THE ULTIMATE MSX FAQ'S LOG

On this page you can see what has been changed to The Ultimate MSX FAQ! Since I, Manuel Bilderbeek, took over the FAQ, I edit it in VIM 5.x, a normal (?) text-editor. Like my other pages, I don't use any HTML editor of some kind. Anyway, I hope you like this Log!

Manuel Bilderbeek

11-06-1998

Today I started this log
Changes made before starting this log, after having taken the FAQ over from The Red Devil (in random order):
- Totally ripped all alternative fonts and colors out of all pages (faster)
- Checked every text on spelling, language, typing mistakes, bugs, etc.
- Totally changed the structure of the frontpage (the index)
- Revised section-numbers
- Installed NedStat Counter and Rating and MSX Rating
- Adapted the Feedback Form
- Added sections: General, Emulators, Connectors
- Added some file-formats in the File Format section
- Checked the links and did some updates (MBWave e.g.)
- Added links to pictures in several tables
- Made the "Back to the FAQ's index!" links on every page
- Deleted the "graphical"
  's and replaced them with ones like you can see here
- Checked HTML code with Lynx and Netmechanic
- Released it on 7th of April
- ... and probably more!
The MSX Hardware List had a seperate log, but since today changes of the list are mentioned here! Previous changes:
18/05/98
- Started this log
- Added links to 82 images of MSX hardware
- Made few corrections and added new hardware to the list
26/05/98
- Re-edit by Manuel Bilderbeek for total compatibility with The Ultimate MSX FAQ
- Added one item
28/05/98
- Added links to some more pictures (about 15)
- Added Miri Software

12-06-1998

Added some more info on BIN files in the File Formats Section and changed some text in that section

15-06-1998

Changed OPL1 in "OPL1-compatible" concerning MSX-Audio

23-06-1998

Updated some info in the hardware list about HB-75 and 501 of Sony
Small stuff: added a little more info on BIN-files, updated some text in the MSX2+- and DOS2 section, added a link in chapter 0, ...
Added a miscellaneous section (section 19)
Maybe even more I forgot.

29-06-1998

Adapted the Kay Nishi-interview to the FAQ's layout

07-07-1998

Added the GFX9000 section!
Recently changed some minor things, like typo's and put a black background to every page, so they are readable while the background picture isn't loaded yet (thanks to Arnold Metselaar who gave the idea)

20-07-1998

For the MSX Hardwarelist:
- Added picture of HBD-30W 720k 3.5" floppy disk drive
- Added SCD-600S Data recorder with picture
- Added picture of Sanyo MPC-100 (and corrected text of it)
- Added Dynadata LND-032: MSX network, IBM, National FS-3900, Philips VU-0042, Sony HB-7S and PRN-120, Toshiba HX-J400 and HX-P570 and Yanjen

30-07-1998

Changed some minor things
For the MSX Hardwarelist:
- Added pictures of GFX9000, Video9000, HAL Scanner, Mitsubishi ML-FX1 and MLF80, Yashica YC-64, lots of Yamaha's, some SVI's, a Sanyo, Philips mouse, Gradiente, Daewoo DPC-100, Philips VG-8235 and NMS-8220, Sony HB-F500P and HB-F700D, Panasonic CF-2000, more Sanyo's: MPC-10 & MPC-11
- Added Daewoo IQ-1000, National CF-2000, normal Toshiba HX-10, Toshiba QuickDiskdrive and Yamaha CX5 (including pictures) and without pictures: Hitachi MB-H1, JVC HC-5, Mitsubishi ML-8000, Sanyo MPC-5, Sanyo MPC-X, JVC HC-9S, Panasonic CF-3000 & CF-3300, Sony HB-701FD, Toshiba HX-10S
- Changed description of Turbo R GT, Yamaha CX5M & CX5MII, Daewoo DPC-100, ACVS, Panasonic CF-2700, Sony HB-201
- Found the name of the General PAXON, KB's of RAM of Samsung SPC-800 and Sanyo MPC-64 and Ce-Tec MPC-80 (Daewoo) and Daewoo DPC-200 and Mitsubishi ML-G1 & G3 and Canon V-25 and Casio MX-10 & PV-7 and National FS-500F2 and Philips VG-8240 and Laser MSX2 and Sanyo PHC-30 & WAVY-23 & WAVY-77 and Sony HB-10 & HB-20 and Toshiba HX-22 & HX-23 and Yamaha YIS-604

31-07-1998

More hardwarelist stuff:
- Added: Sanyo MPC-200, Sony HBK-35, SVI-213, SVI-737, SVI-787 (changed)
- Added lots of Sony pictures, SpectraVideo pictures, Yeno picture, and maybe some more I forgot

15-08-1998

Added Turbo R diskdrive-connector

17-08-1998

More hardwarelist stuff:
- Added: Daewoo Victory, Philips D6625, NEOS VC-10, CCG, Dirac SP-1000, Dynadaata CPF-350, Gradiente XP-800, Philips VU-0034 and NMS-200 and NMS-300, Seikosha
- Changed: Hal Scanner, NEOS EX-4
- The pictures will be added later on this week (I hope)

19-08-1998

Changed the order of the file-format section and reorganised it a bit. Also made some minor changes to the text

25-08-1998

Changed the description of Super Music Editor 3.0 on the MSX-Music page
Added to the hardwarelist: Aster International, Hyosung, Limco, Oric, Radofin, JVC HC-R105, Sony TCM-3000D, SVI 3000, SVI-1400, Triton, AVT, Panasonic RQ-8050, Daewoo DPF-550, Elehobby Movit 2 MSX Wizard, Panasonic KX-08P, DCS, Sanyo MPT-C10, JVC HC-180, Sony HB-11U, General PAXON-PC T50, Hitachi Hint, Mitsubishi Letus, JVC HC-6AV, Yamaha SX-100 & 101, some Brother printers, Yamaha CX7M, Toshiba HX-33, Canon V-30, Mitsubishi ML-G10, Sanyo MFD-25FD, Yamaha 604/128, Yamaha SCA-01, Yamaha CX-7/128, JVC HC-10AV, Yamaha PN-101, Panasonic KX-P1091N, Seikosha SP-1000MX, Sony UP-10K & HBD-G900& LDP-1500P
Changed: Panasonic/National CG-2000, Sony HB-75, Toshiba HX-22, SVI-707, Hitachi MB-H3, Toshiba HX-P570, Daewoo CPC-300, Canon V-10, Fujitsu FM-X, Toshiba HX-34, Canon V-25, Laser MSX2, Toshiba HX-22, National FS-3900

27-08-1998

Added a question to the MSX Emulator section

07-09-1998

Adapted the text about the XSA format a bit
Some minor changes to the DOS2 section
Extended the Miscelaneous FAQ a bit
Adapted the link to The MSX2 Technical Handbook
Added to the hardwarelist: Philips VU-0031 and pictures of Neos VC-10 and Pioneer PX-TB7, Alwin Henseler as new hardware projects-man and also the Novatec-group!
Adapted on the hardwarelist: Sanyo Wavy-PHC-30FD2

15-09-1998

For the Hardwarelist:
- Added pictures to the hardwarelist of: Cannon V-20, Gradiente Expert, Mitsubishi ML-F80, National CF-2000, Panasonic FS-A1GT, Phlips VG-8020, Philips VG-8235, Pioneer Palcom PX-7, Sanyo Wavy 70FD, Sony HB-F1XV, Schneider MC-810, Sony 501 & 55 & 75 & 700, Spectravideo 728, Yeno DPC-64
- Added new hardware + picture of: Olympia PHC-2, Panasonic U1-PRO501Ai, Yeno MX-64
- Changed Schneider MC-8010 into Schneider MC-810, and found the type number of the Panasonic FM-PAC

22-09-1998

For the Hardwarelist:
- Added with picture: Panasonic FS-CM1 modem, The Links NGA II
- Added: ASCII Harddisk interface, Sony HBK-0821 II
- Changed: ASCII MSX-SERIAL232
- Added picture of: JVC HC-5, National FS-500F2, Panasonic FS-JM1-H, Sony HBD-F1 & HBI-1200 & HBK-0821 II & HBP-F1C

28-09-1998

For the Hardwarelist:
- Added with picture: Perfect Perfect1
- Added: Perfect Perfect2, Yamaha PPn-01, ZPA-01, YIS503M, YIS503W and YIS503G, Philips VU-0022, Panasonic FS-JS221
- Changed: Sakhr, Gradiente 80 column-card (and added picture)
- Added picture of: ACVS 256kB MegaRAM, Gradiente Expert 1.1, Philips NMS-1170/1190, Mitsubishi ML-F48

01-10-1998

For the Hardwarelist:
- Added: Casio MX-101, General PAXON-PC T55, Hitachi MB-H1E & MB-H21 & MB-H25 & MB-H50, Victor HC-6 & HC-30 & HC60 & HC-80, Mitsubishi ML-F110 & ML-F120(D) & ML-F8000 & ML-TS2(H), National CF-2700 & CF-3000 & CF-3300 & FS-4000 & FS-4500 & FS-4600F & FS-5500 & FS-4700F, Panasonic FS-A1mk2 & Sanyo MPC-2 & MPC-3 & MPC-4 & MPC-25 (F, FD, FK) & PHC-27 & PHC-30N & PHC-33 & PHC-35J, Sony HB-11 & HB-701 & HB-F5 & HB-F1mk2, Toshiba HX-10 (D, DP, E) & HX-21 & HX-30 & HX-31 & HX-32, Yamaha CX5F & FX-7M/128 & CX-11 & CX-100 & YIS-805/256
- Added picture of: Canon V-10, Casio PV-7, Fujitsu FM-X, Hitachi MB-H1 & MB-H2, Mitsubishi ML-TS2H, National CF-200 & CF-4000 & FS-4600F & FS-5500F2, Petry slotexpander, Sanyo PHC-33, Sony HB-101 & HB-75 & HB-F1 & HB-F500 & HB-F900, Toshiba HX-10D, Yamaha YIS-604 & YIS503/303 National CF-2000 & CF-4000 & FS-4600F & FS-5500F2,
- Changed: Canon V-8 & V30F, Casio MX-10, General PAXON-PC T50, Hitachi MB-H1, Victor HC-90 & HC-95, Mitsubishi ML-G10 & ML-G30, National CF-1200 & CF-2000 & FS-1300 & FS-4600 & FS-4700, Panasonic FS-A1 & FS-A1F & FS-A1FM, Pioneer PX-V60, Sakhr AX-350, Sanyo MPC-5 & MPC-10 & MPC-11 & WAVY-MPC-23 & WAVY-MPC-70 & WAVY-MPC-77, Sony HB-10 & HB-101 & HB-701FD & HB-F900 & HB-T600, Toshiba HX-22 & HX-23 (F), Yamaha YIS-805/128

06-10-1998

Added the specs of the Kanji screenmodes

08-10-1998

Added to the hardwarelist: Philips SBC 425, 427, 428, 431, 432, 433, 1044, 1051, 1052, 1053 and changed the description of Panasonic FW-RSU1W

26-10-1998

Added to the hardwarelist: all Brazillian stuff is checked and items added where needed...

29-10-1998

Added to the hardwarelist: Philips VS-0040 (how could I forget it?)

10-11-1998

From now on, I won't give the hardwarelist changes so detailed any more. But today I added 2 questions! See the MSX Emulator section and the miscellaneous section

24-11-1998

Finally implemented a partial IDE section!
Added a question about multiple disk images

17-12-1998

Again added lots of stuff to the hardwarelist

04-01-1999

Updated some info on the SVI-738 and changed stuff on the connector page

08-01-1999

Added a question about the builtin Password feature of MSX2 and higher

10-02-1999

Completed the IDE section, thanks to Jon de Schrijder!
Corrected the pin-layout of the Turbo-R's drive-connector
Several small changes, like link-updates, etc.

04-03-1999

Added a question about JoyNet
Corrected the pin-layout of the drive-connector
Several small changes

28-04-1999

Added a pinlayout for a 24-pin laptop drive (so now you can connect almost any drive to your MSX!)
Several small changes, including a picture update of the hardwarelist

22-07-1999

Updated the MSX Audio section, info on Toshiba Music Module added, thanks to Laurens Holst
Turbo-R info updated, thanks to Nyyrikki
Several small changes, including some link-updating (Sunrise)

05-08-1999

Added mouse-info on the connector section
Added question about fixing the 8250/55/80 sound on the misc section
Refreshed and updated the SCC section a bit (thanks to Maarten ter Huurne for the nice pics)

11-10-1999

Refreshed the HTML code of the index
Added some pictures on the hardwarelist and made some corrections in it

15-10-1999

Started to integrate The Red Devil's Misc. MSX tips page in the FAQ. Some stuff might not work properly yet... Will finish in a few days.

29-11-1999

Oops, forgot to update this for a few times! Most of TRD's tips now integrated... (things like diskimages on a Mac, MIF files section)
Added some new pictures to the hardwarelist
Added lha-pma for Unix to the PMA section (thanks to Maarten ter Huurne)

20-12-1999

Added some new pictures to the hardwarelist
Changed the order of the startpage... There might be a new layout soon! But don't count on it toooooo soon! ;-)

05-01-2000

Updated the Emulator section a bit and added some Fenner pics to the hardwarelist

24-05-2000

Huge update of the hardwarelist (with a lot of pics!) and some minor adaptions

07-06-2000

Added some questions (MSX Audio part, misc. part) and updated the MSX Audio part a little bit. Also updated some things on the hardwarelist

10-10-2000

Updated the hardwarelist
Updated the IDE section (thanks Jon!)

18-10-2000

Updated the MSX1 section (especially the PX-7 part)
Updated the hardwarelist
Updated the General MSX section (What is MSX?)

07-11-2000

Updated the MSX1 section (especially the PX-7 part again and the Yamaha part)
General updates on the MSX1, MSX2, MSX2+ and MSXturboR sections (improving Lynx compatibility and cosmetical changes)
Updated the hardwarelist (thanks for the pics, TRD!)

10-11-2000

New colours and new background!
Also updated some minor stuff in the general section like the mailing list info
Completely updated the layout

14-11-2000

All pages are now validated as HTML 4.01 Transitional, except the index page
Added a question how to run diskimages from harddisk on MSX

28-11-2000

Added info on CAS and TAP cassette images, added MESS info in suffix and emulator section (thanks Sean!)

12-12-2000

Added a logo on the main page (thanks Sander!)
Added info on the LD-700 I/O connector (thanks Saku!)

06-02-2001

Updated hardwarelist stuff
Added Sony HB-G900P video I/F connector
More small updates

28-02-2001

Updated hardwarelist stuff as always
Added Yamaha CX-5Mx connectors
More small updates

01-03-2001

Updated hardwarelist stuff again with nice pics of Sony F900, e.g. (thanks Lawrence!)
Added a question about building in PC drives
Fixed some paths to FUNet (thanks to Tristan; he changed them! ;-)

10-05-2001

Changed all the FUNet FTP links to HTTP links
Added picture of Pioneer ER-101
Minor updates

06-06-2002

Finally moved the CD Sequential stuff to the MSX1 section
Small updates, error fixes and clean ups of the MSX1, MSX2, MSX2+ and MSX Turbo R section

08-06-2002

Small updates, error fixes and clean ups of the other sections.
Made a start with the SCSI FAQ (which is still under construction)

13-06-2002

Added more info to the SCSI FAQ (which is still under construction), thanks to Hans Oranje and Marcel Delorme

22-06-2002

Added even more info to the SCSI FAQ (which is still under construction), thanks to Hans Oranje, Hans Otten and Gert de Boom

29-08-2002

Added a FAQ about this FAQ
Several small updates in the hardware list and the file formats section

09-09-2002

Added more pictures to the SCSI FAQ
Added info about the FM Sound Stereo in the MSX Music section

05-01-2003

Added more pictures to the hardware list
Added Sony DIN6 monitor connector

14-05-2003

Added question about using mouse as joystick
Fixed broken links to wrdsk.com/rddsk.com for MSX

15-11-2003

Revised the MSX2+ section
Tried to find out what machines have Ren-Sha Turbo and speed controller and adapted the hardware list and MSX2+ section for that

10-08-2006

Removed the feedback form, as I get constantly hit by spambots. Note that it has been a very long time since I wrote in this log, but you can be sure I did loads of minor updates... :)
Also got rid of a lot of crap on the front page, including the advertisements.

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