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Sega Ring series (arcade platform)From Sega Retro
The Sega Ring series is a series of arcade machines based on PC architecture, using Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 2009 as their operating system. Initially announced models include RingEdge and RingWide. Sega chose to use a Windows embedded system to encourage third-party companies to produce arcade games for these systems. The aim is to attempt to revive the decreasing arcade market with these machines. The first game released for the Ring series was Border Break, running on the RingEdge hardware and making use of Sega's ALL.NET feature. In the Autumn of 2009 an image appeared around the web of what was apparently a leaked RingEdge BIOS. It appears the disc drive supports the now defunct HD DVD disc format. On February 10, 2009, Sega approved a patent for two controller designs, one that looks similar to the 3D Control Pad with a added touch screen device and one that looks similar to the Sega Mega Drive 6-button pad. Sega also approved a patent for USB flash drives and a hard drive on July 7, 2009. Although the Hard Drive and Controllers remain unexplained, Japanese Arcades have long had access to items such as floor mats and USB flash drives unlike their American counterparts(please scroll down when you reach the page on the link). Because of these patents, rumors have been spreading that Sega is going to release a new home console based on Ring hardware in 2011 or 2012. Sega has yet to clarify exactly why the Hard Drive and Controller patents were issued, possibly because these rumors may be true.
RingEdge The RingEdge is the main console of the Ring Series. It has better graphics and a larger storage than the RingWide. It also sports a better graphics card than the Lindbergh system, allowing for a higher performance graphically, all while costing less to produce. The use of an Intel Pentium Dual-Core (1.8Ghz per core) processor delivers better performance than Lindbergh's Pentium 4 (3.0Ghz) processor. A Solid State Drive]] also greatly reduces wear-and-tear due to lack of moving parts, and also has much higher transfer rates than a hard disc drive, leading to better performance and loading times. RingEdge specifications
RingWide The RingWide is more basic than the RingEdge, and only has 8GB (Compact Flash) of storage, while RingEdge has a 4 times larger storage (because of the use of the RAM Drive andSSD). The RingWide will be used to support games that are less graphics-intensive and that require less high-end specifications in order to cut down costs for those particular games. Sega also appears to be poised to be designing a streaming hybrid for use with household TVs similar to OnLive from the system's hardware as shows this patent that was issued by them on November 17, 2009. RingWide specifications
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