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Description
The Aucnet NIA-2001 is a very special computer based on the MSX turbo R aimed at the Japanese car dealers. Its purpose was as an online auction system for used cars. On this use video and audio was routed through a satellite and actual bidding was done through a built in modem.
Although it comes with version 4.0 of MSX-BASIC, this machine does not have the PCM hardware, that is defined as part of the MSX turbo R standard.
The machine came with a cartridge that contains the AUCNET software. By default it expects to start this AUCNET software, but when the INS+DEL+UP+DOWN+LEFT+RIGHT keys are pressed at the same time during boot, it will go to BASIC. A message asks to insert the cartridge when it is not.
| Brand | Aucnet (Manufacturer: Takaoka Electric) |
| Model | NIA-2001 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Region | Japan |
| Launch price | |
| RAM | 512kB in slot 3-0 |
| VRAM | 128kB |
| Media | MSX cartridges |
| Video | Yamaha V9958 |
| Audio | PSG, MSX-MUSIC |
| Chipset | Toshiba T9769C and ASCII S1990 bus controller |
| Keyboard layout | QWERTY/JIS + numeric keypad |
| Extras | Kanji-ROM, Modem, RS-232C BASIC, Superimposer, Kanji BASIC, MSX-MUSIC BASIC |
| Emulation | ROMs have been dumped and machine is partly emulated. More details are needed on the original keyboard and printer port. The superimpose and modem functions are not emulated. |
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Specifications
This computer is based on the MSX turbo R. Data recorder port, FDD drive and PCM are not implemented. The Z80 and R800 are switchable by switch.
Software side, this machine has MSX-JE, MSX-Music, MSX-Serial and MSX-BASIC 4.0
Slot Map
| Slot | Slot | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | 0‑1 | 0-2 | 0-3 | Slot 1 | Slot 2 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 3-3 | ||||
| Page C000h~FFFFh | Cartridge Slot 1 | Cartridge Slot 2 | 512kB Memory Mapper | Panasonic mapper | |||||||||
| Page 8000h~BFFFh | Kanji driver | ||||||||||||
| Page 4000h~7FFFh | Main-ROM | MSX- Music | Opening ROM | Disk ROM | |||||||||
| Page 0000h~3FFFh | Sub-ROM | ||||||||||||
- Slot 3-3 is divided into 8kB Page using the Panasonic mapper. Each can contain internal RAM, ROM or SRAM.
- The Opening ROM includes RS-232C BASIC
- The Disk ROM is combined with MSX-DOS 2.30, it's a 64kB ROM with a specific mapper probably useful for the network software and/or the firmware.
Connections
- Keyboard (Hirose QM40-26PA-EP)
- Joystick (DB-9 male)
- Misc (DB-9 female)
- Power Cord (100V 60Hz)
- Two power outlets
- Telephone RJ11
- Line RJ11
- Centronics 14-pin compatible Parallel port for a printer
- RGB out
- Audio/Video out (RCA)
- Audio/Video in (RCA)
- RS232-C (DB25 female)
- 2 cartridge slots
Note: No Data recorder connector!