MSX MS-DOS Computer Magazine 31
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MSX/MS-DOS Computer Magazine 31

Contents

Introduction

Published in July/August 1989.

Link: http://www.msxcomputermagazine.nl/

MSX Main content

General info

  • MSX2+ (1)
  • Tricks (Trukendoos) (9)

Software reviews

MSX Software

Note: Corresponding disk is MCMD30

Utilities

MSX-BASIC loader Title Author Generation Notes
DISKVW DiskView 1.1 Steven van Loef MSX2 Generates the MSX-DOS
file DISKVIEW.COM
DVINST DiskView Installation Steven van Loef MSX2
FILEDT File Edit H. Seppenwolde MSX1
FILFND File Find H. Seppenwolde MSX1
FILSHW File Show H. Seppenwolde MSX1
ICP6 Input Checking Program version 6
(ICP - Invoer Controle Programma)
MCM MSX1
MORE More Steven van Loef MSX1 Generates the MSX-DOS file
MORE.COM - Only on disk:
MORASS source code
SYSTEM System Ab Venemans MSX2 To be used with Paul
te Bokkel RAMDISK
See magazines 29 and 30


Misc

MSX Art Gallery

MCM 31 Art Gallery - TANK
MCM 31 Art Gallery - COLUMBIA
MCM 31 Art Gallery - FOREST

See magazine, pages 44 and 45 - Pictures in screen 8 created by

  • John Zonneveld - TANK.PIC
  • Laurens Rutten - THECREEP.PIC
  • Roels Guy Schockaert - COLUMBIA.PIC and FOREST.PIC

These .PIC files are available on disk, with a screen 8 viewer (VERTOON).

MSX Playing tips

MSX Public Domain disks

B8

Note: On the double CD Millenium, B8 and B9 disk images have a similar content.

Martijn en de BIOS

  • Turbo-Pascal library by Martijn Dekker: MDL-LIB: files DISKTOOL.LIB - GAMEIO.LIB - GRAPOUT.LIB - LOGOROUT.LIB - MISC.LIB - TAPE.LIB - VRAM1.LIB - VRAM2.LIB (explanations in the MCMBRIEF.* files - note: the two BASIC programs mentioned in these files are missing)
  • Turbo-Pascal applications using this MSXBIOS library (G.Beckers has mixed it with his own MSXDOS procedure - see DOSBIOS.PAS)

Demos

MSX-DOS required Title Author Generation Notes
MDLTEST.COM MDL-LIB Demo Martijn Dekker MSX1 / MSX2 Source MDLTEST.PAS + GAME.PAS
+ GRAPTST1.PAS + GRAPTST2.PAS


Utilities

MSX-DOS required Title Author Generation Notes
CONTRDSK.COM Control Disk G.Beckers MSX1 Source CONTRDSK.PAS - Explanations in
CONTRDSK.DOC or LEES5.TXT
DISKCOMP.COM Disk Comparison G.Beckers MSX1 Source DISKCOMP.PAS - Explanations in
DISKCOMP.DOC or LEES2.TXT
DISKCOPY.COM Disk Copy G.Beckers MSX1 Source DISKCOPY.PAS - Explanations in
DISKCOPY.DOC or LEES3.TXT
FILES.COM Files G.Beckers MSX1 Source FILES.PAS - Explanations in
FILES.DOC or LEES1.TXT
STATUS.COM Disk Status G.Beckers MSX1 Source STATUS.PAS - Explanations in
STATUS.DOC or LEES6.TXT
TAFELS.COM Multiplication Tables G.Beckers MSX1 Better display on MSX2 80 columns
TESTDISK.COM Test Disk G.Beckers MSX1 Source TESTDISK.PAS - Explanations in
TESTDISK.DOC or LEES4.TXT


B9

Note: Corresponds to B10 disk image on the double CD MIllenium.

Let's go financial

Utilities

MSX-BASIC loader Title Author Generation
AUTOKO.BAS Car Costs (Autokosten) Gert Hardeman MSX1
ELGAWA.BAS Electricity, Gas and Water
(Elektriciteit, Gas en Water)
Gert Hardeman MSX1
HYPOTH.BAS Annuity Mortgage
(Annuïtenteitenhypotheek)
Gert Hardeman MSX1
KLEURGEN.BAS Color Generator
(Kleurgenerator)
Sander Peschier MSX2
PZLHLP.B01 Puzzles Helper
(Puzzlehulpje)
J.T.W. Damen MSX1
SCHTSN.BAS Skating Classes
(Schaatsenstanden)
Alex voor den Dag MSX1
SPRITE.BAS Sprite Generator Pascal Smeets MSX2
VASLAS.BAS Fixed Charges
(Vaste Lasten)
Gert Hardeman MSX1
WISKUNDE Mathematics Helper
(Wiskundehulpje)
 ? MSX2


B10

Numbers Matrix
Fruit Machine
Triviant

Note: Corresponds to B11 disk image on the double CD MIllenium.

Play with me

Games

MSX-BASIC loader Title Author Generation Soundchips
FRUIT Fruit Machine M. Hennekens MSX2 PSG
GMATRIX.BAS Numbers Matrix
(Getallen Matrix)
Ben Geurts MSX2 PSG
JACKPOT.BAS Jack-Pot F. Kwaks
P. Creemers
MSX2 PSG
KWIS.BAS Quiz (Kwis) Gert Hardeman MSX1 PSG
MEMORY Memory M. Hennekens MSX2 PSG
TRIVIANT.BAS Triviant
(Trivial Pursuit)
G. de Wild MSX2 PSG
VRANT.BAS Question and Answer
(Vraag en Antwoord)
Gert Hardeman MSX1 PSG
WEKKER.BAS Alarm (Wekker) C.K. Duijndam MSX2 PSG
WOORD Guessing Word
(Woord Raden)
M. Hennekens MSX2 PSG


B11

Note: Correct disk image on the double CD MIllenium is PD044 in the HCC1 section.

Hardeman in action

Games

MSX-BASIC loader Title Author Generation Soundchips
KWIS.BAS Quiz (Kwis) Gert Hardeman MSX1 PSG
SCHATZOE.BAS Treasure Hunt
(Schatzoeken)
Wim Hardeman
Martijn Hardeman
MSX2 PSG
VRANT.BAS Question and Answer
(Vraag en Antwoord)
Gert Hardeman MSX1 PSG


Utilities

MSX-BASIC loader Title Author Generation Notes
AUTOKO.BAS Car Costs (Autokosten) Gert Hardeman MSX1
DATAZOEK.BAS Data Search (Datazoek) Gert Hardeman MSX2
ELGAWA.BAS Electricity, Gas and Water
(Elektriciteit, Gas en Water)
Gert Hardeman MSX1
GHBASE.BAS GH Database Gert Hardeman MSX1
GHPROG.LDR GH Programs Instructions Gert Hardeman MSX2
HYPOTH.BAS Annuity Mortgage
(Annuïtenteitenhypotheek)
Gert Hardeman MSX1
MHBASE3.BAS MH-BASE3 Martijn Hardeman MSX1
RAMDISK.BAS RAMDISK Launcher Paul te Bokkel MSX2 Version 2.14 of RAMDISK.BIN included
See explanations in text files
(*.DOC and *.OWN)
RAPPORT.BAS Report (Rapport) Martijn Hardeman MSX2
RDINST.BAS RAMDISK Installation Paul te Bokkel MSX2
SPAWIS.BAS Space/Rem Eraser
(Spatiewisser)
Martijn Hardeman MSX1
VASLAS.BAS Fixed Charges
(Vaste Lasten)
Gert Hardeman MSX1