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Commodore logo in the
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lauded it as an inexpensive, truly general-purpose computer that might break preconceptions dividing the microcomputer marketplace. In this case, it was capable of outperforming most business, as well as arcade game machines and delivering sampled sound, making it suitable for offices, gamers, and
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The A1000 has a number of characteristics that distinguish it from later Amiga models: It is the only model to feature the short-lived Amiga check-mark logo on its case, the majority of the case is elevated slightly to give a storage area for the keyboard when not in use (a "keyboard garage"), and
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Motorola 68000 socket functioned in the A1000. Additionally, a line of products called the
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offered a mixed review. It praised
Intuition and the customizability of Workbench, but took issue with the operating system's bugs such as memory overflow and screen flickering of single lines as a result of their being interleaved when displayed in high resolution mode. It also criticized the
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magazine was impressed by the computer's multitasking capabilities and the quality of its graphics and sound systems. It also praised its text-to-speech library for voice output, and predicted that the Amiga would be successful enough to influence the personal computer industry.
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output which allows the computer to be connected directly to some monitors other than their standard RGB monitor. The A1000 also has a "TV MOD" output, into which an RF Modulator can be plugged, allowing connection to older televisions that did not have a composite video input.
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command in AmigaDOS, though the marketing vice president of
Commodore, Clive Smith, assured the magazine that later production units would address most of its complaints. Months after the Amiga 1000 was released,
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magazine had only minor criticisms for what they otherwise called a "dream machine." These criticisms were directed toward its case quality, the disk drives slowing during certain operations, and not finding an
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It's amazing! You can easily understand why so many fanatics are out there wondering why they are alone in their love of the thing. The Amiga continues to inspire a vibrant—albeit
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of RAM, dubbed the "writable control store" (WCS), into which the core of the operating system is loaded from floppy disk (this portion of the operating system is known as the "
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can be expanded internally with a manufacturer-supplied 256 KB module for a total of 512 KB of RAM. Using the external slot the primary memory can be expanded up to
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praised the machine's versatility without any obvious hardware shortcomings and stressed that it was ideal for game designers demanding fewer system constraints.
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rated the Amiga 1000 as the 7th greatest PC of all time. In 2007, it was rated by the same magazine as the 37th best tech product of all time. Also that year,
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under a cover in the center front of the machine. RAM may also be upgraded via official and third-party upgrades, with a practical upper limit of about 9
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when the Amiga went to production. All fifty-three Amiga team members who worked on the project signed the Amiga case. This included Joe Pillow and
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for NTSC or 1.6 times the color carrier frequency for PAL. The system clock timings are derived from the video frequency, which simplifies
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which was powerful by 1985 standards with one of the most advanced graphics and sound systems in its class. It runs a
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sparseness of the software library preventing the publication from fully realizing the computer's potential.
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one of the great operating systems of the past 20 years,
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and allows the Amiga 1000 to make do with a single
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The original 68000 CPU can be directly replaced with a
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ROM. 256 KB WCS reserved for OS (loaded from the
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models in 1987, the A1000 was marketed as simply the
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1120:John C. Dvorak (October 22, 1996). "Inside Track".
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1671:"A history of the Amiga, part 4: Enter Commodore"
1554:"The 25 Greatest PCs of All Time | TechHive"
1478:. Vol. 11, no. 9. pp. 32–34, 38–41
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954:prototype while on the way to the January 1984
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1268:"Product Preview: The Amiga Personal Computer"
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1446:. Vol. 5, no. 4. pp. 24–25, 34
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1581:"The 50 Best Tech Products of All Time"
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1669:Reimer, Jeremy (October 21, 2007).
1470:"Amiga – The Message is the Medium"
1407:Halfhill, Tom R. (September 1985).
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1144:Tight code—there's nothing like it.
1074:"Inside the Amiga 1000 - Slideshow"
1040:"Inside the Amiga 1000 - Slideshow"
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1643:Reimer, Jeremy (August 21, 2007).
1610:Nordlin, Bo (September 15, 2007).
1184:"ISM 101 Seminar: 13 January 2005"
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1417:. No. 64. pp. 16–28
1218:Howard Stolz LinkedIn profile
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1528:"R.I.P. Commodore 1954-1994"
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969:Joe Pillow extended his
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800:The Amiga from Commodore
604:mode) on-screen colors:
216:5.9 kg (13 lb)
2702:Amiga hardware template
2627:List of cancelled games
2171:Commodore International
1974:Original Chip Set (OCS)
1103:"Amiga 1000 Spec Sheet"
971:fifteen minutes of fame
761:Vivian Beaumont Theater
265:preemptive multitasking
250:Commodore International
1984:Enhanced Chipset (ECS)
1530:. Byte. Archived from
1214:"Howard Stolz profile"
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676:Analog RGB video out (
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16:1985 personal computer
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1999:Commodore AA+ Chipset
1905:Unofficial PPC models
1884:Unofficial 68k models
1706:at Wikimedia Commons
1443:Computer Gaming World
1126:The Amiga OS remains
889:Computer Gaming World
832:library developed by
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356:Technical information
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2004:Amiga Hombre chipset
865:Reception and impact
840:Aftermarket upgrades
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538:) or 7.09 MHz (
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1716:Who was Joe Pillow?
1579:Null, Christopher.
1534:on October 19, 1996
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2722:MOS chips template
2185:Board of directors
2097:3rd Party Hardware
2013:Amiga custom chips
1560:on August 28, 2006
1475:Creative Computing
1468:(September 1985).
1244:scacom.bplaced.net
895:Creative Computing
658:Removable storage
607:320Ă—200 to 320Ă—400
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1704:Amiga 1000
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1249:August 23,
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2025:Blitter
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1758:history
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