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14.Mar.2026
commodore.news (Webseite) Unknown Amiga prototype: Sanyo CD-X
The "Sanyo CD-X" prototype was apparently an Amiga with a CD drive housed in a custom-made case; it predates Commodore's CDTV and was designed specifically for the Japanese market. Until now, the only available source of information about this prototype - developed by Sanyo independently of Commodore - was a scan from a contemporary Japanese PC Engine magazine.

YouTuber The Laird’s Lair set out to search the web for more information about the device and found two issues of the British newspaper "New Computer Express" - issues 82 and 83 from June 1990 (complete archive) - that mention Sanyo's CD-X and Commodore's CDTV. At the time, the editorial team had also contacted Sanyo directly and was told by the electronics giant that, in their search for a product capable of competing with the X68000 from Sanyo's biggest Japanese rival Sharp, they had settled on the Amiga and intended to combine it with a CD drive. Reportedly, they were already in talks with leading Japanese game developers to convince them to port their arcade or PC Engine games to the CD-X.

However, it remains unknown why this approach was not pursued further and what became of the prototype. (cg)

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12.Jan.2026 Vacuum forming keyboards: vacuum-wrap keys of an Amiga keyboard
In a multi-part series of articles, 'Drygol' describes how he first builds a vacuum forming machine with the help of a vacuum pump, which he then uses to cover C64 and Amiga keys with colored transparent film. He considers this method to be ideal for personalizing retro devices, as the original parts are not damaged and the film can be removed later without leaving any residue. (cg)

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23.Oct.2025
a1k.org (Webseite)

Picture gallery: Amiga prototype "Lorraine" at the Amiga 40
Dale Luck from the original Amiga development team has preserved the very first Amiga prototype, which used three huge stacks of well-equipped breadboards instead of custom chips. The computer was on display in Germany for the first time last weekend at the Amiga 40 event. Amiga user ‘Pittrock’ took pictures of the exhibit and kindly gave us permission to publish them here:

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