Can CD32 Connect to Internet?

[kolla]

The CD32 has a serial port that is merged with the keyboard port, so you can make (or buy) a cable splitter and connect to a serial port on another machine, and then run PPP over that, using Roadshow or AmiTCP, or any of the other IP stacks. Be aware though, that the stock CD32 only has 2MB of RAM, so it is very limited what you can actually do. And it will be very slow

[kolla]

Thanks again for that. Will a Mouse and Keyboard connect to a CD32?

Yes. An Amiga keyboard in the previously mentioned combined serial and keyboard port, and mouse in one of the joystick ports, just like on a regular Amiga.

[kolla]

Ok thanks for that information. Would it run faster if you connected an SX-32 expansion board to it?

Yes, the SX32 also comes with a faster CPU (68EC030@40MHz or full 68030@50MHz, and optionally also an 68882 FPU), and up to 64MB of RAM, so it is a huge boost over a plain CD32.

[kolla]

SX32 Pro is equivalent to for example Blizzard-1230 or ACA1230 card, nowhere near 040/060/PPC cards. I can confirm that CD32 with SX32 Pro runs OS3.9 just fine.

[kolla]

You would think if it runs OS3.9, it would run OS4.1.

I guess you are just young, and didn't follow the history as it unfolded?

[kolla]

Bought the SX32 Pro to run Linux, believe it or not

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In all seriousness though, the best thing that could happen to the CD32 hardware today is that someone designs and manufactures an adapter board that converts the CD32 (male) expansion port to an A1200 trapdor (male) expansion port. That way we could use any of the existing boards in circulation.

I agree with this, and it should be quite doable.

[kolla]

Simple clockport, roadshow/subway, usb-stick for mass storage, ethernet... done. My idea is to use an ACA1221 that is tiny and comes with high speed clockport.