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From: bau20@mfg.amdahl.com (Brian A Ullmark)
Subject: Re: CD-ROM RENTAL STORE?
Message-ID: <1994Feb14.173611.16227@ccc.amdahl.com>
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 1994 17:36:11 GMT
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In article bd4@news.u.washington.edu, hjkim@spot.ee.washington.edu (Hak-June Kim) writes:
> CD-ROM's case only. If you've ever opened ROM-packs of Nintendo or Sega,
> you'll know how it is easy to copy it.(The problem is PCB, but it's not
> a tough barrier.) You only need a ROM writer, which could be bought with

I don't think so - I seem to recall that *all* Nintendo cartridges have a
special "enabler" (for want of a better name) chip that you must buy from
Nintendo before the game will play in the system. I also recall something
about Atari attempting to make their own cartridges without the chip and
Nintendo sued them (and won I believe...). I have no idea what form this
chip (if it exists) takes....

Brian

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