Graphics resources of MSX hardware

by mvac7/303bcn

"All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt no landing there. Use them together. Use them in peace."

Author's Notes:

These graphic resources are for the MSX developer community and the retro scene.

You can use them where you need it or to create new graphics.

Some have been made using Inkscape software. https://inkscape.org/

My thanks to all those who share knowledge.

Contents list:

• MSX Architecture Diagram (v0.7.5)
• MSX International character set, vertical view (HTML and PDF)
• MSX International character set, horizontal view (HTML and PDF)
• MSX keyboard matrix - (OpenDocument and PDF) International plus the annexes for the numeric keyboard and Spanish.
• MSX Keyboard template (v0.4) - You can use it to annotate the keyboard settings of your programs.
• AY-3-8910 Programmable Sound Generator registers table.
• TMS9918A Screen 0 VRAM map - Mode 0 (T1) VRAM configuration on MSX computers.
• TMS9918A Screen 1 VRAM map - Mode 1 (G1) VRAM configuration on MSX computers.
• TMS9918A Screen 2 VRAM map - Mode 2 (G2) VRAM configuration on MSX computers.
• TMS9918A Screen 3 VRAM map - Mode 3 (MC) VRAM configuration on MSX computers.
• TMS9918A Color Palette
• V9938 Screen 4 VRAM map - G3 VRAM configuration on MSX computers.

Bibliography:

• MSX Assembly Page
• MSX Resource Center Wiki
• MSX2 Technical Handbook
• The MSX Red Book
• Portar MSX Tech Doc
• V9938 MSX-VIDEO Technical Data Book
• The color palette of the TMS9918A has been made using the RGB values indicated in the Sean Young document (tms9918a.txt)

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