MSX machine found in the scrap

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By alshamaa

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08-08-2015, 21:42

An MSX machine found in the scrap .
Sony HB-101P found in ( Damascus,Syria ) in a bazaar for( garbage & scrap & old stuff ) where you can find Things has been thrown out to the garbage.
This machine was exported to EU . its unknown in all of the Middle east area.
I think that some one in EU thrown it out , and it moved from area to area and In the end it settled in Damascus.
I bought it for 1$ .
This photo for the machine in the street waiting for a customer,( The seller himself didn't know what it was, he think it an old keyboard.)

This is another photos for the machine working in my home :

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By Grauw

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08-08-2015, 22:06

Good find, good rescue! Smile

By jltursan

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09-08-2015, 09:53

Yep, lucky guy!, I'm looking for one of these for ages with no luck (I mean, $1, broken and sold for pieces, need key caps; but wait,...your Sony is in working order! Running Naked in a Field of Flowers )
If I find a machine I can send you the TAB key Wink

By syn

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09-08-2015, 15:42

I sometimes walk/hunt thriftshops/pawnshops hoping to find a cheap msx.

All I have every found (but not bought) was a ps2 in bad shape without adapter/cables for €5 and untested c64 for €15 or so

By mtn

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09-08-2015, 22:29

Good find! Awesome!

I visit most secondhand shops in Oslo so often that the owners might call me if anything I might be interested in shows up. Havent landed me anything MSX-related (except for joystick(s)), but loads of other stuff.. (Ranging from metal lathe parts to acceleratorboards for Amiga.)

By alshamaa

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09-08-2015, 22:33

jltursan wrote:

Yep, lucky guy!, I'm looking for one of these for ages with no luck (I mean, $1, broken and sold for pieces, need key caps; but wait,...your Sony is in working order! Running Naked in a Field of Flowers )
If I find a machine I can send you the TAB key Wink


Maybe I'm lucky man, This is the fourth MSX machine I found it in the same way.
I got before the following :

- Al Alamiah- Sakhr AX230 Red : for 3$ (in 2013)



- Al Alamiah- Sakhr AX170 with 7 game Cartridges & 1 joystick : for 2$ (in 2014)

- Daewoo DPC-200 ( Arabic edition ) : for 1$ (in 2015)

And finally the Sony (in 2015). All of them working 100% . all what they need is to re clean (inside & outside).

By alshamaa

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09-08-2015, 22:37

syn wrote:

I sometimes walk/hunt thriftshops/pawnshops hoping to find a cheap msx.

All I have every found (but not bought) was a ps2 in bad shape without adapter/cables for €5 and untested c64 for €15 or so

I bought my first MSX in 1989 , I waited till 2013 to find my second one.
One day you will find what you want, I hope that.

By alshamaa

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09-08-2015, 22:46

mtn wrote:

Good find! Awesome!
I visit most secondhand shops in Oslo so often that the owners might call me if anything I might be interested in shows up. Havent landed me anything MSX-related (except for joystick(s)), but loads of other stuff.. (Ranging from metal lathe parts to acceleratorboards for Amiga.)

That's depend to the region and the country .
In some regions MSX machines are well Known , so it will be difficult to find it with a low price , because the seller will be very know the value of a similar machines.

By alshamaa

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09-08-2015, 22:56

This is a photo for the AX-170 when I found it lying on the ground with 7 Cartridge and joystick.

By fernando.collazo.5682

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10-08-2015, 04:43

Fantastic! Here in Brazil there are places like this, but the prices are very high.

By Latok

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10-08-2015, 10:34

The times you could find such treasures on flea markets in the Netherlands seem long gone...

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