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Microsoft Extended
     
         (MSX) A Range of computers created in an attempt by
        the industry to create a standard for home computers, similar
        to {VHS} did with home video.
     
        The basic MSX machine contained a {Z80} {CPU} working at
        3.58MHz.
     
        MSX machines were produced by such giants as {Sony}, {Yamaha},
        {Panasonic}, {Toshiba}, {Daewoo}, and {Philips}.
     
        The MSX standard was designed by a company called ASCII in
        cooperation with {Microsoft} who provided a {firmware} version
        of its {BASIC} for the machine.  Because this BASIC version
        was an extended version of {MicroSoft Basic}, it was called
        "MicroSoft eXtended BASIC"; Hence "MSX".
     
        Microsoft also produced MSX-DOS - a stripped-down version of
        {MS-DOS}.
     
        Extensions to the MSX included MSX2, MSX2+ and TurboR.
     
        {FAQ (http://www.faq.msxnet.org/)}.
     
        (1999-02-26)