Commodore Amiga 500

Released in 1987, the A500 was Commodore's second (and possibly most successful) 16-bit [micro][1]. Although priced £100 higher than its closest rival, Atari's 520STFM, the custom graphics and sound hardware on the A500 was cutting edge at the time and very popular, making it a very desirable [machine][2].

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Manufacturer
Commodore
Processor
68000
Speed (MHz)
7.14
RAM (KB)
512
RAM expandable to (KB)
1024
Sound
Stereo, 4 voices
Keyboard type
Calculator-style
Number of keys
94
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