Apple Pippin
Apple Pippin Specifications
| Manufacturer: | Bandai |
| Developer: | Apple Computer |
| CPU: | PowerPC 603 RISC @ 66 MHz |
| Memory: | 6 MB combined system and video memory, 128 KB NVRAM |
| Graphics: | Taos (VGA/16-bit) |
| Sound: | RCA composite left/right stereo, 16-bit 44 kHz sampled, and headphone output jack |
| Medium: | CD-ROM |
| Display: | VGA, S-video, RCA composite video (NTSC/PAL switchable), with 640x480 resolution, 8-bit and 16-bit color |
Apple Pippin (stylized as PiPP!N) was a game console developed by Apple Computer in the mid-1990s. The console was based on a modified version of the Macintosh operating system and was designed to compete with other game consoles such as the Sony PlayStation and the Sega Saturn. The Pippin was produced by Apple in collaboration with Bandai Digital Entertainment, which handled the distribution of the console in Japan. However, due to high pricing and limited game library, the Pippin failed to gain popularity and was discontinued after only one year on the market.
Pippin is based on the Macintosh platform, including the classic Mac OS architecture. Apple built a demonstration device based on Pippin called Pippin Power Player and used it to demonstrate the platform at trade shows and to the media, to attract potential software developers and hardware manufacturers. Apple licensed the Pippin technology to third-party companies. Bandai Company Ltd. developed the ATMARK and @WORLD models, and focused them on the gaming and entertainment business in Japan, Canada and the United States. Katz Media developed the KMP 2000, and focused it on vertical markets throughout Europe and Canada.
The Pippin platform was named for the Newtown Pippin, an apple cultivar, a smaller and more tart relative of the McIntosh apple (which is the namesake of the Macintosh). According to Apple, it intended for Pippin to be more than just a platform for game consoles. "Apple believes that over time Pippin will take many forms, including home telecommunication devices and much more. Apple did not want to choose a name that would be specific for certain market space, as it will certainly appeal to many types of consumers and be shipped in a variety of forms from many manufacturers." It was initially named "Sweet Pea" during the initial planning of the console.
The word "pippin" was used by Apple prior to the Pippin platform. The Apple ProFile, an external hard disk drive for the Apple III and Lisa, used the codename Pippin during development.
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