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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="212d4c00dduajq.gif"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="95" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 46 WIDTH="91"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="46" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> </B><A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="gpt magnetic cards"><U><B><IMG SRC="0fc19190.gif" border=0 width="25" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B> MAGNETIC CARDS</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id12.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="gsm cards"><U><B><IMG SRC="0fd19190.gif" border=0 width="25" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B> GSM CARDS</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id13.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="test cards"><U><B><IMG SRC="0fe19190.gif" border=0 width="25" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B> TEST CARDS</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="remote memory"><U><B><IMG SRC="16c19190.gif" border=0 width="25" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B> REMOTE MEMORY</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="_"><U><B><IMG SRC="07a3c410.gif" border=0 width="60" height="65" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>CHIP CARDS</B></div> <div> <B> I</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Bookman Old Style" ><B>ntroduced to the public in June 1998 during an exhibition held in Larnaca, the cards however  were to be shelved until December of the same year until the new phone booths were installed. Gradual intigration took place until the end of 1999 when the last magnetic phone-booth was removed.</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>     </B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Bookman Old Style" ><B>T</B></FONT><B>he cards are manufactured by Gemplus. Certain issues have two chip variations i.e. with red contacts and with black contacts. There is also a" new chip variety" in the 2700cy issue, where the chip is upside down. Examples of this card have been found in sealed blister packs and may be considered of the highest rarity.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>  </B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Bookman Old Style" ><B>A</B></FONT><B> s from 11/2001 cards are manufactured by Incard and Namaco</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="564" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=4 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="540"><div> <B>chip modules </B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 110 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="17288650.jpg" border=0 width="136" height="101" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1738a660.jpg" border=0 width="138" height="102" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="17485630.jpg" border=0 width="133" height="99" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="17d88680.jpg" border=0 width="136" height="104" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="133"><div> <B>gemplus black contact</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="136"><div> <B>gemplus  red contact</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="129"><div> <B>incard</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> <B>namaco</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="381" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 134 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="1998"><U><IMG SRC="03c41800.gif" border=0 width="65" height="128" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="1999"><U><IMG SRC="03d41800.gif" border=0 width="65" height="128" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2000"><U><IMG SRC="03c41800.gif" border=0 width="65" height="128" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2001"><U><IMG SRC="03c41800.gif" border=0 width="65" height="128" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2002 issues"><U><IMG SRC="03c41800.gif" border=0 width="65" height="128" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="71"><div> <B>1998</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> <B>1999</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> <B>2000</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> <B>2001</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> <B>2002</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>