Commodore Amiga 1000

E38950

Amiga computer home computer personal computer

The Commodore Amiga 1000 is the first model in Commodore's Amiga line of personal computers, notable for its advanced multimedia capabilities, multitasking operating system, and pioneering graphics and sound for a mid-1980s home computer.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Amiga 1000	22
Commodore Amiga 1000 canonical	6
Amiga 1000 computer	1
Lorraine Amiga prototype computer	1
Original Amiga 1000 design	1
Zorro I (informal designation for original Amiga 1000 side bus)	1
original Amiga 1000	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T300000 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Commodore Amiga 1000
Context triple: [Motorola 68000 family, usedIn, Commodore Amiga 1000]

A. original Macintosh 128K
The original Macintosh 128K was Apple’s first mass-market personal computer with a graphical user interface and mouse, introduced in 1984 and known for its compact all-in-one design.
B. Macintosh Plus
Macintosh Plus is an early Apple Macintosh personal computer model, introduced in 1986, notable for its expanded memory, SCSI support, and improved performance over its predecessors.
C. Apple Lisa
Apple Lisa was an early 1980s Apple personal computer notable for pioneering a graphical user interface and mouse-driven desktop environment.
D. Macintosh SE
The Macintosh SE is a compact all-in-one personal computer introduced by Apple in 1987, notable for adding an internal expansion slot and improved performance to the classic Macintosh line.
E. IBM PC AT
The IBM PC AT is a second-generation IBM personal computer introduced in 1984 that featured the Intel 80286 processor and set many hardware and expansion standards for business PCs.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Commodore Amiga 1000
Target entity description: The Commodore Amiga 1000 is the first model in Commodore's Amiga line of personal computers, notable for its advanced multimedia capabilities, multitasking operating system, and pioneering graphics and sound for a mid-1980s home computer.

A. original Macintosh 128K
The original Macintosh 128K was Apple’s first mass-market personal computer with a graphical user interface and mouse, introduced in 1984 and known for its compact all-in-one design.
B. Macintosh Plus
Macintosh Plus is an early Apple Macintosh personal computer model, introduced in 1986, notable for its expanded memory, SCSI support, and improved performance over its predecessors.
C. Apple Lisa
Apple Lisa was an early 1980s Apple personal computer notable for pioneering a graphical user interface and mouse-driven desktop environment.
D. Macintosh SE
The Macintosh SE is a compact all-in-one personal computer introduced by Apple in 1987, notable for adding an internal expansion slot and improved performance to the classic Macintosh line.
E. IBM PC AT
The IBM PC AT is a second-generation IBM personal computer introduced in 1984 that featured the Intel 80286 processor and set many hardware and expansion standards for business PCs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Amiga computer ⓘ home computer ⓘ personal computer ⓘ
acquiredFrom	Amiga Corporation by Commodore ⓘ linked to: Amiga Corporation (originally)
alsoKnownAs	Amiga 1000 ⓘ linked to: Commodore Amiga 1000
audioChannels	4-channel stereo PCM audio ⓘ
audioResolution	8-bit digital audio ⓘ
audioSampleRates	up to ~28 kHz per channel ⓘ
caseDesign	desktop case ⓘ
caseFeature	keyboard stores under case ⓘ
chipset	Original Amiga chipset (OCS) ⓘ
color	off-white / beige ⓘ
commercialStatus	discontinued ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
cpu	Motorola 68000 ⓘ linked to: Motorola 68000 family
cpuArchitecture	Motorola 68000 16/32-bit CISC ⓘ linked to: Motorola 68000 family
cpuClockSpeed	7.09 MHz (PAL) ⓘ 7.16 MHz (NTSC) ⓘ
designedBy	Amiga Corporation (originally) ⓘ
discontinuationApproxDate	late 1980s ⓘ
expansionPorts	Centronics parallel port ⓘ RS-232 serial port ⓘ Zorro-style expansion via sidecar ⓘ side expansion slot ⓘ two DE-9 joystick/mouse ports ⓘ
fileSystem	Amiga Fast File System (later versions) ⓘ
floppyDriveCapacity	880 KB per disk (double-density) ⓘ
graphicsChip	Agnus ⓘ Denise ⓘ
graphicsColors	up to 32 colors from 4096-color palette ⓘ up to 64 colors in Extra Half-Brite mode ⓘ
graphicsPaletteSize	4096 colors (12-bit RGB) ⓘ
graphicsResolution	320×200 up to 640×400 (interlaced) ⓘ
introductionDate	July 1985 ⓘ
iOChip	Paula ⓘ
keyboardConnection	telephone-style RJ-11 connector ⓘ
keyboardType	detachable keyboard ⓘ
kickstartStorage	loaded from floppy disk into RAM ⓘ
kickstartVersionAtLaunch	Kickstart 1.0 ⓘ linked to: Kickstart
launchPriceUSD	$1,295 (base system, 1985) ⓘ $1,295 without monitor ⓘ
manufacturer	Commodore International ⓘ
marketedAs	multimedia home and professional computer ⓘ
multitasking	preemptive multitasking supported ⓘ
notableFor	advanced multimedia capabilities for mid-1980s ⓘ pioneering graphics and sound in a home computer ⓘ preemptive multitasking operating system ⓘ use in video production and graphics ⓘ
operatingSystem	AmigaOS ⓘ
operatingSystemComponents	Kickstart ⓘ Workbench ⓘ
predecessor	none (first Amiga model) ⓘ
primaryStorage	3.5-inch floppy disk drive ⓘ
ram	256 KB standard ⓘ
ramExpandableTo	512 KB on-board ⓘ up to 8.5 MB with expansions ⓘ
releaseDate	1985 ⓘ
series	Commodore Amiga ⓘ linked to: Amiga
soundChip	Paula ⓘ
successor	Commodore Amiga 2000 ⓘ Commodore Amiga 500 ⓘ
videoOutput	RGB ⓘ composite video ⓘ

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