MSX

MSX is the name of a standard for home computers in the 1980s (see also 'The Home Computer Era' in the History of computing hardware).

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MSX was conceived by Kazuhiko Nishi of Microsoft Japan, now ASCII Corporation, who was attempting to create a single standard by which any company could build a compatible computer. Inspired by the success of VHS as a standard for video cassette recorders, many Japanese electronic manufacturers along with JVC, Philips and Spectravideo built and promoted MSX computers. Any piece of hardware or software with the MSX logo on it was compatible with MSX products of other manufacturers.

Home computers: REDIRECT Home computer...

History of computing hardware: Computing hardware has been an essential component of the process of calculation and data storage since it became useful for numerical values to be processed and shared. The earliest computing hardware was probably some form of tally stick; later recording devices include the Phoenician clay shapes...

Kazuhiko Nishi: Kazuhiko Nishi (born 1956 in Japan) worked for Microsoft during the 1980s as Vice President of the Far East operations. In 1986, Kazuhiko Nishi left Microsoft to devote himself mostly to ASCII Corporation, today the biggest multimedia empire on the other side of the Pacific. Today he is still writin...

MSX related Images and Photos (experimental)

CanMan Pose MSX Vinyl Figure