The various Amiga models, arranged by date:
1985 AMIGA (later called AMIGA 1000) 256 KB Chip-RAM, extensible to
512 KB, OS 1.1/ 1.2
4096 colors, resolution max. 640*512 (PAL: Hires Interlaced),
Zorro-I-interface
1987 The AMIGA 500, 512 KB Chip-RAM, extensible to 1 MB, OS 1.2/ 1.3
4096 colors, resolution max. 640*512 (PAL: Hires Interlaced)
AMIGA 2000, max. 1 MB Chip-RAM, OS 1.3
4096 colors, resolution max. 1280*512 (PAL: Super-Hires Interlaced),
Zorro-II-interfaces, desktop
1989 AMIGA 2500 (AT) , nearby identically to the AMIGA 2000, OS 1.3
Expansion cards have already been installed (e.g. 68020 or
68030 processor board, AT cards), desktop.
1990 AMIGA 3000, max. 2 MB Chip-RAM, OS 1.3
4096 colors, resolution max. 1280*512 (PAL: Super-Hires Interlaced),
Zorro-II/Zorro-III-interfaces, SCSI host adaptor, desktop
1991 CDTV, AMIGA 500-motherboard with CD-ROM-drive in a CD-player case.
OS 1.3
Keyboard, floppy drives etc. are optional.
AMIGA 3000 T, identically to AMIGA 3000, but in tower case
AMIGA 500 plus, max. 2 MB Chip-RAM, OS 2.04
4096 colors, resolution max. 1280*512 (PAL: Super-Hires Interlaced)
1992 AMIGA 600, max. 2 MB Chip-RAM, OS 2.05
4096 colors, resolution max. 1280*512 (PAL: Super-Hires Interlaced),
PCMCIA-interface.
1993 AMIGA 1200, max. 2 MB Chip-RAM, OS 3.1
16,8 million colors, resolution max. 1280*512 (PAL: Super-Hires Interlaced),
PCMCIA-interface
AMIGA 4000, max. 2 MB Chip-RAM, OS 3.1
16,8 million colors, resolution max. 1280*512 (PAL: Super-Hires Interlaced),
Zorro-II/Zorro-III-interface, Tower.
1994 AMIGA CD32, successor of CDTV, OS 3.1
16,8 million colors, resolution max. 1280*512 (PAL: Super-Hires Interlaced),
MPEG module, keyboard, floppy drives etc. optional.
1997 AMIGA 1300, equals A1200 in tower case
AMIGA 1400, equals A1300, but has Zorro-II-interfaces
AMIGA 1500, equals A1300, but has Zorro-III-interfaces.
1998 AMIGA 5000, max. 2 MB Chip-RAM, OS 3.1
16,8 million colors, resolution max. 1280*512 (PAL: Super-Hires Interlaced),
MPEG module optional, SCSI host adaptor optional,
max. 4 IDE ports, 68040 processor,
tower, CD-Rom drive, hard disk drive, adequate port for PPC-boards
AMIGA 6000, equals A5000, but has a 68060
Access, Mini Tower, new improved soundchip,
16,8 million colors etc.
further models being developed [projected].
1999 being developed [projected].
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