Amiga 500

Amiga 500

Released in 1987, the A500 was Commodore's second (and possibly most successful) 16-bit micro. Although priced £100 higher than its closest rival, Atari's 520STFM, the custom graphics and sound hardware on the A500 made it a very desirable machine.

Specifications

ManufacturerCommodore
Processor68000
Speed (MHz)7.14
Ram (KB)512
Ram expandable to (KB)1024
ROM (KB)unknown
SoundStereo, 4 voices
Keyboard typeCalculator-style
Number of keys94
Dimensions (mm)unknown x unknown x unknown
Weight (g)unknown
Interfaces
  • 8-bit parallel port
  • Mouse/joystick port(9 pin D-type)
  • Joystick port(9 pin D-type)
  • Sound output(2 phono sockets)
  • Disc drive connector
  • Serial port
  • RGB port
  • Composite video output