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List of Amiga models and variants

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This is a list of models andclones ofAmiga computers.

Development

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The first Amiga computer was the "Lorraine" byAmiga Corporation in 1984, developed using theSage IV system.[1] It consisted of a stack ofbreadboarded circuit boards.Commodore International purchased the company and the prototype and released the first model,Amiga 1000 in 1985.

Production timeline

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Amiga Production Timeline
19851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998
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Brand OwnerCommodore InternationalEscomQuikPak
ChipsetsOCS
ECS
AGA
DesktopA1000A1500/A2000/A2500
A3000/A3000T/A3000UXA4000/A4000T
Low EndA500A500+A1200
A600
Game ConsoleCDTVCD32

Commodore Amiga models

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Original Chipset (OCS)

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ModelTime­scaleCPU typeRAM (base)Bundled OS versionOS version supportedAdditional information
Amiga 10001985–198768000256 KB1.0 – 1.13.1 / 3.9[note 1] / 3.2[note 2]Later A1000s shipped with 512 KB base memory
Amiga 2000 A-model198768000MB1.23.9 / 3.2First desktop Amiga with internal expansion slots (Zorro II)
used the Amiga 1000 chipset
512 KBChip RAM, 512 KB Fast RAM on CPU slot card
Amiga 5001987–199168000512 KB1.2 – 1.33.1 / 3.2First "low-end" Amiga; later A500s shipped with 1 MB memory
Amiga 20001987–199268000MB1.2 – 2.043.9 / 3.2revised expandable model with Amiga 500 chipset
Hard-drive equipped versions were labeled "A2000HD"
Amiga 25001989–199068020,680301 MB1.33.9 / 3.2A2000+68020/68030 card (not a distinct model)
Hard-drive equipped versions were labeled "A2500HD"
Amiga 15001990–1991680001 MB1.33.9 / 3.2UK only, variant of A2000 with two floppy drives and no HDD. This version originated with CBM UK Marketing who found it necessary to distinguish the floppy-only version from the A2000 with the general public.
Amiga CDTV1991–1992680001 MB1.33.1[2] / 3.2CD-ROM-based multimedia machine

Enhanced Chipset (ECS)

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ModelTime­scaleCPU typeRAM (base)Bundled OS versionOS version supportedAdditional information
Amiga 30001990–1992680301 MBChip
1-4 MB Fast
1.3 – 2.043.9 / 4.1 FE[note 3] / 3.2FirstZorro III system. Initial machines had a 1.4 beta ROM that looked for a "super" Kickstart disk similar to the 1000. It could load Kickstart versions 1.3, 2.0, and 2.04 this way or from specially named partitions on the hard disk. Developers could also "kick" in higher versions of the OS, up to 3.1
Amiga 3000T1991–199268030,680401-2 MBChip
1-4 MB Fast
2.043.9 / 4.1 FE[note 3] / 3.2First "towerized" Amiga
Amiga 3000UX1990–199?680302 MBChip
4 MB Fast
1.3 – 2.043.9 / 4.1 FE[note 3] / 3.2UNIX-based Amiga 3000
Amiga 500+1991–1992680001 MB2.043.1 / 3.2ECS-based A500 with 1 MB RAM base memory
Amiga 6001992680001 MB2.053.9 / 3.2First Amiga using SMT, built-in IDE and PCMCIA support. There was also an A600HD version that had a built-in hard disk.

Advanced Graphics Architecture (AGA)

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ModelTime­scaleCPU typeRAM (base)Bundled OS versionOS version supportedAdditional information
Amiga 40001992–199468EC030, 680402 MBChip
2–4 MB Fast
3.03.9 / 4.1 FE[note 3] / 3.2First AGA machine
Amiga 12001992–199668EC0202 MB3.0 – 3.13.9 / 4.1 FE[note 3] / 3.2Entry-level AGA machine. Standard IDE controller and space for a 2.5" hard drive. A1200HD shipped with 20–209MB hard drives
Amiga CD321993–199468EC0202 MB3.13.9[note 1] / 3.232-bit CD-ROM-based console
Amiga 4000T1994–199668040,680602 MBChip
4 MB Fast
3.13.9 / 4.1 FE[note 3] / 3.2Towerized version of the A4000
  1. ^abDue to the requirements of 3.9 it is difficult to do so.
  2. ^There are various Amiga OS branches based on the OS 3.1 sources: 3.5/3.9 by Haage & Partner, 4.x by Hyperion Entertainment and 3.1.x/3.2 also by Hyperion Entertainment (and in part based on the OS 4.x branch sources.)
  3. ^abcdefVersion 4.0 and higher requires aPowerPC accelerator, such as thePowerUP series of accelerator boards.

PowerPC-based AmigaOS models (post Commodore)

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These models are not hardware compatible with the 68k Amigas.

Various chipsets (PPC)
Model (motherboard)TimescaleCPU typeRAM (base)OS versionAdditional information
AmigaOne SE (Teron CX)2002–2004PowerPCG3Varies4.0 – 4.1 FEATX format motherboard
AmigaOne XE (Teron PX)2003–2004PowerPC G3 orG4Varies4.0 – 4.1 FEATX format motherboard
MicroA1 – "C" and "I" (Teron Mini)2004–2005PowerPC G3256 MB4.0 – 4.1 FEMini-ITX format motherboard
AmigaOne 5002011–presentAMCC 460ex SoC2 GB4.1 – 4.1 FEComplete system[3]
AmigaOne X10002012–2015PWRficient PA6T2 or 4+ GB4.1.5 – 4.1 FEComplete system
AmigaOne X50002016–presentP50202 or 4+ GB4.1 FEComplete system

Video chipsets

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ChipsetIntroduction yearResolution non-interlaced
Original Chip Set (OCS)1985640 × 256 @ 4-bpp (PAL)
Enhanced Chip Set (ECS)1990640 × 480 @ 2-bpp
Advanced Graphics Architecture (AGA)1992640 × 480 @ 8-bpp

Unproduced chipsets

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These chipsets were planned but never fabricated.

ChipsetPlanned introduction yearResolution non-interlacedComment
AAA chipset19921280 × 1024 @ 16-bppthree "Nyx" technology demonstrators built
Amiga Ranger Chipset19881024 × 1024 @ 7-bppscratched in favor of ECS
AA+ Chipset1994800 × 600 @ 8-bppimproved AGA intended as low-end alternative to AAA
Hombre chipset19951280 × 1024 @ 32-bppintegratingPA-RISC, never completed

Other AmigaOS compatible computers

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Some computers were released by other companies which were AmigaOS compatible.

  • DraCo: Released by MacroSystem in 1994. This was a high end machine which ranAmigaOS 3.1, but did not include the Amiga chipset, instead using a graphics card. A second version was known as the Draco Vision. A newer model, theDraco Casablanca, was released in 1997. The machines featured a68040 or68060 CPU.
  • The Access: Released by Index Information in 1998. This was an Amiga compatible similar to the A1200, but on a motherboard which could fit into a standard 5 1/4"drive bay. It featured either a68020 or68030 CPU, with a redesigned AGA chipset, and ranAmigaOS 3.1.
  • Minimig is a hardware compatibleopen source re-implementation of an Amiga 500 using a field-programmable gate array (FPGA).
  • Vampire V4 Standalone, released by Apollo Team in 2019, provides ECS/AGA chipset re-implementation, plus "68080" CPU and "Super AGA" graphics, also using a field-programmable gate array (FPGA).
  • ThePegasos II andSam440ep can runAmigaOS 4.

Unreleased models

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Prototypes:

  • A3500: Prototype of the Amiga 3000T, it was housed in a Commodore PC60-III tower case.

Due to management turmoil, some viable Amiga models under development were cancelled prior to release:

  • A3000+: Prototyped in 1991, it used theAGA chipset and had an AT&T DSP3210 chip, high-fidelity audio, telephone line interface, and 2.5 Mbit/sRS-485 network port.
  • A1000+: Intermediate in price and features between the A1200 and A3000+, it would have been a detached keyboard system with expansion slots (two Zorro slots, video slot, CPU slot).[4]

Unreleased models (after Commodore)

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A number of new Amiga models were announced after the end of the Commodore model era. However, very few of them were ever produced beyond simple prototypes (if they even got that far). Some of these were announced by companies who later owned, or sought to own, the Amiga rights. Others were unofficial machines which would runAmigaOS, whilst others still were intended to run anoperating system compatible with Amiga software. Some models that were never produced include:

  • TheAmiga Walker: Announced early 1996 byAmiga Technologies, this was supposed to be a new, compact Amiga computer. Its case design, quite unlike those of past Amiga models, comprised a metallic grey shell about the size of agames console, with a distinctive curved rear. Jokes were made comparing the shape to that of avacuum cleaner. There were two more-or-less working prototypes of the Walker and it was never released into the mass market.[5]
  • TheA\box,pre\box andAMIRAGE K2: These werePowerPC-based machines announced by the German companyPhase5. The A\box, announced in 1996, was to feature a new custom graphics chipset namedCaipirinha,[6] and a new Amiga-compatible operating system. This was replaced in 1998 by the announcement of the pre\box, which was to feature four PowerPC processors, and was to runAmigaOS 3.1. Finally, in 1999 the AMIRAGE K2 was announced, based on theQNX operating system.
  • TheAmiga 40x0L models: QuikPak announced a range of machines while they were planning to purchase rights to the Amiga during late 1996 and early 1997. These were models with a68030,68040 or68060 processor, and included portable "luggable" versions. Some models were planned to be fitted withNewTek'sVideo Toaster Flyer. QuikPak were a manufacturer for theAmiga 4000T.
  • TheA5000 andA6000: These were new models announced by Power Computing in 1997. They originally featured a68030 or68040 for the A5000, and a68060 for the A6000.
  • TheBoXeR: Designed by Mick Tinker at Access Innovations, and announced in 1997, the BoXeR was to be a new motherboard based on aMotorola 68040 or68060 processor. Amongst other improvements over the Commodore motherboards of the time, it incorporated the aging AGA chipset into one chip. It never got far beyond the advanced prototyping stage. Tinker was also responsible for the Access, which was basically an Amiga 1200 that was re-jigged to fit into a full length 5.25" drive bay.
  • The Amiga Multimedia Convergence Computer: Announced byGateway in 1999. This was to feature a new operating system known as the Amiga Operating Environment (Amiga OE) based on QNX,[7] which had been chosen in preference to Linux, BeOS, Epoc32, and VxWorks.[8] However, alongside QNX Software Systems own announcement of the QNX Developer Network for Amigans,[9] Amiga Inc.'s issued its own announcement indicating that the company would instead be choosing Linux as the kernel for the Amiga OE.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Amiga Lorraine: finally, the "next generation Atari"?".www.atarimagazines.com. Retrieved2024-09-22.
  2. ^"Amiga History Guide".
  3. ^"AmigaOne 500: Complete AmigaOne System".Amiga.org. September 19, 2011. Retrieved2011-09-19.
  4. ^Dave Haynie (9 Jun 2004)."Re: Commodore's future if they ditched the Amiga?".Newsgroupcomp.sys.amiga.misc.Usenet: 40c78969.243987715@news.jersey.net.
  5. ^Amiga Walker: A Clarification
  6. ^Code name: A\BOX – A leap forward towards realising a visionArchived July 24, 2012, atarchive.today
  7. ^"Prototype : AmigaMCC".AmigaNG. Retrieved2 May 2024.
  8. ^Goodwin, Simon (February 1999)."Exploring QNX".Amiga Format. pp. 14–16. Retrieved2 May 2024.
  9. ^Dodge, Dan (8 July 1999)."QNX Announces the QNX Developers Network for Amigans" (Press release). QNX Software Systems. Retrieved2 May 2024.
  10. ^Collas, Jim (8 July 1999)."Amiga Inc.'s Linux Announcement" (Press release). Amiga Inc. Retrieved2 May 2024.

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