Point is that the V9990 is not V9938 compatible so it does not give an MSX1 computer MSX2 capabilities. It’s an incompatible graphics chip that operates on different I/O ports, and is supported by only few software. Maybe you already know this, but it’s worthwhile to warn about it to avoid confusion 
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Point is that the V9990 is not V9938 compatible so it does not give an MSX1 computer MSX2 capabilities. It’s an incompatible graphics chip that operates on different I/O ports, and is supported by only few software. Maybe you already know this, but it’s worthwhile to warn about it to avoid confusion .
My point is, since it's a NEW piece of hardware you are certainly NOT obligated to use MSX2 features in your program.
So in the end the only real issue for making V9990 useful in a MSX1 computer is lack of usable memory.
If you use a MEGAROM (with all these flash cartridges out there it's now an viable option) it's a problem which is somewhat "solvable".
Yes I understood perfectly , but that’s not what Poltergeist was warning about.
Foody wrote that he would use Gfx9000 as an “alternative” to an FPGA-based MSX2+. The Gfx9000 is NOT an alternative however, at least not a compatible one.
Yes I understood perfectly, but that’s not what Poltergeist was warning about .
Foody wrote that he would use Gfx9000 as an “alternative” to an FPGA-based MSX2+. The Gfx9000 is NOT an alternative however.
I agree with the point that as it's not something which would let you play older MSX software, but nobody said it would give MSX1 systems MSX2 capabilities to begin with ...
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