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MSX

MSX is a standardized home computer and video game system architecture, announced by ASCII Corporation on June 16, 1983. It was initially conceived by Microsoft as a product for the Japanese market, and jointly marketed by Kazuhiko Nishi, the director at ASCII Corporation. Microsoft conceived the project as an attempt to create unified standards among…

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CPU
Zilog Z80 or equivalent (MSX1, MSX2, MSX2+) · R800 (Turbo R)
Developer
ASCII Corporation
Discontinued
1993 (MSX turboR)
Graphics
TMS9918 or equivalent (MSX1) · Yamaha V9938 (MSX2) · Yamaha V9958 (MSX2+ and Turbo R)
Manufacturer
National, Sony, Pioneer, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Philips, Canon, Yamaha, Toshiba, Mitsubishi, Sanyo, JVC, Fujitsu, Spectravideo, GoldStar, Hitachi, Kyocera, Yashica, Daewoo,…
Memory
8–64 KB maximum (MSX1) · 64-512 KB, expandable to up to 4 MB via memory mapper cartridge (MSX2 and higher)

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MSX

Nodes210
Edges209
Triples316
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009524
Components1

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MSX

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related to Konami SCC · 38
MSX → Before, Contra, Destruction, Due, F-1 Spirit, Famicom, February, Fifteen, Formula, In, Japanese, Kazuhiko Uehara, King's Valley II, Konami, Konami SCC, Konami Software Club, Konami's Large Scale Integration, Konami's MSX, Metal Gear, Nemesis
related to 2001 · 33
MSX → Altera Cyclone EP1C12Q240C8 FPGA, August, Bazix, C-One, Commodore, D4 Enterprise, Due, Dutch, English, Europe, FPGA, In, In Japan, It, Japanese, Kazuhiko Nishi, MSX Association, MSX-DOS, MSX-MUSIC, MSX2
has impact · 27
MSX → Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arab, Argentina, Atari, Before, Brazil, Classrooms, Commodore, Commodore Business Machines, Cuba, Europe, However, In, In Japan, It, Japan, MSX's, Netherlands, Plus/4
related to Similar systems · 24
MSX → ColecoVision, CPU, Due, In, It, Memotech MTX, MSX BIOS, MSX's, MSX1, Porting, RAM, Since, Spectravideo, Spectravideo SV-328, Spectrum, SV-328, SVI-728, Taiwan, Tatung Einstein, The
related to Localization · 16
MSX → AGE Labs, BASIC, BIOS, By, In, In AGE Labs' GR8BIT, International, It, Japanese, Kanji-ROM, Language Pack, Portuguese, RTC NVRAM, Russian, The, While MSX
related to MSX-Audio · 16
MSX → ADPCM, AudioROM, FM, Hardware, KB, MSX FM-synthesizer Unit HX-MU900, MSX-Audio BIOS, MSX-Audio FS-CA1, Music Module NMS-1205, Panasonic, Philips, RAM, SampleRAM, Toshiba, Yamaha Y8950, YM3526
related to 2014 · 13
MSX → By, Daewoo Electronics' Korean-made MSX2, Even, IQ-2000, It, Japanese, Korean, Mini IQ3000 Cutie, MSX-compatible, Multi Language Support, Scan Line Generator, Some, Zemmix Neo
related to MSX-Music · 13
MSX → FM, FM Sound Stereo, FM-PACZemina, FM-Stereo-PakDDX, FMXTecnobytes, MSX TurboR, MSX-Music, MSX2, Music BoxCheckmark, OPLL, Panasonic, U3567, Yamaha YM2413
related to 2019 · 12
MSX → C64 Mini, Connecting, HDMI, In, It, MSX Mini Replica, MSX Player, MSX2, Philips VG-8020, ROM, TurboR, USB
related to Emulation · 12
MSX → Early MSX, Fayzullin's Z80, Japanese, Kazuhiko Nishi, Many, Marat Fayzullin, MSX Association, MSXPLAYer, On December, Somewhat, The, Windows

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computer also standard computers released nishi home panasonic system japan keyboard games microsoft used japanese software systems sony cartridge ascii

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MSXCPUZilog Z80 or equivalent (MSX1, MSX2, MSX2+)1.00infobox
MSXCPUR800 (Turbo R)1.00infobox
MSXDeveloperASCII Corporation1.00infobox
MSXDiscontinued1993 (MSX turboR)1.00infobox
MSXGraphicsTMS9918 or equivalent (MSX1)1.00infobox
MSXGraphicsYamaha V9938 (MSX2)1.00infobox
MSXGraphicsYamaha V9958 (MSX2+ and Turbo R)1.00infobox
MSXManufacturerNational, Sony, Pioneer, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Philips, Canon, Yamaha, Toshiba, Mitsubishi, Sanyo, JVC, Fujitsu, Spectravideo, GoldStar, Hitachi, Kyocera, Yashica, Daewoo,…1.00infobox
MSXMemory8–64 KB maximum (MSX1)1.00infobox
MSXMemory64-512 KB, expandable to up to 4 MB via memory mapper cartridge (MSX2 and higher)1.00infobox
MSXOperating systemMSX BASIC, MSX-DOS1.00infobox
MSXReleasedOctober 21, 1983 (MSX)1.00infobox
MSXTypeHome computer1.00infobox
MSXis astandardized home computer and video game system architecture0.90text

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