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Msx Computer Magazine 39.Pdf CENTRUM W. de Withstraat 27 1057 XG Amsterdam Fax 167058 Tel. 020 - 167058 (bel voor informatie SUPER LAGE AANBIEDING tussen 14.00 en 18.00 uur) MSX2+ voor f.995,- Technische gegevens: Uitvoering 22 V. RGB uitgang. 16K diskbasic. SCART voor monitor en T.V. 16K TURBO BASIC. Dubbelzijdige drive. 128 JIS (o.a. alle wereldtalen) 80K basic 3. Pauzetoets . Aflevering vindt plaats in volgorde van bestelling. De levertijd bedraagt drie weken. De toestellen worden geleverd met Nederlands importeurs garantie en gebruiksaan­ wijzing. Gemakkelijke betaling. ,------- ------------------ -------------- -------------------- ------------------------------------------- Bestel door overmaking van f 995,- , of door overmaking van f 495,- ,en betaal het restant van f 510,- bij aflevering onder rembours : Per giro: 2922 NMB Amsterdam t.g.v. 69.59.15.592 : Per bank: NMB Amsterdam rekening nummer 69.59.15.592 :, Naam: ......... : Adres: ......... : Postcode en woonplaats: :Tel: ..... L_ _ ______________ _ --------------------------- ------------------------------------------- -----------~ MSX COMPUTER MAGAZINE is een uitgave van Inhoud MSX Computer Magazine 39 Aktu Publications b.v. Amsterdam Redactioneel 5 MSX Computer Magazine verschijnt acht maal Ombouw naar MSX2+: de risico's 6 per jaar. Achter de schermen van MSX 10 Redactieadres In Memoriam: Leonardo Jacobs 17 MSX Computer Magazine MSX Memory Manager 30 Postbus 61264, 1005 HG, Amsterdam Kort Nieuws 43 Tel. : 020 - 845995 Fax: 020-862719 Uitgever/Hoofdredacteur Rubrieken Wammes Witkop Kort & Krachtig 26 Redactie Programma-Service 33 Max Barber, Paul te Bokkel, Hans Niepoth, Harry van Horen, Markus The, Marièlle Mink, André Eerste Hulp Bij Overleven 38 Knip, Edgar Hildering, Robbert Wethmar, Lies Art Gallery 48 Muller, Mathijs Perdec, Kees Reedijk, Aat van Uijen, Wim Vredevoogd, Ries Vriend. Nieuw: MCM's LezersService 56 I/O'tjes 62 Vragentelefoon redactie Oeps De redactie is telefonisch alleen bereikbaar via 66 020-860743. Op dit nummer staat een antwoordapparaat, waarop we eventuele correcties op artikelen en listings inspreken. Bovendien zijn Besprekingen we minimaal één keer per week via dit nummer rechtstreeks bereikbaar. Wanneer, dat maken we ook via het antwoordapparaat bekend. Met menu's meer mans?: AutoMenu 16 Spelbesprekingen 18 Advertenties MSX-Connect tel.: 020-845975 36 Geldend advertentie tarief I juli 1990 Hi-Soft C 41 Programmaservice Doozle, retouche op MSX2+ 44 Voor het bestellen van cassettes en diskettes kunt u MSX Harddisk van HSH 50 de bon elders in dit blad invullen en opsturen naar: Sanyo PHC-70FD MSX2+ machine 59 MCM LezersService Postbus 61264 1005 HG Amsterdam Listings Losse nummers Heeft u vragen over het nabestellen van losse LFILES 34 nummers, bel dan met Mirjam Engelberts, afdeling lezersservice 020-845995 Invoer Controle Programma 64 Vormgeving Marièlle Mink Cover-fotografie Jan Bartelsman Distributie Beta PressIvan Ditmar, Gilze Tel. : 01615-7800 Toezenden materiaal Dit eerste nummer van MCM onder eigen vlag - vandaar de Tenzij uitdrukkelijk anders overeengekomen heeft vertraging - bevat heel wat wetenswaardigheden. Zoals een MCM het recht om vrijelijk te beschikken over alle MSX harádisk de eerste die MCM heeft mogen testen, die ge­ haar toegezonden materiaal. woon verkrijgbaar is en bovendien zonder problemen zijn Abonnementen werk doet. Een abonnement op MCM kost f 50,- voor Ook een eerste artikel over de huidige rage van het ombou­ 8 nummers wen van MSX2 naar MSX2+, met een opsomming van de risi­ Het abonnement kan elk gewenst moment ingaan co's die daar aan verbonden blijken. (zie de bon elders in dit blad) en wordt automatisch Dan acht pagina's spellen, met meer kleurenfoto's dan ooit. verlengd, tenzij een maand voor de vervaldatum MSX-Connect verbindt twee MSX-machines, zodat de één de schriftelijk opgezegd. drives van de ander kan bereiken. Een test in dit nummer. Verder gaat MCM zelf postorderen, met héél fraaie Japanse ROM's In de aanbieding! Voor de techneuten: MemMan} de MSX Memory Manager. Nu nog als voorstel, maar bijna aT. Tenslotte, een bespreking van de Sanyo PHC-70FD MSX2+, zo­ als die momenteel door het MSX-Centrum wordt aangeboden. MSX Computer Magazine nummer 39 - augustus 1990 -3- = Ii\l Computervertrieb GmbH, RombergstraBe 16, D-4715 Dovensberg WestGermany Tel.: **49-2593/6168 Fax: **49-2593/7234 MeM, gefeliciteerd met de nieuwe uitgever! HSH Computervertrieb HSH MSX SCSI Interface HSH produceert de nieuwe MSX SCSI Interface, zoals deze ook gebruikt wordt in de HSH MSX Hard Disk Systemen. Deze MSX SCSI Interface voldoet aan alle normen, zodat er meerdere MSX-computers aan dezelfde Hard Disk kunnen worden aangesloten. Ook kan de knutselaar met deze interface zelf een SCSI-Hard Disk aansluiten op de MSX. Bovendien ontwikkelt HSH een MSX SCSI LAN (Local Area Network) pakket, gebaseerd op de HSH MSX SCSI Interface. Ideaal voor scholen en kantoren. De prijs van de losse HSH MSX SCSI Interface bedraagt f 499,-. Upgrade-service In het verleden heeft een andere firma ook MSX SCSI Interfaces verkocht. Deze interfaces voldoen niet aan de standaard zoals HSH die heeft toegepast. Zo'n niet volledige SCSI-interface zal op onverwachte momenten problemen geven, door fouten in de software. Daarnaast zijn er zelfs incomplete SCSI-interfaces uitgeleverd, zonder de centrale controller-chip. HSH biedt de eigenaren van deze niet goed functionerende en incomplete interfaces een upgrade-service. Na deze upgrade zullen deze interfaces met één harddisk kunnen werken. Door technische problemen in het ontwerp is het niet mogelijk deze slecht-functionerende interfaces volledig SCSI-compatibel te maken. Ook na de upgrade blijft het onmogelijk deze interfaces in een LAN of met meerdere SCSI-apparaten te gebruiken. Naast de technische verbeteringen bestaat een upgrade uit nieuwe software en een handboek, dezelfde als men bij een originele HSH MSX SCSI Interface ontvangt. Upgraden van een SCSI-interface met controller-chip kost Hfl. 189,-. Een incompleet exemplaariJpgraden kost 279 gulden. Deze upgrades worden verzorgd via MSX Computer Magazine, zie de LezersService-pagina's voor adres en betaalwijze. Aangezien alle upgrades in Duitsland plaatsvinden moet u minimaal drie weken rekenen voor deze service. WATCH OUT FOR NEW PRODUCTS IN COMING ISSUES OF THE MSX COMPUTER MAGAZINE TRADE ENQUIRIES-----------1 _______ WE LCOME Products from bl*w'89 Op eigen benen! Voor alles, mijn excuses. U heeft langer op deze MSX Computer Magazine moeten wach­ ten dan de bedoeling was. Veel langer zelfs. Alleen, daar is een goede reden voor: MSX Computer Magazine is intussen zelfstandig ge­ worden. Behalve hoofdredacteur ben ik tegenwoordig ook uitgever. En daar ben ik zelf heel tevreden mee. Want eerlijk gezegd, de laatste twee jaren waren geen pretje, sinds de oor­ spronkelijke uitgever MBI door Wegener Tijl Tijdschriften Groep was overgenomen. Laat ik volstaan met te zeggen dat het toch wat vrijgevochten zootje van de MCM-redactie zich niet helemaal thuisvoelde binnen de WTTG bedrijfsstructuur. Het MS-DOS avontuur was echt niet onze vrijwillige keuze. Maar genoeg daarover. Laat ik u niet lastig vallen met de problemen die tot deze nieuwe ontwikkeling geleid hebben. Op één detail na dan, want dat is ondertussen in het geruchten­ circuit beland. Eén van de redenen om MCM zelfstandig voort te zetten is namelijk heel simpel: WTTG wilde het blad flink dunner maken, terwijl ook ons kleurgebruik in de vuurlinie kwam. Ge­ zien de toch wat minder grote belangstelling voor MSX - en de daardoor toch ook wat te­ ruglopende oplage - ergens begrijpelijk. Maar uiteindelijk was dat wel de reden voor mij om de knoop door te hakken. Ik geloof zelf namelijk wel zeker in een MSX-toekomst. En een uitgeklede MCM, daar wil ik liever geen hoofdredacteur van zijn. Natuurlijk kan ik niet uitsluiten dat MCM ooit wat veren zal moeten laten, want ook ik heb te maken met simpe­ REDACTIONEEL le economische wetten. Uiteindelijk moet het blad zichzelf bedruipen. Maar voorlopig is MCM 'gered'. We drukken vier pagina's minder, maar gebruiken wel meer kleur! Wat de toekomst brengen zal, ik durf het niet te zeggen. Maar ik - en met mij de hele ploeg - geloof dat MSX Computer Magazine nog heel wat tijd te gaan heeft, voordat het blad met de VUT mag. En in die tijd kunnen we nu heel wat slagvaardiger te werk gaan. In dit nummer treft u al een eerste initiatief aan, namelijk MCM's LezersService. Deels uit nood geboren, want de fraaie MSX-initiatieven van het Duitse bedrijf HSH hebben tot nog toe nauwelijks een poot aan de grond gekregen in Nederland. En dat is toch een rare situatie. Nederland is de groot­ ste MSX-markt in Europa, HSH de actiefste ontwikkelaar van nieuwe zaken. Vandaar dat we voortaan die zaken zelf naar Nederland halen, met een postorder-bedrijfje. Wie de - probleemloos werkende! - MSX harddisk wil bestellen kan voortaan bij MCM te­ recht. Waarbij wij het aan onze goede naam verplicht zijn om er voor te zorgen dat uw be­ stellingen ook prompt en goed uitgevoerd worden. Ergens is dat een gevaarlijke ontwikkeling. Want een blad dat zelf verdient aan de verkoop van allerlei spulletjes zou natuurlijk geneigd kunnen zijn om de eigen zaken wat positiever te bespreken dan datgene wat de concurrentie in de aanbieding heeft. Ik denk echter dat dat niet zo'n vaart zal lopen. Het redactieteam is wat dat betreft mans en vrouws genoeg, om de journalistieke vrijheid hoog in het vaandel te houden. Als ik me - in mijn nieuwe dubbelrol van hoofdredacteur en uitgever - al zou laten verleiden tot commercieel gekonkel, dan wordt ik ongetwijfeld gevoelig op de vingers getikt door mijn geachte medewerkers. Laat ik u ver­ zekeren dat ze kritisch genoeg zijn! Nu we op eigen benen staan zullen we ongetwijfeld meer nieuwe initiatieven gaan ontwik­ kelen. Plannetjes genoeg, die we - zodra de stofwolken van de overname zijn opgetrokken - kunnen gaan uitwerken. Vriend en vijand zullen nog verbaasd opkijken! Zo hoop ik in het volgende nummer onze Japanse correspondent aan u voor te kunnen stel­ len - en als ik diegene te pakken krijg die ik op het oog heb, dan zijn we voortaan verzekerd van Japans hot-news.
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