The Pippin never saw the light of day in North America

摘要

Semiconductor (Motorola Semiconductor at the time), operated at 66 MHz and had the following features, according to Freescale's data sheet:rn1. High-performance, superscalar microprocessing;rn2. High instruction and data throughput; andrn3. Integrated power management (which explains the lack of a system fan for processor cooling).rnIt was the first processor to implement the PowerPC processor and was designed primarily for low-end and portable applications. It was manufactured at an IBM facility at the 500-nm process technology node. Compare that with processors today being made at 45 nm and you can see how far the industry has come.rnAlso on the board was a device with package markings from BrookTree, which was acquired by Rockwell Semi in 1996 and is now known as Conexant. This RGB to NTSC/PAL digital video encoder revealed Apple's lofty intentions to market the product not only in Japan and North America but in Europe, Africa, parts of South America and possibly Greenland.