> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm now writing from Japan, here at my internship address....
>
> Well, you are lucky too then ;-)
Heheh, in some ways. (Sometimes the food is horrible! ;-)
> > I could not resist replying.
>
> Thanks.
Yer Welcome.
> > > already there (a 32KB memory expansion)
> > Interesting! Does it have a marking or typenumber?
>
> It says: Yamaha 32K RAM/EXP. Slot unit. SRE-01. On one side you have the
60
> pin connector, on the other side a Expansion Slot Unit (a normal 50 pin
msx
> cartridge slot)
If not yet in the MSX hardwarelist, I will add it.
> Is it possible to dump the rom and and burn it in a eprom? I have a MT
> cardbase cartridge. I've heard once that you can use this cartridge to
> replace the eprom with msx-dos.
I do not know. I have no access to my MSX stuff, since it is 9000 km away
from here.
> > > Has anyone got the keyboard that works with the module?
> > Yes I have it, i.e. the small one. Tristan Zondag has the big one, e.g.
>
> Well it seems to me that I need such a keyboard to get any sound out of
it.
> On the cartridge there are 2 audio connectors, I've plugged them in my
> monitor but whatever I try in the build in program, I don't hear any
sound.
> How do I
> get some sound without the keyboard? Are there some keystrokes I can try?
Sorry I do not even remember if I tried.
> If I want to control the module through midi from my pc, I probably need
the
> cartridge program.
> Maybe there is a way to dump the cartridge program and load it from the ss
> diskdrive? Or does the 'YRM-502 FM Voicing Program II' cartridge also has
> some special hardware inside?
I do not think so.
> Maybe I can use loadrom from trunks if I have the Voicing program romdump?
> However, if I want to loadrom for a 32kb rom, I need more ram in the MSX1
> than the standard 32KB. Are there any normal memory expansion modules for
> MSX1 that I can buy?)
Many. Like the ones from Philips and Sony. I have some, but they are not
very easy to get though.
> > I don't have the manual, but try a little. It is not that hard. The FM
> > Voicing Program 2 is easier though!
> >
> Well, if you find one in the land of the rising sun, please mail me. I
> really want to experiment and play with this module.
Forget it! In Japan, MSX is long forgotten it seems. Many people here say it
will be very hard to find ANY MSX equipment in a store. Second hand via
auctions is another story. But, I hardly have any money here... That is a
drawback.
> > > The box says: DISK compatible. However, in the menu I only see the
> option
> > > to write to tape. I have a Toshiba external ss drive>
> > Ehm, strange. I even get the DISK option without any diskdrive
connnected
> to
> > my CX5M.
>
> I only see a CAS option in the [BALANCE] menu. Are there more menu's than
> the one you see when you active the program?
Uhm... I really do not remember...
> >>The MSX FAQ needs to be changed
> > > on this subject. Maybe anyone can acknowledge this.
> >
> > Ah, is the FAQ wrong??? I will correct it as soon as I have SSH access
to
> > the university. Which may never happen, so than I have to wait until I
get
> > back.
>
> Or you can relocate your FAQ somewhere else and ask Sean to change the url
Nope. I cannot, not now.
> pointer ;-) If you want I can make a faq.msx.org or www.faq.msx.org
pointer
> to your page.
That would be cool! Both would be best, I think!
> Well, It seems to me that I need some extra stuff (Hardware/software) to
> actually use this very nice piece of hardware. If you or anyone else could
> supply me with this, I would be very gratefull.
> Another question: the music keyboard looks like the same connector a
Philips
> Music Module keyboard uses (or that other opl2 -toshiba/panasonic?-
> soundcartridge keyboard). Are those keyboards pin compatible? Probably
not.
I have no clue.
> Well, up to the next flee market then ;-)
Yes, I guess so!
> Maybe someone in Holland is willing to produce such a cable for a nice
> price?
> Mail me!
The Yamaha thing is not a cable, but some plastic converter.
Sorry for the very few answers in this e-mail.
Best regards,
Manuel
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