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Re: looking to buy playstation

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From: Mike Ward
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 00:00
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Matthew L Daniel <mdaniel@warpedportal.yi.org.mil> wrote in message
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> >i am looking to buy a used sony playstation...games are not important
> >preferably with 1 or 2 analog controllers and a mod chip
>
> This is posted for the benefit of all.
>
> Software ETC in Lenox mall has used dual shock Playstations in
> their retail boxes for $88.88.  I do not know about the warrenty, but
> club a salesperson over the head and ask them.
>
> The modchip can be had all day long for $15 plus the price of a
> 15w soildering iron.  Or, there are gameshark solutions that can be
> had for slightly more.

I heard most of the new games were going to be coming with anti-modchip
software on them so that when the Playstation boots up a game, if there's a
modchip present, the game won't play.  Can't remember where I heard that,
though...

Mike

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I got ouT.  You can too.
BChE Spring 1999
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Date: 1999/08/26
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