Apple Bandai Pippin, 애플 반다이 피핀
때는 바야흐로 1995년 애플과 일본 게임업체 반다이가 합작해서 내놓은 게임기 입니다. Apple이 개발을 담당했고 반다이가 판매를 맏았던 제품으로 애플이 시도한 여러가지 일중에 하나였습니다. 애플 PDA뉴튼과 함께 스티브 잡스의 복귀 이후 사라진 제품중에 하나입니다. '피핀'이란 이름은 "매킨토시"와 같은 사과 품종 중 하나라고 합니다.

Hardware
- 66MHz PowerPC 603 RISC microprocessor
        Superscaler, three instructions per clock cycle
        8KB data and 8KB instruction caches
        IEEE standard single and double precision Floating Point Unit (FPU)
- 6MB combined system and video memory, advanced architecture
        Easy memory expansion cards in 2, 4 and 8MB increments
- 128K SRAM store/restore backup
- 4X CD-ROM drive
- Two high-speed serial ports, one of which is GeoPort(TM) ready
- PCI-compatible expansion slot
- Two ruggedized ADB inputs
        Supports up to four simultaneous players over Apple Desktop Bus (ADB)
        Will support standard ADB keyboards and mice with connector adapters

Video
- 8-bit and 16-bit video support
- Dual frame buffers for superior frame-to-frame animation
- Support for NTSC and PAL composite, S-Video and VGA (640x480) monitors
- Horizontal and vertical video convolution

Audio
- Stereo 16-bit 44kHz sampled output
- Stereo 16-bit 44kHz sampled input
- Headphone output jack with individual volume control
- Audio CD player compatibility

Software
- Runtime environment derived from Mac(TM)OS
- PPC native version of QuickDraw(TM)
- Reduced system memory footprint (computer specific features removed)
- Disk-resident System Software stamped on CD-ROM with title
- System boots off of CD-ROM
- Pippin System Software upgrades released through CD-ROM stamping operations
- 68k emulator
- Macintosh Toolbox intact

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Bandai_Pippin
http://www.macgeek.org/museum/pippin/