Happy_Dude Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 So I finally decided to have a contest The prize is a PAL cart (Just thought I'd warn people) O.k so Snider-man kinda gave out the answer to the encryption I was using initially (what are the odds? That kinda freaked me out) but I'm to lazy to change it at the last second so I just changed the word from what you would win to a puzzle you have to solve to win. The cart will still remain a mystery! Decode this and tell me it's significance to Atari 01000 00101 01110 10100 00101 1 guess per person until I reset the guesses If this contest ends up being too long I may start giving clues. This isn't the same as Snider-man's btw Have fun "Do ya wanna be Hackers, Code crackers, Slackers" - Weird Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted December 11, 2002 Author Share Posted December 11, 2002 Like I said here there may be something else up for grabs. (So don't let the PAL status of the cart deter you) and if you think you have solved it "POST IT HERE", Don't PM me asking if you have it right (You know who you are). That will stop others making the same mistake GO to the above link (there may be a clue or 2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channel 2 Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 In short: my guess is 'Sente' To explain: Using the same binary to number to letter code as the other contest, I get 'hente'. It seems to be a common word in Danish, and it's also a misspelling of hentai (I wish I didn't know that). Reading the numbers in other directions gives 'BTNet' and 'tent B', which means nothing to me. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess you actually meant 'sente', a term from the Japanese game of Go (thus you keep saying 'GO'). GO to the above link (there may be a clue or 2) the contest is a GO When the founders of Atari were trying to come up with a name for the company, they had some trouble at first. They couldn't get their first choice 'Syzygy', or 'BD inc' or 'DB inc' (from the last initials of Bushnell and Dabney). Then: Inspiration occurred at last, once again in an informal atmosphere. Bushnell and Dabney were both keen players of Go, a Japanese strategy game, and their best brainstorming always occurred over a good game and a bottle of beer. This time, they decided to make a list of several Go words to see if one of them would fly as the new corporate name. First choice was "Sente", which means "the upper hand" - something that greatly appealed. Second and third choices were "Atari", which has a similar meaning to the English word "check", and "Hanne", an acknowledgement of an over-taking move. After Bushnell left Atari, he bought a company that was founded by some ex-Atarians and renamed it Sente Technologies, which was soon purchased by Bally/Midway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
church Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 It isn't sente it is hente. Hente means to take, seize, get and applies to the game of go. Since atari is a position in go and hente is an action they go together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channel 2 Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 Well Church, the prize should go to you. I looked for the term at some Go sites, and didn't find it. I searched for hente and atari together and found nothing. Now when I search for Go and hente, it's the first thing that comes up. I feel stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Plus Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 Yup.... same here. After hitting a brick wall with the "hente", I was trying to flip the bits around, go vertical, etc. Sir < never too old to be an idiot > Plus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdstuff64 Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 It isn't sente it is hente. Hente means to take, seize, get and applies to the game of go. Since atari is a position in go and hente is an action they go together. I thkn we have a winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somePUNK Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 the aswer is atari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted December 12, 2002 Author Share Posted December 12, 2002 We have a tie Channel 2 and church. I did mean Sente "The initiative" But the code actually reads Hente Congratulations to Channel 2 for going out on a limb I messed up the encryption after I had to change the word This is where the H comes in h v m g v Reverse Alphabet encryption a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z z y x w v u t s r q p o n m l k j i h g f e d c b a You can see what happened Tie break time: Only Channel 2 and church can participate now as it is a tie First person to explain what Syzygy means wins ( As long as their correct ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
church Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 the nearly straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies (as the sun, moon, and earth during a solar or lunar eclipse) in a gravitational system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted December 12, 2002 Author Share Posted December 12, 2002 church PM me you're details so I can send you you're prize's Activision's Skate Boarding and A 2600 jr (to play it on) If you don't need a 2600 for some reason I'm sure we can work something out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
church Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 church PM me you're details so I can send you you're prize's Activision's Skate Boarding and A 2600 jr (to play it on) If you don't need a 2600 for some reason I'm sure we can work something out You've made my day, well night, but I'm sure you've made my tommorow as well. I've been trying to find an atari jr. for quite some time and theres nothing sweeter than winning one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 Don't forget to clean up the sticky. Great concept for a contest BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted December 12, 2002 Author Share Posted December 12, 2002 Don't forget to clean up the sticky.Great concept for a contest BTW. I woldn't want to leave a sticky mess at all And thanks BTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channel 2 Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 Argh. That's what I get for sleeping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
church Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 Argh. That's what I get for sleeping. I was just about to go to bed but decided to check the forum one last time to see if I had actually won. Not 5 minutes earlier had the question been posted. So it was all good luck/timing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somePUNK Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 the answer is atari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snider-man Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 Wow. A whole system as the prize as well! Nicely, nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted December 13, 2002 Author Share Posted December 13, 2002 Wow. A whole system as the prize as well! Nicely, nicely! Well a lot of people on the boards mightn't have a PAL system so it seemed logical. And I have about 10 Juniors anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
church Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 Well a lot of people on the boards mightn't have a PAL systemso it seemed logical. And I have about 10 Juniors anyway I just realized about possible issues now. Will this thing even run here? Are the voltages the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted December 13, 2002 Author Share Posted December 13, 2002 Well a lot of people on the boards mightn't have a PAL systemso it seemed logical. And I have about 10 Juniors anyway I just realized about possible issues now. Will this thing even run here? Are the voltages the same? It dosen't matter. its just a console. All you need is a PAL capable T.V. You should already have a 9 volt power pack, If not Bite the bullet and buy one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
church Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 It dosen't matter. its just a console. All you need is a PAL capable T.V. You should already have a 9 volt power pack, If not Bite the bullet and buy one I never look a gift horse in the mouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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