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Around the same time there was another experiment, from Commodore instead, that didn't turn up that well either, the CDTV: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commod
by lbeltrame 8y ago
Around the same time there was another experiment, from Commodore instead, that didn't turn up that well either, the CDTV:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_CDTV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_CDTV
I remember seeing that in a store or two back in the days.
- baobrien 8y agoCommodore also had the Amiga CD32 a few years later. I got my hands on a few CD32 games in a haul of amiga stuff. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_CD32 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_CD32
- vidarh 8y agoCommodore tried doing "consoles" based on their computers over and over. The CD32 was a successor of sorts of the CDTV[1], which was based on the Amiga 500 (where CD32 was pretty much - with some minor other changes - an Amiga 1200 equivalent). But Commodore had also previously tried to launch the cartridge based Commodore MAX Machine[2] (Ultimax, VC-10) and the C64GS [3] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_CDTV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_CDTV [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_MAX_Machine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_MAX_Machine [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64_Games_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64_Games_System
- Phrodo_00 8y agoIt made sense, given that Atari was doing the same a few years prior.
- mprev 8y agoAround the same time was the 3DO spec. It was another attempt at owning the space beneath the TV set. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO_Interactive_Multiplayer https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO_Interactive_Multiplayer
- oldcynic 8y agoFew quite understood it was also a full-blown Amiga in there but with looks making it living room friendly - intended to match up with typical hifi or VCR. It actually had some niche success hidden in early multimedia kiosks and info systems for shops and museums.