Apple’s Pippin console launched 30 years ago today — shunned by the public as too expensive and too slow, only 42,000 units were sold

Apple’s Pippin debuted in 1996 as a CD-ROM-based home entertainment device made with Bandai.

Its high price, weak performance, and limited software support left it unable to compete.

The system sold only about 42,000 units before being discontinued in 1997.

It remains a classic example of Apple’s failed attempt to enter the console market.