recently acquired an EV-2 prototype Pippin with a matching prototype controller and 4MB developer RAM expansion card. Has a dev bios to run unsigned code as well. The things that happen when you go on eBay after too many beers
It's a bit more complex than that. In theory this could act like a "normal" mac but I suppose the ROM is different enough to not have 100% compatibility with the usual Macintosh Toolbox
Sick! Hope to hear from you if you can run regular apps from it. I really like your collection so far, pretty obscure stuff just like the name of the site haha. That M2 stuff you have is great to see too.
Where did you get the EV-2 model number from?
Also curious to know how you determined this runs unsigned code (without some kind of encryption bypass). It has the same stickers as a sample unit, which normally do not run unsigned discs. Sample units are less common than the @Mark and more common than the @World, but they are functionally about the same.
Nice video, I've also been a Mac user/gamer throughout most of my life and as such, Bungies Marathon games have always had a disproportionately large influence on me, even up to this date.
As a matter of fact, I'm currently still involved in the development of several 3rd party total conversions linked to the original games. One of them aims to recreate the Halo experience using the Marathon engine and the other one is supposed to serve as a prequel to Marathon Rubicon, the unofficial continuation of the original trilogy - and also the best Marathon themed game out there imho.
However, even though I've accumulated a rather large collection of Classic Macintosh computers over the years, I've never owned a Pippin before. Your videos might make me to reconsider that descision tho.
Keep it up.
Technically, the entire "protection" afforded by the bios controls what and how the Pippin can boot from. Even with a Retail ROM, there's a few routes to access "unsigned" applications.it’ll run unsigned code with the dev bios so most items that would have run on that specific version of OS 7 and within the ram specs of the pippin SHOULD run. I’ve yet to test but obv will before the series is over