[MSX] Encouraging Event in Korea

Hello MSX users over the World! This time, I'd like to inform you a news that MSX user meeting will be held on Saturday 3rd, April in Seoul, Korea. This event is organized by a MSX user club, Paradise of MSX and open to all MSX users in Korea (and World) Although it is expected that few MSX

[MSX] DOS2 format procedure

routine in DISK ROM and read some data back from the formatted disk. What field does DOS2 check from formatted disk? Greets, Jun On Thu, 2006-09-21 at 12:32 +0200, Laurens Holst wrote: Jun Sung Kim schreef: Hello MSX users I have a question for DOS2 slot management. According

[MSX] DOS2 slot management

Hello MSX users I have a question for DOS2 slot management. According to the manual, application program does not need to restore slot-page-mapping (except page 3). But it seems not correct.. because when my program changes the slot number of page 1 and exit (function call #0),

[MSX] media descriptor

Hello, Media descriptor is used to differentiate disk types. For example, F9h indicates 2DD (floppy). I need full description (table) of media descriptor for MSX and PC. (Some descriptor of MSX system seems to conflict to PC's. F8h is used for 1DD in MSX system but for HDD in PC system.

Re: [MSX] SCC guitar

How about the guitar SCC...? ^^ Can you play the guitar sound by SCC? Good challenging..! - Jun. - Original Message - From: Laurens Holst [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MSX Mailinglist msx@stack.nl Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 5:03 AM Subject: [MSX] SCC guitar Well, at least I think it

[MSX] Why Sunrise ATA-IDE I/F does not work?

Hello! Many years ago, my MSX2+(Sony F1XV) was partially broken... It seems that some signals of expansion slot does not work.. The Facts are: 1) ROM cartridge works 2) MoonSound works 3) ATA-IDE not detected (Detected on MSX2, Daewoo) Maybe, someone can answer this. Greeting from Korea,

Re: [MSX] Why Sunrise ATA-IDE I/F does not work?

Daniel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: msx@stack.nl Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 9:06 AM Subject: RE: [MSX] Why Sunrise ATA-IDE I/F does not work? From: Jun Sung Kim \(・\x80・\x80・ア\)[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : Hello! Heya Many years ago, my MSX2+(Sony F1XV) was partially broken... It seems that some

[MSX] Z380 question

Hello MSXers! I have questions about Z380 1. Is Z380 dead? (Zilog site says Still Active...) 2. Can I access I/O devices exterally attached in the range of the internal I/O space? By the way, this mailing list seems nearly dead...unfortunately like MSX... Greetings from Korea, Jun. Ah...

[MSX] MWM/MFM file format

Hello! Is there a documentation of MWM/MFM file format? I'd like to make a player for Linux... Greetings, Jun. ___ MSX mailing list (msx@stack.nl) Info page: http://lists.stack.nl/mailman/listinfo/msx

Re: [MSX] New release of previous UZIX 0.2.1

I'm not dead ^^ Keep your project until I complete my H/W project ^^ Greeting, - Jun. - Original Message - From: Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 9:00 AM Subject: [MSX] New release of previous UZIX 0.2.1

Re: [MSX] Finally

- Original Message - From: Laurens Holst [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 1:35 AM Subject: Re: [MSX] Finally Jun Sung Kim () wrote: What will I do with it? Ask yourself why you use MSX still... ^^ I meant to ask what your intentions were

Re: [MSX] Finally

- Original Message - From: Laurens Holst [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 5:33 AM Subject: Re: [MSX] Finally Jun Sung Kim () wrote: My X3b board* has been waken up by MSX BIOS... I've got the following message on a MSX monitor: MSX System

[MSX] Finally

My X3b board* has been waken up by MSX BIOS... I've got the following message on a MSX monitor: MSX System Version 1.0 Copyright 1983 by Microsoft Greetings from a HAPPY MSX Maniac. Jun. * Yeh... it's a Z380 M/B... * No sound, no keyboard yet... ___

Re: [MSX] Colour loss

Hi, As far as I know, No composite signal supported by V9958... Jun - Original Message - From: JP Grobler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: msx [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 1:33 PM Subject: [MSX] Colour loss Hi I replaced my 9938 with a 9958 in my mns8250 Now I have colour

[MSX] Zx80 disassembler for other platforms

Hi, I'd like to get a good Zx80 disssembler working on PC(Windows/Linux). May I? Greetings from Korea, - Jun ___ MSX mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Info page: http://lists.stack.nl/mailman/listinfo/msx

Re: Re: [MSX] minimum hardware configuration

Hi, Most of the times it will work. At least I have changed the original MSX2 BIOS ROM (32 KB) of two Philips machines, NMS-8235 and NMS-8245 with a MSX BIOS ROM from a Sony HB-75 and it worked really fine. And both machines have got mapper. This is the one that I want to know :) Did you

Re: [MSX] minimum hardware configuration

Hi again, Maybe some of you misunderstood me... I want the minimum configuration NOT for MSX standard but for EXECUTING EXISTING BIOS. Ok. How about this? I have a MSX2 machine and replace MSX2 BIOS ROM with MSX BIOS ROM. Then does the MSX2 machine work? How about in the reverse case (MSX2 ROM

Re: [MSX] reset status

Not memory mapper, just memory map. Thanks anyway ^^ - Jun. * I think that (boot) ROM should be selected by hardwired manner to execute initialization codes. * That (boot) ROM may be MSX ROM of slot 0 (or slot 0-0). If true, slot 0 (or 0-0) must be selected for page 0 by hardware reset. * Then

[MSX] minimum hardware configuration

Hi again, I'd like to know what is the minimum configuration of hardware for MSX BIOS to run. For example, If I have an existing MSX(2) BIOS ROM and have a strange board which has a Zx80, a RAM (whether mapper or not), a PPI and a VDP, can I expect MSX logo on screen? This question is the

[MSX] reset status

Hi, After hardware reset, how is the memory map configured without any code executed? Jun. ___ MSX mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Info page: http://lists.stack.nl/mailman/listinfo/msx

Re: [MSX] MSX without slots?

Hi, Although you mentioned a lot of facts, there was no answer for me. According to the features you written, new MSX is on my desk. An XScale (Intel/ARM) -based small computer... It has a USB port of course... and Linux is being ported now... The important fact is that I cannot feel fun with

Re: [MSX] MSX without slots?

Hello still-MSXers, I have a question. What is MSX computer? The answer seems to become more confused... after the revolution of EMULATOR. USB... and slot expander is connected to it. Already good H/W exists... PC is that... Why need new MSX hardware then? The one of the reasons that I

Re: [MSX] Inventarisation of Moonsound users for Meridian

Hello still-MSX-oriented users, Heh, but now I can't play midi-files at all. Say (hypothetical situation), I download a midi file off the web with... Uzix or something. Currently, I can't play it on my msx at all!! (ok, ok, that's a big loss :)). Anyways, it's still better to be able to at

Re: [MSX] Inventarisation of Moonsound users for Meridian

- Original Message - From: Daniel Caetano [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 12:11 PM Subject: Re: [MSX] Inventarisation of Moonsound users for Meridian Well... It may sound stupidy (I had never studied the MIDI format), but what about a

Re: UZIX 0.1.8 released

On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 04:00:04AM +, Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha wrote: Yes, now you can install UZIX on your harddisk, you can use UZIX in your harddisk, and you can select which operating system your MSX will boot.* It must

Re: IDE interface not detected

Maybe some broken program accidentally wiped the FlashROM. Try to re-flash the IDE BIOS. Not possible. IDEFLOAD cannot detect the IDE interface. Thanks for your attention. Greetings from The Got Still Crazy, - Jun. * As I already

Re: IDE interface not detected

On Wed, May 02, 2001 at 12:42:38PM +0200, Hans Otten wrote: Your error search method is fine: isolate components and the remaining part must be in error. (Occams razor for the philosophical minded). Yes I think so ;) Since the IDE interface works (can you use IDEfload on the other MSX?)

IDE interface not detected

Hi, Suddenly, yes, suddenly, my pretty Sunrise ATA-IDE interface does not work on my lovely MSX2+(Sony XV) :( No initial message is displayed. It looks like that the interface is not detected. The strange thing is that it is detected(initial message is displayed) on another MSX2

Wrong DOS Version

Hello every one, In FAT16, I cannot execute *.COM programs. The error message is: *** Wrong DOS version (or similar one). How can I resolve this problem? Greetings, - Jun. -- For info, see

Re: DOS2 in IDE

Hi, I did some tests by myself. MSXDOS2 was successfully run on Korean MSX2 (CPC-300) with FDD. The conclusion is that the problem is now: "MSXDOS2 is not run on Korean MSX2 (CPC-300) with HDD that is partitioned by another MSX2+ (Japanese) computer." When I obtain a spare HDD, more

Re: DOS2 in IDE

I want to replace DOS2 kernel of my Suncrise IDE interface with another version. It may be a dumb question, but why would you need to, or want to? Because IDE does not work in Korean MSX2 computers. Afaik there's only one DOS2 rom which is copied in several harddisk interfaces.

DOS2 in IDE

Hi all MSX users, I want to replace DOS2 kernel of my Suncrise IDE interface with another version. Give me a hint... (Structure of *.DAT file, memory map of FlashROM) Greetings from Korea, - Jun. * PS. I again wait for response from

Wanted: e-mail address of Rob Hiep

Hello, I want know the e-mail address of Rop Hiep (Sunrise) I wrote e-mails to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]", but no reply. Does he have any other e-mail address? Let me know plz. Greetings, - Jun. -- For info, see

Transferring data from PC to MSX

Hi, Question again :) I want to transfer data from PC to my MSX through Sunrise RS232C interface. What is the best solution? Greetings, - Jun. Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] See also http://www.faq.msxnet.org/

Is a fast CD-ROM driver really fast?

Hi, The question seems to be stupid... Is a x52 CD-ROM driver 52 times faster than a x1 CD-ROM driver when it is connected to IDE interface? Greetings, - Jun. Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] See also http://www.faq.msxnet.org/

Re: IDE answers

Hi, Thanks for the answers. And now I'm curious again... 2. Maximum Capacity. According to a document from Sunrise home page (IDEFAT16.TXT), 2GB is possible to for one parition. Is it correct? yes, that is correct. Note that it is NOT EXACTLY 2GB for FAT16 and 32MB for FAT12.

IDE questions.

Hi, I'm a new IDE user :) And I have two questions. 1. Assigning driver letters. Is it possible that I use only two drive letters for a IDE harddisk when there are more than two partitions? 2. Maximum Capacity. According to a document from Sunrise home page (IDEFAT16.TXT),

Sunrise's IDE Question

Hi, I have a question about IDE interface from Sunrise. "Is there a program that emulates FDD?" I know that this kind of software exists for MegaSCSI. I want to know that such a program exists for IDE. Or are any one developing such a software? Greetings,

Re: I need to contact with a Korean user

Hi, I need to contact with somebody in Korea. I have sent an email to Joon-Sung Kim [EMAIL PROTECTED] but his email address is not valid now (host unknown) [EMAIL PROTECTED] is now a vaild address. And [EMAIL PROTECTED] is also possible. And subscribed to this list of course

Re: Erix fossil (Was Re: games)

Hi, ASCII MSX232 Interface is not standard. :O What is the MSX RS232C standard? Has any official announcement/document ever released? Greetings, - Jun. MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put

Re: Sony computer

Hi, My Sony has 2 sliders.. I think this autofire is the Ren-Sha Turbo (my japanese is worst than my english).. I have the Pause button too, its a yellow button... You can see the sliders at funet ftp://ftp.funet.fi/graphics/jpg/hardware/Sony_HB-F1XD_4.jpg Its a F1XD, but the

Re: Info concerning 'new MSX'

Actually I think there is completely no sense in developing a new MSX or something like that. Don't ask me why, because the reasons are quite obvious and it would take a lot of typing work to write them down. WHY? The developing of a new MSX is meaningful for me. Don't ask me why...

Re: Info concerning 'new MSX'

I'm sorry but I cannot understand the above sentences. Why cannot we use the new VDP Can anybody explain about this? I guess the problem is that ESE CAN develop a new VDP, but it has to be compatible with the old ones... And Yamaha still has some copyrights running, you know

Re: Info concerning 'new MSX'

Hello MSX freaks, The fact is, that right now ESE Artists' Factory uses a software technology like FPGA and is advancing the development of a new VDP. If this succeeds, it will become possible to put this new VDP into the new MSX. However, if there are negotiations going on before the

Re: Z180 vs Z380 (was Re: ACE 002 and ADVRAM...? New MSX?)

Finally I should write something... I think everything depends on the implementation. Lets see and compare in the future. It's just something significant to talk that Ademir was working with Z380 and suddenly changed to Z180. He has several reasons, and explained a lot of them to us,

Re: PCB layout

Is there someone in the msx list who can lay-out pcb's and has access to someone who can make pcb's (dual layer). Since i have only the schematics (and no time.) I'd like to help you but you live too far away from this... Anyway, I'm interested the schematics. What kind of schematic?

Re: So? What's the difference between MSX BASIC 4.0 and 4.1?

First rumour was that Konami bought the rights to SCREEN 9, but it is actually used for the Korean Kanji-type... There is no Korean Kanji-type... "Kanji" is a Japanese word. Greetings from Korea, - Jun. MSX Mailinglist. To

Re: status of MSX in korea

Hi, annyong-ha seyo Jun Sung, Looks great for a Korean! hmm, this romanisation never works out like it should :-) Oh, you seem to be a Korean :) anyway, what is the actual status of MSX in Korea? I'm THE STATUS. So MSX actions in Korea are halted now. :( There is a link on the

Re: What's the latest MSX ?

and East Sea Products. I cannot even touch my pretty MSX... All my works for MSX will be continued on April. - Jun. * By the way, my name is Jun Sung Kim... MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put

Re: specs MBWAVE file format?

Hi all MSX hard-cores, does anyone have some specs on the MBWAVE file format or am I supposed to rip it out of the replayer? That is exactly what I want!!! I asked it but no answer I've got. Can I obtain the ripped replayer? ... Cas ...? 8) Greetings,

Re: What's the latest MSX ?

Hi, I believe the latest msx machine was de FS-A1GT from Panasonic back in 1990 or 1991. This was a msx from the Turbo R - generation. But maybe another msx machine was made in Korea later on, I don't know (does anyone has a more accurate answer?) No. In Korea, even MSX2+ was not

MoonSound related questions

Hello MSX freaks! I'm making music drivers for MoonSound. So I want: - WAVE samples(or tone numbers for the sample ROM) for all(128) GM instrunments - FM(OPL3) samples for all(128) GM instrunments - descriptions of the tables in patches.mac (one of the MBWAVE driver source codes) -

Re: Evolution of MSX

Hi, all I want to build MSX3. But I think, MSX2 has very bad memory manager Mapper. If I use Z380 the mapper is not need. But DOS2 using mapper and I will have a problem porting software. Secont VDP is stopped since. I can build 9990 using FPGA but ... The problem compatibilities is too.

Re: Turbo R?

Hi all, About the R800 clock speed... I don't know it exactly. But I think the minimum clock cycle of an instruction is 1/7MHz(140ns). In general, many CPU need higher clock frequency than the instruction frequency. For example, the external clock is devided by two and two different clocks(say

Re: Evolution of MSX

Hi again, build 9990 using FPGA but ... The problem compatibilities is too. The MSX2 slot is old. It has no DMA or large adress bus. It is bad. You can see SNES. It has 8 chanels DMA. Hmmm... I want to know that if DMA is useful... or necessary?

Re: My MSX project + protect mode

Hi, Lately about the protected mode... If you want to implement it, minimize it. The reason that I like MSX, is the full controllability. MSX is a PERSONAL Computer, so all results are responsible to the user. Well, it may be also good to prevent the important system area being crushed in

Re: Turbo R?

Sorry to say, but I think you should go for the Turbo-R. The Z380 project is still under developement and I doubt if it will ever be finished. Thanks. Probably that's I will do. I only know a few things about the z380 project, and all I know seems interesting. But, yes, it's a hard

Re: MSX fair in Korea?

Hi all, Now I'm wondering if anyone on this list has some more info on this fair. Is it this year as well? And if so, when and where exactly? We (Korean MSX users) had Parfe'97 in Jan 1998. "Paradise of MSX" (a MSX user group) organizes the meeting. And maybe it is possible that

Re: Grafix-Designer

Hello, Does anybody know a pattern(!) editor for GFX9000? I don't know exactly what function you want. But, anyway, I'm making one :). If you have any suggestion, let me know. - Jun. MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to

Re: Emulators...

Hello, Why.. Why... Why... Can someone tell me what is wrong with the fact I use an emulator ? Lot's of people say I'm not a real MSX-er because I use an emulator insted of the real thing. Well... Let me tell you. I only have a Philips MSX-2 with 128kb left, my sony MSX 2+ with 256kb

Re: Turbo-R?

Hi, AFAIK, Zilog has stopped producing the z380 :-( You mean that Zilog will never produce Z380? Are you sure? If so, all MSX projects must be stopped. - Jun. * Isn't there anyone who bought Z380 these days? MSX Mailinglist. To

Re: Evolution of MSX

Hello, In my thought... Hi all, The concept of an emulator is ofcourse very nice: you can build an entire computer completely in software. I don't know why we run softwares on softwares But why does this has to stop with imitating an existing computer? Why not extend the