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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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
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?
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.
the toshiba hx-10 came with 64k mem.. I doubt the first msx had that much ram ..
Hmmm, that's true...
Any other ideas ?
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.
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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?
On their amount of memory (only 16/32 Kbytes of RAM).
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.
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).
Remove the 'h' in the "where"
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