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1. PC-9801 Enjoyer (pawlicker@bae.st)'s status on Thursday, 28-Dec-2023 04:47:22 JST PC-9801 Enjoyer

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   @koropokkur @japananon @mint The other big issue was that DOS simply was not localized in a way that a normal PC could run it until DOS/V. The only person/company out there even making an open standard was ASCII and Kay Nishi making the MSX, which was actually well known in parts of Europe and Brazil.
   
   That's why the first fan translation of any game was for the MSX.
   •  (mint@ryona.agency)'s status on Thursday, 28-Dec-2023 04:47:22 JST 

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     @Pawlicker @japananon @koropokkur Quite a few MSXes somehow ended up getting bought as school computers in 80s USSR.
   • PC-9801 Enjoyer (pawlicker@bae.st)'s status on Thursday, 28-Dec-2023 04:54:52 JST PC-9801 Enjoyer

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     @koropokkur @japananon @mint Oh yeah, the MSX I should add had some interesting carts too. The European MSX scene made a OPL4 upgrade popular over there that plugs into the cart slot. There's also the MSX-AUDIO which has ADPCM support as well.
     
     Some of the other 8 bit micros had powerful sound chips too even if their video hardware left much to be desired. The YM2608B was in some later/higher end PC-8801 models, the Sharp X1 had a YM2151 in some models, and the FM77AV and PC-8801 (most models) had a YM2203.
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