MSX2 TECHNICAL HANDBOOK

Published by ASCII CORPORATION Japan in 1987

Adapted to text files by Nestor Soriano (Konami Man) in 1997

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This disk contains the whole MSX2 Technical Handbook (except appendix 7 and 
appendix 9) plus Turbo-BASIC compiler manual, all in 9 text files with the 
following format:

- File format: ASCII MS(X)-DOS.

- Line width: 78 characters.

- Carriage return marks at the end of each line.

- Standard tabulation marks are used (in columns with a number multiply of 8)

Format compatibility warranty: all files have been generated with a MSX 
computer.

ASCII character 92 is used as the inverse bar; therefore, viewing the files 
in a MSX2+ or Turbo-R computer with the original character set will cause 
some figures to appear slightly distortionated. Anyway, they will still 
perfectly readable.


Files list:

TH-1	 PMA	 8192 bytes   Chapter 1  - MSX System Overview
 Decompressed:	24930 bytes
TH-2	 TXT   117450 bytes   Chapter 2  - BASIC
TH-3	 TXT   108270 bytes   Chapter 3  - MSX-DOS
TH-4A	 TXT   131604 bytes   Chapter 4  - VDP and Display Screen (1-5)
TH-4B	 TXT	92922 bytes   Chapter 5  - VDP and Display Screen (6)
TH-5A	 TXT	97157 bytes   Chapter 5  - Access to Peripherals Through BIOS
					   (1-6)
TH-5B	 TXT	46762 bytes   Chapter 6  - Access to Peripherals Through BIOS
					   (7)
TH-AP	 TXT   106609 bytes   Appendix 1 - BIOS listing
			      Appendix 2 - MATH-PACK
			      Appendix 3 - Bit Block Transfer
			      Appendix 4 - Work Area Listing
			      Appendix 5 - VRAM Map
			      Appendix 6 - I/O Map
			      Appendix 8 - Control Codes
			      Appendix 10- Escape Sequences

KUNBASIC TXT	 7379 bytes   MSX BASIC-KUN Compiler


** NOT AVAILABLE  **	      Appendix 7 - Cartridge Hardware
			      Appendix 9 - Character Set


Files are not compressed, then you can use this disk directly with any text 
editor/viewer. Problem: there is not enough room in 713K to afford all the 
files. Because of this, TH-1 (the less important chapter) is compressed.

This manual was reproduced without the consent of the original authors, that 
is, ASCII staff. I think that this people forgot the MSX system a long time 
ago; anyway, for any complaint contact with me in <konamiman@geocities.com>.

Arigatos to Ramon Serna and Javi Lavandeira for lending to me theirs 
"original" THs in march and october, respectively.

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