These are the last week news on MSX Scene. For the latest news, or to know more about these news and its links, visit MSX News ( http://www.msxnews.cjb.net/ ) November 12, 1999 - 15:50GMT, @702, 1st update - Going to Jaś! Tomorrow I'll travel to Jaś, and will be back on November 16. Probably there will be no updates until then, but on November 16 I'll try to describe everything that happened on MSX Jaś'99. Stay tunned! - Z180 and Z380 databooks on CIEL Home! The Z180 and Z380 databooks are now online at CIEL, in the PDF format. Take a look! November 11, 1999 - 03:00GMT, @168, 1st update - No updates util friday! The page will be not updated until friday because I burned my fingers and I'm having lots of troubles to type messages. I hope Friday night I'll be ok to update this page. November 10, 1999 - 14:50GMT, @660, 3rd update - Ademir Carchano Announces New Multi-purposoe Accelerated Board! Today Ademir announced his newest project! It's characteristics are: 1.Z180 board, running up to 33Mhz (the one he made runs at 8, 16 and 32 Mhz) 2.256Kb of RAM 1.128Kb of SROM... Better, a RAM that can be protected throught a sequence of OUTs 2.128Kb of normal RAM, for read and write. 3.The RAM can be expanded up to 4Mb, using the same Memory Mapper system, or it can be addressed by the Z180, using 1Mb linear. 4.Two serial interfaces up to 512Kbps, 2 DMA channels, 16 bit counter/timer (using every Z180 features) 5.One of the serials is already in the DB-9 format, with RS232 signals 6.There is two modes to exchange data with the MSX: 1.Direct Access: the MSX will see the board as a slot with 4Mb of Mapped RAM. When using this type of access, the Z180 will be inactive and the MSX takes the control 2.Port Access: the MSX sends and receives informations to and from the board throught a bidirections 8 bit port, like the printer port, including strobe and busy. This method allows transmission between the CPUs without stop the processment. A Z380 version of this board is "on the run"... (-: - Victor's MSX page updated... Added statistics. - Unicorn Dreams News... Unicorn Dreams URL changed! - Purple Stars News... Purple Stars: The Ultimate MSX Site was updated. A "Friends" section was added. - Parn's Music Station News... Parn's Music Station was updated. Take a look! - MSX Talk Forum Updated! The are new messages on MSX Talk! November 08, 1999 - 16:50GMT, @744, 3rd update - the MSX page real URL Changed! Adrian Page real address change to http://www.crosswinds.net/~adrianpage/. "the MSX page" changed to http://www.crosswinds.net/~adrianpage/msx.html. Thanks to Adriano Cunha for the info. - Manuel Bilderbeek Homepage Updated! Manuel Bilderbeek informed that Space Manbow crack for 128kb (mapper, without sound), 256Kb (mapper, with sound) and 512kb (mapper, sound, no loads during the game, for DOS2 also) is now online... Also, a working (on MSX2) version of Feud (no need for CTRL or POKEs) is now available also. - MSX Brazilian Team Page Updated! The news from japan, on the MSX Print by Kuniji Ikeda, are now available on the MBT page. - MSX Games Are Back Updated! Daiva4 is now available into a auto-executable DSK file. There is new high-scores for: A.E., Beamrider, Cabbage Patch Kids, Eric and the Floaters, Knightmare, Salamander, Scrambled Eggs and Sky Jaguar. After November 15, Phil said that he will accept only high-scores of games on the contest page. So, if you have a high-score not listed there yet, sent it now! Thanks to Philip Pera for the info. - MSX Talk Forum Updated! The are new messages on MSX Talk! "Old News" page updated! The old news page was updated. []'s Daniel Caetano ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ...IBM: I'm Buying Macintosh OS/2 Sites: http://www.os2brasil.com.br/novidades/ http://www.os2brasil.com.br/novidades/drivers.shtml http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/8752/os2hp/os2index.html MSX Sites: http://www.fudeba.cjb.net/ e http://www.msxnews.cjb.net/ MSX Phoenix: http://www.msxphoenix.cjb.net/ **** MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/) ****
