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MSX1

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Overview

Introduced in 1983 by Microsoft, the MSX1 was a computer system. Its platform tag is msx for proper filtering.

Technical specifications

  • CPU: Zilog Z80A running at 3.58 MHz (or compatible clones) with 8-bit bus.
  • Memory: Base 64 KB RAM (banks of 16 KB) expandable via mapper cartridges.
  • Display: Texas Instruments TMS9918 video chip delivering 256×192 resolution, 16 colors out of 32, and 32 sprites.
  • Sound: General Instrument AY-3-8910 PSG providing three square-wave channels and one noise channel.

Supported ROM extensions

dsk, mx1, rom, zip, 7z, cas, m3u, ogv, openmsx

Emulators

  • bluemsx (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_BLUEMSX | Incompatible extensions: ogv, openmsx
  • fmsx (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_FMSX | Incompatible extensions: ogv, openmsx
  • openmsx (openmsx) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_OPENMSX | Incompatible extensions: m3u

Notes

BIOS

  • BlueMSX (DEFAULT) Download the BlueMSX standalone version, available at http://bluemsx.msxblue.com/rel_download/blueMSXv282full.zip then extract the "Databases" and "Machines" folders and add them to the /userdata/bios folder.

  • FMSX Requires the following files (available with fmsx distribution), in the /userdata/bios folder. CARTS.SHA CYRILLIC.FNT DISK.ROM FMPAC.ROM FMPAC16.ROM ITALIC.FNT KANJI.ROM MSX.ROM MSX2.ROM MSX2EXT.ROM MSX2P.ROM MSX2PEXT.ROM MSXDOS2.ROM PAINTER.ROM RS232.ROM

  • OpenMSX Various BIOS files for OpenMSX should be in either folder below:

    1. userdata/system/configs/openmsx/share/systemroms
    2. userdata/bios/Machines
    3. userdata/bios/openmsx

Source data: REG Linux emulationstation/es-system/es_systems.yml