EMSX the alternative MSX compatible system that runs on the Evolucion4 V2 slotexpander, all built and designed by Leonardo Padial Electronics, is able to run at 7.1 and 14.3Mhz.
sd_snatcher has released a guide on how to upgrade the Toshiba HX-MU900 FM Synthesizer Unit (a.k.a. Toshiba MSX-Audio) with 256kB Sample RAM and MSX-Audio BIOS. This cartridge was, up to now, the most limited Y8950-based device for MSX.
Source: Ikeda's MSX Print (27-02-2002)
In Ikeda's News Print, Kuniji Ikeda let us know that the Terra Network System stopped producing their 4MB Addram memory mappers. Fortunately there are still some mappers in stock. This could be your last chance to get a cheap memory mapper. The price will be 6000 yen, about € 51,- If you want one, just mail Ikeda
The Brazilian MSX hardware developer Ademir Carchano has re-opened his website. Here, you can find fast ATA/IDE interfaces, slot expanders and an 80-column card that can be used as a kit to transform an MSX1 into an MSX2.
Ademir creates MEGA-IDE
Ademir has created a MEGA-IDE cartridge which is a:
- Memory Mapper (up to 4 MB)
- Slot Expander
- SCC/SCC+
- ATA-IDE interface (including MSX-DOS2)
- Disk controller
all in one cartridge.The price of this great cartridge is about $400,- which is ofcourse very affordable for a cartridge with this many features!A comp
Arcade joystick for MSX
novi^skt has announced that he has produced an arcade joystick for MSX inspired by the Telemach Professional, an extremely robust arcade joystick for home computers produced and sold in Spain in the late eighties.
A few weeks ago Chris Martin, a Texas Instruments engineer succeeded in creating an ethernet interface for Atari 8-bit computers, as other hobbyists had already done for Commodore 64.
Bas Kornalijnslijper, active on the MSX Resource Center under the nickname Repair-Bas has recently published yet another batch of articles in his Do it Yourself corner, teaching you how to perform certain MSX upgrades yourself.
BEER IDE interfaces
Some Argentinian MSX users, who are subscribed to the Yahoo mailing list MSX Error 51, have managed to build themselves twelve BEER IDE interfaces. This IDE interface for MSX was originally developed by Egor Voznesenski and its design is freely available on the Internet.
In order to clearify the difference between Dumas and the new games cartridges which include a new custom sound chip, callMSX and some people involved have written a couple of short articles about them (focusing on the cartridge with the sound chip) in English and Spanish. During the past Barcelona MSX users' meeting a demo of upcoming Kralizec games using that cartridge was shown.