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The '''Sega Mega Anser''' essentially turned your [[Sega Genesis]] into an answering machine for your phone. It came with the [[Ten Key Pad]]. Not much else is known about it, or how it worked.
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The '''Sega Mega Anser''' was an accessory for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] which gave access to an online banking system in Japan. It came with the [[Ten Key Pad]]. With a printer it could print receipts, statements, among other banking info. It was developed by Sega for Nagoya Bank. Sega decided to distribute the accessory to consumers and Nogoya Bank also did the same, but under a different name, the  Nagoya Banking cart (Nicekun Mini). The only differences between the two are the insert, the cart sticker, and the Nagoya logos when booting the cartridge.  
  
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==Quote from Sega Site (circa 1990)==
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{{quote|With a home phone line this unit can check balances, make transfers, get loan information and other bank financial functions. You can print out financial data on the printer.|Sega Site}}
 
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Revision as of 09:07, 19 February 2009

Sega Mega Anser

The Sega Mega Anser was an accessory for the Sega Mega Drive which gave access to an online banking system in Japan. It came with the Ten Key Pad. With a printer it could print receipts, statements, among other banking info. It was developed by Sega for Nagoya Bank. Sega decided to distribute the accessory to consumers and Nogoya Bank also did the same, but under a different name, the Nagoya Banking cart (Nicekun Mini). The only differences between the two are the insert, the cart sticker, and the Nagoya logos when booting the cartridge.

Quote from Sega Site (circa 1990)

With a home phone line this unit can check balances, make transfers, get loan information and other bank financial functions. You can print out financial data on the printer.

— Sega Site


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