MSX BASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language. It is an extended version of Microsoft 's MBASIC Version 4.5, adding support for graphic, music, and various peripherals attached to MSX microcomputers.

Apr 1, 2025 · Below is a list of all standard MSX-BASIC instructions, that are not linked to a localisation (Arabic, Japanese, Korean), the presence or addition of a device such as a disk drive or a RS-232C interface, or the usage of a program that adds specific new instructions.

Dec 28, 2023 · MSX-BASIC is an extended version of Microsoft Standard BASIC Version 4.5, and includes support for graphic, music, and various peripherals attached to MSX Personal Computers. Generally, MSX-BASIC is designed to follow GW-BASIC, which is one of the standard BASICs running on 16-bit computers.

The BASIC of MSX2 has been upgraded: the new version is called MSX BASIC version 2.0. And, when using a disk system, MSX DISK-BASIC can be used, which consists of MSX BASIC version 2.0 and additional instructions for disk operations.

Dec 31, 2014 · MSX Programming is an ideal introduction to the fundamentals of MSX-BASIC programming incorporated in all micros adopting the standard MSX operating system, such as Sony, Hitachi, Sanyo, Canon, Panasonic and Toshiba.

Apr 1, 2025 · Disk BASIC is a BASIC extension that is related to disk drives. Note: The addition of diskdrive (s) decreases the amount of memory available for MSX-BASIC. However, you can. There are 3 major versions of Disk BASIC: Version 1 is provided with external disk drive interfaces and with all MSX computers with integrated floppy disk drive (s).

Dec 31, 2014 · An Introduction to MSX-Basic included with the Sony Hit-Bit HB-75B.

MSX BASIC 4.0 and 4.1 - for the only MSX Turbo R machines, Panasonic FS-A1ST and FS-A1GT.

MSX BASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language developed by Microsoft for MSX home computers. It was derived from Microsoft BASIC version 4.5 and influenced by GW-BASIC, a BASIC interpreter for 16-bit MS-DOS machines.

Here are some useful resources for MSX development (disclaimer: all created by me) MSX2 Technical Handbook: A must to learn how the internals of MSX computers work, and also a reference of MSX BIOS and MSX BASIC commands.