Anyone have any idea what this FDS is? FMC Card Checker

[rising_stuff]

It's pink, says "FMC Card Checker" on it, and I've never seen one before until now.



Looks like it might be an internal Nintendo product or something? Really not sure here at all. Just got it so I haven't had a chance to do anything more than test it and see if it works (it does). Has anyone here ever seen one before?

[UglyJoe]

From http://park19.wakwak.com/~fantasy/fds/disktype/disktype.htm

ピンクディスク（ディスクカード検品用プログラム　FMCカードチェッカー）
ディスクカードを店頭で書き換えした際に、正しく書き換えができたかどうかの確認と、
持ち込まれたディスクカードが破損していないかをチェックするツール。もちろん非売品で一部の
販売店にのみ配布された。操作は簡単で指示に従ってディスクを入れ替えしていくとゲームID、
エラーならばエラー番号を出して大きな○×表示が出るので非常にわかりやすい。
この世に何枚存在するか、入手可能なのか等一切の情報は不明。情報求む。

Dunno what that says, though, and I'd rather not speculate based on Google Translator

[133MHz]

Could this be a head alignment disk?

[Rogles]

MANUEL, GET IN HERE

[JC]

I think it's the test disk for the FDS -- just like the test cart for the Famicom. Probably tests the functionality of the head, maybe the controllers, etc. I've been wanting to see one for a long time. The pink disk was mentioned before but I'd never actually seen one until now.

[Jollie]

heres the crappy google translation uglyjoe was talkin bout.
Pink Disk (FMC Disk Card Checker inspection program card)
When a disc rewritable card in stores, and could determine whether or not rewriting properly
Tool to check whether the card has not been corrupted disks were introduced. Of course some for sale
Were distributed to dealers only. The operation will then replace the game disc and follow the instructions simple ID,
Out a large error if the error number ○ × leaving the show so straightforward.
How many frames exist in the world, Kano Hitoshi any information available is unknown. Wanted information.

[UglyJoe]

Yeah, that's why I didn't post it...

I'm waiting for the manuel translation

[rising_stuff]

My own loose translation:

ピンクディスク（ディスクカード検品用プログラム　FMCカードチェッカー）
Pink Disk (Disk Card Inspection Program FMC Card Checker)
ディスクカードを店頭で書き換えした際に、正しく書き換えができたかどうかの確認と、
持ち込まれたディスクカードが破損していないかをチェックするツール。
When disk cards were rewritten at a store this was used to check if the rewriting was done properly and to make sure there was no damage.
もちろん非売品で一部の販売店にのみ配布された。
This was of course not an article for sale so one copy per store was distributed.
操作は簡単で指示に従ってディスクを入れ替えしていくとゲームID、
エラーならばエラー番号を出して大きな○×表示が出るので非常にわかりやすい。
To operate simply follow the directions once the disk is inserted. If there is a game error number a big OX will be displayed.
この世に何枚存在するか、入手可能なのか等一切の情報は不明。情報求む。
It is not known how many copies exist. We request any information available.

[UglyJoe]

Sounds like it scans disks for bad sectors.  Neat.

[nintendodork]

I think it'd be cool to own this and a Famicom test cart.  How much do those go for?

[FamicomFreak]

wow that's a sweet find. I would love to see a video on how it works in a disk system.

[nintendodork]

We also need some more Famicom Dojo videos! C'mon!

[Rob64]

I agree

[Padoca]

i liked its color ^^, i wish all Disk System cames where colorfull as the famicom carts

[manuel]

もちろん非売品で一部の販売店にのみ配布された。
This was of course not an article for sale so one copy per store was distributed.

Haha, sorry guys, I was a bit busy and just saw it now. But fortunately rising_stuff was there to help.
Just the one line is a bit different.
It says that only some stores received one, not "one per store". This would make it quite rare I guess.