NEC unveils PC-8801mkII

Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 09:26
Submitted by: snout
Topic: MSX Revival

Source: RetroPC

The PC-8801 has always been very close to the MSX computer system. Many popular games on MSX were released on PC-8801 as well (Hideo Kojima's Snatcher for instance). On infoseek, we can have a look at three new portable devices, the NEC PC-8801mkII, the NEC PC-6601SP and the NEC PC-6001Crystal, which look strikingly similar to already existing Gameboy Advance SP and Wonderswan devices (hint). All three are mini-sized computers, approaching what a one-chip-MSX might look like in the future.

Relevant link: NEC announces 3 portable devices

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By GuyveR800 on April 19 2003, 10:55

Are you sure these are not fake?
The -SP versions look like a Gameboy Advance SP, and the -Crystal version looks like a SwanCrystal (Wonderswan).
Also, the keys look far too small to actually use...

Anyway, these designs come indeed very close to how I imagine the new MSX to look like.

By snout on April 19 2003, 12:33

truth is in the eye of the beholder ^_^

By GuyveR800 on April 19 2003, 12:35

It's definitely fake. Check out: http://macots.hp.infoseek.co.jp/pc88/report/001.jpg
In the bottom-left corner you can still see the GBA SP product code (AGS-001).

By snout on April 19 2003, 18:26

ok, enough fooling around ^_^ Gave a big hint in the news post now. However, I think the one-chip MSX is heading towards 'something like this'

By snout on April 19 2003, 18:28

...but I assume the one-chip MSX will become reality one day

By GuyveR800 on April 19 2003, 19:41

I'm counting on nothing less