Amiga CDC
Developer: Amiga Format
Month of presentation: February 1993
As part of the Amiga Format article on the future of the Amiga
in the February 1993 edition, they envisioned the company releasing
a 32-bit console. This was remarkably close to the mark, pre-dating
the CD32 announcement by a few months. The system specifications of
the concept console were almost an accurate reflection of those
found on the CD32. Both the CDC concept and the actual CD32 were
based upon a '020 CPU, AGA chipset, and two megabytes Chip RAM as
standard. This has resulted in many people viewing the CDC as a
prototype CD32 design - a completely untrue rumour.
The expandability of the machine was a key issue at the time -
they argued the machine should be modular allowing the connection
of a floppy drive, keyboard or PCMCIA device according to the needs
of the user. As standard the machine would be controlled using
infra-red joypads, a development on the CDTV controller, portraying
it as an high-class console. However, the expected price point of
the machine differs considerably from that found on the CD32,
ranging between £120-150.
The machine described on this page is the product of
speculation and the desires by various Amiga magazines on what
would make the perfect Amiga. In other words, THEY ARE PURE
FICTION. They reveal a great deal on the state of the
market at the time and the perceived needs of the Amiga
consumer
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