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Title: CD32 PRO on ebay?
Post by: Akiko on January 20, 2007, 03:40:48 PM
Just noticed this (http://cgi.ebay.com/Commodore-Amiga-CD32-HDD-Floppy-LOOK-READ-MISC_W0QQitemZ150080422958QQihZ005QQcategoryZ4598QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) CD32 on ebay, the seller seems to know very little about it. Anyone think it might be a CD32 Pro or maybe just a plain SX-32?
Title: Re: CD32 PRO on ebay?
Post by: Amigaz on January 20, 2007, 03:44:22 PM
Looks like a plain SX32
Title: Re: CD32 PRO on ebay?
Post by: AmigaEd on January 20, 2007, 03:51:34 PM
Is it just me or is something kinda strange with this listing?
I'm not saying this isn't legitimate, the guy seems to have a lot of positive feedback.

Anyone know where "Naptown, USA" is?

Also, are those screen shots from CD32 or CDTV?

Regards,
AmigaEd
Title: Re: CD32 PRO on ebay?
Post by: McVenco on January 20, 2007, 04:05:03 PM
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Anyone know where "Naptown, USA" is?


It's a nickname for Indianapolis.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis%2C_Indiana#Other_facts

Or simply http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naptown
Title: Re: CD32 PRO on ebay?
Post by: AMC258 on January 20, 2007, 04:06:35 PM
I haven't been to Naptown, but if I had to guess I'd say it's near Beer City, which is what my ePay listings say.  Or, at least they used to.  I think I changed it since.

I have never seen a CDTV, and I don't remember what that screen looked like on a CD32.  In any case, any program from a CDTV could theoretically be run on a CD32.
Title: Re: CD32 PRO on ebay?
Post by: odin on January 20, 2007, 06:45:20 PM
The screenshots are of the CD32 embedded CD player.
Title: Re: CD32 PRO on ebay?
Post by: TheMud on January 20, 2007, 07:37:35 PM
The screen shots are from a CD-TV and not a CD32
Title: Re: CD32 PRO on ebay?
Post by: AMC258 on January 20, 2007, 08:12:46 PM
They *look* like a CDTV.  But, assuming the CD player in the CDTV is a program, there's no reason you couldn't run that program on the CD32.  So, it still could be a CD32 generating that image.

Maybe someone liked the CDTV program better and installed it instead of the CD32 one?

Maybe someone installed the wrong software?

Maybe the seller screwed up but they are still selling a CD32?

Maybe someone should just ask the seller?
Title: Re: CD32 PRO on ebay?
Post by: Akiko on January 20, 2007, 08:26:18 PM
@TheMud @AMC258

I don't understand the confusion? I own 4 CD32 machines and they all display the same CD player graphics as shown in these pictures. This CD graphical interface is already built into the CD32 firmware and appears once an audio CD is poped into the machine.
Title: Re: CD32 PRO on ebay?
Post by: AMC258 on January 20, 2007, 09:37:18 PM
Then there is nothing to be confused about.  The screenshots are genuine CD32 ones.
Title: Re: CD32 PRO on ebay?
Post by: odin on January 20, 2007, 09:42:39 PM
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The screen shots are from a CD-TV and not a CD32

No, they're not:
CDTV CD player. (http://www.gregdonner.org/workbench/images/wb_cdtv_2.jpg)
CD32 CD player. (http://www.gregdonner.org/workbench/images/wb_cd32_4.jpg)
Linked from Greg Donner's excellent Workbench website. (http://www.gregdonner.org/workbench/) =)
Title: Re: CD32 PRO on ebay?
Post by: amiga92570 on January 20, 2007, 09:52:32 PM
I would say its a standard sx-32. Every pro including mine I have seen has the sx-32 PRO clearly printed at the bottom of the expansion under the ports on the back.
Title: Re: CD32 PRO on ebay?
Post by: AmigaEd on January 20, 2007, 11:48:33 PM
Odin, thanks for the links to the pictures on Greg's site. I think that pretty much sums up the CD32 vs. CDTV debate. I would say it's very likely that the seller is legitimate.

I was curious about what the CDTV CD player screen looked like as I hadn't see it in about a year. I went down to my storage facility to get out my CDTV, unfortunately I couldn't get in because the lock and the door was frozen.  :boohoo:

Regards,
AmigaEd