NAVI GET 4 OKU (now w/ teh inside :))

[Tatsujin]

i've found that neat device which should help in lottery wins. as you already might have figured out by yourself, it quite ressembles to an other well known game device from the past.



and yes you're right, there's nothing less inside than a wonderswan color hardware. everything, the screen buttons, fixing screw, contrast poti etc. are placed at the very same position.

i will open it later on to watch the inside. hope that there's still cart slot.

btw. it's made in japan 2001, the WSC in 2000. probably this manufacturer (Nihon IT Contents) was looking for a cheap hardware to use for their NAVI GET 4 OKU device, and found out, that the WSC was already heading south, so they could get WSC devices for the cheap.

[guyjin]

that's awesome.

I've been meaning to open up my WSC (to try to fix a problematic power button) but it has some obnoxious proprietary screws. Does this use the same screws? Where might I find the proper bit?

[SignOfZeta]

Dude, I totally want to hack a Swan Crystal into that case to upgrade the NAVI GET 4 OKU's capabilities. Its hard to see the screen with my failing eye site, through the cloud of cigarette smoke, etc.

This thing is pretty funny.

[Necromancer]

That's rather goofy.  Kinda reminds me of the Atari Jaguar dental equipment. 

Where might I find the proper bit?

Would one of these bits fit?  Hard to beat that price for general disassembly fun and mayhem.

[esteban]

This is intriguing. I am not familiar with NAVI GET 4 OKU, but you say it generated lottery numbers?

It is the software that I am curious about. Is it as exciting as it sounds?

Anyway, electronics that are re-purposed (or used for niche corporate applications) are always fun to find out about.

Doesn't our own Mr. Covell have a bunch of neat info on how the NES was used in an exercise bike, Gameboys used in the medical industry for monitoring ______, etc. etc.?

Fun stuff.

[Necromancer]

..... NES was used in an exercise bike, Gameboys used in the medical industry for monitoring ______, etc. etc.?

..... and the Turbo used in paint store kiosks.

[guyjin]

That's rather goofy.  Kinda reminds me of the Atari Jaguar dental equipment. 

Where might I find the proper bit?

Would one of these bits fit?  Hard to beat that price for general disassembly fun and mayhem.

I don't know, but it's cheap enough that I'm willing to take the gamble

[Tatsujin]

just as I assumed, there is a full functionable WSC in it, even with the very same type of PCB as the one I have opened to compare (may there was just one version of it anyway).

but to my very surprise, I have found a special cart in it, on which the NAVI GET 4 OKU software runs. just for fun I have exchanged the lotto cart with a official WSC cart (mr. driller). and this time, not so much surprised anymore, they run on both devices 



opened (l: navi get 4 oku; r: reak WSC)


taken out the lotto cart:


PCB front side:


exchanged carts:


lotto cart front:


lotto cart back:


AND NOW! power on with exchanged carts:

[guyjin]

Awesome!

[ccovell]

Doesn't our own Mr. Covell have a bunch of neat info on how the NES was used in an exercise bike, Gameboys used in the medical industry for monitoring ______, etc. etc.?

Not me...

[guyjin]

so does anything interesting happen on the lotto cart when you push the y-buttons?

[esteban]

Tats, it's time to make your own "navi get 4 oku" label so the cart doesn't have to naked any longer.

Doesn't our own Mr. Covell have a bunch of neat info on how the NES was used in an exercise bike, Gameboys used in the medical industry for monitoring ______, etc. etc.?

Not me...

Hmmm, I am clearly confusing information found on one (or more sites). I wonder if the site(s) I'm looking for still exist...