Amiga Walker Explained

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 (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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Amiga Walker. Nicholas Blachford. 2008-11-26 .
  2. Web site: Amiga Technologies: Walker. Big Book of Amiga Hardware. 2024-07-03 .
  3. Web site: Walker. Magazine AmiagOS et MorphOS. 2024-07-03.
  4. Web site: The Walker concept. dead. Amiga history guide. 2008-11-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20090113231102/http://www.amigahistory.co.uk:80/concept/walkerconcept.html. 2009-01-13.