Re: KPIBALL AND SIRDAN FREE

2002-01-07 Thread ag0ny
Hi, Albert Beevendorp wrote: WinZip uses newer compression algorithms which none of the MSX versions of UNZIP recognize. You're right. The ZIP64 extensions, if my memory isn't failing. And moreover, I don't know of any (good) ZIP COMPRESSOR for MSX, so what would be the point of using a

Re: KPIBALL AND SIRDAN FREE

2002-01-07 Thread ag0ny
Hi, Robert Vroemisse wrote: But when you download something (with your PC or Mac), you can unzip it right away and put it on a DD disc. When I download a program or something and I see that it is not a ZIP file, I just throw it away because of all those stupid ARJ-LZH, etc. extensions.

Re: KPIBALL AND SIRDAN FREE

2002-01-06 Thread ag0ny
Hi, Why not use the disk-image format (DSK) and the most populair compressor (ZIP) in place of ARJ , LZH, PMA ... ? Because we're using MSX, not PCs. There's no good support for ZIP files on MSX yet. Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.ag0ny.com -- For info, see

Re: aamsx.org aamsx.com

2001-12-21 Thread ag0ny
Hi, Philip Pera wrote: Was astonished to receive an e-mail telling that aamsx.org is becoming aamsx.com - I knew of the two sites but thought they were handled separately - any confirmation of this as both sites seem to still run? Who sent you that email? aamsx.org will NOT become

Re: aamsx.org aamsx.com

2001-12-21 Thread ag0ny
Hi, TRAPOSOFT wrote: Please, if you has a old link of aamsx.org update to aamsx.com. A link to aamsx.org is NOT an 'old link'. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org -- For info, see http://www.stack.nl/~wynke/MSX/listinfo.html

Re: aamsx.org aamsx.com

2001-12-21 Thread ag0ny
Hi, Beno$B{U(B Delvaux wrote: Well, I'm not so astonished as you by this evolution. 'Evolution'? aamsx.org seems now to be a part of the personal site of agOny (on the other parts of his site, you can find many pictures of Japan ; don't forget No. aamsx.org is NOT part of my

Re: 1ch.tv

2001-11-10 Thread ag0ny
Hi, ] Beside, are you PAID? The flight and the hotel got paid for me. Just like promised. Hey, they only paid the flight for me! XD Regards, -- A certain amount of opposition is a help, not a hindrance. Kites rise against the wind, not with it. -- For info, see

Re: [hispamsx] 4744 ROMs/DSKs - MSX1 / MSX2

2001-10-30 Thread ag0ny
Hola, http://www.gdicas.com/copa/roms/compmsxr.html Senha dos arquivos ZIP: Clave de los ficheros ZIP: Password of the ZIP files: LINK DA WWW.GDICAS.COM DENUNCIE COPIAS Denuncie las copias? Como puede ser alguien tan estupido como para poner un texto como este en un site en el que todo

Re: [hispamsx] 4744 ROMs/DSKs - MSX1 / MSX2

2001-10-30 Thread ag0ny
Hi, I have to say i like this archive very much! But forgive me smiling when i read this in the zip file as legal notice: This file is be owned by Gdicas www.gdicas.com , if you had take it at another address, please , notice us either by [EMAIL PROTECTED] or www.gdicas.com/forum/ We're

Re: [hispamsx] 4744 ROMs/DSKs - MSX1 / MSX2

2001-10-30 Thread ag0ny
Hi, Complain about copies? How can anyone be so stupid as to use a text like this on a site where all the content isn't more than ILLEGAL COPIES? Maybe it's just urge to be in the limelight, making things just for the profit instead of serving as a help for others... I think he did

Re: [MSX] New MSX hardware

2001-10-24 Thread ag0ny
Hi, Does anyone know if there is __new__ 'MSX style' hardware available? i.e. Based on Z80+, colour graphics, sound, disk interface etc. There have been several projects. Some of them have been successful, others not. Sunrise's IDE interfaces have been sold out and almost everybody is using

Re: New MSX-DOS with ASCII sources?

2001-10-23 Thread ag0ny
Hi, Manuel, Patriek: But theoretically speaking, it should be possible to create a DOS2 compatible DOS3, which supports more than 8 driveletters and FAT16. If we need a new DOS-(or BIOS) ROM for that, so be it. It's indeed the logical step forwards. And all old programs should still be able

Re: New MSX-DOS with ASCII sources?

2001-10-23 Thread ag0ny
Hi, Let's start for the beginning, ok? Depends on what the coders/specialists prefer! (The Guys Who Are Actually Going To Do It.) And since there aren't many coders/specialits, what about trainig a few of them by making good documentation available? Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -

Re: Z80 loops

2001-10-23 Thread ag0ny
Hi, This page still has to be fixed, it has spaces in the image files, and I got a mail from someone who showed me that OR netscape OR linux can't handle spaces in images on the internet... Anyway, the z80 docs I was the one who sent you that email. Both Netscape AND Linux (or any other Unix

Re: New MSX-DOS with ASCII sources?

2001-10-22 Thread ag0ny
Hi, How about asking Madge directly? OK, but I think you have a bigger chance of success if you ask it via a company. And in this case it's the company they dealt with in the past. The chances are exactly the same. You buy the rights of the product, you get the sources. Never mind if

Re: New MSX-DOS with ASCII sources?

2001-10-22 Thread ag0ny
Hi, Current BIOS is located in a chip on the mainboard of the MSX or in a seperate cartridge. MSX-DOS2 uses a lot of the internal functions of this BIOS. Making a new DOS would almost certainly consist in making a new BIOS which has to be placed on a chip that can be placed on a cartridge

Re: New MSX-DOS with ASCII sources?

2001-10-19 Thread ag0ny
Manuel, Since ASCII is planning to open up all docs and maybe even the sources of e.g. MSX-DOS2 (inc. ROM/BIOS), wouldn't it be possible to make some kind of [...] Can we actually get those docs and sources? Should we mail to our Japanese friends to ask them about this? Who said ASCII is

Re: New MSX-DOS with ASCII sources?

2001-10-19 Thread ag0ny
Hi, rights. MSX-DOS was made by Microsoft, MSX-DOS2 by Madge Corp. (http://www.madge.co.uk), and MSX-C was made by a company called How about asking Madge then, via ASCII? How about asking Madge directly? transcription), and draw the figures using xfig. I've made this already with

For newbies or emulator users: MSX Course

2001-10-18 Thread ag0ny
Hi, Chapter 4 of the MSX Course is now online at http://www.aamsx.org. Be warned: this is VERY BASIC stuff about MSX-DOS, so most likely everything in this chapter is well known by users with a minimum of knowledge about MSX. Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org -- For info,

Re: Juan - SaveR

2001-10-16 Thread ag0ny
Hi, I'll finish work in two hours. As soon as I go home I'll phone him and tell him to phone you. Regards, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can someone please ask SaveR from mexses to phone me on my mobile? i've been trying to get in contact with him, without succes. Lost his e-mail, i'm at a

Re: MSX3 (?)

2001-09-23 Thread ag0ny
Hi, Real news must come from the Japanese meeting held this weekend. I heard yesterday at Bussum that Agony is in Japan, so we will here more later. Well, I should have been in Japan three weeks ago. But my visa is not ready yet. I hope it didn't get delayed too much time... ;) Regards, --

Re: MSX Mailinglist in het Nederlands

2001-09-21 Thread ag0ny
Hi, [I can't understand Dutch, I know the meaning of your message thanks to other people's translation] My opinion: The MSX community is already very fragmented. We're not so many people, so I don't think it is a good idea to fragment it even more. That's the reason why instead of making

Don't Cock It Up game review on http://www.aamsx.org

2001-09-06 Thread ag0ny
Hi, The game review of Matra's Don't Cock It Up! is now available in http://www.aamsx.org Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org -- For info, see http://www.stack.nl/~wynke/MSX/listinfo.html

For newbies or emulator users

2001-08-22 Thread ag0ny
Hi, The third chapter of the MSX course is now online at http://www.aamsx.org. This chapter is about using diskettes in the MSX. Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org -- For info, see http://www.stack.nl/~wynke/MSX/listinfo.html

Re: MSX Radio updated!

2001-08-21 Thread ag0ny
Hi, http://www.live365.com/stations/266034 Does anyone knows how can I hear MSX Radio with Linux? XMMS (http://www.xmms.com) Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org -- For info, see http://www.stack.nl/~wynke/MSX/listinfo.html

Re: MSX Radio updated!

2001-08-21 Thread ag0ny
Hi again, Does anyone knows how can I hear MSX Radio with Linux? Sorry, I typed too fast. The correct URL for XMMS is http://www.xmms.ORG. Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org -- For info, see http://www.stack.nl/~wynke/MSX/listinfo.html

Game review: KPI Ball

2001-08-15 Thread ag0ny
Hi, New game review at aamsx.org: KPI Ball Go take a look at it: http://www.aamsx.org/rev_kpibal.php Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org -- For info, see http://www.stack.nl/~wynke/MSX/listinfo.html

Re: Only for newbies or emulator users

2001-08-14 Thread ag0ny
Hi, Some Brazilian machines doesn't show the VRAM at boot (my old HotBit didn't show VRAm size neither RAM size). Thanks! I will modify the text this week! Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org -- For info, see http://www.stack.nl/~wynke/MSX/listinfo.html

Re: Only for newbies or emulator users

2001-08-14 Thread ag0ny
Hi, 2.1: - You are assuming that the reader has an MSX2 or higher (as in the rest of the article) Yes, my fault. In the Spanish version of the text I explained that the chapter would be based on an MSX2. I didn't include this sentence in the English translation. I will fix it this week. -

Only for newbies or emulator users

2001-08-09 Thread ag0ny
Hi, The second chapter of the MSX course is now online at http://www.aamsx.org Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org -- For info, see http://www.stack.nl/~wynke/MSX/listinfo.html

Dragon Slayer 6 for sale

2001-08-03 Thread ag0ny
Hi, I'm selling Dragon Slayer 6 at iBazar: http://www.ibazar.es/voirobjet.cgi?codeobjet%3dKC864813LH534967 Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org -- For info, see http://www.stack.nl/~wynke/MSX/listinfo.html

Re: MSX Rio 2001

2001-08-02 Thread ag0ny
On Thu, 2 Aug 2001, Patriek Lesparre wrote: Foto is picture in dutch too, so he would've understood. The problem is the right frame doesn't load correctly on Netscape. It doesn't show anything below the NEWS-header. Probably a table-problem? I'm using Netscape (4.76 on Linux) and that site

New section in http://www.aamsx.org

2001-07-29 Thread ag0ny
Hello, I started a new section on http://www.aamsx.org because I was receiving lots of questions about the most basic subjects about MSX. It is a course on how to use a MSX computer (but once the basic stuff is covered, we will move into more advanced stuff). Please take a look at

Illusion City for sale

2001-07-18 Thread ag0ny
Hi, I'm selling Illusion City on iBazar: http://www.ibazar.es/voirobjet.cgi?codeobjet%3dKC864813LG914447 Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org -- For info, see http://www.stack.nl/~wynke/MSX/listinfo.html

Re: Illusion City for sale

2001-07-18 Thread ag0ny
On Wed, 18 Jul 2001, Mark Bolman wrote: Obviously not. Regards, Hmm, does it come with a Turbo R??? ag0ny wrote: Hi, I'm selling Illusion City on iBazar: -- For info, see http://www.stack.nl/~wynke/MSX/listinfo.html -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org -- For info, see http

Re: Illusion City for sale

2001-07-18 Thread ag0ny
On Wed, 18 Jul 2001, Sander van Nunen wrote: Everything is in perfect condition. Regards, Is it playable? I got stuck in the first room ;-( - Original Message - From: ag0ny [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 10:51 PM Subject: Illusion City for sale

Re: Where is KonamiMan?

2001-07-04 Thread ag0ny
On Wed, 4 Jul 2001, Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha wrote: Anybody knows where is KonamiMan? He's at his home in Mallorca. Is he still alive? At least he was 8 hours ago. :) Is he in Japan? He wished. ;) Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org -- For

Re: Exclusive interview about Konami and the S.C.C.

2001-06-04 Thread ag0ny
On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, Marco Antonio Simon dal Poz wrote: That's why I always like cracking and copying, but just for stupid distribution policies! Even through, I agree that copying is bad and buying is good, but I expect some respect from the gamehouses, by releasing its software simultaneously

Re: DOS2 4MB (and a little GEM news)

2001-05-26 Thread ag0ny
On Wed, 23 May 2001, Patriek Lesparre wrote: According to my tests with a 4MB mapper, DOS2 indeed lists it as 255 segments (4080kB) and trying to allocate all segments does result in segment 256 being ignored! Questions: The question is: do you really care for what happens to those 16Kb when

Re: MSX Fair Tilburg 2001

2001-04-18 Thread ag0ny
On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Jeroen Kppers wrote: I managed to decrypt your HTML code and found this hidden in the code: Who goes to the MSX Fair in Tilburg? Me. I'm going. And from now on, I'll send my messages 'encrypted' using ROT13 so they are even more difficult to read (that's my own version of

Re: I think Nishi wants to see kick ass stuff!

2001-04-04 Thread ag0ny
On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Nestor wrote: So, before preparing an "impressive soft" demonstration, please think it twice. I agree. Instead of WHAT you're going to show, think about HOW you're going to present it. They will be more impressed if things are done in a serious and (pseudo-)professional way

RE: Panasonic FS-A1ST for sale

2001-02-15 Thread ag0ny
On Thu, 15 Feb 2001, Pepijn wrote: ||The auction is at: || ||http://www.ibazar.es/modifobjet.cgi?codeobjet%3dKC864813LB406791 link don't work... should be: http://www.ibazar.es/voirobjet.cgi?codeobjet%3dKC864813LB406791 Ooops, you're right. Thanks a lot. Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -

Panasonic FS-A1ST for sale

2001-02-14 Thread ag0ny
Hi, As many of you already know, I'll start working in Japan soon. I can't take my MSX Turbo-R on the plane because I have to carry too many things, so I'm selling it. The auction is at: http://www.ibazar.es/modifobjet.cgi?codeobjet%3dKC864813LB406791 Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -

How much memory does your MSX have?

2001-01-25 Thread ag0ny
Hi, We have started a new poll in aamsx.org, focused on the specifications for the development of new games. This time what we want to know is: How much memory does your MSX have? If you have an *EXTERNAL* memory expansion, please *DON'T* count that memory in the answer. We want to know only

Re: lecay not working

2001-01-18 Thread ag0ny
On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, David Heremans wrote: So agOny, correct your mistake please. :-) That was *NOT* my mistake. I don't have anything to do with MSX-Legacy, except for the fact that I donated the space in one of my servers (107Mb as of today). By the way, my nick is spelled a-g-ZERO-n-y, not

16/32Mb RAM expansions for MSX available

2001-01-08 Thread ag0ny
Hi, Leonardo Padial Electronics has built a new set of memory expansions for MSX, two of them allowing up to 16 or 32Mb of RAM to be mapped in standard MSX computers. Please visit http://www.aamsx.org for prices and technical information of these expansions. Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -

RE: 16/32Mb RAM expansions for MSX available

2001-01-08 Thread ag0ny
On Mon, 8 Jan 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: available as cartridges or on-board memory? As cartridges. regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org -- For info, see http://www.stack.nl/~wynke/MSX/listinfo.html

http://www.aamsx.org updated

2000-12-18 Thread ag0ny
Hello, - Report and pictures from XVIII Salon del MSX - Realms of Adventure game review - Blue Warrior game review http://www.aamsx.org Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org -- For info, see http://www.stack.nl/~wynke/MSX/listinfo.html

Re: Netscape friggin' problems

2000-11-16 Thread ag0ny
On Thu, 16 Nov 2000, Laurens Holst wrote: I don't like to talk about non-MSX-matters in this list, but... Netscape loads the entire page before it displays it (afaik it even loads the images before displaying). IE displays while loading, so that's why it seems faster. However, if you for

Any MSX user here?

2000-11-10 Thread ag0ny
Hi, There are too many messages about Netscape VS Internet Explorer, Linux, Seti@Home, GIMP, etc etc etc... Is this still an MSX user list? Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org -- For info, see http://www.stack.nl/~wynke/MSX/listinfo.html

Video from Sonimag 2000

2000-10-18 Thread ag0ny
Hi, As you may know, a few day ago took place the biggest consumer electronics expo in Spain: Sonimag 2000. This is the same expo where the MSX was first introduced in Spain during Sonimag 83. This year there was some MSX presence in Sonimag thanks to Matra and aamsx.org. In a big stand focused

RE: Moskow 2024 review

2000-09-29 Thread ag0ny
On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Frits Hilderink wrote: Is it the overscan trick that's causing problems on emulators ? Because that's just a matter of time. It does not run on emulators mainly because of the extensive usage of VDP interrupts. For example, the number of simultaneous colors in the screen:

Re: Moskow 2024 review

2000-09-29 Thread ag0ny
On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Maarten ter Huurne wrote: In the review: This game DOES NOT run on MSX emulators. Is that a challenge? No, that's the facts. It's not just because of the overscan, but also because of the 64 simultaneous colors in the screen, the PSG routines, etc... Regards, --

RE: Moskow 2024 review

2000-09-29 Thread ag0ny
On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Frits Hilderink wrote: NLMSX does have a line based VDP emulation which could cause a problem when you are changing the palette colors on every line. Are there some demos that use the same features ? There are playable promos of Sex Bomb Bunny and ARK-A-NOAH in

Moskow 2024 review

2000-09-28 Thread ag0ny
Hi, Moskow 2024 review with lots of screenshots at: http://www.aamsx.org/rev_moskow.php Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] See also http://www.faq.msxnet.org/

aamsx.org: Game Review

2000-09-21 Thread ag0ny
Hi, We have a new game review at aamsx.org: Sex Bomb Bunny (Matra, 1999) - Article - Screenshots - Playable promo Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] See also http://www.faq.msxnet.org/

Re: Ikeda's MSX PRINT

2000-09-15 Thread ag0ny
On Sun, 27 Aug 2000, Alex Wulms wrote: I have added a new issue of Ikeda's MSX PRINT to "The MSX Plaza". This new issue is a report about Den-YU land 2000. It contains more details about the lectures given by Nishi and Yamashita from ASCII corporation, regarding ASCIIs future plans with

http://www.aamsx.org updated

2000-09-10 Thread ag0ny
Hi, After my trip to Japan, aamsx.org is being updated again. Pictures from MSX Den-yu Land available. Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] See also http://www.faq.msxnet.org/

Re: Last News over me works (MIMAS Architecture at 8 / 29 / 2.000).

2000-08-30 Thread ag0ny
On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Alex Wulms wrote: Using the Z380 together with the new cards will reduce the original MSX to being a powersupply with a keyboard ;-) Yes, that's my point. That 'machine' won't be an MSX anymore... Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org Problems?

Re: $BD>@\$?$N$_(BCOM (Direct asking COM)

2000-08-23 Thread ag0ny
On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, Manuel Bilderbeek wrote: Dear Mr. Nasu, I saw that you closed down the input form on the page of the MSX Den-Yu Land 2000 site. [...] Well, Yokoi can't read English at all, so maybe the translation was a good idea... Let's hope that elingo provides a good translation

MSX Den-yu Land 2000 report and pictures

2000-08-22 Thread ag0ny
Hi, MSX Den-yu Land report and pictures available at http://www.aamsx.org, as usual. Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] See also http://www.faq.msxnet.org/

Re: MSX DenYu Land photos

2000-08-21 Thread ag0ny
On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Ricardo Jurczyk Pinheiro wrote: In the 2nd photo, the guy in the middle is Alex Mitsio Sato, our Brazilian friend who lives in Japan. =) I know, I was talking with him and we took some pictures. :) Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org

Re: I back home from DENYU LAND.

2000-08-21 Thread ag0ny
On Mon, 21 Aug 2000, K.Ikeda wrote: Spanish MSX freak who Ag0ny will begin stuff of ASCII Corp! He will drop Spanish work!! Nishi likes Ag0ny. You can ask it to Ag0ny about this. This is not confirmed yet. I'm now studying the software they want me to administer. If I can't administer it, I

Re: About agony (was: IMPORTANT NEWS FROM ASCII)

2000-08-21 Thread ag0ny
On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Néstor Soriano wrote: I have appointment with him 1 hour later. Good luck to me! With agony? Well, if you survived Saver, agony is not a problem at all! He is even somehow normal!! X-) Well, after watching Takamichi dance at YM2413night wearing only fundoshi

Re: NEW MSX. NICE !!. BUT BEST ????

2000-08-21 Thread ag0ny
On Sat, 19 Aug 2000, Daniel Zorita wrote: Well, it's better to say that this is the ONLY OFFICIAL news in 10 years. But you don't must to forget the huge efforts of amateur groups during this time. They are not forgetting these amateur groups. The fact that ASCII wants to make a new MSX is

Re: Ascii's rumours about 'new MSX'...

2000-08-21 Thread ag0ny
On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Werner Augusto Roder Kai wrote: Although Javi and Nestor say that is not just a rumour, we must consider it as a rumour unless we get news directly from ASCII, or we can read at the ASCII homepage: "We will make new MSX MACHINE". I got this directly from ASCII.

Re: IMPORTANT NEWS FROM ASCII

2000-08-20 Thread ag0ny
On Sat, 19 Aug 2000, Anne de Raad wrote: Ag0ny had an official interview with ASCII. So it seems, ASCII indeed has again commercial plans in some form with the MSX-system I dare to say this is the most interesting news we had in more then 10 years. And no one, absolutely no one

Re: A reason to celebrate!

2000-08-06 Thread ag0ny
On Sun, 6 Aug 2000, The MSX Files wrote: We feel that there is still a lot of milage in the Z80. People have experience of using it and their are many software tools about that support software developement for it. Our processor builds on the Z80 tradition. We estimate it to be

New chip: eZ80

2000-08-03 Thread ag0ny
Hi, In Hnostar #44 there is a small note about ZiLOG's new CPU: eZ80. It is a Z80-compatible chip that runs four times faster than a Z80 at the same clockrate, and can run at up to 80Mhz. It can address up to 16Mb of RAM and has three memory models: native Z80, virtual Z80 and ADL. In native Z80

Re: Looking for emu programmers

2000-08-01 Thread ag0ny
On Tue, 1 Aug 2000, Sandy Pleyte wrote: OPEN MSX :)) i like it already :) And multiplatform will be nice :) I don't like it so much. After all, it will only be an emulator, not a real MSX. It will only make you use more your PC and less your MSX. It may be a good idea for emulator scene,

Re: Looking for emu programmers

2000-08-01 Thread ag0ny
On Tue, 1 Aug 2000, Arnaud de Klerk wrote: I don't like it so much. After all, it will only be an emulator, not a real MSX. It will only make you use more your PC and less your MSX. It may be a good idea for emulator scene, but not for the MSX itselft. Hi Ag0ny, Please keep in mind

Re: Looking for emu programmers

2000-08-01 Thread ag0ny
On Tue, 1 Aug 2000, David Heremans wrote: Many MSX developers already use PC or other devices to develop MSX soft. Think of the fact that compiling is faster, you can open more pictures in a drawing program (and have better filters also...). If there is some debugging to do in your programs

RE: [hispamsx] Chips para MSX disponibles (fwd)

2000-07-31 Thread ag0ny
On Mon, 31 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A spanish user asked a japanese company for the chips they have available. This is a forward of the mail they sent to him. There are 19.000 V9958 and 10.000 YM2413 (the FM chip) available. The contact info for this company is in the signature

Re: [hispamsx] Chips para MSX disponibles (fwd)

2000-07-30 Thread ag0ny
On Sun, 30 Jul 2000, Pierre Gielen wrote: YES! But before we all start writing to this company individually asking for one or two chips which would mean huge shipping costs per chip, maybe someone should coordinate the orders. I have no experience with this. Maybe one of the MSX clubs? Any

[hispamsx] Chips para MSX disponibles (fwd)

2000-07-28 Thread ag0ny
Hi, A spanish user asked a japanese company for the chips they have available. This is a forward of the mail they sent to him. There are 19.000 V9958 and 10.000 YM2413 (the FM chip) available. The contact info for this company is in the signature of the message. Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -

Re: MSX Pascal development... hmmm... Bit curious...

2000-07-23 Thread ag0ny
On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, d-fader wrote: But I was pretty curious, are there guys who actually USE Pascal?? And hows the support for external programs as MoonBlaster ( MB for Moonsound) and that kind of stuff?? And can you include your own ASM code and stuff??? Using Pascal you CAN include your

Re: Martos

2000-07-22 Thread ag0ny
On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, Jose Angel Morente wrote: Everybody copies Playstation games nowadays but Japanese companies sell its products. Martos cracked up to, 300, 400 games? And it distributed those games to a small number of MSX users. Small number of MSX users? Come on, I live in Spain and

Re: A good idea?

2000-07-21 Thread ag0ny
On Fri, 21 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just like when I was stunned seeing Martos resurrect ;) I don't think Martos resurrection can be viewed as 'good news'. He's good, but he's just a pirate. The only thing he made was cracking and copying games to sell them for personal profit, that's

Re: Another event...

2000-07-17 Thread ag0ny
On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Manuel Bilderbeek wrote: There seems to be another MSX event in Japan, besides MSX Den Yu Land. It is called MSX Assembly in Nagoya '00 See http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~emu/main/ I recall it is August 6th. I can't go, since I'll arrive to Tokyo on August 11th. By the

Re: [OFF] Linux (was: Re: About the new MSX: what do users think?)

2000-07-17 Thread ag0ny
On Mon, 17 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I work as the technical director of a big ISP, so I guess I know what I'm talking about. not necessarily :-P In this case, I am. :) ag0ny:~$ uname -a Linux ag0ny 2.2.13 #10 Sat Jul 1 21:08:33 CEST 2000 i686 unknown ag0ny~$ *grin

MSX users database at aamsx.org

2000-07-16 Thread ag0ny
Hello, We've opened a MSX users database at http://www.aamsx.org, which we'll use to build a census about users around the world. Also, this database will be used for authentication on upcoming sections of our site, like message boards and such. Please take a look at it and register:

[OFF] Linux (was: Re: About the new MSX: what do users think?)

2000-07-14 Thread ag0ny
On Thu, 13 Jul 2000, Ðiogo Sperb Schneider wrote: (Please excuse me for the offtopic) management, scheduling, etc. It would be a completely different kernel, so it wouldn't be Linux. Linux is not just a kernel. To be sincere, the kernel is the least important part of the OS. It just

Re: About the new MSX: what do users think?

2000-07-14 Thread ag0ny
On Thu, 13 Jul 2000, Ðiogo Sperb Schneider wrote: Because Linux kernel "way of life" requires a MMU, something not available at "normal" MSXs. Ok... But it could be implemented in software, couldn't? Also, the MSXes are in evolution process... Couldn't. A MMU ensures that programs

Re: About the new MSX: what do users think?

2000-07-14 Thread ag0ny
On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, Ðiogo Sperb Schneider wrote: [about MMU] Ok, but I still don't see how it could not be implemented in software. How could you avoid programs to access memory areas that don't belong to them if your MMU is implemented in software? How could you stop user programs to

Re: [OFF] Linux (was: Re: About the new MSX: what do users think?)

2000-07-14 Thread ag0ny
to your Windows "ag0ny" session and leave this subject for people who know about it. :) ag0ny:~$ uname -a Linux ag0ny 2.2.13 #10 Sat Jul 1 21:08:33 CEST 2000 i686 unknown ag0ny~$ This doesn't look like a Windows "ag0ny" session. Oh, and this is my desktop PC. Maybe you'd

Re: Konami's Shalom (Knightmare 3)

2000-07-14 Thread ag0ny
On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, Ðiogo Sperb Schneider wrote: If you have access to a Linux system, you can easily edit the strings on any binary files using "elvis". It's the "vi" text editor, considered the standard UNIX text editor editor. Very powerful tool. If you'd rather gather all the text

Re: About the new MSX: what do users think?

2000-07-14 Thread ag0ny
On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, Ðiogo Sperb Schneider wrote: How could you avoid programs to access memory areas that don't belong to them if your MMU is implemented in software? How could you stop user programs to overwrite the MMU code and make it work as the user want? I thought the

Sega will visit MSX Den-yu Land 2000

2000-07-13 Thread ag0ny
Hi, I've received an email from Ikeda a while ago, and he has confirmed that people from Sega will visit the fair to look at the MSX scene and try to decide whether it may be of interest for them to program for MSX or not. Good news (I guess). Regards, -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -

Re: About the new MSX: what do users think?

2000-07-13 Thread ag0ny
On Thu, 13 Jul 2000, Ðiogo Sperb Schneider wrote: Why are you so sure? For Linux to run, all we need is a suitable kernel. Linux kernels were originally intended for i386 machines only, but it has been ported to PowerPC, i286, Amiga and a few others... Why shouldn't it be ported to the

RE: About the new MSX: what do users think?

2000-07-10 Thread ag0ny
On Mon, 10 Jul 2000, Marco Frissen wrote: Don't forget there is absolutely no software for MSX anymnore (and I am not talking about the occasional game that is still developed...) Then obviously you are not part of the MSX scene. There IS new hardware. Development is slow, but take a look at

Re: About the new MSX: what do users think?

2000-07-10 Thread ag0ny
On Mon, 10 Jul 2000, Manuel Bilderbeek wrote: You can say "but now it continues!", but that is not the same. MSX was (commercially seen) stopped for 9 years. This is just too long to get the same feeling back. If ASCII or any other company releases a new MSX this year, it is still not the

RE: About the new MSX: what do users think?

2000-07-10 Thread ag0ny
On Mon, 10 Jul 2000, Marco Frissen wrote: And I am not _not_ supporting MSX.. I am just being realistic.. I would buy a new MSX, for the fun of it, but I don't see MSX becoming a success in the future, that's all I said.. and there's a lot of difference between commercial success and success

Re: What MSX really means

2000-07-10 Thread ag0ny
On Mon, 10 Jul 2000, Sander Zuidema wrote: And maybe someone can point ASCII to the current poll at www.msx.org? That's a good initiative, it's even fair since you can't even vote more than once ;-) Some results are already sent to Ikeda - Yokoi - ASCII Some others (poll at

Re: What MSX really means

2000-07-08 Thread ag0ny
On Sat, 8 Jul 2000, Laurens Holst wrote: And if Rob Hiep really gets buried with work, well, then he can ask someone else to help him, right? I bet there are plenty of MSX-people wanting to do something for MSX by helping Sunrise, especially in interesting times with an MSX 3. Right. *IF*

Re: What MSX really means

2000-07-08 Thread ag0ny
On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, Francisco Alvarez wrote: a Anyone else from this list is going to be in Den-yu Land 2000? Manuel and a me will be there. Pazos, Javi, Saver... I hope that you'll bring news to Europe!!! Pazos isn't going this year. I've already asked him. Regards, -- [EMAIL

Re: What MSX really means

2000-07-08 Thread ag0ny
On Sat, 8 Jul 2000, Saku Taipale wrote: Anyone else from this list is going to be in Den-yu Land 2000? Manuel and me will be there. All the way to Japan? No way man. It's just a hobby... Manuel Bilderbeek is in Japan already... And SaveR from Club MeSXes will be there in August,

Re: What MSX really means

2000-07-08 Thread ag0ny
On Sat, 8 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: very cool, but if MSX gets serious again in Japan, they would need a stronger european partner...Rob would go nuts if he should carry this weight...I am not sure about this, but I thought Ikeda himself told me Sunrise isn't interested in

New section at www.aamsx.org

2000-07-07 Thread ag0ny
Hi, We've opened a new section at www.aamsx.org: events. Contains info about past and upcoming MSX meetings around the world. We'll include full reports and pics as soon as possible. Take a look at it: http://www.aamsx.org -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.aamsx.org MSX Mailinglist. To

Re: About the new MSX: what do users think?

2000-07-07 Thread ag0ny
On Fri, 7 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What do YOU think, should a new MSX be developed? Will it have a chance in the market that's dominated by PC's and 64 bit game consoles? Or will it create it's own market? It should be developed. There is still a somewhat large userbase, and more

RE: About the new MSX: what do users think?

2000-07-07 Thread ag0ny
On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, Maarten van Strien (cs^tbl) wrote: I think a computer is dead when there're only some freaks left, and no prof. company. I think that after the Microcabin-era it was done commercially. Really? ESE Artists' Factory are making big bucks selling MSX Stuff. Syntax are.

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