At 19:46 25/08/98 +0200, you wrote:
>> Every time I booted my old MSX-1, it asked for a date (to save
>>files on disk). When I converted my MSX-1 to MSX-2, the boot stopped to
>>ask the date. And I didn't change the drive interface!! So my questions
>>are: how the drive knew I changed my computer, and where did it get the
>>date/time?
>
>What do you mean by "converted my MSX-1 to MSX-2"?... putting some extra
>hardware in?
>or just putting the MSX-1 aside and using a MSX-2?
Sure! Here in Brazil there weren't built a "real" MSX 2. Gradiente and
Sharp only produced MSX 1 (Expert and Hotbit, respectively). So, Ademir
Carchano (from ACVS) created a "MSX 2 transformation kit". He took off the
old VDP, and placed a second board, over the older one, with all the
differences from MSX 1 to 2: SUBROM, new BIOS, VDP, more memory (Mapper),
FM (some cases), realtime clock chip, etc. After that, Ademir developed a
"MSX 2+ transformation kit", where you can have a MSX 2+! Unfortunately,
we had some problems regarding to the overheat... The power source weren't
prepared for 2 boards.
I've got an original MSX 1, which was converted to a MSX 2. After, I sold
it and bought a MSX 1 which was converted to a MSX 2+. Finally, I've bought
a Turbo-R and sold the MSX 2+. Nowadays, Ademir Carchano created a all-new
MSX 2+ board, smaller and better built, so he can only change the boards.
ByE!
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