MSX computers

E654564
8-bit computer platform home computer standard microcomputer family

MSX computers are a standardized family of 8-bit home computers from the 1980s, created to unify hardware platforms across manufacturers and popular especially in Japan and parts of Europe.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
MSX 4
MSX2 2
NEC PC-8801 1

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 8-bit computer platform ⓘ
home computer standard ⓘ
microcomputer family ⓘ
architecture 8-bit ⓘ
colorCapability 16 colors ⓘ
contemporaryWith Apple II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Commodore 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ
ZX Spectrum NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
cpu Zilog Z80 NERFINISHED ⓘ
developer ASCII Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ
Microsoft ⓘ
graphicsMode 256×192 pixels ⓘ
graphicsStandard TMS9918 video display processor NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart MSX cartridge slot ⓘ
cassette interface ⓘ
joystick ports ⓘ
keyboard ⓘ
inception 1983 ⓘ
influenced Japanese game development in the 1980s ⓘ
introducedAt June 1983 press conference in Japan ⓘ
mediaType cartridge ⓘ
cassette tape ⓘ
floppy disk ⓘ
memory at least 8 KB RAM ⓘ
notableManufacturer Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Daewoo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Panasonic NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philips NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sanyo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sony NERFINISHED ⓘ
Toshiba NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yamaha NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableUse education ⓘ
home productivity ⓘ
video games ⓘ
operatingSystem MSX BASIC NERFINISHED ⓘ
MSX-DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryMarket Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ
South America NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
programmingLanguage Microsoft BASIC NERFINISHED ⓘ
soundCapability 3-voice PSG audio ⓘ
soundChip General Instrument AY-3-8910 NERFINISHED ⓘ
standardizedBy ASCII Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ
Microsoft NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor MSX turbo R NERFINISHED ⓘ
MSX2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
MSX2+ NERFINISHED ⓘ
textMode 32×24 characters ⓘ
40×24 characters ⓘ
videoRAM 16 KB or more ⓘ
wordSize 8-bit ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zilog Z80 → usedIn → MSX computers ⓘ
Sharp X1 → contemporaryWith → MSX computers ⓘ
this entity surface form: NEC PC-8801
Gradius → platform → MSX computers ⓘ
this entity surface form: MSX
Snatcher → platform → MSX computers ⓘ
this entity surface form: MSX2
Snatcher → originalPlatform → MSX computers ⓘ
this entity surface form: MSX2
Virtual Console → contentFromPlatform → MSX computers ⓘ
this entity surface form: MSX
Microsoft BASIC → usedOn → MSX computers ⓘ
Wii U Virtual Console → platformSupported → MSX computers ⓘ
this entity surface form: MSX
The Hobbit (1982 video game) → platform → MSX computers ⓘ
this entity surface form: MSX