MSX BASIC 4.1

Paragon (1175)

22-08-2022, 20:55

Asking for a friend (but I'm interested too).
Could someone share a copy of msx basic 4.1 manual or is it available somewhere to download?

By mars2000you

Enlighted (6430)

22-08-2022, 23:42

You can check the Wiki

MSX-BASIC 4.0 adds only 3 new instructions:

https://www.msx.org/wiki/CALL_PAUSE
https://www.msx.org/wiki/CALL_PCMPLAY
https://www.msx.org/wiki/CALL_PCMREC

The changes in 4.1 extend MSX-BASIC and MSX-MUSIC BASIC to MIDI (for this reason, docs use MSX-MIDI BASIC terminology):
https://www.msx.org/wiki/PLAY
https://www.msx.org/wiki/CALL_MDR
https://www.msx.org/wiki/CALL_MUSIC

By thegeps

Paragon (1175)

23-08-2022, 00:40

Thanks, what about msx.basic 3.0, then? I thought I would get all the information at once with the basic 4 manual

By mars2000you

Enlighted (6430)

23-08-2022, 01:20

Version 3.0 modifies SCREEN, COLOR, BASE, VDP and adds SET SCROLL + all the Kanji BASIC instructions:

https://www.msx.org/wiki/SCREEN
https://www.msx.org/wiki/COLOR
https://www.msx.org/wiki/BASE
https://www.msx.org/wiki/VDP
https://www.msx.org/wiki/SET_SCROLL

https://www.msx.org/wiki/Category:Kanji_BASIC

Most MSX2+ machines come also with MSX-MUSIC BASIC:
https://www.msx.org/wiki/Category:MSX-MUSIC_BASIC

By thegeps

Paragon (1175)

23-08-2022, 01:27

Thank you. I will point my friend to this post to get all the links

By iamweasel2

Paladin (709)

23-08-2022, 04:06

hmmm, the Wiki lists the following versions of MSX Basic:

1.1 - Br Gradiente
2.2 - (c) 1989 Digital Design

I wonder, what new things those versions brought ? Or it is just a hacked version with a new number version with a new name (Gradiente and Digital Design) ? If that´s the case, Hotbit had a portuguese version (error messages translated to portuguese), why It isn´t listed as well ?

By mars2000you

Enlighted (6430)

23-08-2022, 09:03

I think they are just hacked versions.

HOT-BASIC versions have been added.