---
name: "cbios"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "cbios"
version: "0.29a-1.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cbios"
---

# cbios(7)

provides open source BIOS ROM files for MSX computers

## NAME

**C-BIOS** – provides open source BIOS ROM files for MSX computers

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the C-BIOS rom files.

This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

C-BIOS is an open source BIOS for MSX computers. C-BIOS can be shipped with MSX emulators so they are usable out-of-the-box.

Details about the BIOS calls available in the ROM files can be found at **http://map.tni.nl/** but keep in mind the C-BIOS is work in progress and does not support all BIOS calls yet.

C-BIOS comes in three versions currently. *C-BIOS\_MSX1* is compatible with MSX1 machines, *C-BIOS\_MSX2* is compatible with MSX2 machines and *C-BIOS\_MSX2+* is compatible with MSX2+ machines.

Each version comes in three localisation variants, an international, Japanse (JP) and Brazilian (BR) one.

## SEE ALSO

[openmsx(1)](/openmsx/1.md), [openmsx-catapult(1)](/openmsx-catapult/1.md), [pasmo(1)](/pasmo/1.md)

## AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Joost Yervante Damad for the Debian system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in */usr/share/common-licenses/GPL*.