Amiga Walker
The Amiga Walker, sometimes incorrectly known as the Mind Walker, is a prototype of an Amiga computer developed and shown by Amiga Technologies, a subsidiary of Escom, in late 1995/early 1996. Walker was planned as a replacement for the A1200 with a faster CPU, better expansion capabilities, and a built-in CD-ROM. The Walker was never released; Escom and Amiga Technologies went bankrupt, and only two (three) prototypes were made.[1][2][3]
The case is unique and radically different from computers before it. The intention was also to make the motherboard available without the case so users could put it into a standard PC case. There were a number of other potential case designs of different sizes, the Walker motherboard could fit all of them; this allowed for expandability tailored to the user's requirements.[4]
When the Walker was announced, it was the subject of much discussion (and ridicule) within the Amiga user community, centering on the unconventional case design.[citation needed]
Technical information
Specifications
- CPU:
- Motorola 68030/33 MHz (in the prototype version)
- Motorola 68030/40 MHz (compared to 68020/14 MHz in A1200)
- Chipset: AGA
- Memory:
- 1 MB Kickstart ROM (compared to 512 kB in the original Amiga 1200)
- 2 MB Chip RAM
- 4 MB Fast RAM (only in the production version)
- Drives:
- internal CD-ROM
- 1.44 MB internal floppy drive
- Realtime clock onboard
- Additional:
- Amiga keyboard
See also
- Power A5000
- Amiga models and variants
References
- ^ "The Amiga Walker". Nicholas Blachford. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- ^ "Amiga Technologies: Walker". Big Book of Amiga Hardware. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Walker". Magazine AmiagOS et MorphOS. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "The Walker concept". Amiga history guide. Archived from the original on 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
External links
- Short video of an Amiga Walker prototype on YouTube
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