SCREEN9PLUS

By mars2000you

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10-09-2015, 14:16

I've just added on the Resource page of the blueMSX website 2 new generic machines :

* Generic Korean MSX2+

* Generic Korean MSXturboR

These generic machines are actually the Generic Japanese MSX2+ or MSXturboR machines with an extra rom in slot 2-3 : SCREEN9PLUS.rom

This rom has been created by Korean fan Plaire, you can find the manual, the rom and bin versions on his blog :

http://blog.naver.com/plaire0/220372690919

The rom can also be added on non-Japanese machines, also on MSX1 and MSX2 machines (there are some incompatibilities : Korean MSX1/2 or a few machines with build-in software). However, the SCREEN 9 and CALL PALETTE commands will not work on MSX1. Besides, on Al-Alamiah/ Perfect Arabic Machines, you need to be in International mode (English generally, French sometimes) by booting while pressing CTRL key.

The first 16 kb of this rom is a modified version of the small Hangul rom found in CPC-61 console. The other 16 kb add new commands.

When you add this ROM, the machine boots with the Korean characters available under the CODE/KANA key.

If you want to launch with the original characters (Japanese in the new blueMSX generic machines), press on DEL while booting.

After booting, you can switch from one set of characters to another one with CALL FONT.

If you use CALL KANJI, it is no more possible to use SCREEN9. You need to reboot with CALL REBOOT or by making a reset.

Check the manual for more infos !

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By mars2000you

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10-09-2015, 16:18

So, with this SCREEN9PLUS rom, it's the fourth step in HANGUL-BASIC commands (the SET commands are in the Korean extension rom of the MSX2 machines)

1st step : Korean MSX1 machines

CALL HANON
CALL HANOFF

2nd step : Korean MSX2 computers

CALL HANON
CALL HANOFF
CALL ADJUST (only available on these computers; probably only useful on CPC-400S to adjust synchro with external video input)
SCREEN9
SET SYSTEM (only available on these computers; probably only useful on CPC-300 to skip MSX-TUTOR)
SET HAN

3rd step : Korean MSX2 consoles

CALL HANON
CALL HANOFF
SCREEN9
CALL PALETTE
CALL RTCINI
CALL KCODE
CALL KINSTR
CALL KLEN
CALL KMID
CALL KCHR
CALL KTYPE
CALL KEXT
CALL ENG
SET HAN

4th step : SCREEN9PLUS rom

CALL HANON
CALL HANOFF
SCREEN9
CALL PALETTE
CALL RTCINI
CALL KCODE
CALL KINSTR
CALL KLEN
CALL KMID
CALL KCHR
CALL KTYPE
CALL KEXT
CALL ENG
CALL CLS
CALL MODE9
SET HAN
CALL FONT
CALL REBOOT
CALL VER
CALL HELP

By mars2000you

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25-09-2015, 20:13

I've just finished to add infos about these commands in the wiki, I hope that you will enjoy Hangul Basic and SCREEN 9 Wink

http://www.msx.org/wiki/Category:Hangul_BASIC

By mars2000you

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24-09-2019, 14:07

Just a rectification: CALL ADJUST is a general MSX2 instruction (but used only on machines manufactured by Daewoo, with internal lightpen interface - maybe also on Sanyo MPC-X and MPC-27) and SET SYSTEM has a different using on CPC-400(S) compared to CPC-300

By Takamichi

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24-09-2019, 15:02

Great job with summarizing unknown Korean MSX machines Smile

By mars2000you

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24-09-2019, 15:16

Thank you Takamichi Smile