JPH08129623A - Game card and information processor using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To reduce the cost and improve the usability by allowing a personal computer and a game card to share an external storage device and output means for videos, sounds, etc., and utilizing feature functions of respective equipments. CONSTITUTION: The game card has a connector 1202 which is connected to a game pad, a connector 1203 which is connected to a game cassette and a game CD-ROM drive, and a connector 1204 which is connected to a PC main body and also has a game machine logic circuit 1205 and a bus interface circuit inside. The game machine logic circuit 1205 consists of an operation input processing part 515, a data input/output control part 516, a response output processing part 517, a CPU 511, and a memory 513. The bus interface circuit is equivalent to an access converting circuit 811. The connector 1204 transmits the input and output of the bus interface circuit and the video and sound outputs of the response output processing part 517 to the outside.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game card mounted on or connected to an information processing device such as a personal computer and an information processing device using the game card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A device such as a home game machine originally developed as a single device is a dedicated microprocessor,
It is equipped with a drawing processor, sound processor, external storage, etc., and is specialized in home-use game machines to raise the performance price ratio.

In order to meet the demand for playing games even in information processing devices such as personal computers, it is possible to add the function of this home-use game machine as a game card having a form such as an expansion card or an IC card. Is desired. However, adding new dedicated hardware in a complete form is wasteful in terms of cost and system configuration, so that it is in a halfway state in terms of usability or performance.

As described above, as a conventional technique for newly adding a function to a personal computer, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-
There is a publication of 259708.

[0005]

As described above, when connecting a plurality of devices, it is required to share resources so as not to waste the cost and the like. Then, sharing of the external storage device is not considered. Furthermore, no consideration is given to the case where access from both devices competes with the shared component.

Further, the above-mentioned prior art does not consider the case where each of the game cards having the functions of the personal computer and the home-use game machine has the image processing function and the sound output function.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to share the external storage device and the output means for images, sounds and the like between the personal computer and the game card so that the characteristic functions of each device can be utilized at low cost. An object of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-use game card and an information processing device using the same.

It is another object of the present invention to provide both devices with a connection function for allowing an external storage device in any of the above devices to be accessed by another device. is there.

Another object of the present invention is to provide both devices with a function of synthesizing and outputting the video and sound outputs of any of the above devices.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus of the present invention performs a central processing unit and an output process of the processing result of the central processing unit as image information or sound information. First and second processing devices each including a response output processing unit to perform, and a control unit that controls exchange of information between the central processing unit and the response output processing unit;
An external storage device capable of exchanging a storage medium connected to the second processing device, and the second storage device connected to the first and second processing devices.
An access conversion circuit that enables access from the processing device to the storage medium exchangeable external storage device;
And a synthesizing circuit for synthesizing the response output processing unit output of the second processing device, and an image or sound output device connected to the synthesizing circuit.

In the information processing apparatus, the access conversion circuit detects an access made by the central processing unit in the second processing device to an external storage device connected to the first processing device. Access detection circuit, a DMA access request circuit for making a DMA access request to the first processing unit to which the exchangeable external storage device is connected, and a DMA access permission based on the access detected by the access detection circuit. And a DMA transfer control circuit for performing a DMA transfer after receiving the received data.

Further, one of the first and second processing devices is characterized in that it is mounted in the form of a single substrate.

Further, one of the first and second processing devices is characterized in that it is mounted in the form of an IC card.

Further, the processing apparatus of the present invention includes a first central processing unit, and a first response output processing unit for outputting the processing result of the first central processing unit as image information or sound information. And a first central processing unit, and a control unit for controlling the exchange of information with the external storage device or the first response output processing unit. A connection unit with a storage medium exchangeable external storage device, which is accessed from the first central processing unit;
Central processing unit, a second response output processing unit that outputs the processing result of the second central processing unit as image information or sound information, and the second central processing unit or the second response output. An access conversion circuit that processes an access from the processing unit to the storage medium exchangeable external storage device, and a connection unit with an external processing device, and the control unit,
It has a function of arbitrating the access right with the access conversion circuit.

Further, the information processing apparatus of the present invention includes a central processing unit, a response output processing unit for outputting the processing result of the central processing unit to an external output device as image information or sound information, and the central processing unit. Access to a storage device in which the storage medium is replaceable from the arithmetic processing unit or the response output processing unit,
An access conversion circuit for converting access to an external storage device capable of exchanging a storage medium connected to an external processing device.

Further, the game card of the present invention includes at least a first connection terminal for connection with a game operation input device, a second connection terminal for connection with a game storage device, and a personal computer. Data for controlling input / output of data between a third connection terminal for connection of the second connection terminal, an operation input processing unit for inputting a signal from the first connection terminal, and the second connection terminal. A game machine logic circuit having an input / output control section, a response output processing section for generating game display data or game sound data, and a control section for controlling each of these means; the second connection terminal; Three
And a bus interface control unit connected to the connection terminal for controlling data transfer between the personal computer and the game storage device on a single board.

Further, the information processing apparatus of the present invention is an information processing apparatus composed of a display device and a personal computer main body, which has a function of a home game machine as a game card, a game pad, and a cassette for a game or a CD-R.
Mount the OM drive interface on a single board,
The game card is mounted in a personal computer main body, and the personal computer main body has the game machine function, a game pad, and a game-dedicated cassette or a CD-RO.
It is characterized by having an M drive interface.

Further, the information processing device is characterized in that the game card is mounted in the form of an IC card.

[0019]

By providing the above means, a device having its own processing means such as a dedicated game machine such as a home game machine, a drawing processing device, a sound processing device, and an external storage device can be installed in a personal computer, a workstation or the like. It can be provided as a game card mounted on or connected to the information processing device.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1A and 1B show a conventional personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a main system) 101 and a conventional home-use game machine (hereinafter referred to as a subsystem) 10 respectively.
It is a figure which shows each 2 structural example. Main system 1
Reference numeral 01 denotes a personal computer or the like, which is a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) 111, a system control unit 112 that performs access right arbitration, a main memory 113, and an operation input process connected to the system control unit 112 by a bus 114. It is composed of a unit 115, a data input / output control unit 116, and a response output processing unit 117. The CPU 111 may include the function of the system control unit 112. Also,
The bus 114 is also connected to a connection terminal with the outside.

The operation input processing unit 115 includes a keyboard 1
18, a mouse 119 is connected to process an operation input. A removable disk 120 such as a storage medium (hereinafter referred to as a CD-ROM) such as a compact disk and a hard disk 121 are connected to the data input / output control unit 116, and data is input / output according to access. The response output processing unit 117 includes a display 122 and a speaker 123.
And other peripheral devices are connected, and the display on the display 122 and the speaker 123 are performed based on an instruction from the CPU 111.
Create, edit and output data for sound output to.

The system controller 112 controls the bus, and C
The data access of the PU 111 and the response output processing unit 117 is transmitted to the data input / output control unit 116, and the removable disk 12
0 and data such as programs, images and sounds stored in the hard disk 121 are supplied to the CPU 111 and the response output processing unit 117. The removable disk 120 and the hard disk 121 may be directly connected to the bus 114. In that case, the data input / output control unit 116 becomes unnecessary.

The subsystem 102 is a home-use game machine or the like, and has a CPU 131, a system controller 132, a main memory 133, an operation input processor 135 connected to the system controller 132 by a bus 134, and a data input / output controller. Thirteen
6, a response output processing unit 137, and is connected with peripheral devices such as a game pad 138 which is an operation panel, a removable disk 140 such as a CD-ROM, a removable memory cartridge 141, a display 142, and a speaker 143. . Each component is similar to that of the main system.

The system control unit 132 controls the bus, and C
The data access of the PU 131 and the response output processing unit 137 is transmitted to the data input / output control unit 136, and the removable disk 14
0 or data stored in the removable memory cartridge 141 such as programs, images, and sounds is supplied to the CPU 131. Particularly in the case of a home-use game machine, a program stored in the removable disk 140 or the removable memory cartridge 141 is executed by the CPU 131 when the game screen is switched.
The response output processing unit 137 is supplied with data such as images and voices (that is, the main memory 133), and the game pad 13 via the operation input processing unit 135 at the time of game execution.
Based on the operation information of No. 8, the CPU 131 sequentially instructs the processing of the response output processing unit 137.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a system in which the main system 101 and the subsystem 201 are connected by applying the present invention. In addition to the configuration of the subsystem 102, the subsystem 201 includes an access conversion circuit 211 having an external connection terminal, a video synthesis circuit 213, and a sound synthesis circuit 212. Access conversion circuit 211
Are connected to the bus 114 of the main system 101 via the respective input / output terminals. Access conversion circuit 211
Monitors the bus 134, detects the access to the removable disks 120 and 140 and the hard disk 121 among the accesses from the system control unit 132 and the response output processing unit 137 to the data input / output control unit 136, and detects them. The access is converted to the bus 114 of the system 101.
As a result, the subsystem 201 becomes the main system 10
Detachable disks 120 and 140 that are one input / output device
And the hard disk 121 can be shared.

In the access conversion circuit 211, the access detection circuit 223 has the bus 134 of the subsystem 201.
The address signal ADDR1 and the control signal CTRL1 are monitored to detect access to the removable disks 120 and 140 and the hard disk 121, and the DMA (direct memory access) request circuit 222 is activated. The DMA request circuit 222 requests the system control unit 112 for DMA on the bus 114 of the main system 101 via the control signal CTRL2 on the bus 114 of the main system 101.

The system controller 112 arbitrates the access right, and the DMA request circuit 22 receives the control signal CTRL2.
2 outputs the DMA permission. In response to this, the DMA transfer control circuit 224 causes the bus 114 of the main system 101 to operate.
By controlling the control signal CTRL2 and the address signal ADDR2 of the data input / output control unit 116 and data DATA with the removable disk 140 or the hard disk 121.
2 transfer is executed. Accordingly, the transfer control circuit 22
5 is a control signal CT on the bus 134 of the subsystem 201
By controlling the RL1 and the address signal ADDR1, the data D is sent to the system control unit 132 or the response output processing unit 137.
Perform ATA1 transfer.

Video synthesis circuit 213 and sound synthesis circuit 212
Is a combination of the display and sound output from the response output processing unit 117 of the main system 101, which is input from the input terminal, and the display and sound output from the response output processing unit 137 of the subsystem 201. Output to. At this time, in the access conversion circuit, the main system 10
When the response output processing unit 137 is provided with the function of enabling access to the response output processing unit 137 of the subsystem 201 and the response output processing unit 137 is also provided with the control function of each synthesis circuit, display synthesis control (window size , Position, etc.) and sound synthesis control (volume of each, etc.) can be performed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another embodiment of a system in which the main system 101 and the connection-type subsystem 301 are connected by applying the present invention. Main system 101 and connection type subsystem 301 are removable disks 120, 1
The configuration of this embodiment can be adopted when the transfer processing with the hard disk 121 and the hard disk 121 is not performed simultaneously. Figure 2
The difference from the embodiment is that the access conversion circuit 311 does not perform the DMA transfer on the bus 114 but the removable disk 12
0, 140 and the hard disk 121 are directly transferred, which has the effect of simplifying the configuration of the access conversion circuit 311 as compared with the embodiment of FIG. It is the same as FIG. 2 that each system has a connection terminal. However, they are different in that the removable disks 120 and 140 are directly accessed through a dedicated terminal instead of the bus 114.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another embodiment of a system in which the main system 101 and the connection-type subsystem 401 are connected by applying the present invention. The difference from the embodiment of FIG. 2 is that the removable disk 120, 1 is provided on the subsystem 401 side.
40, and the access conversion circuit 411 monitors the bus 114 of the main system 101, detects access from the system control unit 112 to the removable disks 120 and 140, and detects the access to the bus 134 of the subsystem 401. The point is to convert to access.

In the access conversion circuit 411, the access detection circuit 423 controls the bus 11 of the main system 101.
4 to monitor the address signal ADDR2 and the control signal CTRL2, detect access to the removable disks 120 and 140, and activate the DMA request circuit 422. The DMA request circuit 422 controls the control signal CTRL1 on the bus 134 of the subsystem 401 to request the DMA on the bus 134 of the subsystem 401.

From the system controller 132, the control signal CT
When the DMA permission is received by RL1, the DMA transfer control circuit 424 controls the control signal CTRL1 and the address signal ADDR1 of the bus 134 of the subsystem 401,
Removable disk 1 via data input / output control unit 136
The transfer of data DATA1 with 20 is executed. In response to this, the transfer control circuit 425 controls the control signal CTRL2 and the address signal ADDR on the bus 114 of the main system 101.
2 is controlled to execute the transfer of the data DATA2. As a result, the main system 101 becomes the subsystem 401
It becomes possible to share the removable disks 120 and 140 which are the input / output devices of the above. In this embodiment, the subsystem is provided with a removable disk, which has the effect of simplifying the configuration of the main system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of another subsystem. In the subsystem 502, the operation input processing unit 5
15, the data input / output control unit 516 is directly connected to the system control unit 512, and the response output processing unit 517 and the pattern memory 541 are connected to the system control unit 512 via the bus 514.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another embodiment of a system in which the main system 101 and the connection type subsystem 601 are connected by applying the configuration of FIG. Subsystem 60
1 has an access conversion circuit 611 in addition to the configuration of FIG. The access conversion circuit 611 is the data input / output control unit 51.
The access from 6 to the removable disk 530 or the hard disk 121 is converted into the DMA of the main system 101. As a result, the subsystem 601 is the removable disk 120 or 1 which is the input / output device of the main system 101.
40 and the hard disk 121 can be shared.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the system in which the main system 101 and the connection type subsystem 701 are connected by applying the present invention. The difference from the embodiment of FIG. 6 is that the access conversion circuit 711 performs DM on the bus 114.
The point is that the transfer process with the removable disk 530 is performed directly instead of the A transfer. The configuration of this embodiment can be adopted when the main system 101 and the connection-type subsystem 701 do not perform transfer processing with the removable disk 530 or the hard disk 121 at the same time. As a result, the subsystem 701 is the input / output device of the main system 101, the removable disks 120 and 530, and the hard disk 12.
1 can be shared. Compared with the embodiment of FIG. 6, there is an effect that the configuration of the access conversion circuit 711 becomes simpler.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another embodiment of a system in which the main system 101 and the connection type subsystem 801 are connected by applying the present invention. The difference from the embodiment of FIG. 6 is that the access conversion circuit 811 accesses the removable disks 120, 530 in the access from the system control unit 112 of the main system 101 to the data input / output control unit 116 on the bus 114. Access to subsystem 8
01 is to access the removable disks 120 and 530. This allows the main system 101 to be the removable disk 120 that is the input / output device of the subsystem 801.
And 530 can be shared. The access conversion circuit 811 may be configured to be performed via the data input / output control unit 516 as shown in FIG.
As in the access conversion circuit shown in (b), access right arbitration may be performed with the data input / output control unit 516 to perform DMA transfer.

FIG. 9 shows an embodiment in which the synthesis circuits 142 and 143 are mounted on the main system 901 in the embodiment of FIG. 2 (a). The display and sound output from the response output processing unit 137 of the subsystems 902 and 904 are combined with the display and sound output from the response output processing unit 117 of the main system 901, and the display 142 and the speaker 14 are combined.
Output to 3. This has the effect of simplifying the subsystem configuration.

FIG. 10 shows an embodiment in which the subsystem is mounted in the form of an expansion card. 1001 is
The main system 101 is mounted in the form of a board. 1002 is the above-mentioned subsystem 201, 301,
401, 601, 701, 801, 902, 904 are mounted in the form of a single substrate. Reference numeral 1003 indicates a removable disc 140.

FIG. 10A shows the main system 1001.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a sharing method in the case of having a removable disc 1003. Access to the removable disk 1003 from the subsystem 1002 is via a connector 1004.
Is transmitted to the main system 1001 via the connector 1005 and further to the data input / output device 1003 from the connector 1005 through the cable 1006. The data input / output control unit 116 may be located in either the main system 1001 or the removable disk 1003.

FIG. 10B is a diagram showing a sharing method when the subsystem 1002 has the removable disk 1003. Access to the removable disk 1003 from the main system 1001 is performed by the connector 1004.
Via the connector 1007 to the data input / output device 1003 via the cable 1006. The data input / output control unit 136 includes the subsystem 1001 and the removable disk 1.
003.

FIG. 13 shows an embodiment in which the synthesis circuits 142 and 143 are mounted on the main system 101 in the configuration of FIG. Response output processing unit 5 of subsystem 904
The display and sound output from 17 are combined with the synthesis circuits 142, 1
At 43, the response output processing unit 11 of the main system 901.
Display from 7, combined with sound output, display 1
12, output to the speaker 113. This has the effect of simplifying the subsystem configuration. The access conversion circuit 811 has the configuration of FIG. 8B or FIG. 4B similarly to the access conversion circuit of FIG.

FIG. 12 shows the subsystem 9 of FIG. 13, for example.
It is a figure which shows the structure of the game card which mounted the structure of 04 on the single board | substrate. The game card is a connector 1202 for connecting to a game pad, a game cassette or a game CD-RO.
It has a connector 1203 for connecting the M drive and a connector 1204 for connecting to the PC main body, and internally has a game machine logic circuit 1205 and a bus interface circuit 1206. The game machine logic circuit 1205 includes the operation input processing unit 51.
5, data input / output control unit 516, response output processing unit 51
7, a CPU 511, and a memory 513.
The bus interface circuit 1206 is the access conversion circuit 8
It corresponds to 11. The connector 1204 transmits the input / output of the bus interface circuit 1206 and the image and sound output of the response output processing unit 517 to the outside of the card, and may be the same connector or may be divided into separate connectors. .

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an overview of an information processing device to which a game card is connected. The game card is connected to the main body board 1001 in the information processing apparatus 1101 by a bus connector 1004, and the game operation input / output device connector 1102 is connected by a cable 1103 to a connection terminal 1
007, and the game storage device 1003 is connected to the connection terminal 1007 by a cable 1006.

The subsystem 1002 is mounted in the above-mentioned subsystems 201, 301, 401, 60.
It is obvious that the components 1, 701, 801, 902 and 904 may be mounted in the form of an IC card such as a PCMCIA card.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily add the function of a home game machine or the like to an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer.

[0047]

As described above, according to the present invention, a dedicated microprocessor, drawing processing device, sound processing device,
It is possible to share an external storage device and an output unit for outputting images, sounds, and the like between a home-use game machine having an external storage device and a general-purpose personal computer. As a result,
It is possible to provide an easy-to-use information processing device that can utilize the characteristic functions of each system at low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a main system and a subsystem.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of another embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of another embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another configuration example of the subsystem.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of another embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of another embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of another embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of another embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a mounting form of an example to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a mounting form of an example to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration of a game card to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of another embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 ... Main system, 111 ... CPU, 112 ... System control unit, 113 ... Main memory, 114 ... Bus, 116
... data input / output control unit 117 ... response output processing unit 12
0 ... Removable disk, 121 ... Hard disk, 122
... Display, 123 ... Speaker, 131 ... CPU, 1
32 ... System control unit, 133 ... Main memory, 134 ... Bus, 136 ... Data input / output control unit, 137 ... Response output processing unit, 140 ... Removable disk, 141 ... Removable memory cartridge, 142 ... Display, 143 ... Speaker , 201 ... Connection type subsystem, 211 ... Access conversion circuit, 222 ... DMA access request circuit, 223 ... Access detection circuit, 224 ... DMA transfer control circuit, 225
... transfer control circuit, 226 ... data path, 301 ... connection type subsystem, 311 ... access conversion circuit, 323 ... access detection circuit, 325 ... transfer control circuit, 326 ... data path, 541 ... pattern memory, 1001 ... main system, 1002 ... Subsystem, 1003 ... Removable disk, 1004 ... Connector, 1005 ... Connector, 1
006 ... Cable, 1007 ... Connector, 1101 ... Information processing device, 1102 Game operation input / output device port, 1
103 ... Cable, 1104 ... Connector, 1201 ... Game card, 1202 ... Connector, 1203 ... Connector, 1204 ... Connector, 1205 ... Game machine logic circuit.

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A central processing unit, a response output processing unit for outputting a processing result of the central processing unit as image information or sound information, and information of the central processing unit and the response output processing unit. First and second processing devices having a control unit for controlling the exchange of data, a storage medium exchangeable external storage device connected to the first processing device, and the first and second processing devices And an access conversion circuit that enables the second processing device to access the storage medium exchangeable external storage device, and a response output processing unit output of the first and second processing devices. An information processing apparatus comprising a synthesizing circuit and an image or sound output device connected to the synthesizing circuit. 2. A first central processing unit, a first response output processing unit for performing output processing of a processing result of the first central processing unit as image information or sound information, and the first central processing unit. A processing device comprising: an arithmetic processing unit; and a control unit that controls exchange of information with the external storage device or the first response output processing unit, wherein the processing device is the first central arithmetic processing unit. A second central processing unit for connecting a storage medium exchangeable external storage device accessed from the second central processing unit, and second processing for outputting the processing result of the second central processing unit as image information or sound information. And an access conversion circuit for processing an access from the second central processing unit or the second response output processing unit to the external storage device capable of exchanging the storage medium, and an external processing device. And a connection part, and Control unit, the processing device comprising a function for arbitrating access rights to the access conversion circuit. 3. A central processing unit, a response output processing unit for outputting a processing result of the central processing unit to an external output device as image information or sound information, and the central processing unit or the response output processing. An information processing apparatus, comprising: an access conversion circuit that converts an access from a unit to a storage device capable of exchanging a storage medium to an access to an external storage device capable of exchanging a storage medium connected to an external processing device. 4. An access detection circuit for detecting an access made by a central processing unit to an external storage device connected to the first processing device, in the second processing device. A DMA access request circuit for making a DMA access request to the first processing unit to which the exchangeable external storage device is connected, based on the access detected by the access detection circuit, and a DMA transfer after receiving a DMA access permission. Do DM
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an A transfer control circuit. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein either one of the first and second processing devices is mounted in the form of a single substrate. 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one of the first and second processing devices is mounted in the form of an IC card. 7. A first connection terminal for connection with at least a game operation input device, a second connection terminal for connection with a game storage device, and a third connection terminal for connection with a personal computer. Connection terminal, an operation input processing section for inputting a signal from the first connection terminal, a data input / output control section for controlling input / output of data between the second connection terminal, and a game. Connected to the second connection terminal and the third connection terminal, a game machine logic circuit having a response output processing section for generating game display data or game sound data, and a control section for controlling each of these means. Is
A game card comprising a single board and a bus interface control unit for controlling data transfer between the personal computer and the game storage device. 8. An information processing apparatus comprising a display device and a personal computer main body, wherein a home game machine function as a game card, a game pad and a game dedicated cassette or a CD-ROM drive interface are mounted in a single board form. , The personal computer main body is equipped with the game card, and the personal computer main body has the function of the game machine, a game pad, and a cassette or CD-RO dedicated to the game.
An information processing apparatus having an M drive interface. 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the game card is mounted in the form of an IC card.