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HansO
msx addict
Posts: 375 |  Posted: September 17 2005, 12:24 |
Until now there was not an english version of a MSX-2 Basic guide online. I recently acquired a Sony HB-900AP and with it came a good english MSX-2 userguide, 270 pages. I have scanned it and made a PDF out of it, about 5 MB. Download it here: www.hansotten.com - MSX Info - Whats new (thank you Tristan for the space!)
Together with the MSX-2 Basic Reference chart it will give you a complete english view of MSX-2 Basic. |
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Mirg
msx lover
Posts: 84 | Posted: September 18 2005, 12:27 |
Thanks for that wonderful book. I'm reading it because it's quite funny.
"Let's ask the computer for some coffee. Type the following letters on the keyboard.
COFFEE PLEASE"
Hahahaha, too funny. Thanks for this one! 
(Later on, it gets quite in-depth on sprites and pages by the way. That's also why I'm reading it, heh.)
(In-depth if you're trying to figure out how everything worked again, by the way, which I am, heh.) |
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HansO
msx addict
Posts: 375 | Posted: September 18 2005, 22:39 |
Also new, thanks to Sandy Pleyte: pictures and the story behind the white turboR. A german person named Wolfgang Bormann tells about it. See the MSX turboR picture gallery.
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POISONIC
msx professional
Posts: 883 | Posted: September 19 2005, 23:39 |
thats what i call a screwed TURBO R those germans dont even know how to use a turbo r so they reinvent the wheel  |
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[D-Tail]
msx guru
Posts: 2989 | Posted: September 19 2005, 23:46 |
I think it's rather cool... Combined with blue LEDs it'd be quite... icy ^_^
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HansO
msx addict
Posts: 375 | Posted: September 20 2005, 11:30 |
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| thats what i call a screwed TURBO R those germans dont even know how to use a turbo r so they reinvent the wheel
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Please reread the story. Wolfgang knew very well what he was doing with the turboR. The paintjob was a marketing trick to get attention in those days. |
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Niles
msx professional
Posts: 519 | Posted: September 20 2005, 13:52 |
Amazing scan and your whole page, HansO... thanks a lot for share this one. Finally I'll do my best with my HB75P   |
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HansO
msx addict
Posts: 375 | Posted: September 21 2005, 22:37 |
Abi van Tamelen has sent me pictures of his MSX turboR GT. This machine not only looks very good, in mint condition, but has a label that is different from other GT's. Its states 256K RAM, and also this GT has 512K builtin. A misprint? A rarity? Let me know if your GT also has this 256K label!
In the MSX turboR Picture gallery at http://www.hansotten.com
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snout
msx legend
Posts: 4991 | Posted: September 21 2005, 22:40 |
Yokoi had a look at this rare turboR when Abi took it with him to Bussum (2003). He told me that Panasonic intended to let the GT have 256KB memory, but switched to 512KB in the end. Microcabin seems to have pushed Panasonic to make this decision. This one might have been a prototype |
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[D-Tail]
msx guru
Posts: 2989 | Posted: September 21 2005, 23:41 |
o_O!
A game designers club deciding for hardware manufacturers what the size of the memory must be? That's insane! Can't blame Panasonic for doing it in the end, but it seems strange to me...
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BiFi
msx guru
Posts: 3142 | Posted: September 22 2005, 07:39 |
some people have all the luck |
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NYYRIKKI
msx master
Posts: 1499 | Posted: September 22 2005, 16:41 |
HansO: Do you know more about this white MSX tR? It seems, that at least keyboard routines were translated, but what about MSX-View and softwares on disks?
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HansO
msx addict
Posts: 375 | Posted: September 22 2005, 20:17 |
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| HansO: Do you know more about this white MSX tR? It seems, that at least keyboard routines were translated, but what about MSX-View and softwares on disks?
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I ahve the email address of Wolfgang, send me an email for it. |
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POISONIC
msx professional
Posts: 883 | Posted: September 22 2005, 21:47 |
well to day the games on pc do the same today
more ram more speed
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