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[v1.2] MECB V9958 / V9938 VDP RGBS Video Card
Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 5:38 am
by Editor
Ever since creating my existing TMS9918 / TMS992x VDP Display Card, I've thought that I'd also like to play with the TMS's more capable successors, the V9938 and V9958 VDP's. Also known as the MSX-Video Display Processors.
The V9938 also greatly expands on the TMS9918 families capabilities, offering more display modes and twice the resolution.
Read all about it here:
Minimalist Europe Card Bus (MECB) - V9938 / V9958 VDP RGBS Display Card
Re: [v1.2] MECB V9958 / V9938 VDP RGBS Video Card
Posted: Fri May 09, 2025 9:56 pm
by epaell
Awesome - ordered!
LOL, perhaps a Z-80 based MSX clone in the works?
Re: [v1.2] MECB V9958 / V9938 VDP RGBS Video Card
Posted: Sat May 10, 2025 1:33 am
by Editor
epaell wrote: Fri May 09, 2025 9:56 pm
Awesome - ordered!
Thank you! I'll get onto your order before the next courier run.
epaell wrote: Fri May 09, 2025 9:56 pm
LOL, perhaps a Z-80 based MSX clone in the works?
It certainly does add to my motivation to get a Z80 based CPU up and running, finally.
Given that I've done a 6502 CreatiVision re-Creation, I think a Z80 ColecoVision would be a no-brainer, to start with.
Although I've never owned one, a MSX based system would also clearly be a nice goal, once we have a Z80 CPU to play with.
Re: [v1.2] MECB V9958 / V9938 VDP RGBS Video Card
Posted: Sat May 10, 2025 8:43 am
by epaell
I'd have to admit that I've never owned one (I don't think I've ever even seen one in real life) but they looked like pretty nice machines for the time. I've only ever played with one via MAME when I was exploring how to control one of the audio chips that they had - it had a fairly nice implementation of BASIC.
