Sega Genesis Guts And Operation...

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From: Daniel Rubin
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 00:58

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Anyone know anything about the Sega Genesis game console?  I opened one up
and there is some interesting stuff inside.  A 68000 microprocessor, a 
Z80 microprocessor, a couple large Sega chips ( each surface mount with about
25 pins all all four sides ), A yamaha chip ( I imagine for sound ), several
Sony chips ( video? ) and a 53 MHz clock.  I really didn't see any memory
chips, but maybe I just didn't look hard enough...

Anyone know about the architecture of this machine.  Why two microprocessors?

								- Dan

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             Daniel Joseph Rubin     rubin@cis.ohio-state.edu 
     
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