Amiga Walker
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The Amiga Walker, sometimes incorrectly known as the Mind Walker, is a prototype of an Amiga
computer developed and shown by Amiga Technologies in late 1995/early 1996. It was planned as a replacement for the A1200
with a faster CPU, better expansion capabilities and a built-in CD-ROM. The Walker was never released; Escom
and Amiga Technologies went bankrupt, and only two prototypes were made.
The case is unique and radically different from computers before it. The intention was also to make the motherboard available without the case so users could put it into a standard PC case. There were a number of other potential case designs of different sizes, the Walker motherboard could fit all of them; this allowed for expandability tailored to the user's requirements.
Despite Amiga Technologies' bravery in producing an innovative case, it did not get a very good reception. Comparisons were made with vacuum cleaners, Darth Vader
's helmet and even Doctor Who
's electronic dog K9.
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
computer developed and shown by Amiga Technologies in late 1995/early 1996. It was planned as a replacement for the A1200
Amiga 1200
The Amiga 1200, or A1200 , was Commodore International's third-generation Amiga computer, aimed at the home market...
with a faster CPU, better expansion capabilities and a built-in CD-ROM. The Walker was never released; Escom
Escom
ESCOM, previously Schmitt Computer Systems Ltd., was a German computer company, best known in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands as the successful purchaser of Commodore International in 1995....
and Amiga Technologies went bankrupt, and only two prototypes were made.
The case is unique and radically different from computers before it. The intention was also to make the motherboard available without the case so users could put it into a standard PC case. There were a number of other potential case designs of different sizes, the Walker motherboard could fit all of them; this allowed for expandability tailored to the user's requirements.
Despite Amiga Technologies' bravery in producing an innovative case, it did not get a very good reception. Comparisons were made with vacuum cleaners, Darth Vader
Darth Vader
Darth Vader is a central character in the Star Wars saga, appearing as one of the main antagonists in the original trilogy and as the main protagonist in the prequel trilogy....
's helmet and even Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
's electronic dog K9.
Specifications
- CPU:
- Motorola 68030Motorola 68030The Motorola 68030 is a 32-bit microprocessor in Motorola's 68000 family. It was released in 1987. The 68030 was the successor to the Motorola 68020, and was followed by the Motorola 68040. In keeping with general Motorola naming, this CPU is often referred to as the 030 .The 68030 features on-chip...
/33 MHz (in the prototype version) - Motorola 68030/40 MHz (compared to 68020Motorola 68020The Motorola 68020 is a 32-bit microprocessor from Motorola, released in 1984. It is the successor to the Motorola 68010 and is succeeded by the Motorola 68030...
/14 MHz in A1200Amiga 1200The Amiga 1200, or A1200 , was Commodore International's third-generation Amiga computer, aimed at the home market...
)
- Motorola 68030
- Chipset: AGA
- Memory:
- 1 MB KickstartKickstart (Amiga)Kickstart is a commonly used term for the bootstrap firmware of the Amiga computers developed by Commodore.Most Amiga models were shipped with the Kickstart firmware stored on ROM chips...
ROM (compared to 512 kB in the original Amiga 1200) - 2 MB Chip RAM
- 4 MB Fast RAM (only in the production version)
- 1 MB Kickstart
- Drives:
- internal CD-ROM
- 1.44 MB internal floppy drive
- Realtime clock onboard
- Additional:
- AmigaAmigaThe Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
keyboard
- Amiga
External links
- Short video of an Amiga Walker on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....