my PC98 has arrived!

[geepee16]

this of course means that i can finally - i hope - start using my fx-ga.  anyone else have this set-up?

[Arkhan]

I wish.

Whered you get a PC98, Ive been wanting one instead of the emulator....

[geepee16]

i won it on yahoo auction a day before i left japan in september.  i had my father-in-law ship it via sea mail which too a few months.  after the holiday, i am going to hook that fxga  up and get to work.

[Oli_lar]

Good luck with it. Installing the card itself isn't that hard but using it is! The Gmaker tools do work quie well though.

I have a PC-9821 Xa13 with the PC-FXGA installed (And the Sega Saturn controller adapter card!), but I need to get round to reinstalling Windows..its under the big pile of stuff to do.

In fact if anyone wants to buy it, I'd be happy to sell it on as I just don't have time for this stuff anymore 

[Arkhan]

PM SENT!!!

itll go great with my smashed MSX2, provided its still available and stuff

[Oli_lar]

Didn't recieve any PM mate! I've got another chap who its currently on hold for pending payment anyway, but i'll let you know if that deal falls through.

[rolins]

Ahh man, I can't believe I missed out on a PC-98.   Lucky bastard who claimed it first.

PM SENT!!!

itll go great with my smashed MSX2, provided its still available and stuff

Hey Arkhan did your Philips MSX2 really got damaged during shipment?

[Oli_lar]

Just to let people know my PC98 has been sold now.

If people really want a PC-98 they're plenty cheap and abundant on yahoo japan auctions. Use a proxy bidding service like shopping mall japan etc to bid on them. There are quite often ones with the pcfxga installed on them too, though its possible that the seller will wipe the hdd, meaning you'll have to reinstall windows/pcfxga software. Also, there are two versions of the PC-FXGA for PC-98 - the regular C-bus (usually the desktop/IBM PC lookalikes) and the FX-98IF for CanBe machines (usually the less generic boxes).

 

[Arkhan]

Dang.  I sent one here, shame it didnt make it through -_-.

Ill get one eventually.

And yes Rolins, the entire front panel is gone.  Thanks to Sylvester packing it with newspaper for an overseas trip.


I had to disassemble it to clean plastic outta the cartridge slots... its just a bare front w/ wires hanging out.

[rolins]

Dang.  I sent one here, shame it didnt make it through -_-.

Ill get one eventually.

And yes Rolins, the entire front panel is gone.  Thanks to Sylvester packing it with newspaper for an overseas trip.


I had to disassemble it to clean plastic outta the cartridge slots... its just a bare front w/ wires hanging out.

Yikes! Dude, should've used bubble wrap. Yeah, happened to me once when I received my first MSX2+ a few years back. I was super pissed when I opened the box, only find the back panel near the power supply was cracked really badly. It still worked though, but ugly.

[Arkhan]

yes this MSX2 is assugly now.

I will stick a cardboard front panel on it and label it TURBO-R and pretend.



I need to work out a monitor for it though.  SCaRT--> RGB didnt work (monitor is TTL RGB >_< ).... and CVBS is black and white.  Hydlide in B&W is a horrible time.

if anyone here has an SCART monitor... >_> gimme

[daryy]

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[Dark Fact]

Any progress with that MSX2?

[Arkhan]

Any progress with that MSX2?

Yeah, its sitting in a cabinet being laughed at while I drool at my sony one I bought from a sensible overseas person.

the NMS can blow me.  to put it mildly.

[Dark Fact]

So, you're gonna have it gather dust, eh?