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It just occurred to me that FCN probably means "Family Computer Network" and that this is a mainboard for the Famicom modem. Can anybody confirm this?
A member on NintendoAge posted a thread about a strange Nintendo prototype board that he purchased and I’ve been attempting to assist in identifying it and ascertaining its function.
I figure, perhaps somebody here has some insights...
The original thread is at:
http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=1&catid=29&threadid=30592
This is a summary of my points on the matter. Feel free to kick them around a bit and see if you think they make logical sense to you.
1- HVC is the product code for the Famicom, not the Super Famicom (SNES). HVC = Home Video Computer. (The Super Famicom is SHVC.) i can only guess at what the FCN means, but I'd bet on Family-Computer-Network. the -12 is probably the revision number, thus:
HVC (Home Video Computer Part) - FCN (Family Computer Network) - Revision 12
2- The size of the board and the connector lead me to believe that it is some kind of developer board product for the Famicom A/V or part of the development-cycle of the A/V itself.
3-That 42-pin connector reminds me mostly of the 48-pin expansion bus connector of the American NES.
3- It looks like it could plug into the top of a Famicom A/V unit, although that doesn't mean anything.
4- The 1993 date is what further leads me to believe it is a developer board or prototype product in the same vein as the Famicom A/V. I tried ringing NCL to see if anybody there can cross-reference the part number, but it was already after-hours in Kyoto when I called. 1993 is about when NCL released the Famicom A/V.
5- My guess is that it is a tie-in board for the A/V that allowed developers to attach external debugging devices to the A/V units, possibly for burn-ins, but the odd shape of the card seems more likely to belong in some sort of case. Of course, burn-in modules can be cased, as can developer modules, so this is clearly incomplete.
6- It's also possible that this is part of an A/V-system prototype and that the 36-pin connector went to a second unit, however I can't read the numbers on the components, so I can't tell if there is a CPU or PPU on the board. I hazard to guess that the blue connector on the side is +5V/+9V in.
I archived the photos he took and placed them on my server. here they are, so have at it:
-Xious
Why doesn't the [Strike] command work?
It just occurred to me that FCN probably means "Family Computer Network" and that this is a mainboard for the Famicom modem. Can anybody confirm this?
A member on NintendoAge posted a thread about a strange Nintendo prototype board that he purchased and I’ve been attempting to assist in identifying it and ascertaining its function.
I figure, perhaps somebody here has some insights...
The original thread is at:
http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=1&catid=29&threadid=30592
This is a summary of my points on the matter. Feel free to kick them around a bit and see if you think they make logical sense to you.
1- HVC is the product code for the Famicom, not the Super Famicom (SNES). HVC = Home Video Computer. (The Super Famicom is SHVC.) i can only guess at what the FCN means, but I'd bet on Family-Computer-Network. the -12 is probably the revision number, thus:
HVC (Home Video Computer Part) - FCN (Family Computer Network) - Revision 12
2- The size of the board and the connector lead me to believe that it is some kind of developer board product for the Famicom A/V or part of the development-cycle of the A/V itself.
3-That 42-pin connector reminds me mostly of the 48-pin expansion bus connector of the American NES.
3- It looks like it could plug into the top of a Famicom A/V unit, although that doesn't mean anything.
4- The 1993 date is what further leads me to believe it is a developer board or prototype product in the same vein as the Famicom A/V. I tried ringing NCL to see if anybody there can cross-reference the part number, but it was already after-hours in Kyoto when I called. 1993 is about when NCL released the Famicom A/V.
5- My guess is that it is a tie-in board for the A/V that allowed developers to attach external debugging devices to the A/V units, possibly for burn-ins, but the odd shape of the card seems more likely to belong in some sort of case. Of course, burn-in modules can be cased, as can developer modules, so this is clearly incomplete.
6- It's also possible that this is part of an A/V-system prototype and that the 36-pin connector went to a second unit, however I can't read the numbers on the components, so I can't tell if there is a CPU or PPU on the board. I hazard to guess that the blue connector on the side is +5V/+9V in.
I archived the photos he took and placed them on my server. here they are, so have at it:
-Xious
Why doesn't the [Strike] command work?
