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Amiga 500 system

The Amiga was a line of personal computers that Commodore International produced during the 1980s and early 1990s. The first Amiga computer, the Amiga 1000, possessed a HAM mode enabled the machine to display 4096 colors, a chip that enabled it to play back four channels of sound at once, an operating system with multitasking, and a graphical user interface at a time that these features were uncommon or not as developed as Amiga's.[1][2] The Amiga is often said to have been ahead of its time.[3][4] Although the Amiga did not sell well and Commodore went bankrupt, the Amiga developed a fandom and niche amongst video and graphics enthusiasts and gamers.[5][6]

The Amiga was initially created by computer chip designer Jay Miner and Hi-Toro (later Amiga Corporation).[7] In 1984, Commodore purchased Amiga Corporation.[8][9] The first Amiga, the Amiga 1000, was released in 1985 after delays and marketing blunders.[10][11] In 1994, Commodore declared bankruptcy.[12]

Amiga Media

  • A Bouncing Ball.

  • Amiga 1000 front and back

  • Amiga 600 (A600) home computer

  • Amiga 1200 with mouse and two external floppy drives

  • The Amiga CD32, a 32-bit, CD-ROM based video game console from Commodore, with one controller. Released in 1993 in Canada, Europe, Australia and Brazil, it turns the Amiga computer line into a dedicated gaming console.

  • An image in PAL 640x512 16 color mode displayed by an Amiga 2000 on a Commodore 1084 monitor

  • Amiga Mouse

  • 8-bit sound sampling hardware for the Amiga

  • The Amiga 1000 (1985) was the first model released.

References

  1. ↑ Reimer, Jeremy (2007-08-13). "A history of the Amiga, part 2: The birth of Amiga". Ars Technica. p. 2. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  2. ↑ Reimer, Jeremy (2007-08-22). "A history of the Amiga, part 3: The first prototype". Ars Technica. p. 2. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  3. ↑ Kahney, Leander (2000-03-20). "Amiga Back From the Dead Again". Wired. https://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2000/03/34922. Retrieved 2013-01-25. 
  4. ↑ Davis, Jim (1999-07-09). "Gateway's Amiga prepares for return". CNET News. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  5. ↑ Jeremy Reimer (2005-01-17). "The Micro-AmigaOne and Amiga OS4 Developer Prerelease (Update 1)". Ars Technica. p. 1. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  6. ↑ Shah, Agam (2012-03-22). "Amiga Computer Awakened From Sleep With Makeover". PCWorld. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  7. ↑ Reimer, Jeremy (2007-08-13). "A history of the Amiga, part 2: The birth of Amiga". Ars Technica. p. 1. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  8. ↑ Reimer, Jeremy (2007-08-22). "A history of the Amiga, part 3: The first prototype". Ars Technica. p. 3. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  9. ↑ Reimer, Jeremy (2007-10-22). "A history of the Amiga, part 4: Enter Commodore". Ars Technica. p. 1. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  10. ↑ Reimer, Jeremy (2007-12-10). "A history of the Amiga, part 5: postlaunch blues". Ars Technica. p. 1. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  11. ↑ Reimer, Jeremy (2007-12-10). "A history of the Amiga, part 5: postlaunch blues". Ars Technica. p. 2. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  12. ↑ Ashen, Stuart (2015). Terrible Old Games You've Probably Never Heard Of. Random House. ISBN 9781783522576.

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