3do

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3do - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  3DO
  
     <company, games, standard> 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-CDs,
     and will eventually be able to play Video CDs with a special
     add-on MPEG1 full-motion video cartridge.  Up to 8
     controllers can be daisy-chained 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 mapped 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://3do.com/).
  
     Usenet newsgroup: news:rec.games.video.3do.
  
     (1994-12-13)