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:''For the software component, see ''[[Mega Anser (software)]]''.''
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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| madefor=[[Sega Mega Drive]]
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| md_date_jp=1990
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| md_rrp_jp=34,000{{ref|http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/md/answer.html}}
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| md_type_jp_1=with printer
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| md_date_jp_1=1990
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| md_rrp_jp_1=72,800
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| md_type_jp_2=cartridge only
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| md_date_jp_2=1990
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| md_rrp_jp_2=5,000
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The '''Sega Mega Anser''' (メガアンサー) was an accessory for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] which gave access to various online services in Japan. It came with the [[Ten Key Pad]] and required the [[Sega Mega Modem]]. With an optional printer it could print receipts, statements, among other banking info.
  
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Though it came with [[Mega Anser (software)|its own software]], specialized software was also built for it:
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*''[[Naisu-kun Mini]]'' (often incorrectly called ''Nagoya Home Banking'' by English speakers), for [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%90%8D%E5%8F%A4%E5%B1%8B%E9%8A%80%E8%A1%8C the Bank of Nagoya]
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*''[[Osaka Bank My Line]]'', for some bank "Osaka Bank"
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*''[[Sumisei Home Tanmatsu]]'', for [[wikipedia:Sumitomo Life|Sumitomo Life]] life insurance
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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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==Promotional material==
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<gallery>
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File:Mega_Anser.jpg|Flyer
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</gallery>
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/md/answer.html Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese)]
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Revision as of 14:47, 21 July 2017

For the software component, see Mega Anser (software).
SegaMegaAnser hardware.png
Sega Mega Anser
Made for: Sega Mega Drive
Manufacturer: Sega
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥34,00034,000[1]
Sega Mega Drive
JP
(with printer)
¥72,80072,800
Sega Mega Drive
JP
(cartridge only)
¥5,0005,000

The Sega Mega Anser (メガアンサー) was an accessory for the Sega Mega Drive which gave access to various online services in Japan. It came with the Ten Key Pad and required the Sega Mega Modem. With an optional printer it could print receipts, statements, among other banking info.

Though it came with its own software, specialized software was also built for it:

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


Promotional material

External links


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