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Family of standardized home computer architectures released between 1983 and 1992

MSX is a standardized home computer and video game system architecture, announced by ASCII Corporation on June 16, 1983. It was initially conceived by Microsoft as a product for the Japanese market, and jointly marketed by Kazuhiko Nishi, the director at ASCII Corporation.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Overview

MSX is a standardized home computer and video game system architecture, announced by ASCII Corporation on June 16, 1983. It was initially conceived by Microsoft as a product for the Japanese market, and jointly marketed by Kazuhiko Nishi, the director at ASCII Corporation.2

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