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For example, when I want to play Metal Dragon, I just select the V9990 output on the SCART switcher and then dynamically decide which of the FM carts I want to play the BGM with. Then I adjust the Roland MX-5 audio mixer. All music and sounds end up being routed to my Roland MA-12C speakers.

Jakub Jermář May 6

I have been expanding my collection of FM music cartridges. Some notable ones are still missing in my collection though. I also improved my setup so that I don't have to redo all the cabling when I want to play a game that supports multiple of these and uses a different VDP.
#MaySiXth #MSX

Jakub Jermář Mar 1

The TV which was broken and then glued and stitched together again has moved into a new body. Internals mostly remain the original Sony KV-1400UB. The anthracite case is from a donor KV-1400E TV. There are some telltale signs of this.

Jakub Jermář Nov 17

Tilton Raccoon Nov 17

Ever wonder why the "vi" editor uses H, J, K, and L keys for cursor navigation, and why Unix shells traditionally use "~" as an alias for the home directory?

The ADM-3A terminal was a very popular and inexpensive Unix terminal in the 1970s. Notice where the arrow keys are, and where the "~" key is? It influenced a lot!

Jakub Jermář Nov 10, 2025

My de-rusted #FM7 is not yet trusted. It intermittently does not boot to BASIC, but into a blinking cursor in top left corner. I guess it is trying to boot from a disk somehow even though there is no disk controller installed. Could it be a bad DIP switch?

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Jakub Jermář Nov 5, 2025

Some #FM7 progress. The keyboard is nicely restored and the main board is clean as new, drying out after today's bath in window cleaner and distilled water. #FromRustedToTrusted

Jakub Jermář Nov 1, 2025

Working on my rusted #FM7. I was getting ready to desolder the switches so that the rusted keyboard plate could be fixed but it turned out that the PCB with the switches can be unscrewed and the key/switch tops can be pushed through using a flat screw driver and a finger.

Jakub Jermář Jul 15, 2025

Actual screenshots from the wonderful #MSX game Aleste 2 which I coincidentally completed on 1 credit today.

Jakub Jermář May 6, 2025

My current MSX setup assisted by some other 8-bit equipment: Philips NMS 8245 with a Philips VS0080 monitor. #MaySiXth #MSX #MSX2

Jakub Jermář Nov 15, 2024

Today I made quite a long journey by public transport from Berlin to Teltow in Brandenburg to visit https://www.flipperhalle.de/. And it was definitely worth it.

Flipperhalle Berlin - Berlins einzige Flipperhalle

Kommen Sie in unser Flipperparadies und genießen die Themenvielfalt. Mit rund 25 Flippern finden Sie garantiert das passende!

Flipperhalle