Amiga32? What's this?

From: Kai Kaltenbach <kaikal_at_MICROSOFT.com>
Date: Tue Jul 8 12:38:04 1997

> ----------
> From: Daniel A.
> Seagraves[SMTP:dseagrav_at_bsdserver.tek-star.net]
> I was reading some old videogame magazines for console games, and
> found
> an ad for something from Commodore called the Amiga32. It's a
> nice-looking unit, with a CD-ROM on top. Anyone know what it is?
>
It's called a CD32. It's basically an Amiga 600 minus keyboard, in a
one-piece unit similar to a PlayStation/Saturn. It was intended to
compete with those entertainment consoles. Not a bad concept; there was
a lot of Amiga game software available and it was simple to port to CD32
-- just remove any dependency on a full keyboard. Unfortunately it came
along just before Commodore went under, and was never really marketed in
the US. It was a decent success in Europe.

> PS: There's some amiga in the junk-parts section of our place here.
> I'm
> gonna snag it given the first chance. But it has no disks or power
> supply. There's a 3 1/2 in the side of it. All that's there is the
> unit
> itself. Would it be worth it? And would it need a bootdisk?
>
Sounds like an Amiga 500. You'd need a power supply and boot disk. The
Amiga 500 power supply looks just like a Commodore 128 power supply,
except the Amiga version has an on/off switch. It can use a TV as a
monitor, but only in B&W. An RGB monitor is required for color.

Amiga 500's go for surprisingly little money -- like $75 for a complete
system -- so don't spend much on a PS.

If it turns out to be dead, I need an internal floppy drive for mine...

Kai
Received on Tue Jul 08 1997 - 12:38:04 BST