Amiga models and variants

This is a list of models and clones of Amiga computers.

Development

The first Amiga computer was the "Lorraine" developed using the Sage IV system. It consisted of a stack of breadboarded circuit boards.

Production Timeline

Amiga Production Timeline
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
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Brand Owner Commodore International Escom
Chipsets OCS
ECS
AGA
Desktop A1000 A1500/A2000/A2500
A3000/A3000T/A3000UX A4000/A4000T
Low End A500 A500+ A1200
A600
Game Console CDTV CD32

Commodore Amiga models

Original Chipset (OCS)
Model Timescale CPU type RAM (base) Bundled OS version OS version supported Additional information
Amiga 1000 1985 - 1987 68000 256 KB 1.0 - 1.1 3.1 / 3.9[note 1] Later A1000s shipped with 512 KB base memory
Amiga 2000 A-model 1987 68000 1 MB 1.2 3.9 First desktop Amiga with internal expansion slots (Zorro II)
used the Amiga 1000 chipset
512 KB Chip RAM, 512 KB Fast RAM on CPU slot card
Amiga 500 1987 - 1991 68000 512 KB 1.2 - 1.3 3.1 First "low-end" Amiga, later A500s shipped with 1 MB memory
Amiga 2000 1987 - 1992 68000 1 MB 1.2 - 2.04 3.9 revised expandable model with Amiga 500 chipset
Hard-drive equipped versions were labeled "A2000HD"
Amiga 2500 1989 - 1990 68020, 68030 1 MB 1.3 3.9 A2000+'020/'030 card (not a distinct model)
Hard-drive equipped versions were labeled "A2500HD"
Amiga 1500 1990 - 1991 68000 1 MB 1.3 3.9 UK 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 CDTV 1991 - 1992 68000 1 MB 1.3 3.1[1] CD-ROM based multimedia machine
Enhanced Chipset (ECS)
Model Timescale CPU type RAM (base) Bundled OS version OS version supported Additional information
Amiga 3000 1990 - 1992 68030 1 MB Chip
1-4 MB Fast
1.3 - 2.04 3.9 / 4.1 FE[note 2] First Zorro 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 3000T 1991 - 1992 68030 1-2 MB Chip
1-4 MB Fast
2.04 3.9 / 4.1 FE[note 2] First "towerized" Amiga
Amiga 3000UX 1989 - 199? 68030 2 MB Chip
4 MB Fast
1.3 - 2.04 3.9 / 4.1 FE[note 2] UNIX based Amiga 3000
Amiga 500+ 1991 - 1992 68000 1 MB 2.04 3.1 ECS based A500 with 1 MB RAM base memory
Amiga 600 1992 68000 1 MB 2.05 3.9 First 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)
Model Timescale CPU type RAM (base) Bundled OS version OS version supported Additional information
Amiga 1200 1992 - 1996 68EC020 2 MB 3.0 - 3.1 3.9 / 4.1 FE[note 2] Entry-level AGA machine. Standard IDE controller and space for a 2.5" hard drive. A1200HD shipped with 20~209MB hard drives
Amiga 4000 1992 - 1994 68EC030, 68040 2 MB Chip
2-4 MB Fast
3.0 3.9 / 4.1 FE[note 2] First AGA machine
Amiga CD32 1993 - 1994 68EC020 2 MB 3.1 3.9[note 1] 32-bit CD-ROM based console
Amiga 4000T 1994 - 1996 68040, 68060 2 MB Chip
4 MB Fast
3.1 3.9/ 4.1 FE Towerized version of the A4000
  1. 1 2 Due to the requirements of 3.9 it is difficult to do so.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Version 4.0 and higher requires a PowerPC accelerator, such as the PowerUP series of accelerator boards.

PowerPC-based AmigaOS models (post Commodore)

Note these models are not hardware compatible with the 68k Amigas.

Various chipsets (PPC)
Model (motherboard) Timescale CPU type RAM (base) OS version Additional information
AmigaOne SE (Teron CX) 2002 - 2004 PowerPC G3 Varies 4.0 - 4.1 FE ATX format motherboard
AmigaOne XE (Teron PX) 2003 - 2004 PowerPC G3 or G4 Varies 4.0 - 4.1 FE ATX format motherboard
MicroA1 - "C" and "I" (Teron Mini) 2004 - 2005 PowerPC G3 256 MB 4.0 - 4.1 FE Mini-ITX format motherboard
AmigaOne 500 2011 - AMCC 460ex SoC 2 GB 4.1 - 4.1 FE Complete system[2]
AmigaOne X1000 2012 - PWRficient PA6T 2 or 4+ GB 4.1.5 - 4.1 FE Complete system

Video chipsets

Chipset Introduction year Resolution non-interlaced Comment
Original Amiga chipset (OCS) 1985 640 × 256 @ 4-bpp (PAL)
Enhanced Chip Set (ECS) 1990 640 × 480 @ 2-bpp
Advanced Graphics Architecture (AGA) 1992 640 × 480 @ 8-bpp
AAA chipset (AAA) (1992) 1280 × 1024 @ 16-bpp three "Nyx" technology demonstrators built
Amiga Ranger Chipset (1988) 1024 × 1024 @ 7-bpp scratched in favor of ECS
AA+ Chipset (AA+) (1994) 800 × 600 @ 8-bpp improved AGA intended as low-end alternative to AAA
Hombre chipset (1995) 1280 × 1024 @ 32-bpp integrating PA-RISC, never completed

Chipsets with introduction year in parenthesis were planned but never fabricated.

Other AmigaOS compatible computers

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

Unreleased models

Prototypes:

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

Unreleased models (after Commodore)

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 run AmigaOS, whilst others still were intended to run an operating system compatible with Amiga software. Some models that were never produced include:

See also

References

  1. http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/cdtvos3.html
  2. "AmigaOne 500: Complete AmigaOne System". Amiga.org. September 19, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  3. Dave Haynie (9 Jun 2004). "Re: Commodore's future if they ditched the Amiga?". Newsgroup: comp.sys.amiga.misc. Usenet: [email protected].
  4. Amiga Walker: A Clarification
  5. Code name: A\BOX - A leap forward towards realising a vision Archived October 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.

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