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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion => Topic started by: guyjin on December 18, 2007, 11:41:21 AM

Title: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: guyjin on December 18, 2007, 11:41:21 AM: So how old is your machine?

http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=3967.15
We were discussing in another thread about the age of duos; I was thus inspired to make this poll.
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: Kitsunexus on December 18, 2007, 12:08:06 PM: Quote from: Validus on December 18, 2007, 11:59:26 AM
91 Duo R

looks brand new still

IT DOESN'T PLAY BRAND NEW THOUGH, DOES IT!? :twisted: :lol:
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: Turbo D on December 18, 2007, 12:08:17 PM: I have one August 1992 US duo and one September 1992 US duo.
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: nat on December 18, 2007, 12:22:51 PM: Only Duos have dates on the bottom.

That said, my US Duo was manufactured in October 1992.
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: Michael Helgeson on December 18, 2007, 01:04:26 PM: Turbo Cd discman drives have the manufacture date on the bottom.
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: D-Lite on December 18, 2007, 01:25:24 PM: Quote from: Validus on December 18, 2007, 11:59:26 AM
91 Duo R

looks brand new still
Considering it didn't come out until 1993, you must have a prototype.
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: guyjin on December 18, 2007, 01:33:08 PM: He did say it was a duo R... then again, this is supposed to be the US turbo duo forum...
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: Keranu on December 18, 2007, 06:07:31 PM: January 1993.
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: Joe Redifer on December 18, 2007, 07:45:17 PM: Why is THIS particular thread stickied? I don't think it's bad enough to put up top in the "ignore pile".
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: guyjin on December 18, 2007, 10:21:01 PM: Quote from: Joe Redifer on December 18, 2007, 07:45:17 PM
Why is THIS particular thread stickied? I don't think it's bad enough to put up top in the "ignore pile".

wasn't my idea.
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: Necromancer on December 19, 2007, 02:07:04 AM: Quote from: Validus on December 18, 2007, 11:59:26 AM
91 Duo R

looks brand new still

Yeah, right. Spin us another yarn, you foolish tool.

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Mine was born in October 1992, so I'm cool like nat. Well, maybe just my Duo is.
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: nat on December 19, 2007, 11:51:39 AM: Maybe our Duos rolled off the assembly line together. Perhaps they are long lost brothers, reunited after 15 years through the power of this forum.
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: ceti alpha on December 19, 2007, 12:10:37 PM: March 1993.
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: SNKNostalgia on December 21, 2007, 03:31:07 AM: March 1993. I wonder if that was the last month they were made for the US or just regular Duo systems all together. D-lite can probably give the most likely answer on this one.
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: kokuryu on January 04, 2008, 09:16:40 AM: 88 Japanese Duo, dont know about my US TG16 - have to take a look.
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: Keranu on January 04, 2008, 09:25:15 AM: Quote from: kokuryu on January 04, 2008, 09:16:40 AM
88 Japanese Duo, dont know about my US TG16 - have to take a look.
'88????
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: ceti alpha on January 04, 2008, 09:51:27 AM: Quote
88 Japanese Duo, dont know about my US TG16 - have to take a look.

Quote
'88????

OK, so it's just not me then. lol
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: Keranu on January 04, 2008, 09:58:36 AM: Maybe kokuryu meant PCE CD?
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: Necromancer on January 04, 2008, 10:07:04 AM: Quote from: ceti alpha on January 04, 2008, 09:51:27 AM
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88 Japanese Duo, dont know about my US TG16 - have to take a look.

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'88????

OK, so it's just not me then. lol

It ain't just you.
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: Ninja Spirit on January 05, 2008, 10:07:49 AM: I don't know when my Duo-R was made because there's no year on the bottom.
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: kokuryu on January 08, 2008, 06:20:40 AM: Actually after looking at the Duo again, its got no date on the bottom, but the boards inside are dated 88.
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: guyjin on January 08, 2008, 05:51:04 PM: I demand pictures. What you're looking at cannot possibly be a date, since the first duo was released in 1991.
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: MissaFX on January 17, 2008, 03:48:34 AM: Quote from: kokuryu on January 04, 2008, 09:16:40 AM
88 Japanese Duo, dont know about my US TG16 - have to take a look.

You're looking at your Galaga card, that's yer problem. 8-[
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: Maiden Hell on February 07, 2008, 12:41:55 PM: My TD was built in September 1992. I was in grade 9 at that time...wow. :-s
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: Kitsunexus on February 07, 2008, 01:06:34 PM: Hmmm, let's see...

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2317/2249081791_8896c6f4e9.jpg) (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2317/2249081791_e92d5c38c3_o.png)

[click to enlargé]

Apparently 2005, although it technically didn't exist for me until 2007.
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: Black Tiger on February 17, 2008, 10:13:24 AM: The Turbo Duo I still have from around launch time says September 1992. My other Turbo Duo says October 1992.
Title: Re: How old is your Turbo/Duo?
Post by: quoth09 on February 19, 2008, 02:44:47 PM: The bottom of my Turbo and the docking bay with CD drive on it, has no date, but the CD drive itself lists March 1990, so that is what I voted.

All the rest of my hardware (Duo-RX, Supergrafx, Briefcase unit, Coregrafx, etc.) have no dates on them.