THE ULTIMATE MSX FAQ'S LOG
On this page you can see what has been changed to The Ultimate MSX FAQ! Since I,
Manuel Bilderbeek, took over the FAQ, I edit it in VIM 5.0, a normal
text-editor. Like my other pages, I don't use any HTML editor of some kind.
Anyway, I hope you like this Log!
Manuel Bilderbeek
11-06-1998
- Today I started this log
- Changes made before starting this log, after having taken the FAQ over from
The Red Devil (in random order):
- Totally ripped all alternative fonts and colors out of all pages (faster)
- Checked every text on spelling, language, typing mistakes, bugs, etc.
- Totally changed the structure of the frontpage (the index)
- Revised section-numbers
- Installed NedStat Counter and Rating and MSX Rating
- Adapted the Feedback Form
- Added sections: General, Emulators, Connectors
- Added some file-formats in the File Format section
- Checked the links and did some updates (MBWave e.g.)
- Added links to pictures in several tables
- Made the "Back to the FAQ's index!" links on every page
- Deleted the "graphical"
's and replaced them with ones like
you can see here
- Checked HTML code with Lynx and Netmechanic
- Released it on 7th of April
- ... and probably more!
- The MSX Hardware List had a seperate log, but since today changes of the
list are mentioned here! Previous changes:
18/05/98
- Started this log
- Added links to 82 images of MSX hardware
- Made few corrections and added new hardware to the list
26/05/98
- Re-edit by Manuel Bilderbeek for total compatibility with The Ultimate
MSX FAQ
- Added one item
28/05/98
- Added links to some more pictures (about 15)
- Added Miri Software
12-06-1998
- Added some more info on BIN files in the File Formats Section and changed
some text in that section
15-06-1998
- Changed OPL1 in "OPL1-compatible" concerning MSX-Audio
23-06-1998
- Updated some info in the hardware list about HB-75 and 501 of Sony
- Small stuff: added a little more info on BIN-files, updated some text in
the MSX2+- and DOS2 section, added a link in chapter 0, ...
- Added a miscellaneous section (section 19)
- Maybe even more I forgot.
29-06-1998
- Adapted the Kay Nishi-interview to the FAQ's layout
07-07-1998
- Added the GFX9000 section!
- Recently changed some minor things, like typo's and put a black background
to every page, so they are readable while the background picture isn't loaded
yet (thanks to Arnold Metselaar who gave the idea)
20-07-1998
- For the MSX Hardwarelist:
- Added picture of HBD-30W 720k 3.5" floppy disk drive
- Added SCD-600S Data recorder with picture
- Added picture of Sanyo MPC-100 (and corrected text of it)
- Added Dynadata LND-032: MSX network, IBM, National FS-3900, Philips
VU-0042, Sony HB-7S and PRN-120, Toshiba HX-J400 and HX-P570 and Yanjen
30-07-1998
- Changed some minor things
- For the MSX Hardwarelist:
- Added pictures of GFX9000, Video9000, HAL Scanner,
Mitsubishi ML-FX1 and MLF80, Yashica YC-64, lots of Yamaha's, some SVI's, a Sanyo, Philips
mouse, Gradiente, Daewoo DPC-100, Philips VG-8235 and NMS-8220, Sony HB-F500P
and HB-F700D, Panasonic CF-2000, more Sanyo's: MPC-10 & MPC-11
- Added Daewoo IQ-1000, National CF-2000, normal Toshiba HX-10, Toshiba
QuickDiskdrive and Yamaha CX5 (including pictures) and without pictures: Hitachi
MB-H1, JVC HC-5, Mitsubishi ML-8000, Sanyo MPC-5, Sanyo MPC-X, JVC HC-9S,
Panasonic CF-3000 & CF-3300, Sony HB-701FD, Toshiba HX-10S
- Changed description of Turbo R GT, Yamaha CX5M & CX5MII, Daewoo DPC-100, ACVS,
Panasonic CF-2700, Sony HB-201
- Found the name of the General PAXON, KB's of RAM of Samsung SPC-800 and
Sanyo MPC-64 and Ce-Tec MPC-80 (Daewoo) and Daewoo DPC-200 and Mitsubishi ML-G1
& G3 and Canon V-25 and Casio MX-10 & PV-7 and National FS-500F2 and Philips
VG-8240 and Laser MSX2 and Sanyo PHC-30 & WAVY-23 & WAVY-77 and Sony HB-10 &
HB-20 and Toshiba HX-22 & HX-23 and Yamaha YIS-604
31-07-1998
- More hardwarelist stuff:
- Added: Sanyo MPC-200, Sony HBK-35, SVI-213, SVI-737, SVI-787 (changed)
- Added lots of Sony pictures, SpectraVideo pictures, Yeno picture, and
maybe some more I forgot
15-08-1998
- Added Turbo R diskdrive-connector
17-08-1998
- More hardwarelist stuff:
- Added: Daewoo Victory, Philips D6625, NEOS VC-10, CCG, Dirac SP-1000,
Dynadaata CPF-350, Gradiente XP-800, Philips VU-0034 and NMS-200 and NMS-300,
Seikosha
- Changed: Hal Scanner, NEOS EX-4
- The pictures will be added later on this week (I hope)
19-08-1998
- Changed the order of the file-format section and reorganised it a bit. Also
made some minor changes to the text
25-08-1998
- Changed the description of Super Music Editor 3.0 on the MSX-Music page
- Added to the hardwarelist: Aster International, Hyosung, Limco, Oric,
Radofin, JVC HC-R105, Sony TCM-3000D, SVI 3000, SVI-1400, Triton, AVT, Panasonic
RQ-8050, Daewoo DPF-550, Elehobby Movit 2 MSX Wizard, Panasonic KX-08P, DCS,
Sanyo MPT-C10, JVC HC-180, Sony HB-11U, General PAXON-PC T50, Hitachi Hint,
Mitsubishi Letus, JVC HC-6AV, Yamaha SX-100 & 101, some Brother printers, Yamaha
CX7M, Toshiba HX-33, Canon V-30, Mitsubishi ML-G10, Sanyo MFD-25FD, Yamaha
604/128, Yamaha SCA-01, Yamaha CX-7/128, JVC HC-10AV, Yamaha PN-101, Panasonic
KX-P1091N, Seikosha SP-1000MX, Sony UP-10K & HBD-G900& LDP-1500P
- Changed: Panasonic/National CG-2000, Sony HB-75, Toshiba HX-22, SVI-707,
Hitachi MB-H3, Toshiba HX-P570, Daewoo CPC-300, Canon V-10, Fujitsu FM-X,
Toshiba HX-34, Canon V-25, Laser MSX2, Toshiba HX-22, National FS-3900
27-08-1998
- Added a question to the MSX Emulator section
07-09-1998
- Adapted the text about the XSA format a bit
- Some minor changes to the DOS2 section
- Extended the Miscelaneous FAQ a bit
- Adapted the link to The MSX2 Technical Handbook
- Added to the hardwarelist: Philips VU-0031 and pictures of Neos VC-10 and
Pioneer PX-TB7, Alwin Henseler as new hardware projects-man and also the
Novatec-group!
- Adapted on the hardwarelist: Sanyo Wavy-PHC-30FD2
15-09-1998
- For the Hardwarelist:
- Added pictures to the hardwarelist of: Cannon V-20, Gradiente Expert,
Mitsubishi ML-F80, National CF-2000, Panasonic FS-A1GT, Phlips VG-8020, Philips
VG-8235, Pioneer Palcom PX-7, Sanyo Wavy 70FD, Sony HB-F1XV, Schneider MC-810, Sony 501 & 55 &
75 & 700, Spectravideo 728, Yeno DPC-64
- Added new hardware + picture of: Olympia PHC-2, Panasonic U1-PRO501Ai,
Yeno MX-64
- Changed Schneider MC-8010 into Schneider MC-810, and found the type number
of the Panasonic FM-PAC
22-09-1998
- For the Hardwarelist:
- Added with picture: Panasonic FS-CM1 modem, The Links NGA II
- Added: ASCII Harddisk interface, Sony HBK-0821 II
- Changed: ASCII MSX-SERIAL232
- Added picture of: JVC HC-5, National FS-500F2, Panasonic FS-JM1-H, Sony
HBD-F1 & HBI-1200 & HBK-0821 II & HBP-F1C
28-09-1998
- For the Hardwarelist:
- Added with picture: Perfect Perfect1
- Added: Perfect Perfect2, Yamaha PPn-01, ZPA-01, YIS503M, YIS503W and
YIS503G, Philips VU-0022, Panasonic FS-JS221
- Changed: Sakhr, Gradiente 80 column-card (and added picture)
- Added picture of: ACVS 256kB MegaRAM, Gradiente Expert 1.1, Philips
NMS-1170/1190, Mitsubishi ML-F48
01-10-1998
- For the Hardwarelist:
- Added: Casio MX-101, General PAXON-PC T55, Hitachi MB-H1E & MB-H21 &
MB-H25 & MB-H50, Victor HC-6 & HC-30 & HC60 & HC-80, Mitsubishi ML-F110 &
ML-F120(D) & ML-F8000 & ML-TS2(H), National CF-2700 & CF-3000 & CF-3300 &
FS-4000 & FS-4500 & FS-4600F & FS-5500 & FS-4700F, Panasonic FS-A1mk2 & Sanyo
MPC-2 & MPC-3 & MPC-4 & MPC-25 (F, FD, FK) & PHC-27 & PHC-30N & PHC-33 &
PHC-35J, Sony HB-11 & HB-701 & HB-F5 & HB-F1mk2, Toshiba HX-10 (D, DP, E) &
HX-21 & HX-30 & HX-31 & HX-32, Yamaha CX5F & FX-7M/128 & CX-11 & CX-100 &
YIS-805/256
- Added picture of: Canon V-10, Casio PV-7, Fujitsu FM-X, Hitachi MB-H1 &
MB-H2, Mitsubishi ML-TS2H, National CF-200 & CF-4000 & FS-4600F & FS-5500F2,
Petry slotexpander, Sanyo PHC-33, Sony HB-101 & HB-75 & HB-F1 & HB-F500 &
HB-F900, Toshiba HX-10D, Yamaha YIS-604 & YIS503/303
National CF-2000 & CF-4000 & FS-4600F & FS-5500F2,
- Changed: Canon V-8 & V30F, Casio MX-10, General PAXON-PC T50, Hitachi
MB-H1, Victor HC-90 & HC-95, Mitsubishi ML-G10 & ML-G30, National CF-1200 &
CF-2000 & FS-1300 & FS-4600 & FS-4700, Panasonic FS-A1 & FS-A1F & FS-A1FM,
Pioneer PX-V60, Sakhr AX-350, Sanyo MPC-5 & MPC-10 & MPC-11 & WAVY-MPC-23 &
WAVY-MPC-70 & WAVY-MPC-77, Sony HB-10 & HB-101 & HB-701FD & HB-F900 & HB-T600,
Toshiba HX-22 & HX-23 (F), Yamaha YIS-805/128
06-10-1998
- Added the specs of the Kanji screenmodes
08-10-1998
- Added to the hardwarelist: Philips SBC 425, 427, 428, 431, 432, 433, 1044,
1051, 1052, 1053 and changed the description of Panasonic FW-RSU1W
26-10-1998
- Added to the hardwarelist: all Brazillian stuff is checked and items added
where needed...
29-10-1998
- Added to the hardwarelist: Philips VS-0040 (how could I forget it?)
10-11-1998
- From now on, I won't give the hardwarelist changes so detailed any more.
But today I added 2 questions! See the MSX Emulator section and the
miscellaneous section
24-11-1998
- Finally implemented a partial IDE section!
- Added a question about multiple disk images
17-12-1998
- Again added lots of stuff to the hardwarelist
04-01-1999
- Updated some info on the SVI-738 and changed stuff on the connector page
08-01-1999
- Added a question about the builtin Password feature of MSX2 and higher
10-02-1999
- Completed the IDE section, thanks to Jon de Schrijder!
- Corrected the pin-layout of the Turbo-R's drive-connector
- Several small changes, like link-updates, etc.
04-03-1999
- Added a question about JoyNet
- Corrected the pin-layout of the drive-connector
- Several small changes
28-04-1999
- Added a pinlayout for a 24-pin laptop drive (so now you can connect almost
any drive to your MSX!)
- Several small changes, including a picture update of the hardwarelist
22-07-1999
- Updated the MSX Audio section, info on Toshiba Music Module added, thanks
to Laurens Holst
- Turbo-R info updated, thanks to Nyyrikki
- Several small changes, including some link-updating (Sunrise)
05-08-1999
- Added mouse-info on the connector section
- Added question about fixing the 8250/55/80 sound on the misc section
- Refreshed and updated the SCC section a bit (thanks to Maarten ter Huurne
for the nice pics)
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