I want to thank the MSX Italia Association for this opportunity! For anyone thinking it's far away, airplane tickets are pretty cheap and the airport is at walking distance of the Pisa city centre, the tower of Pisa, and the venue!

If you read this and enjoyed it, please support me on the Buy Me A Coffee link in my profile, so I can continue to spend time to answer #MSX mysteries like this! 😊

They are not a lie, they correspond to the non-standard keyboard matrix of the Philips VG8000 and VG8010. If Monkey Academy is reading the keyboard either by doing direct I/O or reading the NEWKEY system variable, then these are the keys that will work.

As such it elegantly fits in the #MSX system, while significantly reducing the complexity of the MSX memory architecture for programmers and compilers. My solution also expands the maximum amount of slots from 16 to 64, without breaking compatibility with existing software. (5/5)

A further step to 64-bit is envisioned as a possibility, but this isn't a focus right now, because 32-bit is a sweet spot for assembly programming. The 32-bit extension also incorporates a MMU that is 100% compatible with the #MSX architecture of slots and Memory Mappers. (4/5)

After having studied and used various 32-bit Z80 instruction set extensions such as Z380 and TLCS900, I believe I've come up with a better and more programmer-friendly solution that expands the instruction set to 32-bit more powerfully and more elegantly. (3/5) #MSX

Mo80 provides extra registers and improves orthogonality, which increases productivity and performance, but also allows compilers for higher languages to be implemented more easily. Additionally, I propose a 32-bit extension. (2/5) #MSX

Indeed very annoying, and I feel your frustration. Personally I would never submit any ID card to social media companies. This is why I no longer have an Instagram account. 😅

No, it's not paid. Only scheduling posts is paid. Also, hashtags now work in the mainline app as well.

They actually work in the 'deck blue' app already.

deck.blue

Get the most out of Bluesky with a multi-column layout