Commodore Amiga 500 (A500) | TechMuseum
Year of manufacture: 1987-1992
Technical Specifications:
- Processor: Motorola 68000 at 7,09 – 7,16 MHz.
- RAM: 512 or 1024 KB
- FDD: Floppy disk 3.5” 880 KB
- HDD: –
- Audio: four 8-bit channels PCM
- Connectors/Ports: two joystick or mouse, stereo audio, floppy drive, serial, parallel , monochrome video, Zorro II bus expansion
- Case: Keyboard type
- Monitor: Color
- OS: AmigaOS v. 1.2 – 1.3
The Commodore Amiga 500 features a Motorola 68000 processor at 7.09-7.16 MHz and memory of 512 up to 1024kB. Equipped with a floppy disk of 3.5” at 880kB it runs with the operating system of AmigaOS version 1.2-1.3.
Commodore introduced the AMIGA family computers in mid-1980s, 1985. The original models run with 16-bit or 32-bit processors and memory RAM of 256kB or more. The Amiga series brought a substantial improvement on performance and graphics compared with the Atari ST or Macintosh counterparts. Of course the hardware improved progressively through the new releases.
The best-selling model of the series was the Commodore Amiga 500, but others such as the 600, 1000, 2000 or 4000 sold millions of units as well. Becoming widely available, the models were advertised as versatile, all-purpose machines for business use.
The end of the series came with the announcement of the company going bankrupt in April 1994, but followed many successors to the Amiga line, such as Genesi, Eyetech. The Amiga Operating system has influenced others, like MorphOS and AROS.
That was just a snapshot on the presentation of the techmuseum series. Indulge more into the history. Continue reading more about the present model, the Commodore Amiga 500 here. Alternatively, find more exciting stories here.
Author: PC-GR
The World of Technology
