10 Amazing MSX Turbo R Facts

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Enjoyed it alot when my dad bought an imported one in the Netherlands. Makes me sad now thinking about it that he sold it many years later when the modern day pc rised. Good days with trade fairs at Zandvoort, Tilburg, Utrecht.

Super cool series, but NOT complete until "10 Amazing MSX2+ Facts" ;)

I love your vids but the music u choose in between segments just love waking me up when I binge them at bedtime

This was a excellent video thank you very much for putting this video together 👍😎👍

Bentley Turbo R (1985-1997)🛞

i guess them going with z80 ended up being a mistake since it was one of the best options when the first msx came out but zilog didn't believe in backwards compatibility like most companies back then .so the msx had to switch to another architecture but then it wouldn't be backwards compatible. the only cpu architecture that was used back then and is still used in modern computers is 86x. but in the early 80s they were bad and expensive so most companies went for z80 or 6502 or 68000 but they all didn't make it far .i think that is why a lot of early computer companies didn't make it past the 90s.

The graphics were really underwhelming for an expensive 1990 release. You had much cheaper gaming consoles for cheaper and I don't see much on the non-gaming side making it superior to other available computer models

The v9958 is not a stripped down v9978. It is an upgraded v9938 and was introduced in 1988 for the msx2+

V9990 was released in 1991 also it never had the compatibly with the v99x8 . It is not removed . They left it out in the design , greatly frustrating nishi

The A1ST also does not have tape support.

I bought / imported this computer in 1992 to the Netherlands where I live. It was very expensive and also had to buy a 220v to 110v converter as the computer run on 110v. I had a lot of fun with this machine and now it has its final rest place in the HomeComputerMuseum in Helmond, the Netherlands so all the visitors can play with this remarkable machine

There is something fascinating about a machine that was a relative success elsewhere, especially as it was the incubator of some franchises well known today.

Great work thanks for sharing

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Interesting. Like said though it came out way to late; It should have been released around 1986.

The MSX Turbo-R was in fact not really 16-bit. The R800 procssor had a 16-bit ALU, but externally it was still an 8-bit CPU, just like the Z80 as it retained the 8-bit databus.

Is there a way to set up these old all-in-one PCs to work purely as keyboards on modern Mac/PC with a USB/bluetooth adapter?

Had an MSX1 back in the days. Always drooled at the Turbo R, later on. Those computers are so darn gorgeous I think I'm still in love :) Thanks, boss!

Thank u for the video❤. So much new info i never knew about one of my fav childhood systems the MSX❤

Whatever computer you do amazing facts on, is always an interesting 20 odd minutes to remember the distant past and smile :)

I think that graphical menu is more a by-product of Panasonic being the only maker of Turbo R's and not a part of the Turbo R platform. The previous members of the Panasonic A1 line also had it.

I'm VERY impressed by the fair amount of research spent in this video, much information here I haven't read anywhere else so far... It's a very remarkable and distinct 16-bit system, too late in its release and sadly unpopular... But, as I can see, the afterlife of the MSX Turbo-R is one of the most remarkable, and the amount of games you've gotten for this episode has impressed me...! In fact, I only knew 3 or 4 of them... Hope you give me some tips for your sources...! Thanks!

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