After the succes of the MIDI-PAC, WORP3 (Tjeerd Veenstra) is embarking on a new journey to create another great piece of hardware: A brand new MSX-compatible system called Orbit. The specifications currently revealed show that Tjeerd is aiming for much more than just MSX compatibility though.
- Z80/R800 binary compatible CPU which has a fully pipelined 32 bits architecture
- Main memory with a minimum capacity of 2 GBytes, bus width will be 32 bits
- High end video processor which is powerful enough to handle HDTV. The VDP will have its own high bandwidth memory and has a V9958 compatible subset
- Audio sound processor on board
- The housing is half rack size, 19 inch. Mounting brackets can be placed
Together with these very interesting specifications, unprecedented for MSX, WORP3 has also revealed the design of the casing, which certainly looks very interesting. On Nijmegen, visitors could catch a first glimpse of the project already, and an official Project Orbit website is soon to be launched. Needless to say, we at MSX Resource Center will be following this project closely and will keep you informed on its progress.
Relevant link: WORP3
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