Dear all,
Please see forwarded latest MSX Print from Ikeda. It has a lot of interesting
news about MSX Player. Now it is official news and not speculation!
Kind regards,
Alex Wulms
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Ikeda's MSX PRINT date on 19th March
Some days ago, I received telephone from Hidekatsu YOKOI who driver of
MSX Revival Project. Because he received Email from Sander Zuidema and he
read news about MSX Player at MSX Resouce Center. He hopes that I will
write more information about MSX Player use via my MSX PRINT. We talked
about 2 hours about MSX Player. This time, I write it to you. I hope
that you are enjoy this.
I did not interest in MSX Player. Because we can use other Emulators like
fMSX, JAVA MSX Emulator, Zodiac, RuMSX and freeM etc.. But Hidekatsu
Yokoi told me that MSX Player can emulate many MSX softwares more than
the other Emulators. Probably it is No.1 emulate function. And MSX Player
is fine work with The souce of Power produced by ANMA. It is cool thing!
But MSX Player needs high clock speed CPU, MSX Player cannot fine work
with slowly clock speed CPU..
8th April
SYNTAX will distribute MSX Player with NV Magazine 4/2002 to subscriber
of NV Magazine. Subscriber can get MSX Player(Windows ver) faster more
than the other way!
15th April
MSX Associaltion begin distribute MSX Player(Windows ver).
15th April
Fujitsu will begin sell a handy computer. And this computer has some
supplement software includeing MSX Player(Windows CE ver).
20th April
EGG will begin sell HYDLIDE for PC. This HYDLIDE is includeing MSX
Player to RUN HYDLIDE(MSX ver) on Windows.
?
Now, Yokoi wants publish guide book of MSX Player. This book is
includeing MSX Player with some programming tool for program code
writters. And people can study how to write of MSX program code from
this book.
*MY PERSONAL SUGGESTION:
IF someone will begin distribute MSX Player at Tilburg fair, it is nice.
Price of MSX Player. Windows version is free price. And Yokoi wants OPEN
SOUCE CODE LICENSE like GNU. But some program code writters donot like
it. They wants protect their program technology from other people.
Now, Yokoi donot know that Windows CE ver is free or NOT free.
On August, probably Macintiosh ver available. Almost people donot
interest in Mac ver. But Kazuhiko NISHI likes Machintosh more than
Windows.(Kazuhiko Nishi is Mac user). Nishi ordered Mac ver for code
writters of MSX Player.
Some days ago, Bill Gates of Microsoft visited to Japan to sell X-box at
Japan. At this time, Bill, Nishi and Yokoi talkked about Copyright of MSX
Computer. Still Microsoft has copyright of some programs like MSX BIOS.
And Microsoft doesnot recognize use of MSX BIOS. But Nishi and Yokoi will
fix this problem.
I know that Marat who author or fMSX is worry about payment of royalty to
use code of fMSX in MSX Player. You can read:
http://www.fms.komkon.org/fMSX/
But Yokoi will fix this problem use via their barrister. Long time, Yokoi
doesnot contact with Marat. Because Marat told that I can wait. At first,
Yokoi negotiations with MicroSoft more than Marat. Message to Marat:
You need not worry. Yokoi will pay royalty till distribute the MSX
Player.
And Nishi paied many money to buy copyright of MSX from ASCII
Corporation. Now, MSX Associations has Copyright of MSX, NOT ASCII Corp!
Okazaki made very cool emulator of FM Music. And Yokoi discuss about it
with Yamaha Corporation. Yamaha will NOT appeal to the law! Because this
emulator is NOT use technology of Yamaha at all!
Yokoi asked me about date of Brazilian MSX meeting. Because Yokoi wants
visit to Brazil. But I donot know date of meeting. Brazilian MSXer donot
announcement of their meeting written in English... And I am very
interest in CIEL 3++ and his computers. Would you help me someone?
I have a quesion to you. Do you have something information about Korean
MSX and Chile MSX?
I received question from Sander Zuidema, and Yokoi hopes that I answer
write reply to him. Ok, let's go!
Sander:We heard Marat Fayzullin of fMSX is angry on ASCII because of the
licensing of his sourcecodes. Could you tell me if these problems
are solved at the moment?
Yokoi and his barrister donot contact with him long time. Because some
times ago, he told that I can wait! The barrister will contact with him
till distribute of the MSX Player.
Sander:The MSX Association is a new company of Kazuhiko Nishi, is this
association now the holder of the MSX Copyrights? Is ASCII still
involved with MSX or its revival in any way? Will MSX PLAYer
still run on intent or will it run native on Windows and Windows
CE?
Me:Nishi bought Copyright of MSX from ASCII to distribute the MSX
Player. The MSX Player is work on intent, not native code. But people
need not ready intent to use the MSX Player, probably you know. I
cannot undewrstand that what do you want tell me.
Sander:And finally.. we at www.msx.org would like to do anything we can
to support the MSX Revival. If there is anything we can do.. let
me know ok?
Me:Yes. Already I told it to Yokoi. And he sent his greetings to you.
Sander:P.S> Glad to hear you liked our newsletter. Expect a new one
soon! :)
Me:Yes! I am waitting it!! *Grin* (Is this joke copyright of Anne?)
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Grtjs, Ikeda
PS: You can get information about YAMAHA FM Music chips:
http://student.cusu.cam.ac.uk/~rga24/computer/music/index.html
PPS: Below the link to photos of Jau2001 meeting. Take a look:
http://sites.uol.com.br/wernerkai/msxjau/fotos1.htm
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