Apple Bandai Pippin (PiP P!N)

Between 1995 and 1997 apple released a gaming console with internet capability called Bandai Pippin. The machine was a derivative of the Apple Macintosh platform that was equipped with a CD-ROM driver to enable multimedia software and applications, especially games. The operating system was a stripped version of  Mac OS 7.5.2, and was based on a 66 MHz PowerPC 603 processor. It had 6 MB combined system and video memory, and 128kb NVRAM. It was commonly equipped with a 14.4 kbit/s modem, although there were some versions with 28.8, 33.6 kbit/s modems. There was also the possibility of using a docking station and connect more devices.

Apple Pippin.

The Apple Pippin was an open multimedia technology platform, allowing Apple to sell licenses to third manufactures. Unfortunately, Apple made no effort to market the Pippin platform. Moreover, other big players, such as Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation, with more processing power were dominating the market. In combination with the high price and the luck of games, made this platform to be one big product failure.