Source: Gigamix Online
About a month ago we reported MSX Association will demonstrate the first version of the One Chip MSX1 at PLD World 2004 on October 29th. Before this public presentation of the One Chip MSX1 during a large event held and sponsored by Altera, Takashi Kobayashi of Gigamix Online has managed to gather some more information and even a picture of the current pre-production One Chip MSX1.

The One Chip MSX1, the first PLD based hardware device to be released by MSX Association in cooperation with ASCII is a small device capable of running MSX1 and some MSX2 software. The device uses ordinary SDRAM as memory and offers standard VGA RGB output and an S-VHS connector for connection to TV. The MSX logo is neatly printed on the PCB, just above the cartridge slot. Although the first edition of the One Chip MSX1 will certainly have its limitations, it is likely to assume that the buyer can modify the VHDL code of the device, thus altering the functionality of it.
The release of the One Chip MSX1, which is based on the ESE-MSX2 project is the first step in creating a new One Chip computer based on the ideologies of MSX, as announced by Kazuhiko Nishi in this lecture and this presentation. It is yet unclear when or how the first One Chip MSX1 computers will become available or in what casing the machine will be delivered. As soon as we find out more about this we will let you know.
Relevant link: One Chip MSX1 at Gigamix online
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