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Van: Sander Zuidema <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Datum: maandag 3 juli 2000 0:21
Onderwerp: Re: What MSX really means
>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.
As far as I know, the Japanese know who the leading MSX groups in Europe
are, so that's not the problem. At least Kuniji Ikeda knows all important
leading MSX figures in Europe. Some people from different MSX groups told us
that they did not talk with Padial or Sunrise about this new MSX at all. If
they want to discuss a new MSX then they should contact the leading groups
and not keep silent and tell us that Europe is not interested!
>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....
You say that it is pretty sure. Where did you get this information from?
>From Panasonic?
>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.
ASCII is involved you say. In what way? ASCII simply telling a MSX club that
they have permission to design a new MSX is not the kind of involvement that
would lead to a new MSX in my opinion. It only shows that ASCII is not
likely to spend much money on development costs for this new computer. If
they really want to make a new MSX then they should give Panasonic or Sony
permission to design one.
>Fortunately, there are a lot of active MSX-users that ARE interested in the
>Japanese news, so there is hope...
Most of us are interested but the Japanese will have to get a bit more open
to us if they are REALLY serious about discussing a new standard. If not
then most people will stay sceptic.
Gerrit van den Berg
MSX-Info Blad
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