL the bottom menu changes.. auto to cload.

SHIFT 
Phone keyboard too small.