Questions about Amiga CD32

Short answers, pulled from the story.

When was the Amiga CD32 announced and by which company?

Commodore International announced the Amiga CD32 on the 16th of July 1993 at the Science Museum in London. This console was the final hardware product ever developed by Commodore International before the company filed for bankruptcy eight months later.

Why was the Amiga CD32 never officially sold in the United States?

A federal injunction prevented Commodore from importing goods into the United States due to unpaid patent royalties to Texas Instruments. The company declared bankruptcy in April 1994 before the console could launch officially in the American market.

What processor and memory specifications did the Amiga CD32 have?

The Amiga CD32 featured a Motorola 68EC020 processor running at 14 megahertz in both NTSC and PAL regions. The system shipped with only 2MB of RAM shared between the chipset and the CPU, creating a performance bottleneck.

Which console beat the Amiga CD32 to market and when was the Amiga CD32 released?

The FM Towns Marty beat the Amiga CD32 to market by seven months as it was released exclusively in Japan. The Amiga CD32 was released in Europe, Australia, Canada, and Brazil in September 1993.

How can the Amiga CD32 be upgraded to function like an Amiga 1200?

Users can turn the Amiga CD32 into a de facto Amiga 1200 by adding third-party packages such as the ProModule or Paravision SX-1. These devices add 2.5-inch IDE, keyboard connectors, and 8MB or 64MB of Fastmem to the system.