Dave Pleasance (MD of Commodore UK) was proposing the A1300 around 1993 in response to users request for integral CD, a full 32-bit CPU and fast memory. These were the failings of the A1200.
The black A1300 with CD was shown as an artist's impression in the Amiga Format Annual 1993.
It would have been viable as around this time the Atari Falcon, 3DO and other consoles were built around similar specifications in terms of memory and CPU.
In 1994 when Commodore filed for Chapter 11, Dave Pleasance had plans for Commodore UK (which was profitable until the end) to buy the assets and continue development.
