Amiga CD32

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Amiga CD32

Manufacturer	Commodore International
Generation	Fifth generation
Release date	September 17, 1993
Media type	CD-ROM
Predecessor	Commodore CDTV

The Amiga CD32 is a home video game console developed by Commodore as part of the Amiga line, as well as the final hardware to be developed by the company. Released in September 1993 in Europe, Australia, Canada, and Brazil, it was marketed as the "first" 32-bit games console and is essentially a keyboard-less Amiga 1200 personal computer without the I/O ports, but with the addition of a CD-ROM drive in place of floppy and a modified Advanced Graphics Architecture chipset for improved graphical performance.

Unlike Commodore's CDTV released two years prior, the CD32 was designed specifically as a games machine. The majority of CD32 game software were ports of existing Amiga 1200 or Amiga 500 titles, and many did not take advantage of CD capabilities like CD music or full-motion video. While its sales in European markets were average, the console was withdrawn from sale after only a short time as Commodore filed for bankruptcy in April 1994.

Specifications

Amiga CD32 Mainboard

Attribute	Specification
Processor	Motorola 68EC020 at 14.32 MHz (NTSC) or 14.18 MHz (PAL)
RAM	2MB Amiga Chip RAM
ROM	1 MB Kickstart ROM with CD32 firmware 1 KB non-volatile EEPROM memory for game saves
Chipset	Advanced Graphics Architecture (AGA) Additional Akiko chip (CD-ROM controller and performs chunky to planar graphics conversion)
Video	24-bit color palette (16.8 million colors) Up to 256 on-screen colours in indexed mode 262 144 on-screen colors in HAM-8 mode Resolutions from: 320×200 to 1280×400i (NTSC) 320×256 to 1280×512i (PAL)
Audio	4 × 8-bit PCM channels (2 stereo channels) 28 kHz maximum DMA sampling rate
Removable storage	Double-speed (300 KB/s) CD-ROM drive (proprietary MKE controller)
Input/Output ports	Front: Headphone jack 3.5 mm TRS stereo jack with volume control Left: 2 × Mouse/Gamepad ports (DE9M) RS-232 serial AUX port and for keyboard etc. (6-pin mini-DIN) Back: Expansion slot behind a plate Power switch Power input for +5V DC 2.2A and +12V DC 500mA (4-pin DIN) RF audio/video out (RCA) and channel adjust S-Video out (4-pin mini-DIN) However French versions had 8-pin Mini-DIN instead with RGB signals. Composite video out (RCA) Audio out Left & Right (2 × RCA)
Expansion slots	182-pin expansion socket for official MPEG decoder cartridge or third party devices such as the SX-1 and SX32 expansion packs
Operating system	AmigaOS 3.1 (Kickstart 3.1 and CD32 firmware)