A 28,800bps @WORLD modem
Modems were included with Pippin consoles to promote their internet capabilities.[1]
Modem models[]
- Pre-release modem 14,400 baud (bps), Product ID: PA-82007. (included with developer consoles or prototypes)
- Atmark Modem 14,400 baud (bps), Product ID: PA-82007. (included with most Pippin Atmark consoles)
- Atmark Modem 14,400 baud (bps), Product ID: PA-82010. (same as above, but sold separately in platinum/white or black)
- Atmark Modem 33,600 baud (bps), Family number: BDE-82017, JP¥ 18,800. (included with some Pippin Atmark consoles)[2]
- @WORLD Modem 28,800 baud (bps), SKU: 42141. (included with some Pippin @WORLD console sets, manufactured by Motorola)
- @WORLD Modem 33,600 baud (bps), Product ID: PW-10013. (included with some Pippin @WORLD consoles, possibly in Japan)
The 14,400 bps modems did not include a separate power supply because they could draw 5 volts of DC power directly from the 9th pin of the GeoPort on Pippin consoles, even though they were not true GeoPort Telecom Adapters.[1][3] On September 23, 1996, Bandai announced that Pippin @WORLD console sets shipped in the United States would include a re-branded 28,800 bps Motorola ModemSURFR,[4] which came with its own separate power supply.[1] On November 22, 1996, Bandai released 33,600 bps Atmark Modems which were GeoPort-powered and required no separate power supply.[5] Some third party manufacturers, such as Global Village, also created conventional modems that could draw power from the 9th pin of GeoPort-equiped Macs to eliminate the need for a power supply.[3]
A Mini-DIN-9 GeoPort
The GeoPort on Pippin consoles could also support a GeoPort Telecom Adapter, which can emulate a modem, though at the expense of increased CPU overhead. Though Telecom Adapters were not included with Pippin consoles, many were shipped for Power Macintosh computers of the time. Use of a Telecom Adapter on a Pippin would require a "Pippinized" CD-ROM that includes software support for the GeoPort.[6]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Les modems de la Pippin (French) by Pierre Dandumont, Journal du Lapin. 2016-09-24.
- ↑ Spec. by chemy cano, Pipp!n@Archive. Archived 2007-02-05.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Making a Universal Teleport Gold IIP modem. by James Lockman.
- ↑ Bandai Digital Entertainment bundles Motorola 28.8 modem with Pippin @World Internet TV appliance., BusinessWire. 1996-09-23.
- ↑ ATMARK MODEM (33,600bps) (Japanese), Atmark Channel. Archived 1997-06-29.
- ↑ GeoPort 'Modems' by Daniel Knight, Low End Mac. 1998-04-10.
See also[]
- Pip PPP (@WORLD Dialer)
External links[]
- Pippin @ Atmark Modem (33,600bps) at the Atmark Channel (archived 1998-02-12)
- Le modem 33 600 bauds de la Pippin by Pierre Dandumont at Le Journal du Lapin (2018-02-08)
- Ports and Pinouts at Apple Macintosh Computer Repair Resources
- Modem at the Apple Wiki
- Modem at Wikipedia