Bandai Pippin @World

I have the main unit (CIB).

type game console
country Japan
year 1995
os Apple’s modified MacOS
cpu Power PC 603
speed 66 MHz
ram 6 MB
cd 4 * CD-Rom
graphic 640 x 480 VGA monitor
colors 16.7M
sound Stereo 16 bit
ports Geoport for telephony, two Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) connectors, two serial port (RS 422/232), Stereo audio input & output, PAL / NTSC video outputs (VGA, Composite, S-Video), two controller ports, phone
output, PCI slot

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The Bandai Pippin @World — Apple’s Failed Game Console

The Bandai Pippin @World, released in North America in 1996 at $599, was one of the most commercially unsuccessful game consoles ever produced — a multimedia platform based on Apple’s PowerPC technology running a modified Mac OS. Developed through an Apple licensing agreement with Bandai, the Pippin was positioned as both a game console and an internet appliance. The combination of high price, fewer than 100 titles, and the imminent arrival of PlayStation and Nintendo 64 resulted in fewer than 100,000 units sold worldwide. The Pippin @World is today one of the rarest and most sought-after game consoles — its commercial failure means few were sold, making surviving complete examples genuinely scarce.