8 Jul
1997
8 Jul
'97
7:23 a.m.
The 7800 is actually '83 or '84 developed. A small number were sold
then, and the rest sat in warehouses for a couple years. seriously!
-Mp
-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Ismail [SMTP:dastar@crl.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 1997 6:06 PM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: Re: Encryptor Board...
On Sun, 29 Jun 1997, Larry Anderson & Diane Hare wrote:
> the Encryptor, Jones Futura Corporation,
Model ENC 100-1
> California Computer Systems, Model 2832 [has
this big, black 3"x3"
square
> and 3/8" thick block of resin on it,
have no idea what it's
hiding]
NOTE: The description above is of two, separate cards.
I was reading in the Atari Game Systems FAQ that
the 7800 carts are
encrypted with a special encryption and only those encrypted games
get
access to the 7800's advanced video resources
(otherwise it just
gets
2600 resources)... This was a measure by Atari
to make sure to get
a
share of the profits from 3rd party game
developers. There could be
a
slight possibility this is an encryption unit for
the 7800 game
system...
Hmmm. Interesting hypothesis. However, these boards are circa 1983,
while the 7800 is circa 1986 or something.
I'll go repost a request for info on the atari newsgroups.
Sam
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