The Pippin Expansion Unit is an expansion dock that had been announced for the Katz Media Player 2000 console.[1]
Product history[]
On May 22 at Marché international des Inforoutes et du Multimédia '97, Arborescence announced a partnership with Katz Media to develop and market a "Arborescence Network Centric computer" for Canadian consumers who did not have internet access.[2] A key part of the Arborescence/Katz Media Pippin package would have been the first "combo" Pippin expansion docks, with a choice of floppy drive, ethernet and/or modem through the PCI bus. Primetech Electronics prototyped the dock for the KMP 2000.[1] However, it was not publicly released.[3]
Gallery[]
Back view of the Pippin Expansion Unit with KMP 2000
Side view of the Pippin Expansion Unit with KMP 2000
Top of the Pippin Expansion Unit with exposed X-PCI connector.
Bottom of the Pippin Expansion Unit with Primetech Electronics label.
Back of the X-PCI to PCI riser card designed by Katz Media for the Pippin Expansion Unit.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arborescence Launches KMP 2000 with New Peripherals, The Arborescence Group. 1997-05-22. Archived 1998-01-29.
- ↑ Press: Arborescence launches the first Canadian-content Network Centric computer, Katz Media. 1997-05-22. Archived 1997-07-13.
- ↑ Arborescence introduce the first COMBO Pippin doc/base module! by Joe Kudrna, O'Grady's PowerPage: Pippin NewsPage. 1997-08-03. Archived 1998-02-07.
See also[]
- Macintosh NC, based on Apple's Pippin 2.0 specification.
External links[]
- KMP2000 Pippin at Arborescence (archived 1998-01-29)
- KMP2000 Pippin: Pippin Peripherals (archived 1998-01-29)
