On Wed, 17 Mar 1999, Manuel Bilderbeek wrote:
> > > They did, Dutch magazines report MSX2 in 1986.
> >
> > This explain why there's so many MSX2 in Europe. Here in Brazil, we only
> > can get MSX2 in 1988. So, I ever thinked that Megarom was born before
> > MSX2.
>
> So, probably after the birth of MSX2! My manuals of the Sony HB-G900P also say
> (C) 1985 (and that is one of the very first MSX2 prototypes... But ok, it
> doesn't have a memory mapper... Was the 64kB RAM in the HB-F500P mapped?)
I don't think so. When I send my MSX1 to be converted do MSX2 (adding an
internal board), I didn't get memory mapper, keeping with 64kb.
Memory Mapper started in Brazil as a cartridge!
> > You're saying that the opposite is the truth, aren't you?
>
> Yups.
That's strange. I think that it's more natural to expand memory first, and
after expand video capabilities.
> > > It has. (Why don't you check the MSX hardwarelist on the FAQ????)
> >
> > That's a good idea! But why the most part of Japanese game makers only had
> > stopped to do MSX1 games in 1988?
>
> Because many, many, many MSX1 machines were sold in Japan and the rest of the
> world. And the games could still be played on MSX2.
And nobody was interested in transforming MSX1 to MSX2?
> > BTW, is there Megaram in the MSX hardware list?
>
> Ofcourse... If you only start to read it!!
Yes, I found it. And there's a 128kb Megaram, I also have never seen that!
Greetings from Brazil!
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