The Sony HB-T7 is a fairly introductory-level MSX2 machine, but it decidedly had its own twist. It was one of few machines that specifically targeted computer telecommunications enthusiasts. It had a dial-up modem before much of the general population was aware of what the Internet was. BBS fans or those interested in taking advantage of very specific services, I guess. It has a high-tech look to it with its sleek black and grey theme and translucent red covers for LED indicators that I couldn't really use.

I would love to be able to dial into something, but I don't even have a land line at home, and I'm not going to order one just to struggle to find something to dial into!

It's a bit hard to tell, but the domes in the 6 and 7 keys were collapsed (probably, I couldn't see inside). They had just enough response in them to sometimes not make contact with the keyboard, so it could be used in a pinch, but that definitely needed to be fixed.

It came with a metric kilometer or so of telephone wire. I guess it was the style at the time.

For today's test game, I went with "Aoki Okami to Shiroki Mega" (The blue wolf and white doe). It's a historical war/political strategy game and I really don't get into those games, but I think I've pretty much stuck with MSX major titles until this point so thought I should use something different.