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Apple Bandai Pippin @WORLD
PP-6001A · Pippin era
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Identifiers
| Order number | PP-6001A |
Reference
| Original price | $599 |
| Announced | 1996-03-28 |
| Discontinued | 1997-01-01 |
| Max supported OS | Pippin OS 1.3 (Mac OS 7.5.2 based) |
| Design era | Pippin era |
Configurations
| Colors | Black, White |
| CPU | PowerPC 603e @ 66 MHz |
| Memory | 6 MB |
| Storage | CD-ROM (4×), Flash memory card (PippinKit) |
| Graphics | Built-in 16-bit video (CS4 ASIC) |
| Video output | NTSC/PAL television (composite / S-Video), VGA monitor |
| OS | Pippin OS |
| Removable media | CD-ROM (4×) |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | 2× Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) · Serial (RS-422 Mini-DIN-8) · Video out (NTSC/PAL + S-Video) · Audio in/out · GeoPort modem · Bandai expansion port |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 320 × 75 × 255 mm |
| Weight | 2.3 kg |
Known quirks
- Commercial failure — sold <42,000 units vs Sony PlayStation's millions
- Very few game titles released (~80 total worldwide)
- Requires proprietary Bandai controller; third-party ADB peripherals only partially work
- Highly collectible today; boxed complete units fetch $800-$2000+
- Ran a stripped PowerPC Mac OS 7.5.2 under the hood