> > Nishi's goal to realize the single-chip MSX were still on, and
> he contacted
> > Toshiba to create the chip. They accepted and made a chip which only
> > integrated sound, but not video. Nishi got very angry about
> that and got a
> > fight with Toshiba.
>
> In addition to that, Toshiba asked license costs that were too high for
> ASCII.
will add
> > Arm is going to be the CPU, Intent and Linux are the OS. MSX
> one-chip is
> > linux all the way.
> The one-chip MSX is going to have an ARM core: the ARM processor
> is included
> as part of the IC, it's not a separate chip. The one-chip MSX
> runs Intend on
> top of Linux, it's not Linux-only.
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> > Q: Did you come here just for the fair?
> > A: Yes, I did (editors note: I don't think so)
>
> Please tell us your reason for thinking that. It looks strange if
> you state
> it this way.
i heard (really close source) otherwise.
> > Q: They new msx has tv out, why? With radio communication we
> like to use
> > wireless communication!
> > A: We have a name (nanny) for the microcontroller, it is a
> nanochip with
> > flash and io but no video.
>
> I thought he was talking about a controller (like PSX pad) which
> is called
> "Lanny" (it uses wireless LAN). But I didn't hear this part well,
> maybe I'm
> completely wrong about this.
It thought i heard nanny (from NANOmachines) Could be lanny though
> > Q: But what if it becomes very popular, is there no way to competition?
> > A: no.
> > Q: Never?
> > A: I do not want to say never.
>
> This part was specifically about competing with PC.
>
> > Q: What will be the price of the one chip MSX?
> > A: From 15/20$ to 10$
>
> Clarification: that's for the chip itself, not the entire device.
> The device
> would be $100 or less.
will add
bye,
bart
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