> > Putting a fixed frequency signal, and a variable CPU clock/bus speed
> > signal, side by side on a cartridge-connector is a good thing, but
> > for the MSX system, the chance to do so was lost with the definition
> > of the MSX standard, no way to re-do this.
> Not so negative! 'Reserved' signals are intended for future expansion!
> Don't Fight the Future ;-)
Anyway we can't just do some commerical products, that expects this "new
standard" because we can't expect all MSX users to know, what is
soldering iron, how to use it and witch way it should be taken to hand.
This conversation is quite a useless, if nobody is going to start
produsing new MSX machines or to modify old ones. Anyway I don't want to
say that this is totaly impossibble idea. I only hope, that we can keep
some kind of standard on hardware.
We have allready seen what happens, when all computer makers start to
expand their systems in their own style. (PC) And this is also case, when
we talk about Z380 projects. If this new maschine can't just be
compatibble with previous MSX models, then it should not be called as MSX,
because now there is even something, that I'm quite a proud in MSX
computers. There are standards, that have been there from first MSX1 to
last MSX tR. (exept CAS: :-( ) Expanding is good, but it is not good, if
old features are not supported anymore.
Yes, I know, that we have had some probblems with software, but it has not
been because of standard. It has been because lack of information, and
because of proggrammers lazyness. (I'm one of those lazy bastards)
Well... anyway.. I would also like to expand MSX cartridge slot. NMI would
be really cool. :-)
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