Hi there

Just discovered the site - nice.

It's for the nostalgia trip - emulation is good - but I would like to re-live the real thing.


Thanks

Well, ideally you'd want one in the UK idd, but there's a cheap VG 8235 with a doublesided drive on ebay.nl for 27,50 euros (around 20 pounds). Add another 17,50 euros for priority airmail and you've got youself an MSX2 for 30 quid

http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=8101&item=5146663513&rd=1

Possible problem with non UK purchase is payment method - as I would normally pay for stuff with UK sterling cheque - as it's the only method I have available - hence the hope for someone in the UK to be selling one.

Well, if you like the computer you could send the seller and e-mail asking if he would accept a bank transfer. Any bank does transfers to foreign-currency accounts. Problem solved At least that way you'll be playing games on your MSX before christmas

UKDecay, do you have a Debit card? Switch or Delta? you can set up a paypal account!

Where in the UK are you? I am in the East Midlands, I am the pround owner of the UK's only Panasonic TurboR GT computer, a beautiful machine

Thanks for the info Sonic/DJH - Just checked with a mate - he has an eBay/Paypal account - so I'm gonna go down to his place one evening and see what's available on eBay - and place a few bids.

DJH - I'm from the North-West - Don't know alot about the TurboR - without reading - I guess it's MSX 3?

Sort of, yes. In chronological order there's the MSX, MSX2, MSX2+ and MSX turboR. Assuming you know what MSX2 is, MSX2+ has the ability of displaying more colors (19268) and turboR has that too, including a faster processor (7MHz R800, about equivalent to a 28MHz Z80). Furthermore the turboR has a minimum of 256kB main RAM, and it's just a wonderful machine! I myself have an A1ST here (the smaller sister of the A1GT, and it's such a wonderful MSX... )

You could've just said it's an MSX2 on steroids

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Thanks for the info Sonic/DJH - Just checked with a mate - he has an eBay/Paypal account - so I'm gonna go down to his place one evening and see what's available on eBay - and place a few bids. DJH - I'm from the North-West - Don't know alot about the TurboR - without reading - I guess it's MSX 3?

If you're quick, you can still catch that VG 8235 for € 27,50! (£ 20) The auction ends in a little more than 5 hours, so you'll have to be quick... (Mind you, you can just bid today and ask/goto your friend next week to do the actual payment.

Was'nt quick enough - been at work all day today - just have to wait for another one to appear - Also thanks for the heads up on the TurboR guys - would'nt mind one of those beauties - but I guess they're pretty hard to come by.

http://www.bas-ditta.info/verkoopenlinks/hardware%20engels.htm

lots of msx computers for sale

Where in the North West? I will be in Preston over Christmas, if you live anywhere near there?

TurboR is lovely - but - you need a modern TV set, with either RGB or SVHS inputs (it is a NTSC unit) and a 110v adaptor - Maplin supply those.

All good fun

DJH - I'm from Lancaster - about 30 mins from preston.

Thanks for the link Repair - nice.

If you got a machine UKD i can maybe help you out with some software on floppy disk - although there is plenty that you can download online. A supply of 720k disks might be hard to find though!

Bas has some usefull stuff, I have bought things from him he is fast and reliable. I would strongly recomend him

Well thanks you guys - this is looking good - two quick questions if you don't mind:-
1> Is a demo of the Compass assembler available - I would like to give it try before buying?

2> Anyone reading this from the UK - remember MSX Computing and MSX User magazines - Back in the Early days of MSX 1 machines - I had program published in one of them (can't remember which) - it was a 64 characters per line utility written in 100% z80 assembler - I was well proud when they published it - I would love to be able to see it once again after all these years - but have never been able to track it down.

Once again thanks for your help.