Emulate the classic MSX system
Credit: https://openmsx.org
Back in 1983 we were spoiled for choice when it came to home computers. But one machine that never made it to our school yard was the MSX.
The MSX wasn’t the most well-known home computer in the UK. In Japan, though, the MSX family of computers sold seven million units. That doesn’t sound like too much of a big deal, but the total number of MSX sold worldwide was nine million! The MSX isn’t one computer; rather it’s a family of computers that all use a standardised architecture. There were MSX machines from big names such as Sony, Samsung and GoldStar (now known as LG) in an attempt to create a standard home computer. Microsoft provided its software knowledge and at that time MS-DOS was still only at Version 2. The goal of the MSX project was to replicate a standard similar to the VHS videotape, which dominated the late 20th century.
At the core of the MSX was the venerable Zilog Z80 CPU, the same CPU found in Sinclair’s ZX Spectrum, and Radio Shack’s TRS80. The Z80 ran at 3.58MHz and was backed up with between 8KB and 512KB of RAM (later models having the larger RAM capacities). The MSX operating system is
