CIC (Nintendo)
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{{short description|Security lockout chip used in Nintendo game consoles}} |
{{short description|Security lockout chip used in Nintendo game consoles}} |
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[[file:Nintendo-10NES-Lockout-Chip.jpg|thumb|The CIC chip from a ''[[Tetris]]'' cartridge]] |
[[file:Nintendo-10NES-Lockout-Chip.jpg|thumb|The CIC chip from a ''[[Tetris (NES video game)|Tetris]]'' cartridge]] |
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The '''Checking Integrated Circuit''' ('''CIC'''), also known as the '''10NES''' system, is a [[lockout chip]] designed by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (NES) [[video game console]] in 1985; the chip is part of a system known as '''10NES''', in which a ''key'' (which is stored in the game) is used by the ''lock'' (stored in the console) to check that the game is authentic and that the game is for the same region as the console. |
The '''Checking Integrated Circuit''' ('''CIC'''), also known as the '''10NES''' system, is a [[lockout chip]] designed by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (NES) [[video game console]] in 1985; the chip is part of a system known as '''10NES''', in which a ''key'' (which is stored in the game) is used by the ''lock'' (stored in the console) to check that the game is authentic and that the game is for the same region as the console. |
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