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After seeing the Commodore Amiga on Micro Live and hankering after an A1000 after seeing the juggler demo in SilicaShop, the release of the A500 was every school nerd's dream, an affordable 16-bit multi-tasking computer! Blessed with being released in what was widely regarded as the first decent film bundle (the Batman pack) these flew off the shelves. After the 1/2 meg RAM pack was released to bring the spec up to 1/2Mb chip RAM and 1/2Mb fast RAM (needed to play games like Dungeon Master) a new model was released, the A500+. This was the same model with 1Mb of chip RAM. The older model could be converted but it needed a steady hand and a soldering iron, not to mention nerves of steel. Later came the 32-bit A1200 with enhanced chips and a cut down 16-bit model, the A600. Between these CBM also released the CDTV (which bombed) and the Amiga CD32, this was really a CD console using the Amiga 1200s hardware. My first Amiga was a Batman bundle, I can still remember excitedly carrying the box home on the bus and being in awe of its workbench OS.

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  • Anonymous user
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    The A1000, A500, A1500, A2000 and A600 all had the 32-bit 68000 processor. But it had a cut down 16bit bus architecture. Hence the 16/32bit description. The A1200, A2500, A3000 and A4000 all had full 32bit architecture. They had 68020, 68030 and 68040 processors.
  • KaLore
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    I was a P.D Swapper as I was amazed & enthralled as to the abilities of the demo scene groups,I was lucky enought go to a demo party where I saw the speed at which they put these demos together. Spaceballs "State of the art" & K.G.B`s "Interspace" still remain my favorite demos of all time. My respects & Thanks go to all those Artists,Coders,Musicians,Animators & Programmers who introduced so many of us amigians to some truely awe inspiring demos
  • sgbeattie
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    Loved my A1200. 2MB ram and 12Mhz CPU! Spent £300+ getting an 8MB RAM upgrade and 1GB HD! Absolutely LOVED the DEMO SCENE! Anyone remember FAIRLIGHT and MELON DEZIGN?
  • Daz Atkinson
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    I Remember when my dad bought one of these, I could not believe the quick loading times and superior graphics, I never touched my ZX Spectrum again after this came into the house. When I left home in 1996 my dad gave it to me as he did not use it anymore and I realised the Amiga was dead in 1998 when I was burgled and the thieves left it behind. They took everything but not the Amiga.
  • Anonymous user
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    What a cracking piece of kit this was. It made the PC look like an antique, with far better sound and graphic capabilities. Sad to say, investment seemed to dry up, whilst investment in the PC development, left the Amiga trailing. I still have my Amiga and Loaaaaadsa disks. I can not bring myself to rid myself of it, even though I have not had it on for at least 5 years.
  • Anonymous user
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    Who remembers this then? Way ahead of it's time. A personal computer than connected to your tv. Considering how powerful today's pc's are, you'd be surprised that nearly everything you can do on a pc, can still be done on and old amiga.

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