3do

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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  3DO
       
           A set of specifications created and
          owned by the 3DO company, which is a partnership of seven
          different companies.  These specs are the blueprint for making
          a 3DO Interactive Multiplayer and are licensed to hardware and


          software producers.
       
          A 3DO system has an {ARM60} 32-bit {RISC} {CPU} and a graphics
          engine based around two custom designed graphics and animation
          processors.  It has 2 Megabytes of {DRAM}, 1 Megabyte of
          {VRAM}, and a double speed {CD-ROM} drive for main storage.
       
          The {Panasonic} 3DO system can run 3DO Interactive software,
          play audio CDs (including support for CD+G), view {Photo-CD}s,
          and will eventually be able to play {Video CD}s with a special
          add-on {MPEG}1 {full-motion video} cartridge.  Up to 8
          {controller}s can be {daisy-chain}ed on the system at once.  A
          keyboard, mouse, light gun, and other peripherals may also
          some day be hooked into the system, although they are not
          currently available (December 1993).  The 3DO can display
          {full-motion video}, fully {texture map}ped 3d landscapes,
          all in 24-bit colour.  {Sanyo} and {AT&T} will also release
          3DO systems.  Sanyo's in mid 1994 and AT&T in late 1994.
       
          There will be a 3DO add-on cartridge based on the {PowerPC} to
          enable the 3DO to compete with {Sony}'s {Playstation} console
          and {Sega}'s {Saturn} console, both of which have a higher
          specification than the original 3DO.  The add-on is commonly
          known as the M2 or Bulldog.  It should hit the shops by
          Christmas 1995 and will (allegedly) do a million flat shaded
          polygons per second.
       
          {3DO Home (http://www.3do.com/)}.
       
          {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:rec.games.video.3do}.
       
          (1994-12-13)