Chapter 4
System Specifications
The Amiga CD32 is an entry level, 32-bit CD game machine based on a 68EC020
microprocessor and the AGA (Advanced Graphics Architecture) chip set also known as AA
(pronounced "double A"). Basically the System is a cost reduced CDTV with a top loading
CD-ROM drive based on a streamlined A1200 motherboard.
The Amiga CD32 introduces a new gate array, Akiko, that acts as an interface:
• Between the processor and the custom chips
• For talking to a CD drive
• For accelerating Chunky to Planar pixel conversion
An optional expansion box converts the Amiga CD32 into a complete Amiga Computer with a
floppy disk drive, Standard interface connectors, expansion slot space for a hard disk and
Fast RAM Upgrades.
The optional Amiga CD32 Full Motion Video module provides over seventy minutes of TV-
quality video.
This chapter provides technical details about the Amiga CD32 system including:
• Block diagram
• System memory map
• Pinouts
• Akiko specification
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