I forgot who posted this, sorry. It's coming from the SCES.
MPEG and Memory Card - Didn't find out much about the Memory Card except that it looks like a PCMCIA card and fits into Memory Box that attaches to the console - the rep said its used to store games... (whatever) - the MPEG box is smaller than I expected and fits firmly to the AV Expansion slot of the console - the Movie Demos using the MPEG looked excellent! A definite buy......
The memory cards are about the size of credit cards and will have varying capacities with 128 K being around the average size. The reader will be around the size of a box of cigarettes. It looked like a really good idea. I watched as they showed be the memory card manager, which was a lot like the Storage Manager.
The unit we displayed at CES was a prototype, and a ship date has not yet been set for it.
The MPEG unit (which was right beside it) is in fact slated for the fourth quarter.
...There is no strict _memory_ upgrade for the Panasonic system. The system is upgradeable in a broad fashion although no such product has been announced in any form.
The item that triggered this thread initially--the 3DO memory card system--is more precisely a storage upgrade for your system. It doesn't add memory, but rather storage space. Think of it as something like a SyQuest drive for your 3DO system.
My apologies again for feeling mysterious this morning...
Rick Reynolds The 3DO Company*Opinions expressed are not necessarily the opinions of my employer.*