Difference between revisions of "MSX"
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| − | MSX was a standardized range of 8 bit computers developped by Microsoft and various (mostly) japanese producers to exploit... microsoft softwares. | + | MSX was a standardized range of Z80 based 8 bit computers developped by Microsoft and various (mostly) japanese producers to exploit... microsoft softwares. |
MSX stands for "Machines with Software eXchangeability". | MSX stands for "Machines with Software eXchangeability". | ||
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Despite having the colour attributes logic, it wasn't as bad as on the [[ZX Spectrum|Speccy]]. Yet as a Z80 based computer, many European Sofware developpers did those awfull scrappy speccy ports, which Japanese couldn't understand ("why do they have so scrappy graphics ?") | Despite having the colour attributes logic, it wasn't as bad as on the [[ZX Spectrum|Speccy]]. Yet as a Z80 based computer, many European Sofware developpers did those awfull scrappy speccy ports, which Japanese couldn't understand ("why do they have so scrappy graphics ?") | ||
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| + | Latter MSX standard included extra video modes without the colours clashes. | ||
[http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSX Wikipedia page] | [http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSX Wikipedia page] | ||
Revision as of 10:38, 6 October 2009
MSX was a standardized range of Z80 based 8 bit computers developped by Microsoft and various (mostly) japanese producers to exploit... microsoft softwares.
MSX stands for "Machines with Software eXchangeability".
4 generations of MSX were produced, each with it's own system specs.
It was a serious concurrent to the Amstrad CPC range. Yet a lot of similarities and differences between the 2 systems.
Despite having the colour attributes logic, it wasn't as bad as on the Speccy. Yet as a Z80 based computer, many European Sofware developpers did those awfull scrappy speccy ports, which Japanese couldn't understand ("why do they have so scrappy graphics ?")
Latter MSX standard included extra video modes without the colours clashes.
