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    Microsoft MSX Architecture

    Mar 02, 2021 5 minutes
    –JOHN KNIGHT

    YOU’LL NEED THIS

    OPENMSX

    For this tutorial, grab openMSX, which is available on Windows and Linux in both 32 and 64-bit versions: https://openmsx.org/

    For advanced users who want BASIC or disk usage, try fMSX: https://fms.komkon.org/fMSX/

    THIS MONTH’S COMPUTER is a little different. Rather than being a single system, MSX was actually a Microsoft specification for eight-bit microcomputers. Countless brands produced their own MSX machines, which dominated Eastern markets. The MSX era is a fascinating period of computing history often neglected in the West, which showcases an unusual stage of gaming evolution.

    Japan in the early 1980s was flooded with home computers. Despite most machines sharing Microsoft BASIC, these computers were usually incompatible with each other. In June 1983, Microsoft announced the MSX specification:

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