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List Of Amiga Models And Variants
This is a list of models and Clone (computer science), clones of Amiga computers. Development The first Amiga computer was the "Lorraine" by Amiga Corporation in 1984, developed using the SAGE Computer Technology#SAGE IV, Sage IV system. It consisted of a stack of breadboarded circuit boards. Commodore International purchased the company and the prototype and released the first model, Amiga 1000 in 1985. Production timeline Commodore Amiga models Original Amiga chipset, Original Chipset (OCS) Enhanced Chip Set, Enhanced Chipset (ECS) Advanced Graphics Architecture (AGA) PowerPC-based AmigaOS models (post Commodore) These models are not hardware compatible with the 68k Amigas. Video chipsets Unproduced chipsets These chipsets were planned but never fabricated. Other AmigaOS compatible computers Some computers were released by other companies which were AmigaOS compatible. * DraCo: Released by MacroSystem in 1994. This was a high end machine which ran AmigaOS 3.1, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clone (computer Science)
In computing, a clone is computer hardware, hardware or software that is designed to function in exactly the same way as another system. A specific subset of clones are remakes (or remades), which are revivals of old, obsolete, or discontinued products. Motivation Clones and remakes are created for reasons including competition, standardization, availability across platforms, and as Homage (arts), homage. computer compatibility, Compatibility with the original system is usually the explicit purpose of cloning hardware or low-level software such as operating systems (e.g. AROS Research Operating System, AROS and MorphOS are intended to be compatible with AmigaOS). Application software is cloned by providing the same functionality. Commercially-motivated clones are made often during a competitor product's initial successful commercial run, intentionally competing with the original and trying to participate in their success. Hardware Hardware clones When IBM announced the IBM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amiga 600
The Amiga 600, also known as the A600, and full title Commodore Amiga 600, is a home computer introduced in March 1992. It is the final Amiga model based on the Motorola 68000 and the 1990 Amiga Enhanced Chip Set. A redesign of the Amiga 500 Plus, it adds the option of an internal hard disk drive and a PCMCIA port. Lacking a numeric keypad, the A600 is only slightly larger than an IBM PC keyboard, weighing approximately 6 pounds (2.72kg). It shipped with AmigaOS 2.0, which was considered more user-friendly than earlier versions of the operating system. Like the A500, the A600 was aimed at the lower end of the market. Commodore intended it to revitalize sales of the A500-related line before the introduction of the 32-bit Amiga 1200. According to Dave Haynie, the A600 "was supposed to be cheaper than the A500, but it came in at about that much more expensive."Haynie, Dave"Re: Amiga CPU is similar to Mac CPU" Usenet (comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc). Posted 4 November 2002, article retr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
