> On Thu, 1 Jun 2000 19:41:42 +0200 (MET DST), Manuel Bilderbeek wrote:
>
> >Not, it's really simple: the MSX standard defines a cassette port. If =
> the
> >compputer does not have the casssetteport as described in teh sstandard=
> (see MSX
> >Technical databook), it's not an MSX...
> >I thought everyone knew this by now...
>
> I always said MSX TR are only MSX compatible... but now I have to
> say something. There are FOUR "MSX" standards:
>
> - MSX
> - MSX2
> - MSX2+
> - MSX TR
But they all have to be 100% compatible with the MSX standard.
The later standards should only be expanding the original MSX standard.
> Each of them have different specifications. The standard described by
> MSX2 Technical Handbook is the MSX2 Standard. MSX standard is defined on=
>
> MSX RedBook. The 2+ standard should be defined somewhere, and the
Not true. The MSX standard is defined in the MSX Technical Databook. The MSX
Red book is just an analysis of the MSX1 standard by Kuma software. Not by
ASCII/Microsoft.
> TR standard is defined in a japanese-only book that I don't even know
> the name.
MSX Turbo R Technical Databook?
> The MSX and MSX2 standard defines Cassete. MSX2+ I don't know... but
> TR standard not even mention cassete.
Which means they are not MSX compatible.
> Note that MSX2 *is not* MSX. MSX2+ is not MSX nor MSX2. And MSX TR is =
> not
> MSX, nor MSX2 nor MSX2+. They are only backward compatible. COMPATIBLE. =
> And
> in almost all cases, less than 100% compatible.
MSX2 is 100% compatible with MSX. AFAIK so is MSX2+, unless it lacks cassette
port.
> When talking about MSX standard is difficult to define "what" standard=
> . Talking
> only "MSX" will reffer to MSX (1.0) standard.
Which is the basic standard, with which all standards above should be
compatible.
Grtjs, Manuel ((m)ICQ UIN 41947405)
PS: MSX 4 EVER! (Questions? See: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/)
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