Microsoft Extended
<computer> (MSX) A Range of computers created in an attempt by the industry to create a standard for home computers, similar to
VHS did with home video.
The basic MSX machine contained a
Z80 CPU working at 3.58MHz.
MSX machines were produced by such giants as Sony,
Yamaha, Panasonic, Toshiba, Daewoo, and
Philips.
The MSX standard was designed by a company called ASCII in cooperation with
Microsoft who provided a
firmware version of its
BASIC for the machine.
Because this BASIC version was an extended version of
MicroSoft Basic, it was called "MicroSoft eXtended BASIC"; Hence "MSX".
Microsoft also produced MSX-DOS - a stripped-down version of
MS-DOS.
Extensions to the MSX included MSX2, MSX2+ and TurboR.
FAQ (http://www.faq.msxnet.org/).
