1956 Kobe [Japan]

He is known as the father of MSX computers.

In 1977, he and two friends founded ASCII to publish I/O. He later left the magazine for a more "professional" one, covering electronics and video games: ASCII Magazine.

In August 1977, when they were both 21, he called Bill Gates, and they met in person two months later at a computer fair.

They both shared a passion for computing and realized they had many connections and commonalities.

Nishi became Microsoft's vice president, and his company, ASCII, became Microsoft's official representative in Japan.

The MSX was officially introduced to the press on June 27, 1983. This announcement took many Microsoft employees by surprise. Many were unaware that their company was partnering with the Japanese electronics industry to develop a standard.

In fact, the project had always been a project of the Tokyo-based ASCII-Microsoft subsidiary rather than a true Microsoft project.

For many computer manufacturers in the United States and Europe, the announcement of this alliance was worrying. At one point, at least Zenith, Coleco, and even Atari considered joining the standard, but ultimately, only Spectravideo was the only US-based manufacturer to support the MSX.