A100 label on my cd32

[Gwion]

Can someone tell my why it says a100 on the bottom of my cd32. Its the same sort of label as the a1200 that says a1200 :-?

[Steady]

@Gwion

It seems to be an old code-name (or original name) for the machine before it was called CD32, like the A600 was originally called the A300.

[Gwion]

Cool thanks!! :idea:
Do you know if amigaOS 3.9/.5 cd will it run on a CD32???

[Steady]

If you have enough RAM it would, but the standard 2MB isn't enough. I think you need to add at least 4MB of FAST RAM to make it work which I believe is not easy in a CD32.

[Gwion]

So if i put a standard os3.9/5 cd in my cd32 it will bood from the cd? :-?

[Homer]

Doesn't sound right to me. I guess you need one of the expansion modules with hard drive /keyboard /floppy connections. Any advance on this ? As far as I know you need to install those CD's on a hard drive and you need a certain processor
Do you have this ?

[Gwion]

I dont have any expansions as they are rare to find.
but will it just load workbench like a normal amiga without instaling it?
Or is there a special workbench cd for it?

[Mucker]

Hiya mate, it shouldn`t boot from cd, it was never designed that way, same as any other cd based amiga os.

You would have to buy an SX-1 expansion for it ir similair, to provide expansion for mem, then install a harddrive to allow acces of the start up sequence.

You could burn a start up sequence on to a cd, and set it up assigns as you would an old cdtv disk on kick 1.3.

So yes you could run os3.9 on a cd32, but you need expanded mem and a hard drive, or create youre own version of os3.9 with a start up sequence with assigns for the directorys etc.

Cheers the Muckster  :inquisitive:

[InTheSand]

If you're just using stock CD32 hardware, you're really not missing much by running 3.1.

3.9 requires a CPU upgrade, RAM upgrade, a hard drive and an RTG graphics card before it becomes worthwhile...

So don't worry about it!

 - Ali