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Amiga CD32
Operating Systems (Motorola 68EC020)
Classic Mac OS x.x.x (in Shapeshifter, Mac OS 7.5.3?)
Seems to require the TF330 expansion, which makes the CD32 a 1200. Still cool and functional.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbEVlhpHkxw
Emulation Nest
This device runs an operating system which is known to emulate various devices with EOPs. See the AmigaOS and Classic Mac OS pages.
Hidden Boot Menu
the CD32 has a hidden boot menu that can be accessed by plugging in a Amiga Mouse into port 2 and holding both buttons down while turning the system on.
Boot options, display options, etc. Might be useful for running Workbench (the shell/GUI)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkNMGE0yeEE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkKBeinq2-I (not on CD32, but identical to what CD32 has)
NetBSD
[…]MMU requirement; it will not run on[…]CD32[…]out of the box[…]must install a CPU board
With the installation of a CPU board to add MMU, NetBSD will apparently run on this system. This doesn’t seem to be the “TF330” expansion, but it may be an expansion to the expansion…
Stock BIOS/Kickstart 3.1
What came with the system. Kickstart is just a loader, although it has audio CD features.
Workbench 3.1
Requires certain expansions, but with them, the CD32 turns into an Amiga 1200. Expansion platforms include the DCE SX-32 and the Paravision SX-1, or alternative models that are separate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxtwluxOdCI (Paravision)
Internet
Modems/Network Cards for Amiga 1200
When following the suitable conversion steps to make a CD32 into a 1200, it also becomes possible to access the internet using the same methods one would apply for a 1200.