Did Bandai develop the electronics in it? The last time I heard anything about Bandai was back when Power Rangers was the thing to watch. They made the action figures and got really rich in the mid-90s. I didn't know Bandai did electronics...
--- Arnel Tuazon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From Wikipedia: > > "The Apple Pippin was a technology for a multimedia > title player (sometimes > mistakenly referred to as a games console ) designed > by Apple Computer in > the mid-1990s. It was based around a 66 MHz PowerPC > 603e processor, and ran > a cut-down version of the Mac OS. The goal was to > create an inexpensive > computer aimed mostly at playing CD-based multimedia > titles, especially > games, but also functioning as a network computer. > It featured a 4x CD-ROM > drive and a video output that could connect to a > standard television > monitor. > Apple never intended to release its own Pippin. > Instead it intended to > license the technology to third parties, a model > similar to that of the > ill-fated 3DO. However the only Pippin licensee to > release a product to > market was Bandai. > By the time the Bandai Pippin was released, (1995 > for Japan, 1996 for the > United States) the market was already dominated by > the Nintendo 64, Sony > PlayStation, and Sega Saturn, machines which were > much more powerful as game > machines than the more general purpose Pippin. In > addition, there was little > ready-to-go software for Pippin, the only major > publisher being Bandai > itself. Costing US$599 on launch, it was also > expensive: though touted as a > "cheap" computer, this was only true if compared to > the Macintosh. It was > far more expensive than a PlayStation. > Ultimately, Pippin as a technology suffered because > it was a late starter in > the 3D generation of consoles, and was under-powered > as a gaming machine and > personal computer. Bandai's version died a quick > death, only ever having a > relatively limited release in the United States and > Japan." > > I also checked out links from this description and > came to the 3DO and M2 > both of which used RISC processors (i.e. 3DO used > the ARM60 32-bit and the > M2 used a PowerPC 602/33). > > So, all in all, I'm sorry but the Pippin does NOT > belong on this list. > Please take it to the PowerPC list. Thank you. ;D > > BTW thanks and nice find! Never heard of the Pippin > before this. > > > -- > Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com > | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 > | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Vintage Macs list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: > <mailto:vintage.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:vintage.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
