The Amiga Walker, sometimes incorrectly known as the ''Mind Walker'', is a prototype of an
Amiga
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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.
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.
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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.
Technical information
Specifications
*CPU:
**Motorola
68030/33 MHz ''(in the prototype version)''
**Motorola 68030/40 MHz ''(compared to
68020/14 MHz in
A1200
The Amiga 1200, or A1200 (code-named " Channel Z"), is a personal computer in the Amiga computer family released by Commodore International, aimed at the home computer market. It was launched on October 21, 1992, at a base price of £399 in the ...
)''
*Chipset:
AGA
*Memory:
**1 MB
Kickstart ROM ''(compared to 512 kB in the original Amiga 1200)''
**2 MB
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**4 MB
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''(only in the production version)''
*Drives:
**internal CD-ROM
**1.44 MB internal floppy drive
*Realtime clock onboard
*Additional:
**
Amiga
Amiga is a family of personal computers produced by Commodore International, Commodore from 1985 until the company's bankruptcy in 1994, with production by others afterward. The original model is one of a number of mid-1980s computers with 16-b ...
keyboard
See also
*
Power A5000
*
Amiga models and variants
References
External links
Short video of an Amiga Walker prototypeon
YouTube
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