MSX

Computers I have

Daewoo DPC-200
Bought on eBay, in its original box with English and Dutch manual. Ser.No.L5BP10407, 220V 50Hz, Made in Korea. 1 cartridge slot, 1 50-pin expansion bus, printer, RF, composite video, (mono) sound, two joystick connectors, DIN cassette connector. QWERTY keys, cursor keys, power LED. Built-in power supply with 2-pin euro plug.

Goldstar FC-200
MSX-1
With original box.

Mitsubishi ML-FX1
Black MSX-1 with numeric keypad

Panasonic CF-2700

Philips VG-8000
Mine has the metallic cover, not the black (French) one.
Old-computers.com | Silicium.org | homecomputer.de

Philips VG-8010
My first ever computer! Unfortunately I had to sell the original one when I bought my second computer, the Amiga 500. Years later I bought another one.
Mine has the metallic cover, not the black (French) one.
Silicium.org

Philips VG-8020/40
I see this one a LOT in the Netherlands. A standard MSX-1 with 64kb RAM.
homecomputer.de

Philips NMS-8220
Quite rare MSX-2, looks a lot like the VG-8020 MSX-1 but isn't.
homecomputer.de

Philips VG-8230
A 64Kb RAM (no memory mapper) MSX-2, pretty rare machine much similar to the common VG-8235.
homecomputer.de

Philips VG-8235
Quite common in The Netherlands, an MSX-2 with a keyboard that you can change in height.
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Philips NMS-8245
MSX-2 machine with built-in 720Kb diskdrive. Unfortunately mine is missing the ´9´ key. Type NMS8245/00, Made in Japan, serial JM007 32032666.
Another one, not tested yet but fdd is supposedly defective. NMS8245/00 s/n JM007 28030862.
homecomputer.de

Philips NMS-8250
I actually have this one on my desk with a Sunrise IDE controller. I took the two disk drives from my defective NMS-8280 so it's more like a NMS-8255 now.
silicium.org

Philips NMS-8255/00
Two drive version of the NMS-8250. This one I bought from Bas Kornalijnslijper who made some modifications to improve the machine. S/N FF007 22011945 Made In Japan.

Philips NMS-8280 (defective: short cut?)
A nice MSX-2 similar to the NMS-8250 but with video capabilities. Unfortunately mine blew a fuse for a yet unknown reason
8-bit nirvana

Sanyo MPC-100
homecomputer.de

Sanyo Sanno Primary Computer (SPC)
Japanese MSX-1

Sony HB-55P
Minimum spec MSX-1 machine with built-in organiser software, short-travel keyboard (much like the Philips VG-8010). Serial No. 402052
8-bit nirvana

Sony HB-75P
Black MSX-1 with Scart connector and reset button
8-bit nirvana

Sony HB-201
Good looking MSX-1 with a built-in carrying handle.
8-bit nirvana

Sony HB-F9
MSX-2

Spectravideo SVI-728
SVI's first real MSX, with numeric keypad.

Toshiba HX-10AA
64K MSX-1

other MSX hardware

Toshiba HX-MU900
MSX Audio cartridge with 2 audio out and keyboard connector.

Toshiba HX-MU901
4 octave music keyboard for use with HX-MU900 cartridge.

magazines/books I have

MSX Computer Magazine: 1-21
MSX/MSDOS Computer Magazine: 22-35
MSX Computer Magazine: 36-57
MSX Computer & Club Magazine: 58-77
MCCM (MSX Computer & Club Magazine): 78-90

MSX Info blad: 22

Philips NMS1421/00 instruction manual (EN/FR/DE/NL/IT/ES) printer s/n: FF00704604668
Philips VW0030/20 operating instructions (EN/DE/FR/NL/IT/ES)
Sony MSX-Basic version 2.0 reference chart 3-764-300-12(2)

double (for trade)

MSX Computer & Club Magazine: 58/45,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77
MCCM: 78,79,80,81,82,83

see also:

MSX FAQ: Hardware list
MSX Hardware manuals @msx2.com
HansO MSX forever

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