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The Video Game Console Library - Indrema L600

Indrema L600

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Developer Manufacturer Release Date Country(s) Initial Price Model Number Game Releases Overall Rating
Indrema Indrema Scheduled for
April 2001		 Worldwide $299 USD Unknown 0 N\A
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Ratings
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Innovations (technological industrial strides) N\A
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Indrema HDTV technology demo box
Source: Indrema Informer

 


Indrema IES L600 and controller, seen in Next Generation Magazine, Vol 3, No. 4
Source: Indrema Informer

DW FACTS
 - by Dark Watcher

A start-up company called Indrema promises to release a new gaming console in 2001. Using a Linux operating system, the Indrema L600 will play games, DVDs, and CDs and it will even record TV shows on its hard drive.

A man by the name of John Gildred decided to found a consumer electronics start-up. Gildred was a fan of Open Source software. Apparently he thought it would be great if people could design and improve their own video games, and maybe download them off the Web. So Gildred, backed by a few friends and generous investors, plus the credit line of his charge cards and the content of his savings account, went out to perform in the marketplace. He started his new company, and focused on its product called Indrema. It was going to be an "Open Source" system designed to be a game machine, DVD player, Internet appliance and digital video recorder.

The Indrema Entertainment System (a.k.a. L600) was to be based on common hardware (x86-style CPU, DVD drive, hard disk drive, Nvidia graphics chip, USB ports and Ethernet connector), and the Open Source operating system, DV Linux. DV Linux is an Open Source distribution of the Linux operating system specifically designed for consumer electronics or digital multimedia applications targeted at the television as the default view port. Indrema partnered up with Red Hat to initially manage the development of the DV Linux Distribution.

The first Indrema console, the L600, was planned to initially ship in Spring 2001. It was to cost approximately $300. The Indrema Entertainment System would have also been the first modern game console to allow free software to be developed for it, and made available widely via Internet. However, this impressive machine never saw the light of day. The company ran out of money and was unable to secure additional financing in a capital market that seemed to have grown hostile to Linux-related business. The demands of the hardware market took their toll on the small California based company as it had done to even bigger companies such as Sega (Sega left the hardware market after the Dreamcast). Nvidia sought more prosperous grounds with the Microsoft Xbox. Being an "Open Source" system most likely contributed to the consoles demise. If software could be distributed for free then there could be no money made by the company with licensing fees. The units would be sold at a loss. Software developers would have difficulty selling software since users would prefer freely distributed games. Without strong software developer support, they had no hopes of competing with the established Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft companies.

In 2002, Indrema closed its doors to the hardware market. its founder, John Gildred, still pursues the dream of making the console a reality. For now it remains a dream.
 


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Pictures & Video

Various picture\video media for this console. 

Indrema IES L600, seen in Next Generation Magazine, Vol 3, No. 4
Source: Indrema Informer
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Specs

For the hardware enthusiasts out there - all the detail you\we love.
 Processor Type  Processor Speed  Other Processor Information RAM \ Video RAM
AMD Duron CPU 750 MHz Nvidia GeForce3 4xAGP GPU 64 MB DDRAM \ 32 MB

Screen Resolution

Color Palette

Polygons \ Sprites

 Audio
1920 x 1080 (HD) 16.8 million Unknown AC97-based audio

Media Format

Media Capacity

Games Released

Other Supported Formats
DVD 4.0 GB 0 MP3, Audio CD and DVD

Internal Storage

External\Removable Storage

Game Controllers

Other Game \ Peripheral Devices
5 GB to 80 GB (model specific) USB external memory card reader Enhanced Gamepad Keyboard, Mouse, Remote
Controller Ports Network Ports

Other Ports

Audio \ Video
4 USB game controller ports 100 Mbps Ethernet 2 USB peripheral ports Composite video I/O, S-Video I/O, Component HDTV O, Analog audio I/O, Digital audio O (optical)

Power Supply

Other Outputs

 Other Details \ Notes
Internal 110 Volt (guess) None PersonalTV, email client, web browser
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Games & Emulation

Games screen shots and\videos released for this system. 

System never was released.
Third Party Emulators
Program Website Description

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Models

Additional authorized releases for this console. 

System never was released.
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Clones

Non-licensed releases (clones). 

System never was released.
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Links

Highly recommended additional sites\resources for this system.
Name Website Description
Indrema Informer http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/bill/indrema/index2.php3 Great info on this unrealized system
All Linux Devices http://alllinuxdevices.com/...04-12-002-03-OP-GM Great article here
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