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MSX Turbo-R

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Overview

Introduced in 1990 by Microsoft, the MSX Turbo-R was a computer system. Its platform tag is msxturbor for proper filtering.

Technical specifications

  • CPU: R800 (a 16-bit tweaked Z80-compatible) running at 7.16 MHz plus a secondary Zilog Z80 for backward compatibility.
  • Memory: 64 KB main RAM with bank-switching, dedicated 32 KB for video/ROM windows, and optional cartridge RAM.
  • Display: Yamaha V9958 VDP with 192 colors on-screen, hardware sprite rotation/scaling, and support for interlaced 512 resolutions.
  • Sound: AY-3-8910 PSG plus high-quality PCM channels exposed through the V9958 DACs.

Supported ROM extensions

dsk, mx2, rom, zip, 7z, openmsx, m3u

Emulators

  • bluemsx (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_BLUEMSX | Incompatible extensions: openmsx
  • openmsx (openmsx) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_OPENMSX

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