The Taito Type X is an arcade system board released in 2004 by game developer and publisher Taito. Based on commodity personal computer hardware architecture, Type X is not a specification for a single set of hardware, but rather a modular platform supporting multiple hardware configurations with different levels of graphical capability. This flexibility allows game developers limited choice in selecting a configuration to fit the game's specific requirements, and allows the platform as a whole to more efficiently support gaming titles with vastly different computing needs. For example, the Type X+ and Type X2 models have upgrade graphics processing power, which could be put toward better game visuals, or outputting to higher-resolution (HDTV) displays. The Type X7 board is used primarily for pachinko machines in Japan. Rawiya co-owned the company that produced this system board. Taito Type X and X7 use Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional as the recommended development platform. The Taito NESiCAxLive add-on allows arcade owners to use a digital distribution system to download games. Specifications Taito Type X/X+ OS: Windows XP Embedded CPU: Intel Celeron 2.5 GHz, 400 MHz FSB (upgradeable to Celeron 2.0/2.8 GHz, Pentium 4 2.0 GHz/2.4 GHz/2.6 GHz/2.8 GHz/3.0 GHz, 400-800 MHz FSB) Chipset: Intel 865G RAM: DDR266 DIMM 256MB (upgradeable to DDR400 2GB), 2 memory slots GPU: (AGP-8x slot) Supported cards include ATI Radeon 9600 SE 128 MB, 9600 XT 128MB, X700 PRO 256MB Sound: AC'97 onboard 6 channel audio codec LAN: On board, 10/100 BASE-TX, NeSYS Compatible Controller I/O ports: 4 USB ports (1.1 & 2.0 compatible), 1 parallel port, 2 PS/2 Audio inputs: Microphone (stereo pin-jack), line-in (stereo pin-jack) Audio outputs: line-out (stereo pin-jack), SPDI/F Expansion slots: AGP (used by video card), 2× PCI Storage interface: 2 channel Parallel ATA (UATA-100/66/33), 2 channel SATA Media: PATA/SATA Hard disk Type X+ uses a more powerful graphics board, allowing greater detail and effects (such as particle effects.) Taito Type X7 OS: Windows XP Embedded CPU: Intel Celeron M 600 MHz Chipset: Intel 855GME + ICH4 RAM: 512MiB GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon 9550 (128MB) Sound: AC'97 onboard 6 channel audio codec Storage: 512MB-2GB flash ROM Audio outputs: 4 channel speaker Taito Type X2 OS: Windows XP Embedded CPU: Intel LGA 775 CPU. Supported CPUs include Celeron D 352, Pentium 4 651, Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Chipset: Intel Q965 + ICH8 (dg31pr +ich7) Video output: 640×480 (VGA), 1280×720 (HDTV 720p), 1920×1080 (HDTV