Amiga CD32
Developer: Commodore International
Launch date: September 1993
Discontinued: February 1994 |
Commodore's second attempt at the console market was later
revealed to be a last ditch attempt at making a profit. Launched in
Europe during 1993 it quickly grabbed a large portion of the
prototypical CD market, even beating PC CD-ROM. It's US success was
also cut short when the U.S. government declared that Commodore
could not bring anything into the country, as they had not paid the
$10 million they owed for the XOR patent infringement lawsuit. The
last ditch attempt to save the company failed and Commodore entered
bankruptcy on April 29th 1994. The unshipped Amiga CD32 units were
were seized by the Philippine government as payment for the use of
their factory.
Although these events killed the CD32 as a viable platform it
remained popular for several years, demonstrating a demand for
Amiga CD titles. In 1994 a third party developer launched the SX-1
and SX32, allowing owners to turn their rejected console into a
fully fledged Amiga.
CD32 Technical Specifications
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CD32 Box (19k) | CD32 Motherboard (68.5k) | CD32 connectors (40k) | CD32 promotional image (26.5k) | CD32 power supply (36.7k) |
CD32 German brochure (32k) |
CD32 FMV card (239k)
Related Links
CD32 Development Timeline |
SX32 upgrades | CD32 Debug Board | CD32 Bundles | The
Amiga Chronology | CD32: The
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