Main channel: It's my first time using an MSX computer (Patreon)

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2023-03-18 01:25:24

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2024-05

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Hello my patrons! I only just finished editing this video, so I'm releasing it here mere hours before it goes live on the main channel. (Sorry about that!) I have been sick all darned week but am finally better, so I thought I would edit up this video which I recorded a few weeks ago.

It's an interesting computer, this one being localized for the middle eastern market with Arabic ROMs. In the video, after exploring and testing the machine, I try to swap in a ROM from a different MSX computer into it to see what happens. Can I get a game ROM running on it internally?

Remember when I schedule this video to go live later tonight, it will be unavailable to watch here until it's live on YouTube. This is unfortunately a limitation YouTube places on scheduled videos. (And happens before my videos go live usually before I wake up in the morning.)

Direct link: https://youtu.be/oKjOMpJpois

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I know almost nothing about MSX computers (Sakhr AX-230)

This is the first time I've ever used any MSX computer as they aren't common in North America. This particular unit is from the Middle East and is localized in Arabic. Let's see if I can figure out how to swap in some ROMs from another machine to try to get some games running on it. --- Video Links MSX standard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSX Sakhr AX-230: (This machine) https://www.msx.org/wiki/Sakhr_AX-230 Sanyo MPC-2 (Japanese version of this machine) https://www.msx.org/wiki/Sanyo_MPC-2 More info about the ROMs on the Sakhr: https://www.msx.org/nl/node/55067?page=1 VCF East: https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/ VCF Midwest 18: https://vcfmw.org/ VCF SW (Dallas:) https://www.vcfsw.org/ Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store: https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com/ Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement -- Tools Deoxit D5: https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1 http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards) https://amzn.to/3a9x54J Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe: https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0 Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope: https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/ Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier: https://amzn.to/3adRbuy TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro) https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html TS100 Soldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853 EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/ DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672 Magnetic Screw Holder: https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971 RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI) http://www.retrotink.com/ Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five) https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184 Heat Sinks: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI --- Links My GitHub repository: https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/ --- Instructional videos My video on damage-free chip removal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8 --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino