PROVIDER
BSkyB
SERVICE
Sky Multichannels
ENCRYPTION
NDS VideoCrypt
ARCHITECTURE
MCU + ASIC?
HACK STATUS
Unknown
BROKEN SINCE
Unknown
TIMELINE
ROLLOUT
February 1997?
SWITCHOVER
20 April 1997
REPLACED
May 1999?
END OF LIFE
August 1999?
Card Pictures
Notes
One of the cards in this collection features a small outline box and black vertical line beneath it, in the lower right-hand corner of the chip side of the card. Its purpose is unknown at this time.
Three different chip contact pad styles can be seen in these examples.