History of video games/Platforms/MSX

Launch
The MSX computer standard was announced in 1983 to promote compatibility between computers. The MSX standard was regionally popular in Japan and also in Brazil.

Legacy
Over five million MSX computers were sold.

A Sony HB-G900 MSX2 computer and HBI-G900 videotizer was used on the MIR space station.

MSX1 spec
MSX1 computers use 8-bit Z80A processors clocked at 3.58 megahertz. Permitted video coprocessors include the TMS 9918/A, TMS 9928/A, or TMS 9929/A.