Machine of the Month: MSX2 (1985)
THIS MONTH, WE HEAD back to Japan to revisit the MSX standard with its 1985 sequel, the MSX2. While the original MSX machines were fairly middle-of-the-road 8-bit microcomputers, the second-generation version gained a big jump in performance. The MSX2 introduced key improvements to the base RAM (64K to 512K), video memory (64K to 128K, with higher resolution, more color, and support for vertical scrolling), and sound chip specifications. For fans of the Sega Master System and Nintendo Famicom (NES), MSX2 computers provide a genuine alternative that will make any Japanese game geek salivate.
–JOHN KNIGHT
1 A POWERFUL UPDATE
The MSX was a standard for 8-bit microcomputers developed by Microsoft Japan in cooperation with the ASCII Corporation. If every MSX computer had a set of standardized components,
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