I have noidea when this was. so i figured why not ask the modding community. When was the first game mod that allowed for playable roms. i imagine it has to be around the time the first computer came out
As others have said "pretty much from the start".
However software as its own entity is actually newer than the advent of programmable computers and going slightly beyond that early home computers were soldered together by the end user.
A video you might like to watch
Defcon 18 - You're stealing it wrong
They were copy-protected by the fact they used cartridges, and the fact you needed a ton of expensive equipment and a small factory to produce a copy.Well considering that the early consoles / computers had little in the way of copyright protection... pretty much since ever.
They were copy-protected by the fact they used cartridges, and the fact you needed a ton of expensive equipment and a small factory to produce a copy.
I never said the copy protection was 100% effectiveNot as much equipment as you would think. Still expensive but people did buy and use these things.
http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/165065-duplicator-sp-280-made-by-unimex/
Not the NES, at least not all of'em.Every Cartridge-Based system was able to play ROMs out of the box, since ROM = Read Only Memory…
This has nothing to do with the thread but...It’s hard to say and it’s debatable by Historians but most people argue that the first Mod was around the time of Moses. He was able to kick/allow people into his group and he had quite the forum which was not really a Democracy per se.
What does the 10NES have to do with it? NES Cartridges have the games stored on ROM chips, therefore they can play ROMs...Not the NES, at least not all of'em.
OH! That's what you meant! I thought you meant "ROM's on flashcarts" or something.What does the 10NES have to do with it? NES Cartridges have the games stored on ROM chips, therefore they can play ROMs...
I never said the copy protection was 100% effective
I was exaggerating with the "factory" thing; you could always just solder your own out of hobby shop parts (some of the consoles at the time were manufactured that way as well ).
How much did such a device (and a blank cartridge) cost?