CDTV
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"CDTV" redirects here. For the Chilean TV channel, see CDtv. For the Japanese music television show, see Count Down TV. For the Compaq system, see Compaq Presario.
The CDTV (from Commodore Dynamic Total Vision, later treated as a backronym for Compact Disc Television) is a home multimedia entertainment and video game console – convertible into a full-fledged personal computer by the addition of optional peripherals – developed by Commodore International and launched in April 1991.[1]
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Manufacturer | Commodore International |
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Type | Home multimedia entertainment / Home video game console / Personal computer |
Generation | Fourth generation |
Release date | March 1991; 33 years ago (1991-03) |
Introductory price | US$999 (equivalent to $2,230 in 2023) |
Units sold | Germany: 25,800 UK: ~29,000 |
Operating system | AmigaOS 1.3 |
CPU | Motorola 68000 @ 7 MHz |
Memory | 1 MB RAM |
Storage | 2 KB non-volatile RAM |
Removable storage | CD-ROM |
Display | Television, Composite or RGB monitor; 736×567 4 bpp (PAL) 736×483 4 bpp (NTSC) 368×567 6 bpp (PAL) 368×483 6 bpp (NTSC) |
Graphics | OCS, ECS |
Sound | 4 channels, 8 bits, 28 kHz sampling rate |
Predecessor | Commodore 64 Games System |
Successor | Amiga CD32 |
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