<s>
SharkWire	B-Device
Online	I-Device
is	O
a	O
specialized	O
GameShark	B-Device
device	O
with	O
a	O
serial	O
port	O
and	O
modem	B-Application
added	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
now-defunct	O
dialup	O
Internet	O
portal	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
January	O
2000	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
sold	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
by	O
InterAct	O
which	O
is	O
most	O
famous	O
for	O
its	O
GameShark	B-Device
and	O
Dexdrive	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
unlicensed	O
platform	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
online	O
service	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
other	O
than	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
official	O
Randnet	O
service	O
which	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SharkWire	B-Device
Online	I-Device
's	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
accessories	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Datel	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
for	O
InterAct	O
to	O
sell	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
now-defunct	O
dialup	O
portal	O
system	O
was	O
developed	O
between	O
InterAct	O
and	O
its	O
communications	O
partners	O
:	O
Spyglass	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	O
its	O
Mosaic	B-Application
web	I-Application
browser	I-Application
application	O
;	O
D3	O
Networks	O
,	O
an	O
Internet	O
Service	O
Provider	O
(	O
ISP	O
)	O
for	O
game	O
devices	O
,	O
which	O
built	O
and	O
operated	O
the	O
SharkWire	B-Device
Online	I-Device
dialup	O
network	O
and	O
content	O
portal	O
;	O
and	O
GTE	O
Internetworking	O
for	O
its	O
local	O
dial-up	O
access	O
via	O
its	O
DiaLinx	O
network	O
and	O
Global	O
Network	O
Infrastructure	O
(	O
GNI	O
)	O
backbone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SharkWire	B-Device
Online	I-Device
was	O
presented	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
on	O
May	O
13	O
–	O
15	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
preannounced	O
but	O
canceled	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
SharkWire	B-Device
Online	I-Device
and	O
all	O
other	O
trademarks	O
of	O
GameShark	B-Device
were	O
sold	O
to	O
Mad	O
Catz	O
,	O
and	O
InterAct	O
ceased	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SharkWire	B-Device
Online	I-Device
product	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
cartridge	I-Device
,	O
which	O
contains	O
a	O
modem	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Mosaic	B-Application
web	I-Application
browser	I-Application
licensed	O
by	O
Spyglass	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
SharkWire	B-Device
Online	I-Device
cartridge	O
is	O
unlicensed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
a	O
security	O
workaround	O
is	O
achieved	O
when	O
the	O
user	O
inserts	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
cartridge	O
into	O
the	O
SharkWire	B-Device
's	O
rear	O
slot	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
label	O
facing	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	O
and	O
telephone	O
cords	O
are	O
plugged	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
SharkWire	B-Device
Online	I-Device
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
navigate	O
the	O
menus	O
,	O
Controller	O
1	O
must	O
be	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
upload	O
and	O
download	O
game	O
save	O
data	O
via	O
their	O
Controller	O
Pak	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
download	O
cheat	O
codes	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
SharkWire	B-Device
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
Featuring	I-Application
Ken	I-Application
Griffey	I-Application
,	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
To	O
bypass	O
these	O
lockouts	O
,	O
would	O
require	O
the	O
re-manufacturing	O
of	O
the	O
SharkWire	B-Device
cartridge	O
's	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
subsequent	O
GameSharks	B-Device
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
SharkWire	B-Device
Online	I-Device
cartridge	O
was	O
not	O
updated	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
were	O
produced	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
unlock	O
and	O
play	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
