Commodore Amiga 1000

E38950

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.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Amiga 1000 17
Commodore Amiga 1000 canonical 5
original Amiga 1000 1

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Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Amiga computer
home computer
personal computer
acquiredFrom Amiga Corporation by Commodore
alsoKnownAs 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
cpu Motorola 68000
cpuArchitecture Motorola 68000 16/32-bit CISC
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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Motorola 68000 family usedIn Commodore Amiga 1000
Commodore Amiga 1000 alsoKnownAs Amiga 1000
linked to: Commodore Amiga 1000
Commodore Amiga 2000 predecessor Commodore Amiga 1000
Commodore Amiga 500 predecessor Commodore Amiga 1000
Amiga firstModel Amiga 1000
linked to: Commodore Amiga 1000
Amiga model Amiga 1000
linked to: Commodore Amiga 1000
Original Chip Set usedInComputer Amiga 1000
linked to: Commodore Amiga 1000
Original Chip Set firstUsedIn Amiga 1000
linked to: Commodore Amiga 1000
Commodore International notableProduct Amiga 1000
linked to: Commodore Amiga 1000
Original Amiga chipset usedIn Amiga 1000
subject linked to: Original Amiga chipset (OCS)
linked to: Commodore Amiga 1000
Original Amiga chipset introducedWith Amiga 1000
subject linked to: Original Amiga chipset (OCS)
linked to: Commodore Amiga 1000
Kickstart usedOnPlatform Amiga 1000
linked to: Commodore Amiga 1000
Kickstart introducedWith Amiga 1000
linked to: Commodore Amiga 1000
Amiga Corporation influenced Commodore Amiga 1000
subject linked to: Amiga Corporation (originally)
Agnus usedIn Commodore Amiga 1000
Commodore International notableProduct Amiga 1000
subject linked to: Commodore
linked to: Commodore Amiga 1000
Exec runsOn Amiga 1000
linked to: Commodore Amiga 1000
A500 predecessor Amiga 1000
linked to: Commodore Amiga 1000
Denise usedIn Amiga 1000
linked to: Commodore Amiga 1000
AmigaBASIC bundledWith Amiga 1000
linked to: Commodore Amiga 1000
AmigaDOS originallyBundledWith Amiga 1000
linked to: Commodore Amiga 1000
Paula usedIn Amiga 1000
linked to: Commodore Amiga 1000
Paula introducedWith original Amiga 1000
linked to: Commodore Amiga 1000