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NEC PC-Engine/SuperGrafx => PC Engine/SuperGrafx Discussion => Topic started by: herr-g on March 24, 2007, 02:34:36 AM
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http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r35052835
Unfortunately nothing for my wallet currently...
Greetings,
herr-g
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our chris is the highbidder of 366'000yen :shock: 10 minutes 2 go!
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Congrats Chris :clap:
The auction has ended for 374.000.
Phew 8-[
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So what does this do exactly? "PC tsuushin" as in modem communication?
Quite the rare item according to the description. Though NOT verified to be working! :shock:
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Yes, somebody please explain exactly what this device does. And what's the "NEC SAMPLE" HuCard converter-looking-thing.
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I would love to get a look at the PCB. I wish somebody would pull one apart and scan it. (hint, hint) :D
How many prototypes are out there i wonder?
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Yes, somebody please explain exactly what this device does. And what's the "NEC SAMPLE" HuCard converter-looking-thing.
It was NECs very early project for network playing. Unfortunately it never made it to practise.
As far as i'm aware the project started in 1987 (according to a prototype draft) while the hardware we know has been built around early 1989.
At the back of it you can find a phone jack connector.
Regarding the HuCard i guess it holds the OS for establishing the network service connection. But it's only a guess.
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Didn't at least one company use it in their offices?
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Here's some more info about the Tsushin Boosters, taken from Gekkan PC-Engine magazine in 1990.
http://www.disgruntleddesigner.com/chrisc/secrets5.html
Sorry for the blurry pics.
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Thank you chris for this pictures !
It seem to have a background editor and a BASIC compiler, someone know others features ??
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That does look interesting and probally would have a good bit of fun. One thing I've always found interesting is that the PC-E always seemed to be a little ahead in terms of the new video tech given the time period they were doing a lot of this hardware development in. But that seems true of a lot of the Japanese video game hardware vs. their American counterparts. At least IMO.
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The HuCARD Sample contain the soft Tsushin Tool (made in june 1989). Between 50 to 100 Tsushin Booster had been produced.
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Here's some more info about the Tsushin Boosters, taken from Gekkan PC-Engine magazine in 1990.
http://www.disgruntleddesigner.com/chrisc/secrets5.html
Sorry for the blurry pics.
Thanks for the info on this beast. Does this mean that you're going to add modem support to Tongueman's Logic? :lol:
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Yessir. 900 Baud multiplayer battle! (1200 Baud if your opponent is in the same city...)
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Yessir. 900 Baud multiplayer battle! (1200 Baud if your opponent is in the same city...)
Yowsers! No wonder they gave up the idea.
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Isn't there a way to produce a faster pc engine modem by getting inspiration from the architecture of the tsushin booster and using nowadays technologies?
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Maybe, but to what end? I can't think of any good reason to build such a beast.
On a semi-related note - what kind of throughput did the TE Links have? I'm curious if this modem could have even come close to providing a similar capability.
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Yessir. 900 Baud multiplayer battle! (1200 Baud if your opponent is in the same city...)
!!!
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Maybe, but to what end? I can't think of any good reason to build such a beast.
Some crazy guies might want to develop an online version of Bomberman or stuff like that.
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OK! So I finally took pictures and documentation of the Tsushin Booster -- inside and out!
Here is the information page that I have set up for the Booster. http://www.disgruntleddesigner.com/chrisc/TsushinBooster/index.html
Please let me know what you think!
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Nice job Chris. Good to get some info on this rare beast. So I guess everything booted up and ran fine, eh?
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Muchas Gracias Mr. Covell. It's great to have some information on such a rare piece of equipment. By chance, did you happen to see if it supports a mouse? Was the mouse even out yet in 1989?
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OK! So I finally took pictures and documentation of the Tsushin Booster -- inside and out!
Here is the information page that I have set up for the Booster. http://www.disgruntleddesigner.com/chrisc/TsushinBooster/index.html
Please let me know what you think!
Thanks a lot for going all the way documenting both the hardware and software. :clap:
I like how similar the software card is to some of the pirate HuCards out there. :P
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The picture of the board made my day.
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Was the mouse even out yet in 1989?
No, the mouse was only released somewhere around 1993.
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Thanks for the answer shubibiman. It's too bad - it looks like it would have been a little easier to control with a mouse, but I doubt anybody will put too many hours into one of these things anyway.
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OK! So I finally took pictures and documentation of the Tsushin Booster -- inside and out!
Here is the information page that I have set up for the Booster. http://www.disgruntleddesigner.com/chrisc/TsushinBooster/index.html
Please let me know what you think!
Holy crap! I'm incommunicado a few days and I miss this gem! Chris, you own this item now, right (if not, then where did I get such a notion)? Awesome.
I can't believe that nobody has commented on the FAT HuCard in there. EPROM? Or something like that?
Anyway, thanks for demystifying the Tsushin Booster... even though it is still feels like a mystery to me!
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Yup, it's a pair of EPROMs (If you follow the links on Mr. Covell's page, there is a picture of the card with the cover over the EPROMs removed).
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thanks for sharing that with us, its very cool!
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Very nice Chris. Thanks for sharing it with us PC Engine lovers.
I'm sure this baby has a good daddy now.
Krgds,
herr-g