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Amiga 600

ID: AMIGA-600
RELEASED 1992
PRICE
DISCONTINUED 1993
UNITS SOLD 300,000

I/O PORTS

PCMCIAIDEColor Composite

System Analysis

The "June Bug". Designed to be a cheap console competitor, it lacked a numeric keypad. Introduced IDE and PCMCIA to the low-end line.

Processor

7.09 MHz
Motorola 68000

Surface mounted version.

Audio Subsystem

4 Channels
Paula

Standard.

Memory

SMT
1 MB Chip RAM

Expandable to 2 MB Chip + Fast via PCMCIA

Storage

20MB - 40MB
IDE HDD + Floppy

Graphics Architecture

ECS
Palette: 4096 colors
  • Standard ECS modes
Hardware Tricks
  • ▹ No numeric keypad made some flight sims unplayable

Did You Know?

  • ? Originally intended to be the A300 (budget model).
  • ? The PCMCIA slot allowed for easy data transfer via Compact Flash adapters today.
  • ? Mocked at launch for lacking a keypad, but now loved for its tiny footprint.