| 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 32-bit and a graphics engine based around two custom designed graphics and animation processors. It has 2 Megabytes of , 1 Megabyte of , and a double speed drive for main storage. The 3DO system can run 3DO Interactive software, play audio CDs (including support for CD+G), view s, and will eventually be able to play s with a special add-on 1 cartridge. Up to 8 s can be 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 , fully ped 3d landscapes, all in 24-bit colour. 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 to enable the 3DO to compete with 's console and 's 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. {(http://www.3do.com/)} newsgroup: {news:rec.games.video.3do}. (1994-12-13) |
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