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Future Magazine 4
This page was last modified 19:49, 20 July 2020 by Mars2000you. Based on work by Gdx.
NOTE!
The interface and most of the provided software are for MSX2 and higher. However, there are also a few software compatible with MSX1 and one software conceived for MSX2+ and MSX Turbo R.

Contents

Introduction

Diskmagazine released by MSX Club Rijnstreek in February 1991.

Tips:

  • direct access to the menu by pressing F1 while booting
  • on MSX2+, SET SCROLL is used for the intro picture
  • this magazine has a controller screen, the mouse is recommended
  • all the TXT files are plain ASCII text files

Main content

Future Magazine 4 intro picture
Future Magazine 4 menu
Labyrinth

General info

  • Dbase II (3)
  • Arked files

Software reviews

Software

Demos

MSX-BASIC loader Title Author Generation Notes
TBEELD.BAS Test Image (Testbeeld) D.A. Dauwerse
H.Walta 		MSX2 Modified version of program
from MSX Computer Magazine 12
Change optionally line 410 to
X=0:Y=0:SETADJUST(X,Y)


Games

MSX-BASIC loader Title Author Generation Soundchips
LABYRINT.BAS Labyrinth
(Labyrint) 		J. Gardenier MSX2 PSG
RUBIK.BAS Rubik's Cube
(Rubik's Cubus) 		Future Magazine MSX2 PSG


Music

MSX-BASIC loader Title Author Generation Soundchips MSX1 launching
DANCING.BAS Dancing In The Dark Martijn 'MAD' Pieters MSX2 MSX-MUSIC
+ PSG 		Replace WIDTH80 by
WIDTH40 in line 150
GRYZOR.BAS Gryzor Soundmaster MSX2 SCC + PSG
PAINT.BAS Paint It Black Future Magazine MSX1 MSX-MUSIC
QUARTH.BAS Quarth Soundmaster MSX2 SCC + PSG


Utilities

MSX-BASIC loader Title Author Generation Notes
20FUNCT.BAS 20 Function Keys
(20 Functie Toetsen) 		Venom Brothers MSX1
7IN1.BAS Seven Text Utilities Koos Kuil
Ben Doedens 		MSX2 Compatible with Paul te
Bokkel RAMDISK 3.0
ALL-PIC.BAS Pictures Converter
(Pictures Omzetter) 		Karel van Eijk MSX2
DISKADR.BAS Disk Addresses MCM MSX1
DISKTYPE.BAS Disk Type MCM MSX1
ERROR.BAS Dutch Error Messages  ? MSX1
NEWCOPY2.BAS ZyData Newcopy R.J. Zydenbos MSX1 2 drives required
REFORMAT.BAS Reformat Koos Kuil
Ben Doedens 		MSX2
SCREEN.BAS Screensaver Paul te Bokkel MSX1 With options to
create binary SCRSAV.BIN
or MSX-DOS file SCRSAV.COM
STRESS.BAS Psycho Stress Barometer Pierre Gielen MSX1
TEXTVIEW.BAS Text Viewer R.A.Y. van Melzen MSX2+ Requires at least 128kB RAM
Line 260 needs to be
SCREEN0:WIDTH80
Also for MSX2 if you remove
the Kanji BASIC instructions
BLOAD"name",R
FFC.BIN Format Free Copy Erik de Boer MSX2
MSX-DOS required
MEGAFL21.COM Mega File Ramon van der
Winkel 		MSX2 80 columns mode required


Misc

Pictures

  • Picture in screen 7 - FRACTAL.SC7 + loader FRACTAL.BAS

Playing tips

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