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Amiga 500+

ID: AMIGA-500-PLUS
RELEASED 1991
PRICE
DISCONTINUED 1992
UNITS SOLD Low

I/O PORTS

Standard A500 ports

System Analysis

A short-lived update to the A500. Featured the ECS chipset and 1MB Chip RAM standard. Famous for leaking batteries that destroyed motherboards.

Processor

7.09 MHz
Motorola 68000

Identical to A500.

Audio Subsystem

4 Channels
Paula

Standard.

Memory

Chip RAM
1 MB Chip RAM

Expandable to 2 MB Chip + 8 MB Fast

Storage

880 KB
3.5" DD Floppy

Graphics Architecture

ECS
Palette: 4096 colors
  • Productivity Mode
Hardware Tricks
  • ▹ 1MB Chip RAM allowed for larger graphics/sound in demos

Did You Know?

  • ? Released silently to replace the A500.
  • ? Many games failed to run because they assumed 512KB RAM and older Kickstart ROMs.
  • ? The internal Varta battery is notoriously corrosive.