<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
Pippin	I-Device
is	O
a	O
defunct	O
open	O
multimedia	O
technology	O
platform	B-Device
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
,	O
and	O
marketed	O
as	O
PiPP	B-Device
!	I-Device
N	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pippin	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
platform	B-Device
,	O
including	O
the	O
classic	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
built	O
a	O
demonstration	O
device	O
based	O
on	O
Pippin	O
called	O
"	O
Pippin	O
Power	O
Player	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
used	O
it	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
at	O
trade	O
shows	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
media	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
attract	O
potential	O
software	B-Application
developers	I-Application
and	O
hardware	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
Pippin	I-Device
platform	B-Device
was	O
named	O
for	O
the	O
Newtown	O
Pippin	O
,	O
an	O
apple	O
cultivar	O
,	O
a	O
smaller	O
and	O
more	O
tart	O
relative	O
of	O
the	O
McIntosh	O
apple	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
namesake	O
of	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Apple	O
,	O
it	O
intended	O
for	O
Pippin	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
a	O
platform	B-Device
for	O
game	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
word	O
"	O
pippin	O
"	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
Apple	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Pippin	I-Device
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
ProFile	I-Device
,	O
an	O
external	O
hard	O
disk	O
drive	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
III	I-Device
and	O
Apple	B-Device
Lisa	I-Device
,	O
used	O
the	O
code	O
name	O
"	O
Pippin	O
"	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
intended	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Pippin	O
platform	B-Device
an	O
open	O
standard	O
by	O
licensing	O
the	O
technology	O
to	O
third	O
parties	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
how	O
JVC	O
shared	O
the	O
VHS	O
format	O
in	O
the	O
1970s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Relying	O
on	O
third-party	O
companies	O
to	O
produce	O
Pippin	O
systems	O
was	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
increase	O
Macintosh	B-Device
's	O
market	O
share	O
–	O
a	O
goal	O
identical	O
to	O
Apple	O
's	O
clone	O
attempt	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
even	O
encouraged	O
differentiation	O
between	O
systems	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
encourage	O
competition	O
–	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
systems	O
stuck	O
to	O
Apple	O
's	O
reference	O
design	O
to	O
avoid	O
fragmentation	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Bandai	O
wanted	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
scaled-down	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
purely	O
for	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
game-playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
President	O
and	O
CEO	O
Makoto	O
Yamashina	O
chose	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
platform	B-Device
over	O
other	O
platforms	B-Device
available	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
design	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
II	I-Device
16MHz	O
Motorola	B-Device
68030	I-Device
running	O
Macintosh	B-Application
system	I-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
Pippin	O
platform	B-Device
is	O
based	O
on	O
Macintosh	B-Application
system	I-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
graphic	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
QuickDraw	B-Operating_System
are	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
developers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
on	O
,	O
Apple	O
encouraged	O
hardware	O
developers	B-Application
to	O
produce	O
3D	O
rendering	O
hardware	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
RISC	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
could	O
be	O
free	O
to	O
tend	O
to	O
other	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPEG	O
codec	O
is	O
not	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
as	O
QuickTime	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
video	O
format	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
Internet	O
connectivity	O
possible	O
,	O
Apple	O
had	O
to	O
incorporate	O
a	O
modem	B-Application
into	O
the	O
Pippin	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
earlier	O
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
Apple	O
had	O
already	O
moved	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
older	O
serial	O
interface	O
with	O
an	O
external	O
Hayes-compatible	B-Device
modem	I-Device
on	O
its	O
Macintosh	B-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
and	O
switched	O
to	O
a	O
serial	O
interface	O
which	O
included	O
GeoPort	B-Device
–	O
a	O
serial	O
data	O
technology	O
that	O
allowed	O
software	O
to	O
emulate	O
a	O
modem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Implementing	O
GeoPort	B-Device
into	O
the	O
Pippin	O
platform	B-Device
required	O
Apple	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
major	O
change	O
in	O
its	O
design	O
–	O
moving	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
68030	B-Device
footprint	O
and	O
to	O
a	O
PowerPC	O
footprint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
the	O
Pippin	O
platform	B-Device
in	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
partnership	O
with	O
Bandai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
white-colored	O
Bandai	O
went	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
of	O
64,800	O
yen	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
dial-up	B-Application
modem	I-Application
and	O
four	O
bundled	O
CD-ROMs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Bandai	O
licensed	O
Pippin	O
from	O
Apple	O
,	O
Apple	O
made	O
no	O
effort	O
to	O
market	O
the	O
Pippin	O
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
licensing	O
agreement	O
,	O
both	O
Bandai	O
and	O
Katz	O
Media	O
were	O
not	O
allowed	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
computer	O
"	O
when	O
marketing	O
the	O
Pippin	O
systems	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
systems	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
own	O
Macintosh	B-Device
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
black-colored	O
Bandai	B-Device
Pippin	I-Device
@WORLD	O
(	O
pronounced	O
at-world	O
)	O
went	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
June	O
1996	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
of	O
US	O
$599.00	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
encourage	O
software	B-Application
developers	I-Application
to	O
create	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
Pippin	O
platform	B-Device
,	O
Apple	O
attempted	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
as	O
being	O
scalable	B-Architecture
,	O
in	O
that	O
applications	O
written	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
ATMARK	O
or	O
@WORLD	O
would	O
work	O
in	O
future	O
models	O
of	O
Pippin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Apple	O
's	O
Q&A	O
document	O
,	O
Apple	O
contrasted	O
its	O
scalability	B-Architecture
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
"	O
Nintendo	O
8-bit	O
NES	O
cartridges	O
do	O
n't	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
16-bit	O
SNES.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD-ROMs	B-Device
do	O
not	O
contain	O
region	O
protection	O
so	O
that	O
releases	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
ATMARK	O
would	O
also	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
@WORLD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
onto	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
develop	O
Pippin	O
applications	O
,	O
developers	B-Application
had	O
to	O
become	O
Apple	O
registered	O
developers	B-Application
,	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
receive	O
the	O
developer	B-Application
kits	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
receive	O
discounts	O
on	O
equipment	O
required	O
for	O
Pippin	O
development	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
AV	I-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
May	O
1995	O
World	O
Wide	O
Developers	B-Application
Conference	O
(	O
WWDC	O
)	O
,	O
details	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
potential	O
developers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
also	O
issued	O
a	O
"	O
Pippin	O
Security	O
Key	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Pippin	O
hardware	O
development	O
kit	O
,	O
which	O
when	O
inserted	O
into	O
the	O
AppleJack	O
ADB	B-Device
port	I-Device
allowed	O
an	O
off-the-shelf	O
Pippin	O
system	O
to	O
bypass	O
the	O
authentication	O
system	O
when	O
running	O
non-authenticated	O
CD-ROMs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Merlin	O
Media	O
was	O
contracted	O
to	O
produce	O
Pippin	O
demonstration	O
CD-ROMs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
Oracle	O
Corporation	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
30	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
vendors	O
,	O
announced	O
an	O
intent	O
to	O
build	O
computers	O
that	O
are	O
designed	O
around	O
the	O
network	B-Device
computer	I-Device
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
was	O
to	O
design	O
technology	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
profile	B-Device
that	O
included	O
diskless	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
commonly	O
coded	O
applications	O
using	O
languages	O
such	O
as	O
Java	B-Language
,	O
and	O
interface	O
with	O
the	O
Internet	O
using	O
common	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Navigator	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
1996	O
,	O
Apple	O
became	O
a	O
partner	O
in	O
the	O
network	O
computing	O
effort	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Pippin	I-Device
platform	B-Device
as	O
its	O
implementation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katz	O
Media	O
attempted	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
network	B-Device
computer	I-Device
platform	B-Device
concept	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
push	O
the	O
Pippin	O
into	O
vertical	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Apple	O
iMac	B-Device
(	O
1998	O
)	O
is	O
popularly	O
known	O
for	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Pippin	I-Device
platform	B-Device
was	O
about	O
two	O
years	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
in	O
this	O
effort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
June	O
1996	O
Pippin	O
Special	O
issue	O
of	O
Mac	B-Device
Fan	O
magazine	O
in	O
Japan	O
is	O
dedicated	O
entirely	O
to	O
Pippin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
intended	O
to	O
grow	O
the	O
Pippin	O
platform	B-Device
alongside	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
July	O
1996	O
Apple	O
developer	B-Application
publication	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
CEO	O
Gil	O
Amelio	O
announced	O
the	O
Pippin	O
1997	O
Reference	O
Platform	B-Device
,	O
and	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
would	O
include	O
the	O
latest	O
Macintosh	B-Device
technologies	O
,	O
including	O
IEEE	B-Protocol
1394	I-Protocol
or	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
a	O
25-pin	O
external	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
port	O
as	O
standard	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
1997	O
,	O
Bandai	O
announced	O
a	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
that	O
would	O
include	O
Ethernet	O
support	O
at	O
US	O
$139.00	O
,	O
although	O
such	O
a	O
peripheral	O
was	O
never	O
made	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bandai	O
ATMARK-PD	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
replacement	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
ATMARK	O
footprint	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
included	O
an	O
internal	O
drive	O
that	O
can	O
read	O
a	O
standard	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
disc	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
read/write	O
to	O
a	O
magneto-optical	B-Device
WORM	O
PD	O
disk	O
with	O
600	O
MB	O
of	O
storage	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bandai	O
ATMARK-EX	O
was	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
footprint	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
desktop	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chassis	O
can	O
handle	O
a	O
half-sized	O
PCI	B-Protocol
card	I-Protocol
internally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
displayed	O
unit	O
contains	O
a	O
PCI	O
card-based	O
Ethernet	O
interface	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
built-in	O
analog	B-Application
modem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
infrared-based	O
ADB	B-Device
interface	O
was	O
also	O
designed	O
into	O
the	O
prototype	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
opened	O
up	O
a	O
new	O
line	O
of	O
peripherals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katz	O
Media	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
produce	O
two	O
configurations	O
of	O
the	O
Pippin	O
:	O
one	O
as	O
a	O
basic	O
multimedia	O
system	O
for	O
running	O
CD-ROMs	B-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
higher-end	O
system	O
supporting	O
Internet	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
KMP	O
2000	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
two	O
configurations	O
:	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
an	O
external	O
50-pin	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
interface	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
develop	O
content	O
,	O
Katz	O
Media	O
worked	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
multimedia	O
developers	B-Application
and	O
publishers	O
to	O
"	O
Pippinize	O
"	O
their	O
existing	O
CD-ROMs	B-Device
and	O
make	O
them	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Pippin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
it	O
attempted	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
system	O
as	O
a	O
set-top	O
box	O
for	O
a	O
television	O
set	O
or	O
VGA	B-Protocol
display	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
distributed	O
to	O
its	O
partners	O
 '	O
respective	O
client	O
bases	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
interface	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
vertically	O
marketed	O
interests	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
catalogs	O
,	O
databases	O
,	O
Internet	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
agreement	O
was	O
to	O
publish	O
CD-ROM-based	O
catalogs	O
for	O
Redwall	O
Retail	O
Stores	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
Pippin	O
as	O
an	O
interactive	O
kiosk	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
set	O
up	O
in	O
stores	O
running	O
the	O
CD-ROMs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
was	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
existing	O
cable	O
network	O
to	O
bring	O
in	O
Internet	O
access	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
KMP	O
2000	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
Internet	B-Device
appliance	I-Device
that	O
would	O
be	O
issued	O
to	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
Pippin	O
systems	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
market	O
was	O
already	O
dominated	O
by	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
mostly	O
Windows-based	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
although	O
Apple	O
made	O
efforts	O
to	O
sign	O
on	O
software	B-Application
developers	I-Application
,	O
there	O
was	O
little	O
ready-to-use	O
software	O
for	O
Pippin	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
major	O
publisher	O
being	O
Bandai	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
's	O
third-party	O
developers	B-Application
consisted	O
solely	O
of	O
small	O
software	O
houses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
returned	O
to	O
Apple	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
he	O
stopped	O
all	O
Macintosh	B-Device
clone	I-Device
efforts	O
,	O
which	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Pippin	I-Device
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Apple	O
stopped	O
all	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Pippin	O
platform	B-Device
,	O
it	O
affected	O
all	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
Bandai	B-Device
Pippin	I-Device
was	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
inexpensive	O
computer	O
system	O
aimed	O
mostly	O
at	O
playing	O
CD-based	O
multimedia	O
software	O
,	O
especially	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
functioning	O
as	O
a	O
thin	B-Device
client	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	O
system	O
is	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
System	O
7.5.2	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
66	O
MHz	O
PowerPC	O
603	O
processor	O
and	O
a	O
14.4	O
kb/s	O
modem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
4×	O
-speed	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
and	O
a	O
video	O
output	O
that	O
can	O
connect	O
to	O
a	O
standard	O
television	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
Atmark	O
systems	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
platinum	O
color	O
used	O
on	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
models	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
most	O
parts	O
of	O
Europe	O
,	O
Bandai	O
named	O
the	O
system	O
the	O
Bandai	B-Device
Pippin	I-Device
@WORLD	O
(	O
pronounced	O
"	O
at-world	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
@WORLD	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
specifications	O
as	O
the	O
Pippin	O
Atmark	O
,	O
but	O
runs	O
an	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
Pippin	I-Device
platform	B-Device
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PowerPC	B-Device
Platform	I-Device
,	O
a	O
platform	B-Device
designed	O
and	O
supported	O
by	O
IBM	O
and	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerPC	O
603	O
processor	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
RISC	B-Architecture
design	O
,	O
thereby	O
allowing	O
peripherals	O
to	O
rely	O
on	O
the	O
Pippin	O
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
relying	O
on	O
a	O
fully-featured	O
analog	B-Application
modem	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Pippin	O
has	O
a	O
GeoPort	B-Device
serial	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
dialup	O
Internet	O
service	O
providers	O
(	O
ISP	O
)	O
—	O
including	O
Prodigy	O
,	O
America	O
On-Line	O
,	O
and	O
eWorld	O
—	O
were	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
Pippin	O
platform	B-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
generic	O
ISPs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
encouraged	O
hardware	O
developers	B-Application
to	O
produce	O
PCI	B-Protocol
compatible	O
peripherals	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Pippin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
official	O
method	O
of	O
producing	O
add-ons	O
for	O
the	O
Pippin	O
was	O
by	O
developing	O
PCI-compatible	O
devices	O
and	O
then	O
placed	O
in	O
a	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
proprietary	O
riser	B-Architecture
card	I-Architecture
interface	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
Apple	O
as	O
an	O
X-PCI	O
slot	O
)	O
is	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
a	O
Pippin	O
system	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
docking	B-Device
stations	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
for	O
a	O
Pippin	O
can	O
contain	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
hardware	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
or	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
controllers	O
,	O
video	O
interfaces	O
,	O
codecs	O
,	O
or	O
network	O
interfaces	O
such	O
as	O
Ethernet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
logic	O
board	O
passes	O
PCI	B-Protocol
signals	O
through	O
the	O
X-PCI	O
docking	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
to	O
the	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Docking	B-Device
stations	I-Device
within	O
the	O
Pippin	O
line	O
do	O
not	O
provide	O
pass-through	O
support	O
,	O
thereby	O
limiting	O
a	O
Pippin	O
system	O
to	O
use	O
only	O
one	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
at	O
one	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
for	O
a	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
would	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
removed	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
attach	O
a	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
for	O
the	O
magneto-optical	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katz	O
Media	O
produced	O
a	O
generic	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
,	O
containing	O
a	O
PCI	B-Protocol
slot	I-Protocol
,	O
allowing	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
install	O
PCI	B-Protocol
cards	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
PCI-based	O
peripherals	O
were	O
ever	O
developed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Pippin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	O
system	O
is	O
not	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
Pippin	O
's	O
onboard	O
storage	O
and	O
is	O
instead	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
CD-ROMs	B-Device
for	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
Pippin	O
's	O
software	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
automatically	O
reboots	O
whenever	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
eject	O
button	O
is	O
pushed	O
,	O
so	O
a	O
user	O
can	O
not	O
load	O
the	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
off	O
one	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
,	O
and	O
then	O
insert	O
another	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
Pippin	O
platform	B-Device
to	O
be	O
an	O
appliance	O
,	O
and	O
encouraged	O
consumers	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
fully	O
featured	O
Macintosh	B-Application
system	I-Application
if	O
they	O
were	O
looking	O
for	O
something	O
upgradable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
never	O
upgraded	O
its	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
beyond	O
the	O
7.5.2	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardware	O
enthusiasts	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
as	O
late	O
as	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
8.0	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
done	O
on	O
a	O
system	O
utilizing	O
a	O
developer	B-Application
ROM-BIOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
the	O
color	O
,	O
the	O
specifications	O
on	O
the	O
Bandai	O
releases	O
were	O
the	O
same	O
across	O
both	O
the	O
ATMARK	O
and	O
@WORLD	O
packages	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Katz	O
Media	O
release	O
addressed	O
features	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
scalable	B-Architecture
,	O
including	O
an	O
external	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
interface	O
,	O
additional	O
on-board	O
memory	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
RSA	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
Bandai	B-Device
Pippin	I-Device
ATMARK	O
Bandai	B-Device
Pippin	I-Device
@WORLD	O
Katz	O
Media	O
Pippin	O
KMP	O
2000	O
Model	O
number	O
PA-82001	O
PW-10001	O
KMP	O
2000	O
Introduction	O
March	O
1996	O
October	O
1996	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
1997	O
Discontinued	O
Summer	O
1997	O
Processor	O
66	O
MHz	O
PowerPC	O
603	O
RISC	B-Architecture
microprocessor	O
On-board	O
memory	O
6	O
MB	O
combined	O
system	O
and	O
video	O
memory	O
8	O
MB	O
combined	O
system	O
and	O
video	O
memory	O
Memory	O
upgrades	O
RAM	O
is	O
upgradable	O
in	O
2	O
,	O
4	O
,	O
8	O
and	O
16	O
MB	O
increments	O
NVRAM	B-General_Concept
128	O
KB	O
NVRAM	B-General_Concept
accessible	O
storage	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Output	O
VGA	B-Protocol
,	O
S-video	O
,	O
RCA	B-Protocol
composite	O
video	O
(	O
NTSC/PAL	O
switchable	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
640x480	O
resolution	O
,	O
8-bit	O
and	O
16-bit	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
( *	O
)	O
Hard	O
drive	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
Pre-Release	O
ROM-BIOS	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
if	O
a	O
Zip	O
100	O
is	O
detected	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
chain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standard	O
equipment	O
in	O
every	O
Apple	B-Device
Pippin	I-Device
package	O
includes	O
a	O
dial-up	O
analog	B-Application
modem	I-Application
(	O
earlier	O
packages	O
included	O
a	O
14.4	O
kbit/s	O
modem	B-Application
(	O
PA-82010	O
or	O
PA-82007	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
later	O
packages	O
included	O
a	O
33.6	O
kbit/s	O
modem	B-Application
(	O
PA-82017/BDE	O
-82017	O
)	O
)	O
over	O
a	O
GeoPort	B-Device
interface	O
and	O
one	O
corded	O
AppleJack	O
gamepad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
Pippin	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
the	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Apple	O
was	O
looking	O
forward	O
to	O
third-party	O
manufacturers	O
producing	O
add-on	O
products	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
PCMCIA	B-Architecture
slots	O
,	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
codecs	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
add-ons	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
by	O
Bandai	O
and	O
other	O
third-party	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
this	O
includes	O
a	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
with	O
a	O
3.5-inch	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
(	O
PA-82002	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Deltis	O
230	O
MO	O
Docking	O
Turbo	O
(	O
MOS330P	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
230	O
MB	O
magneto-optical	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	O
that	O
is	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Olympus	O
Optical	O
Co	O
.	O
Ltd	O
.	O
(	O
requires	O
KINKA	O
1.2	O
or	O
later	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
AppleJack	O
wireless	O
controller/gamepad	O
(	O
PA-82014/BDE	O
-82014	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Keyboard	O
drawing	O
pad	O
stylus	O
combination	O
through	O
the	O
AppleJack	O
ADB	B-Device
interface	O
(	O
PA-82003	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
that	O
earlier	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
Bandai	B-Device
Pippin	I-Device
ATMARK	O
could	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
230MB	O
MO	B-Device
drive	I-Device
;	O
later	O
models	O
had	O
this	O
support	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
peripherals	O
not	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Pippin	O
line	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
without	O
modification	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
or	O
operating	O
system	O
listed	O
of	O
an	O
Apple	O
Color	O
StyleWriter	O
1500	O
and	O
2500	O
series	O
through	O
its	O
serial	O
port	O
,	O
an	O
external	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
hard	O
disk	O
drive	O
(	O
requires	O
external	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
)	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Iomega	O
Zip	O
100	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
external	O
drive	O
(	O
requires	O
external	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Standard	O
Apple-made	O
ADB	B-Device
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
line	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Desktop	I-Device
Bus	I-Device
mouse	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
a	O
Pippin	O
via	O
an	O
ADB-to-AppleJack	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AppleJack	O
devices	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
an	O
ADB-based	O
Macintosh	B-Device
by	O
creating	O
a	O
homemade	O
AppleJack-to-ADB	O
adapter	O
(	O
PA-82005/BDE	O
-8005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
AppleJack	O
gamepad	O
(	O
PA-82004	O
)	O
,	O
require	O
extensions	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Application
system	I-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
typical	O
PowerPC-based	O
Macintosh	B-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
the	O
boot	O
process	O
includes	O
loading	O
a	O
bootstrap	O
loader	O
from	O
ROM	O
,	O
loading	O
the	O
Process	O
Manager	O
stored	O
in	O
the	O
boot	O
blocks	O
of	O
the	O
startup	O
device	O
,	O
locating	O
a	O
"	O
blessed	O
"	O
System	O
Folder	O
on	O
the	O
startup	O
device	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
loading	O
Finder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
Pippin	O
platform	B-Device
ran	O
only	O
on	O
non-writable	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
,	O
a	O
modification	O
to	O
the	O
boot	O
process	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
developers	B-Application
who	O
were	O
using	O
standard	O
7.5.2	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
a	O
"	O
PippinFinder	O
"	O
was	O
installed	O
into	O
the	O
System	O
Folder	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
to	O
be	O
bootable	O
on	O
a	O
Pippin-based	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
development	O
was	O
finalized	O
,	O
PippinFinder	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
System	O
Folder	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Pippin-specific	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
was	O
placed	O
onto	O
the	O
build	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	B-Application
are	O
constrained	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
hardware	O
profile	B-Device
of	O
the	O
Pippin	O
platform	B-Device
,	O
using	O
no	O
hard	O
drive	O
cache	O
for	O
downloaded	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
sharing	O
128	O
KB	O
of	O
NVRAM	B-General_Concept
with	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
developers	B-Application
,	O
"	O
Pippinized	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
creating	O
CD-ROMs	B-Device
designed	O
to	O
boot	O
on	O
a	O
Pippin	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
and	O
application	O
software	O
is	O
prepared	O
on	O
the	O
external	O
hard	O
disk	O
drive	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
dongle	B-Device
available	O
only	O
to	O
developers	B-Application
,	O
is	O
tested	O
by	O
booting	O
off	O
the	O
hard	O
disk	O
drive	O
on	O
the	O
Pippin	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RSA	O
's	O
public/private	O
key	O
system	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
authentication	O
system	O
on	O
the	O
Pippin	O
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
the	O
RSA	O
authentication	O
and	O
modified	O
system	O
files	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Apple	O
,	O
"	O
Yes	O
,	O
Pippin	O
titles	O
will	O
play	O
on	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
titles	O
are	O
68k	O
based	O
they	O
will	O
play	O
on	O
both	O
Power	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
68k	O
based	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
titles	O
are	O
written	O
in	O
native	O
PowerPC	O
code	O
they	O
might	O
also	O
play	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	B-Device
depending	O
upon	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
the	O
developer	B-Application
chose	O
to	O
code	O
in	O
fat	O
binaries	O
or	O
not.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Title	O
Genre(s )	O
Developer(s )	O
Publisher(s )	O
Date	O
first	O
released	O
Regions	O
released	O
@Card	O
SD	O
Gundam	O
Gaiden	O
Card	O
game	O
Bandai	O
1997	O
JP	O
AI	O
Shogi	O
Board	O
game	O
Something	O
Good	O
Something	O
Good	O
1996	O
JP	O
Anpanman	O
no	O
AIUEO-N	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Edutainment	O
Matra	O
Hachette	O
Multimedia	O
1996	O
JP	O
Chibikko	O
Club	O
Edutainment	O
Gakugei	O
Gakugei	O
1996	O
JP	O
CombiPark	O
Tonde	O
Mat	O
Edutainment	O
Combi	O
Corporation	O
Combi	O
Corporation	O
1997	O
JP	O
Dazzeloids	B-Application
Edutainment	O
Center	O
for	O
Advanced	O
Whimsy	O
Voyager	O
Company	O
1996	O
JP	O
Densha	O
Daishuugou	O
:	O
Driving	O
Train	O
Simulator	O
Bandai	O
Bandai	O
1996	O
JP	O
Fair	O
,	O
then	O
Partly	O
Piggy	O
Edutainment	O
Studio	O
Flagship	O
Studio	O
Flagship	O
1996	O
JP	O
Franklin	O
the	O
Turtle	O
Learns	O
Math	O
Edutainment	O
Sanctuary	O
Woods	O
Sanctuary	O
Woods	O
199	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	O
Amuse	O
Amuse	O
1996	O
JP	O
Gundam	B-Application
0079	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
War	I-Application
for	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
Action	O
Presto	O
Studios	O
Bandai	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
199	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
JP	O
Gundam	O
Tactics	O
:	O
Mobility	O
Fleet	O
0079	O
Strategy	O
DigiCube	O
JVC	O
Advanced	O
Media	O
1996	O
JP	O
Gus	O
Goes	O
to	O
Cyberopolis	O
Edutainment	O
Modern	O
Media	O
Ventures	O
1996	O
JP	O
Gus	O
Goes	O
to	O
the	O
Kooky	O
Carnival	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
Rant	O
Edutainment	O
Modern	O
Media	O
Ventures	O
1996	O
JP	O
Jungle	O
Park	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
Digitalogue	O
Bandai	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
1996	O
JP	O
Kids	O
Box	O
Edutainment	O
Aloalo	O
International	O
ASK	O
Kodansha	O
1996	O
JP	O
L-Zone	B-Application
Adventure	O
Synergy	O
,	O
Infocity	O
Synergy	O
1996	O
JP	O
Mobile	O
Suit	O
Gundam	O
:	O
White	O
Base	O
-	O
The	O
13th	O
Independent	O
Force	O
Strategy	O
JVC	O
Advanced	O
Media	O
1997	O
JP	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
Maze	O
Island	O
Edutainment	O
Bandai	O
1996	O
JP	O
SeesawC	O
1	O
:	O
My	O
favorite	O
things	O
120	O
Edutainment	O
Ai	O
Ga	O
Areba	O
Daijobu	O
Bandai	O
1996	O
JP	O
SeesawC	O
2	O
:	O
My	O
favorite	O
places	O
400	O
Edutainment	O
Ai	O
Ga	O
Areba	O
Daijobu	O
Bandai	O
1996	O
JP	O
Shockwave	O
Assault	O
Action	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
Electronic	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
Victor	I-Application
1996	O
JP	O
Super	B-Application
Marathon	I-Application
Action	O
Bungie	O
1996	O
JP	O
T-Break	O
Board	O
game	O
Infocity	O
Infocity	O
1996	O
JP	O
Tamagotchi	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
Simulation	O
7th	O
Level	O
Bandai	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
1997	O
JP	O
Tarot	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Card	O
game	O
Visit	O
Visit	O
1996	O
JP	O
Tetsuman	O
Gaiden	O
:	O
Ambition	O
of	O
Great	O
Game	O
Edutainment	O
Teichiku	O
1996	O
JP	O
The	B-Application
Journeyman	I-Application
Project	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pegasus	I-Application
Prime	I-Application
Adventure	O
Presto	O
Studios	O
199	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Title	O
Genre(s )	O
Developer(s )	O
Publisher(s )	O
Year	O
Notes	O
@WORLD	O
Basics	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Web	O
Tool	O
1996	O
NA	O
@WORLD	O
Browser	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Web	O
Tool	O
Spyglass	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
1996	O
NA	O
@WORLD	O
Registration	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Web	O
Tool	O
Bandai	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
1996	O
NA	O
1995.1.17	O
:	O
The	O
Great	O
Hanshin	O
Earthquake	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Edutainment	O
Keikakudo	O
1996	O
JP	O
Action	O
Designer	O
:	O
Ultraman	O
Tiga	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Art	O
Editor	O
Magic	O
Mouse	O
1997	O
JP	O
ad.hoc	O
Medical	O
Practice	O
Quick	O
Training	O
Course	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Edutainment	O
ad.hoc	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
1998	O
JP	O
Anime	O
Designer	O
:	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
Z	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Art	O
Editor	O
Magic	O
Mouse	O
1996	O
JP	O
Apple	B-Device
PIPPIN	I-Device
Macworld	O
Presentation	O
&	O
Demo	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Utility	O
Software	O
Merlin	O
Media	O
1996	O
NA	O
Atmark	O
Town	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Web	O
Tool	O
Bandai	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
1996	O
JP	O
B	O
no	O
Kaidan	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Multimedia	O
Tool	O
Bandai	O
Bandai	O
1996	O
JP	O
Chisato	O
Moritaka	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
Watarase	O
Bashi	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Multimedia	O
Tool	O
Oracion	O
1996	O
JP	O
CineNoir	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Multimedia	O
Tool	O
Bandai	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
1996	O
NA	O
Compton	O
's	O
Interactive	O
Encyclopedia	O
:	O
@World	O
Edition	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Edutainment	O
SoftKey	B-General_Concept
Multimedia	I-General_Concept
1996	O
NA	O
Dinosaur	O
Museum	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Edutainment	O
Apollon	O
Create	O
Bandai	O
1996	O
JP	O
EGWORD	O
Pure	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Utility	O
Software	O
Bandai	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
1996	O
JP	O
Epson	O
Colorio	O
Club	O
Print	O
Sample	O
Kit	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Utility	O
Software	O
O2	O
Interactive	O
1997	O
JP	O
Exotic	O
Sushi	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Edutainment	O
Electric	O
Dreams	O
1996	O
NA	O
Fortullia	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Edutainment	O
Bandai	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
1996	O
JP	O
Franky	O
Online	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Web	O
Tool	O
Future	O
Pirates	O
1996	O
JP	O
Gokigen	O
Mama	O
no	O
Omakase	O
Diary	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Utility	O
Tool	O
NanaOn-Sha	O
1996	O
JP	O
Gundam	O
Virtual	O
Modeler	O
Light	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Art	O
Tool	O
Expression	O
Tools	O
1996	O
JP	O
Histoires	O
d'Urologie	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Edutainment	O
MELOdY	O
1999	O
PAL	B-Language
Home	O
Improvement	O
1-2-3	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Multimedia	O
Tool	O
Multicom	O
Publishing	O
1996	O
NA	O
Internet	O
Kit	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Web	O
Tool	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Communications	I-Protocol
1996	O
JP	O
Introducing	O
"	O
Forester	O
"	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
Non-game	O
,	O
Edutainment	O
Fuji	O
Heavy	O
Industries	O
1996	O
JP	O
Katz	O
Pippin	O
Demo	O
CD	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Utility	O
Tool	O
3ème	O
Vague	O
Katz	O
Media	O
1997	O
PAL	B-Language
Mac	B-Device
Bin	O
38	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Utility	O
Tool	O
1997	O
JP	O
Mac	B-Device
Bin	O
40A	O
&	O
40B	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Utility	O
Tool	O
1997	O
JP	O
Mobile	O
Suit	O
Gundam	O
:	O
Zion	O
Dukedom	O
Military-File	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Edutainment	O
JVC	O
Advanced	O
Media	O
1997	O
JP	O
Movioke	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Multimedia	O
Tool	O
DigiToy	O
Entertainment	O
1997	O
NA	O
NetCruiser	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Web	O
Tool	O
Netcom	O
1996	O
JP	O
New	O
Legacy	O
Laboratory	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Edutainment	O
Fuji	O
Heavy	O
Industries	O
1996	O
JP	O
Ocean	O
Life	O
:	O
Hawaii	O
edition	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Edutainment	O
Universal	O
Magic	O
Sumeria	O
1996	O
JP	O
Odotte	O
AIUEO	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Utility	O
Tool	O
Tom	O
Create	O
Emotion	O
Digital	O
Software	O
1997	O
JP	O
Picture	O
Book	O
of	O
Mission	O
School	O
Uniform	O
Edutainment	O
Shikanen	O
Emotion	O
Digital	O
Software	O
1996	O
JP	O
Pippin	O
Atmark	O
ISDN	O
Setup	O
CD	O
Non-game	O
,	O
Web	O
Tool	O
Active	O
Open	O
Communications	O
199	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
1996	O
,	O
PC	B-Device
Graphics	O
Report	O
interviewed	O
a	O
Japanese	O
executive	O
associated	O
with	O
Bandai	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
attempting	O
to	O
market	O
a	O
gaming	O
console	O
as	O
a	O
computer	O
was	O
a	O
sign	O
of	O
lack	O
of	O
cultural	O
research	O
on	O
the	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Japan-based	O
Bandai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
among	O
Internet	O
surfers	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Pippin	I-Device
was	O
not	O
necessarily	O
the	O
console	O
of	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
July	O
1996	O
article	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
competing	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
its	O
separately	O
sold	O
Netlink	O
device	O
combined	O
still	O
cost	O
under	O
$400	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
far	O
less	O
expensive	O
internet	O
option	O
than	O
the	O
Pippin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
small	O
default	O
memory	O
configuration	O
ca	O
n't	O
run	O
the	O
industry-standard	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
2.0	O
browser	O
,	O
or	O
anything	O
comparable	O
to	O
Java	B-Language
and	O
VRML	B-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
price	O
was	O
too	O
high	O
,	O
especially	O
during	O
late	O
1996	O
when	O
the	O
Bandai	B-Device
Pippin	I-Device
was	O
originally	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
Pippin	O
was	O
listed	O
22nd	O
in	O
PC	B-Device
World	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
25	O
Worst	O
Tech	O
Products	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
