The very first MSX computer

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By Argon

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31-12-2003, 11:55

Does anybody know which MSX model was the very first MSX to be sold on the market ?
Did ASCII make any MSX computers ? If so, the very first model should have been theirs ?

Thanks you.
Kris

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By djh1697

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31-12-2003, 12:46

I think it was a Sony or Toshiba machine - but that comes from a long lost memory that i had of an interview with Nishi in a UK MSX magazine

ASCII laid down the specification, they didnt make a commercial machine. Did MicroSoft make PC's to run MS-DOS?

By Argon

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31-12-2003, 12:51

So, Sony or Toshiba, hmmm...

Maybe the Toshiba HX-10 ?
It is one of the most common systems in both Japan and Europe...
In Japan it's also known as Toshiba Pasopia (IQ).

K.

By wolf_

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31-12-2003, 13:32

the toshiba hx-10 came with 64k mem.. I doubt the first msx had that much ram ..

By Argon

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31-12-2003, 14:06

Hmmm, that's true...

Any other ideas ?

By Ivan

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31-12-2003, 14:51

I believe that more than one company released MSX1s at the same time. I don't know which one arrived to shops first, though.

The first ones could be Fujitsu FM-X, Canon V8/V10, Casio MX-10/MX-101, General Paxon series, Hitachi MB-H1, Victor HC-6, Mitsubishi ML-8000, National/Panasonic CF-1200, Sanyo MPC-2, Sony HB-55, Toshiba HX-10 and the Yamaha CX-5 amongst others.

Check http://faq.msxnet.org/hardware.html for pictures.

By Jazzy

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31-12-2003, 15:14

I believe that more than one company released MSX1s at the same time. I don't know which one arrived to shops first, though.

The first ones could be Fujitsu FM-X, Canon V8/V10, Casio MX-10/MX-101, General Paxon series, Hitachi MB-H1, Victor HC-6, Mitsubishi ML-8000, National/Panasonic CF-1200, Sanyo MPC-2, Sony HB-55, Toshiba HX-10 and the Yamaha CX-5 amongst othersBased on what?

By Ivan

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31-12-2003, 15:17

On their amount of memory (only 16/32 Kbytes of RAM).

By Jazzy

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31-12-2003, 15:33

On their amount of memory (only 16/32 Kbytes of RAM).Okay, but most of these computers are quite special machines with all kinds of extras. For example, the Paxon is a MSX with built-in monitor, the Hitachi MB-H1 has built-in software, etc.

By Ivan

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31-12-2003, 15:52

Okay, but most of these computers are quite special machines with all kinds of extras. For example, the Paxon is a MSX with built-in monitor, the Hitachi MB-H1 has built-in software, etc.

The General Paxon MSXes are rare. But we are not talking about the rarity of the machines.

The other were common machines in Japan and quite a lot of them where sold outside Japan (For instance: Sony HB-55, Panasonic CF-1200, Casio MX series, Toshiba HX-10, ... where sold in Spain).

By Ivan

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31-12-2003, 15:53

Remove the 'h' in the "where" Wink

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