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"In 1987, Nintendo attempted a bold feat: It wanted to link all of Japan's Famicoms through a complex network much like an amateur version of today's internet. " -- Famicom World


 "In 1988... president Hiroshi Yamauchi and Nintendo set about becoming a "communications" company and establishing its own "internet". The Nintendo Famicom would attach to an approximately $100 priced modem called a "Communications Adapter" - developed by Masayuki Uemura's R&D 2 team - and into a phone line. This connection created the "Family Computer Communications Network System". Using a simple cartridge, the Famicom was essentially turned into an online enabled game system." -- N-Sider




This is a 1989 advertisement for the use of the 'Famicom Internet' to make banking transactions.


Famicom Modem (Wikipedia)









The Famicom Tsushin (communication)
system allowed users to dial up at 2400
bps and connect to a value added
network run by Nintendo and NTT. You
could check stock prices, horse races
and do email. It was not very popular.
http://superfami.com/famitsushinsystem.html
http://www.lingjr.com/c/c_fc_dataship.jpg


The Nintendo "DATASHIP 1200"

"But from description of it's manual, it should be some kind about TELE-BANKING & STOCK-MARKETING console, the ACCESS CARD comes with the DATASHIP 1200 made by a famous bank in Japan...it seem different ACCESS CARD for different service??? This package comes with those items : DATASHIP 1200, Communication controller, a.c.adaptor, signal switcher, ACCESS CARD, Manual & paper works, Original packing, Modem cable & AV Cable."source: http://www.lingjr.com/collection_nin_fc_nes.htm




Disk Fax Wikipedia Article

A Third-Party also developed a Modem for the american NES system called the TelePlay Modem



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