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- From: drudetb@infonode.ingr.com (Ted B. Drude)
- Subject: WANTED: FROB cartridge game development system
- Message-ID: <1992Sep3.204854.27952@infonode.ingr.com>
- Organization: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville, AL.
- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 20:48:54 GMT
- Lines: 58
-
- Hello net_world,
-
- I'm looking for the obscure little item described below, called
- a 'frob'. It was a 6502 game development system. If you have one,
- whether it be for an Apple, Atari, or whatever, please let me know!
- Also looking for the official Atari 2600 game development system and any
- other relevant information. Thanks!!
-
-
- [From an ad in Byte Magazine, August 1983, page 100]:
-
- The Frob 26(tm)
-
- The Serious Game Design Tool
-
- For The Serious Designer
-
- At The Price Of A Toy For The Hobbyist
-
- The Game Cartridge Development System
- for the Atari 2600 Video Computer System.
-
- [Picture in ad shows an Apple II-bus board, a 5.25" diskette, a
- three-ring bound "The Frob" manual with the cover open, a ribbon cable
- with connectors on both ends, and what appears to be two 2600 EPROM/ROM
- cartridge boards.]
-
- Features Include:
- Real-time development
- No hardware modifications required
- Apple ][ 48K, one disk drive required
-
- Optional
- Atari 5200 Supersystem Adapter Package
-
- [In a box in the center of the ad:] Now Available for the Colecvision
-
- For high profit reward, purchase the tool that can do the job at an unbeatable
- price.
-
- frobco
- A Division of Tri-comp Polytechnics Inc.
- P.O. Box 8378
- Santa Cruz, CA 95061
- 408-429-1551
-
- The Miracle of Creation Can Be Yours
- ---------------------------------------------------
- [End of Ad copy.]
-
- I WANT A FROB !!! Thanks !!
-
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