Amiga Walker

Not to be confused with the computer games Walker or Mind Walker.

The Amiga Walker (1996).

The Amiga Walker, sometimes incorrectly known as the Mind Walker, is a prototype of an Amiga computer developed and shown by Amiga Technologies 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 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.

Despite Amiga Technologies' bravery in producing an innovative case, it did not get a very good reception. Comparisons were made with vacuum cleaners, Darth Vader's helmet and even Doctor Who's electronic dog K-9.

Technical information

Specifications

The Amiga Walker motherboard.

• 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

External links

• Short video of an Amiga Walker prototype on YouTube