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Manufacturer : MSX | System : MSX2
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MSX2 Roms Section.
MSX2
Processor: Zilog Z80A running at 3.58 MHz
ROM: 48 kB
BIOS + Extended BIOS (32 kB)
MSX BASIC V2.0 or V2.1 (16 kB)
DiskROM (16 kB) (optional, common)
MSX-Audio BIOS (32 kB) (optional, no machines are known with this BIOS built in)
RAM: 64 kB minimum, commonly 128 kB in Europe, 64 kB on Japanese computers, machines with up to 512 kB were made. Normally memory mapped (4 MB per slot maximum)
Video Display Processor: Yamaha V9938 (a.k.a. MSX-Video) Supports all MSX video modes plus:
Increased video RAM: 128 KB (sometimes 64 kB)
New text mode: 80×24
New bitmapped video modes without the attribute clash of MSX 1
New resolutions: 512×212 (16 colours out of 512) and 256×212 (256 colours)
Increased number of, and more advanced sprites: 32, 16 colours, max 8 per horizontal line
Hardware acceleration for copy, line, fill, etc.
Interlacing to double vertical resolution
A vertical scroll register
Vertical and horizontal display offset register
Sound chip: Yamaha YM2149 (PSG)
Clock chip: Ricoh RP5C01 (or compatible)
3.5 in (89 mm) Floppy disk drive is common
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