On Thu, 5 Jun 2003, jamesd wrote:
> > Card with remote pushbutton switch ("unknown_03.jpg" on the website): All
> > TTL logic on board, ROM is a 2716 chip. Underside is labelled "Wild card".
> > Anyone seen one of these or know what it is?
>
> okay i don't remember the exact name of it the card with the button, but it
> was used as a hacking card, the button when pressed issued a NMI, so and goes
> into a program on the ROM, and allows you to debug any program running at the
> time, and can also save memory contents, it was used for hacking games and
> removing copy protection from programs.
It is called, in fact, "The WildCard".
It's the only card of the bunch besides the ROM programmer (which I also
have) that I recognize. This is truly one cool lot of Apple cards. I'd
really like to know what the IC Tester does (though I think it's pretty
obvious ;)
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