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'''DINKY''' is an ASIC chip found primarily in "New Classic" WebTV/MSN TV boxes. It was designed in 1999 and made by Toshiba, basing the chip off of their 3.3/5V TC223 ASIC. What purpose it serves is currently unknown, but it's believed to be based off of the [[Solo]] chip found in WebTV Plus and Japanese WebTV boxes. | '''DINKY''' is an ASIC chip found primarily in "New Classic" WebTV/MSN TV boxes. It was designed in 1999 and made by Toshiba, basing the chip off of their 3.3/5V TC223 ASIC. What purpose it serves is currently unknown, but it's believed to be based off of the [[Solo]] chip found in WebTV Plus and Japanese WebTV boxes. | ||
[[File:dinky-es.jpg|200px|thumb|right|DINKY chip, suspected to be an engineering sample. Image provided by John Culver of The CPU Shack Museum.]] | |||
Boxes known to carry the DINKY chip: | Boxes known to carry the DINKY chip: | ||
Revision as of 15:08, 4 November 2023
DINKY is an ASIC chip found primarily in "New Classic" WebTV/MSN TV boxes. It was designed in 1999 and made by Toshiba, basing the chip off of their 3.3/5V TC223 ASIC. What purpose it serves is currently unknown, but it's believed to be based off of the Solo chip found in WebTV Plus and Japanese WebTV boxes.
Boxes known to carry the DINKY chip:
- Sony INT-W150
- Philips Magnavox MAT965
- RCA RM2100 (MSN TV)