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From: chiang@iris.ucdavis.edu (Tom Chiang)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: cable TV and better black boxes
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Date: 8 Oct 90 21:19:01 GMT
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does anyone have schematics or any technical info on the nintendo
entertainment system...either the american nes or the japanese famicom
which i expect to be
mighty similar but not exact duplicates...or at least
does anyone have the pinouts for either size cartridge (us or
japan)...i am having an extremely hard time locating this info since
nintendo is *very* private about these things which consequently makes
3rd party developers equally jumpy...therefore, perhaps a hacker
similar to the one who's done work w/ the power glove could help me
out...i am basically trying to build an adapter to play american games
to japanese system and vice versa...& yes i know i can buy one these
commercially (at least in hong kong,singapore,etc.), but i am in for
the educational experience...plus, i also want to fool around with the
controllers...japanese controllers are hardwired into the console,
unlike american ones where they are 9pin plugs...so i would like to
replace those...anyway, u get the picture...posting here is my last
resort...i hope someone comes through with *any* info...thanx!
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