Microsoft MSX Guide

Toshiba XM-1000A CD drive and CD-ROM for Microsoft MSX
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Definition

Microsoft MSX refers to a line of computers jointly developed by Microsoft and ASCII from 1983-1993. Software for the MSX was released mostly on non-optical media such as cassettes and floppy disks. It was possible to distribute software via CD-ROM in the form of an Audio CD and then reading it like a cassette through the use of an adapter. Redump.info only handles the CD-ROM software, whereas the non-optical media are handled by other projects such as TOSEC and No-Intro. At the time of writing there are four known discs for the MSX that use the Audio CD method, and three of them are non-retail prototypes.

System Guides
Computers	ARCH • MAC • ATARIST • ACD • FMT • PC • PC-88 • PC-98 • INDIGO • X68K • ULTRA
Consoles	3DO • PIPPIN • AJCD • QIS • CD32 • CDTV • PSXGS • ION • HS • VIS • XBOX • XBOX360 • XBOXONE • XBOXSX • NAVI • PCE • PC-FX • GC • WII • WIIU • M2 • CDI • POLYMEGA • DC • MCD • SP21 • SS • NGCD • SEB • PSX • PS2 • PS3 • PS4 • PS5 • PSP • NUON • VFLASH • GAMEWAVE
Handhelds	NEWTON • CYBIKO • HP48 • IXL • PPC • PALM • PSION • ZAURUS • SYMBIAN • TI
Arcade	3DOARCADE • CPS3 • FPP • FPURI • ITE • KEA • KFB • KM2 • KP2 • KS573 • KSGV • KT • MION • NPURI • NS12 • NS22 • NS246 • NS256 • TRF • NEWJATRE • PCARCADE • ALLS • CHIHIRO • CHIHIROPC • LINDBERGH • LINDPC • NAOMI • NAOMI2 • NAOMIPC • NU • NU11 • NU2 • NUSX • SRE • SRE2 • SRW • STV • CATS • QUIZARD
Multimedia	AUDIO-CD • BD-VIDEO • DVD-VIDEO • ENHANCED-CD • HVN • HVNC • HVNJR • HVNXP • HDDVD-VIDEO • MP3 • PHOTO-CD • KSITE • VCD
Pending	APPLEII • PIECE • CUBO • C64 • GP32 • HRUSH • L600 • ITOUCH • KWIZOKE • MSX • MINIDISC • NS10 • NICHI • SUPERDISC • J2ME • LASERACTIVE • HALCYON • SS24 • SZN • SACD • WOWOW • GAMEVCD • UHDBD-VIDEO • IQ • ZXS