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- From: crs@crs-sys.uucp (Chris Gregors)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: Sega Genesis Guts And Operation...
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.015516.27820@crs-sys.uucp>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 01:55:16 GMT
- References: <1992Nov18.005837.11091@cis.ohio-state.edu> <1992Nov17.235411.1@ulkyvx.louisville.edu> <1992Nov18.065012.6143@njitgw.njit.edu>
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- In article <1992Nov18.065012.6143@njitgw.njit.edu> dcg5662@hertz.njit.edu (Dave Grabowski (KxiK)) writes:
- >
- > 1. Exactly what is this 40-pin DIP? Too many pins for a ROM, I would
- >think. That's all that was in the cartridges.
-
- Thats exactly what it is! a 16 bit wide eprom. The carts that I've hacked
- around with can be copied into a 27c1024 and run just fine. If you're really
- interested, I could post what I've decoded of the cart pin-out (not quite
- complete but enough to get the idea of what is possible through the cart slot.
-
- >
- > 2. How come the Electronic Arts cartridges have those yellow tabs on
- >the sides? They can be taken out, and don't serve ANY purpose at all.
- >
- But they're sooooooo pretty and my cat likes to play with them! I wouldn't
- give them up for anything! :^)
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