PROVIDER
BSkyB
SERVICE
Sky Television
ENCRYPTION
NDS VideoCrypt
ARCHITECTURE
MCU?
TIMELINE
ROLLOUT
Mid-1991?
SWITCHOVER
October 1991?
REPLACED
November 1992?
END OF LIFE
November 1992?
Card Pictures
Notes
Unlike other cards, the labelling on the chip side of the card uses mixed-case type, displaying “SKY Viewing Card” as opposed to “Sky Viewing Card” or “SKY VIEWING CARD” as printed on other cards.
This page displays one example of an Issue 06 card with a similar viewing card number to that of an Issue 05 card advertised for sale as a “Quick Start” card with accompanying paperwork (as seen here).
This card was reported (Syndicated Hack Watch May 1992) to have been the solution to the Infinite Lives hack as a result of moving the programming voltage generation inside the card to prevent tampering.