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Offline BozzerBigD

Re: CD1200 Prototype where to buy?
« on: November 13, 2016, 05:52:06 PM »
@danwood

I'm so glad it still exists and is safe in a museum in the UK! There was so much hope and optimism wrapped up in that little prototype. In reality the Squirrel CD-ROM interface was a far better solution for the period but the fact this was the official Amiga CD-Rom solution for the A1200 with the possiblity of 100% compatibility with CD32 software would have given the market a much needed boost had the Commodore UK buyout succeeded :-( As it turned out users were better off picking up the widely available CD32 consoles and adding a SX-1 or SX-32 to make the console into a A1200 type computer. It's a shame that only 2,000 SX-32 units were sold as they were absolutely great.

... that's 1,999 more SX-32s produced than CD1200s though ;-)
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Offline BozzerBigD

Re: CD1200 Prototype where to buy?
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2016, 02:26:56 PM »
Quote from: fondpondforever;816418
Oh my god, that's amazing. Will it be for sale on eBay like the Commodore 65 Prototype was? Thanks.
No because it is in a museum!
"Art challenges technology. Technology inspires the art."

John Lasseter, Co-Founder of Pixar Animation Studios
 

Offline BozzerBigD

Re: CD1200 Prototype where to buy?
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2016, 12:08:49 AM »
@skolman

Nice links ;-) Almost makes me want one reading all that again despite the fact that I know that not using the PCMCIA slot and blocking up the accelerator slot was a big mistake and would have cost C= big time. The Squirrel SCSI adapter was the solution all along.
"Art challenges technology. Technology inspires the art."

John Lasseter, Co-Founder of Pixar Animation Studios