History of video games/Platforms/Konix Multisystem

Development
The canceled system was planned for a August 1989 release at a cost 200 British pounds. Funding issues caused the system to be shuttered shortly afterwards.

A new version of the system focused on using only CDs in conjunction with a 32 bit processor clocked at 30 megahertz was announced in 1993.

Legacy
Ultimately the controller would see a release by a different company as a PC game controller.

The design of the Konnix Multisystem would later influence the Atari Panther, and from that the Atari Jaguar.

Compute
The Konix Multisystem was powered by an 16-bit Intel 8086 processor clocked at 6 megahertz. The system also had a 12 megahertz custom co-processor.

The system started with 128 kilobytes of RAM, but later had 256 kilobytes of RAM which could be expanded to a total of 768 kilobytes of RAM with a proposed 512 kilobyte add on.

Hardware
The system used special 880 kilobyte capacity 3.5 inch floppy disks.

A morphing controller was planned.

A number of unique accessories were planned, including a power chair that used hydraulics.