> I just want to say that I am VERY much surprised how we
> react in general about Japanese MSX-developments.....We don't,
> actually...;-)
That's not the worst thing.
The main reason why the Japanese went to Tilburg was making contacts
and looking for people who could help with the development of the new MSX.
(Sunrise Swiss, Padial,...)
Sure they made mistakes, but they did not know what to expect at all in
Holland,
let alone WHO to contact.
Nobody reacted, nobody helps (yet), and every hardware-developer continues
with his own MSX-4/whatever project without even considering the possibility
of helping with the official project (keeping MSX a standard, you know)
Mind that it is pretty sure that Panasonic will produce the new MSX, as well
as
an 'S'-company like (I am very serious about this) Sony, Sega, Sanyo, Sharp
or
Samsung....
I can hear you all thinking: Sony?? Sega?? But what about PS2 and Dreamcast?
But remember that all Japanese take MSX very seriously, and they are all
aware
that a home-computer is absolutely not the same thing as a gameconsole.
(And, off course the fact that nothing is certain yet ;)
The same goes for the 'just-another-new-MSX-rumour'-attitude.
This is the first new-MSX-rumour I heard that came straight from Japan, and
ASCII is involved! Again: The Japanese are very serious.
This is the way I look at it.
Fortunately, there are a lot of active MSX-users that ARE interested in the
Japanese
news, so there is hope...
Sander 'back on the track' Zuidema
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