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Dragon MSX
Dragon MSX
DeveloperRadofin
ManufacturerDragon Data / Eurohard
Typehome computer
Release date1985 (unreleased prototype)
Operating systemMSX BASIC V1.0
CPUZilog Z80A @ 3.58 MHz
Memory64 KB
SoundAY-3-8910 (PSG)
Backward
compatibility
MSX
Dragon MSX (prototype 37)

The Dragon MSX is a MSX compatible home computer,[1][2][3] designed in 1985 by Radofin (the creators of the Mattel Aquarius) for Dragon Data/Eurohard, the makers of the Dragon 64 home computer.[4][5]

Intended for the Spanish market it was never officially released, with a few prototypes being built.[2][3]

One of these (prototype 37) was presented at MadriSX 2001 by David F. Gisbert "TroMax", a spanish collector.[6] No other machines are known.[3][7]

Specifications

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The Dragon MSX has the following technical details:[1][2]

  • ROM: 32 KB
  • RAM: 64 KB
  • Video Display Processor: TMS9918 with a Video RAM of 16 KB and this BASIC modes :
    • SCREEN 0 : text 40 × 24 characters, 2 colors
    • SCREEN 1 : text 32 × 24 characters, 16 colors
    • SCREEN 2 : graphics 256 × 192, 16 colors
    • SCREEN 3 : graphics 64 × 48, 16 colors
    • Sprites: 32, 1 colour, max 4 per horizontal line
  • Ports: parallel port, two cartridge slots, two joystick ports, RF output, RGB output and Data Recorder connector
  • Operating system: MSX BASIC V1.0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dragon MSX". 1000 BiT. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Dragon MSX-64". MSX Resource Center.
  3. ^ a b c "Dragon MSX". www.museo8bits.com. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Eurohard SA - The Dragon Archive". worldofdragon.org. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Eurohard". www.dragondata.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Pagina personal de David F. Gisbert (Tromax)". tromax.webnode.es. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Dragon MSX". www.dragondata.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
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  • (in Spanish) Tromax happy proprietary of the prototype #37