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| The '''Wii''' is a home console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006 (North America). | | The '''Wii''' is a home console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006 (North America). |
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− | == Hardware == | + | ==Hardware== |
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− | * IBM "[[Broadway]]" CPU (PowerPC 750-based) running at 729Mhz (in Wii mode) or 486Mhz (in GameCube compatibility mode) | + | *IBM "[[Broadway]]" CPU (PowerPC 750-based) running at 729Mhz (in Wii mode) or 486Mhz (in GameCube compatibility mode) |
− | * Nintendo/ATI/[[BroadOn]]/NEC "[[Hollywood]]" ASIC running at 243Mhz (in Wii mode) or 162Mhz (in GameCube compatibility mode) | + | *Nintendo/ATI/[[BroadOn]]/NEC "[[Hollywood]]" ASIC running at 243Mhz (in Wii mode) or 162Mhz (in GameCube compatibility mode) |
− | * 512MB NAND | + | *512MB NAND |
− | * 64MB (128MB on [[NDEV]]/[[RVT-H]]) GDDR3 RAM | + | *64MB (128MB on [[NDEV]]/[[RVT-H]]) GDDR3 RAM |
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− | == Broadway == | + | ==Broadway== |
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− | === Revisions === | + | ===Revisions=== |
| '''Prototype''' | | '''Prototype''' |
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− | * [[DD1.0]] | + | *[[DD1.0]] |
− | * [[DD1.01]] | + | *[[DD1.01]] |
− | * [[DD1.2]] | + | *[[DD1.2]] |
− | * [[DD1.3]] | + | *[[DD1.3]] |
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| '''Production''' | | '''Production''' |
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− | * [[DD2.0]] | + | *[[DD2.0]] |
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− | == Hollywood == | + | ==Hollywood== |
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− | === Revisions === | + | ===Revisions=== |
| '''Prototype''' | | '''Prototype''' |
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| '''Production''' | | '''Production''' |
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− | * [[Bollywood]] | + | *[[Bollywood]] |
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− | == Software == | + | ==Software== |
| The Wii runs [[IOP-OS]], a custom microkernel OS developed by [[BroadOn]]. This OS runs on the [[IOP]] (an ARM9 core inside the Hollywood package) while game software runs on the Broadway. The Broadway does not run an OS, but an [[RVL_SDK]] "Revolution OS" library is used to provide some basic services to applications. | | The Wii runs [[IOP-OS]], a custom microkernel OS developed by [[BroadOn]]. This OS runs on the [[IOP]] (an ARM9 core inside the Hollywood package) while game software runs on the Broadway. The Broadway does not run an OS, but an [[RVL_SDK]] "Revolution OS" library is used to provide some basic services to applications. |
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| The official OS update versioning system correlates to System Menu updates; some updates of individual components were distributed which do not update the version number. | | The official OS update versioning system correlates to System Menu updates; some updates of individual components were distributed which do not update the version number. |
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− | === OS Update Revisions === | + | ===OS Update Revisions=== |
| '''Prototype''' | | '''Prototype''' |
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− | * [[Wii System Menu unknown build 1]] | + | *[[Wii System Menu unknown build 1]] |
− | * [[Wii System Menu unknown build 2]] | + | *[[Wii System Menu unknown build 2]] |
− | * [[Wii System Menu RC1.1]] | + | *[[Wii System Menu RC1.1]] |
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| '''Production''' | | '''Production''' |
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− | * [[1.0]] | + | *[[Wii System Menu 1.0]] |
− | * [[2.0]] | + | *[[Wii System Menu 2.0]] |
− | * [[2.1]] | + | *[[Wii System Menu 2.1]] |
− | * [[2.2]] | + | *[[Wii System Menu 2.2]] |
− | * [[3.0]] | + | *[[Wii System Menu 3.0]] |
− | * [[3.1]] | + | *[[Wii System Menu 3.1]] |
− | * [[3.2]] | + | *[[Wii System Menu 3.3]] |
− | * [[3.3]]
| + | *[[Wii System Menu 3.4]] |
− | * [[3.4]] | + | *[[Wii System Menu 3.5]] |
− | * [[3.5]] | + | *[[Wii System Menu 4.0]] |
− | * [[4.0]] | + | *[[Wii System Menu 4.1]] |
− | * [[4.1]] | + | *[[Wii System Menu 4.2]] |
− | * [[4.2]] | + | *[[Wii System Menu 4.3]] |
− | * [[4.3]] | |
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| On development units, a development menu is installed in place of the Wii System Menu by default. Some early units also used a [[Wii Startup Disc]] launcher program in place of the Wii System Menu. | | On development units, a development menu is installed in place of the Wii System Menu by default. Some early units also used a [[Wii Startup Disc]] launcher program in place of the Wii System Menu. |