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While Apple's first attempt at a gaming console might have failed, I think that a Pippin-style controller for iPhone would ...
Apple Bandai Pippin ultimate guide: history, hardware, peripherals, ... with the rear half of the system’s shell perforated with 540 tiny holes that act as ventilation inlets.
Apple designed the Pippin to use 4x CD-Rom drives, 66 megahertz power PC603 processors, and six megs of RAM, all wrapped up in what I have to say is a pretty slick-looking design.
The Pippin was Apple’s first and last foray into gaming consoles. At its heart, the Pippin was a strange ‘multimedia device’ with a CD-ROM, the potential for Internet access, a few neat ...
The Apple Bandai Pippin, stylized as PiPP!N, was not unimpressive hardware. The official website detailed its technical specifications: a 4X CD-ROM drive, expandable memory, 8- and 16-bit color.
Apple and Bandai had hoped that developers would embrace the platform, but few were willing to take the risk. The small user base, uncertain future, and limited hardware all made the Pippin a ...
The look of Apple's Pippin game console screams 1990s. Launched around the same time period, Sony's original PlayStation and Nintendo's N64 also look dated by today's standards, but their designs ...
Apple's a hotshot tech company now, but the mid-'90s saw the company fighting for relevance after several failed products. The Pippin launched at CES 1996 as a network computer that could also be ...
Though Apple’s way-too-early PDA device the Newton is typically cited as one of the tech giant’s most famous missteps, the would-be videogame console Pippin failed so quickly and quietly it ...