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I find frustrating that this type of product (like the MSX VR some years ago), don't specify clearly what are they selling. Is it an ARM SoC? Does it have a Z80? Is it implemented with a FPGA?

Yes, it says "OneChipMSX" https://www.msx.org/wiki/1chipMS but IMHO it could be clearer.

If you go to http://www.8086cpu.com/MSX/103.html there's more information, but it definitely puts me off when considering one of these devices.

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MSX peeps know what onechipmsx is and who would buy this if not a fan of that ancient machine?

It seems based on OneChipMSX, that is from 2006. Just with that I wouldn't really know what I'm buying.

I'd assume it's an FPGA, as per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1chipMSX

Unless the FPGA is very limited, at least MSX2+ compatibility should be available. I would not be surprised if it could do Turbo R as well.

BTW, I wonder if there are easily available notebook shells for sensible prices that could fit a small ARM board and a reasonable screen. An RPi 5 or some of its competitors can power a lot of interesting emulators, not only for games, but for historical research and preservation.

I have indeed been looking at that and there are nice 3d printable ones and, which is easier but less customizable, very cheap old laptops.

I would expect injection molded ones to be available. There are lots of small laptop manufacturers and integrators that would procure these parts.

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