The Apple ProFile, an external hard disk drive for the Apple III and Apple Lisa, used the code name "Pippin" during development. The word "pippin" was used by Apple prior to the Apple Pippin platform. Apple did not want to choose a name that would be specific for certain market space, as it will certainly appeal to many types of consumers and be shipped in a variety of forms from many manufacturers." It was initially named "Sweet Pea" during the initial planning of the console.
"Apple believes that over time Pippin will take many forms, including home telecommunication devices and much more.
According to Apple, it intended for Pippin to be more than just a platform for game consoles. The Apple Pippin platform was named for the Newtown Pippin, an apple cultivar, a smaller and more tart relative of the McIntosh apple (which is the namesake of the Macintosh). Katz Media developed the KMP 2000, and focused it on vertical markets throughout Europe and Canada. developed the ATMARK and models, and focused them on the gaming and entertainment business in Japan, Canada and the United States. Apple licensed the Pippin technology to third-party companies. Apple built a demonstration device based on Pippin called "Pippin Power Player," and used it to demonstrate the platform at trade shows and to the media, in order to attract potential software developers and hardware manufacturers. Pippin is based on the Apple Macintosh platform, including the classic Mac OS architecture. According to Apple, Pippin was directed at the home market as "an integral part of the consumer audiovisual, stereo, and television environment." The Apple Pippin is a defunct open multimedia technology platform, designed by Apple Computer, and marketed as PiPP!N. Multimedia player platform for video game console, Internet appliance and interactive kiosk development The Bandai Pippin and Wireless Controller
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