Tecnical characteristics:
- Microprocessor: Z80A (3,58 Mhz)
- Resident memmory: ROM - 32 Kbytes ((basic MSX)
RAM - 80 Kbytes - 64 Kbytes user
- 16 Kbytes video
- Video: CPD - TMS-9128 (freq. 60 Hz) and TMS-9118 (freq. 50 Hz)
- Screen types: Screen 0 - 16 colors
- only text
- 40 columns X 24 lines
Screen 1 - 16 colors
- text and sprites
- 32 columns X 24 lines
Screen 2 - graphic screen
- 256 X 192 pixels resolution
- high resolution (1 point = 1 pixel)
- 16 colors
Screen 3 - graphic screen
- 64 X 48 pixels resolution
- low resolution (1 point = 16 pixels)
- 16 colors
- Sound: PSG - AY-3-8919-A
- 8 octaves, 3 channels and additional noise channel
Hardwares:
MSX hardwares:
- Cassete - Low and hard to use.
- Disk Drive - Faster and easier to use.
- Modem - Communication between MSX's
- Printer - Prints informations on paper.
- Joystick (same as Atari), with one more shot trigger.
To download other games go to: http://www.funet.fi/pub/msx/games/msx1
Tecnical characteristics:
- The difference of the previous modell is in its video processor: V9938
- Screen types: Screen 0 - 16 colors (combination of 512 tones)
- only text
- 40 columns X 24 lines
- 80 columns X 24 lines
Screen 1 - 16 colors (combination of 512 tones)
- text and sprite
- 32 columns X 24 lines
From screen 2 on, all screens are graphic:
Screen 2 - 256 X 192 pixels resolution
- high resolution (1 point = 1 pixel)
- 16 colors (combinations of 512 tones)
Screen 3 - 64 X 48 pixels resolution
- low resolution (1 point = 16 pixels)
- 16 colors (combination of 512 tones)
Screen 4 - 256 X 192 pixels resolution
- 16 colors (combination of 512 tones)
- sprites 2 (with color lines)
Screen 5 - 256 X 212 pixels
- 4 video pages
- 16 colors (combination of 512 tones)
- sprites 2
Screen 6 - 512 X 212 pixels
- 4 video pages
- 4 colors
- sprites 2
Screen 7 - 512 X 212 pixels
- 2 video pages
- 16 colors (combination of 512 tones)
- sprites 2
Screen 8 - 256 X 212 pixels
- 2 video pages
- 256 colors (without combination of colors)
- sprites 2
Obs: See on help page how to use the MSX 2 colors.
- Sound: PSG
FM-PAC CARTRIDGE - 9 audio channels (opcional)
Hardwares:
New features:
- Memmory mapper (256,512,1024 & 4096 Kb)
- FM-PAC
Softwares:
To download MSX 2 games, go to funet/msx2. In this directory you'll find
three subdirectories:
DISK - about 200 games.
KONAMI - Konami's games.
MISC - More 20 games.
Download here the game Genius.
PS: The game Genius belongs to Marcelo's HP and it's public domain.
Tecnical characteristics:
The differences between MSX 2 and MSX 2+ are the new screens, 10,11,12 and the smooth scroll.
The MSX 2 manipulate colors by RGB system. MSX 2+ screens 10 and 12 uses then system YJK.
See more details on help section.
- Screen 10 - Resolution: 512 X 212 piixels
- 2 video pages
- 12499 colors not simultaneous
- Screen 11 - Resolution: 256 X 212 piixels
- 2 video pages
- 12499 colors not simultaneous
- Screen 12 - Resolution: 256 X 212 piixels
- 2 video pages
- 19268 simultaneous colors
Download some MSX 2+ games at funet/msx2+.
E-mail:flamar98@hotmail.com
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