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Functional developer’s prototype of the Japanese-model Apple Pippin multimedia platform, or PiPP!N, developed by Apple Computer and manufactured under license by Bandai. The 'platinum gray' plastic housing features a smooth, non-textured finish, features the “Pippin Atmark, Advanced Technology by Apple Computer” and “PowerPC” labels to the lower front corners, and the bottom bears labels marked “Pippin ATMARK Personal Communicator…Family No PA-82001, Made in Japan” and “Sample for evaluation only. This device has not been approved by the Federal Communications Commission." The back of the console features a label marked “Apple Computers UK, Stockley Park, Computer Equipment, C006121.”
Included with the console is a Pippin docking station with a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive (PA-82002), which bears the same “Made in Japan” and “Sample for evaluation only” labels to the underside, the console’s controller, cords with an ADB adapter, a Pippin Developer SDK disk (version 1.1, April 1996), a Sony 3.5-inch floppy disk drive (Model MP-F51W-23), and the original black developer’s “Not for Sale” box for the Pippin, with the lid bearing a label marked “Prototype Testing Unit, Not for Resale.” Untested and in fine cosmetic condition; consignor attests that the console is fully functional.
Pippin was a multimedia console released in 1996 as a collaboration between Apple and Bandai. It ran a modified version of the Macintosh operating system and was designed primarily for gaming and educational software. Due to its high price, limited software library, and competition from established gaming consoles, the Pippin was a commercial failure. Apple discontinued the system in 1997, making it one of the company's most obscure products.
