Two cartridge video game system with text based internet access

Details Two cartridge video game system with text based internet access Two cartridge video game system with text based internet access

1996-07-31

1998-06-09

Manuel, George

Amusement devices: games

Including means for processing electronic data

With communication link

A63F 922

Patent

active

057625557

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a video game system which provides a user with text based Internet access. The video game system includes first and second connector ports for removably and electrically connecting the game console to first and second cartridges respectively. The first cartridge has a dialer/terminal application program stored therein while the second cartridge includes a modem and a telephone port for transferring data between the Internet and the video game system via a telephone line. A processor is electrically coupled to a system memory, the first and second connector ports and an input/output port. The processor is operative to transfer the application program from the first cartridge to the system memory and execute the application program out of system memory to connect to the Internet and transfer text data between the Internet and the video game system wherein the text data is displayed on a video display device as it is received from the Internet and as it is input from a control device.

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