Vlcice
12-25-2009, 04:42 PM
I decided to clear out some of the stuff that's taking up space in my parents' house, and I was wondering what the value (if any) of a few things would be.
The first thing is a Dutch MSX2, a Philips model NMS-8250. This is a bit unusual among 8-bit computers because this particular model is styled like modern computers, with a separate computer unit and detachable keyboard. As you can see, it took quite a beating travelling from the Netherlands to Canada. However, it works fine despite the damage to the front panel. The original single floppy drive, which died, has been replaced with two modern floppy drives. One of the two tabs that holds the keyboard cable in place has broken off, but the other is still present and works fine.
This MSX2 outputs PAL by default, but can be switched to 60Hz in software. However, I don't think it can output NTSC colour at all. Video output is by SCART or Commodore monitor compatible pseudo s-video. While it uses a European power plug, I have an adapter to allow it to work in the US and Canada.
http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/9373/msx1.jpg
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5545/msx2.jpg
Three games are included, which are:
- Gradius 2 / Nemesis 2
- Super Tritorn
(both cart games)
- FD Konami Collection (http://futuredisk.jorito.net/konami.htm), a disk magazine and collection of 3 Snatcher-based minigames
Gradius 2 has been modified with a switch attached, which lets you enable or disable the ROM chip. When the ROM is disabled, you can use the SCC sound card with other software - for instance, ROMs of Konami games, hacks of Snatcher and SD Snatcher, or homebrew SCC-compatible software.
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7558/msx3.jpg
As well, I have a copy of the Amiga OS 4 Developer Pre-Release. This was the CD given to owners of the AmigaOne hardware, and contains a complete working version of PowerPC Amiga OS 4. I think they released a few of these, but this CD is the first available. No idea if this is worth anything.
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7540/aos41.jpg
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2598/aos42.jpg
The first thing is a Dutch MSX2, a Philips model NMS-8250. This is a bit unusual among 8-bit computers because this particular model is styled like modern computers, with a separate computer unit and detachable keyboard. As you can see, it took quite a beating travelling from the Netherlands to Canada. However, it works fine despite the damage to the front panel. The original single floppy drive, which died, has been replaced with two modern floppy drives. One of the two tabs that holds the keyboard cable in place has broken off, but the other is still present and works fine.
This MSX2 outputs PAL by default, but can be switched to 60Hz in software. However, I don't think it can output NTSC colour at all. Video output is by SCART or Commodore monitor compatible pseudo s-video. While it uses a European power plug, I have an adapter to allow it to work in the US and Canada.
http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/9373/msx1.jpg
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5545/msx2.jpg
Three games are included, which are:
- Gradius 2 / Nemesis 2
- Super Tritorn
(both cart games)
- FD Konami Collection (http://futuredisk.jorito.net/konami.htm), a disk magazine and collection of 3 Snatcher-based minigames
Gradius 2 has been modified with a switch attached, which lets you enable or disable the ROM chip. When the ROM is disabled, you can use the SCC sound card with other software - for instance, ROMs of Konami games, hacks of Snatcher and SD Snatcher, or homebrew SCC-compatible software.
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7558/msx3.jpg
As well, I have a copy of the Amiga OS 4 Developer Pre-Release. This was the CD given to owners of the AmigaOne hardware, and contains a complete working version of PowerPC Amiga OS 4. I think they released a few of these, but this CD is the first available. No idea if this is worth anything.
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7540/aos41.jpg
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2598/aos42.jpg