On this pages I will try to give some explanation some basic MSX issues in a simple way. It is an answer to the most common questions I get by e-mail and questions I get from people on our monthly MSX club meetings. I will also talk about some hardware which is released the in the last years which make life a lot easier for the MSX user; I talk about what the purpose is of specific hardware, how it works etc. I hope it will be clear and simple enough for everyone who wants (to start) to use his/or her MSX (again).

MSX-BASIC basic commands

LOAD "GAME.BAS",R or RUN "GAME.BAS"
With these commands you can load or run a programm. In this case the file GAME.BAS will be opened.

FILES
This command gives you an overview about the files which are on a specific disk.

CALL FORMAT
With this command you can format a disk. Caution, your disk will be formatted and emptied!

COPY "A:GAME.BAS" to "B:"
With this command you can copy files. In this case the file GAME.BAS will be copied from the disk in drive A to the disk in drive B.

KILL "GAME.BAS"
With this command you can delete files. Caution, in this case the file GAME.BAS will be erased from disk!

MSX-DOS basic commands

DIR
This command gives you an overview about the files which are on a specific disk.

FORMAT
With this command you can format a disk. Caution, your disk will be formatted and emptied!

COPY GAME.BAS B:
With this command you can copy files. In this case the file GAME.BAS will be copied from the disk in drive A to the disk in drive B.

DEL GAME.BAS
With this command you can delete files. Caution, in this case the file GAME.BAS will be erased from disk!