A friend of mine pointed this FAQ out to me today which states the following:
So is this real or bullshit and is there any physical differences to the carts?NOTE ON SHADOWRUN VERSIONS
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There are currently two versions of Shadowrun that have been released in the United States. The main differences are in the dialog, and it is almost
impossible to distinguish between the two while playing. The best way to tell the two apart is to talk to the tired customer in the Grim Reaper Club (the one who takes the Iced Tea). When asked about Grinder, in one version he says "Morgue Guys" and in the other version he says "Chop Shop" guys. These two terms will be used to distinguish the versions -- "Morgue Guys" and "Chop Shop." The main difference is that the Chop Shop version has more explicit dialog, with many more graphic and sexual comments than in the Morgue Guys version. Aside from this, there are a very few game play differences, but any ones I have found are carefully noted. If you come across any that you do not think are mentioned here, please email me: Admiral1018@yahoo.com.