On Fri, 23 Jul 1999 01:56:32 +0200, Maarten ter Huurne wrote:
>> MSX3.0 (or 4.0, I need to know this! :-) SPECIFICATIONS -
>> Decisions already made. This will be, in the future,
>> the place where the new MSX Standard will be
>> described.
>> MSX3.0 IDEAS - A brief about WHAT are the hell we are
>> talking about on the list at this time
>I think MSX3 shouldn't be the only "main" section. I would prefer standards
>that are modular.
Well... How about create a "DEVICES SPECIFICATIONS" section? With several
subsections like:
SOUND BOARD - with hardware and software specifications
VIDEO BOARD - with hardware and software specifications
HARDDISK CONTROLERS - with hardware and software specifications
OTHER PERIPHERALS - with hardware and software specifications
...
???
>For example, one could define a standard for a sound board as a seperate
>standard. It could be included in a system specification of MSX3, but it
>could also be used as a new sound board for MSX2.
Well... There is no need for this, but is possible. Why? Because if we
implemente V9990 on the new MSX, it will be backward compatible with
GFX9000, BUT there will be some "minor" diferences... p.e. we will need
to define an I/O address to change the video processor (something like
the z80->r800 change on TR). And we can implement V9990 completly on it,
with changes in BASIC and so on.
But remember that some things will change, because VDP will not be
conected to a slot anymore... (-:
But I think is nice to make it modular... but I think modular on it's specifications,
because the new MSX standard, after all, must be a standard! (-:
>The same for software interfaces, like CD audio playback. It could be
>defined for interfaces that already exist (MegaSCSI and Sunrise IDE, those
>have a programmable BIOS). And if a new interface is made for MSX3, it can
>implement the same standard and existing software will work.
Ok. What do you think about the new sections? Please, make a suggestion!
[]'s Daniel Caetano
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