To browse the collection of software, click this link.The default boot screen displayed under Kickstart 1.3Ĭommodore's AmigaOS was formed of both the Kickstart firmware and a software component provided on disk (with the software portion often termed as Workbench). It also found a prominent role in the desktop video, video production, and show control business, leading to affordable video editing systems such as the Video Toaster.īrowsing the CollectionThere are over 62,000 images for the Amiga family of computers (500, 1200, 2000, 4000), including utilities, games, education, documentation, demos, applications, compilations, cover disks, newsletters, and operating systems. The platform became particularly popular for gaming and demos. It was also a less expensive alternative to the Apple Macintosh and IBM PC as a general-purpose business or home computer. However, poor marketing and failure to repeat the technological advances of the first systems meant that the Amiga quickly lost its market share to competing platforms, such as the fourth generation game consoles, Apple Macintosh and IBM PC compatibles.īased on the Motorola 68000 family of microprocessors, the machine sports a custom chipset with graphics and sound capabilities that were unprecedented for the price, and a pre-emptive multitasking operating system called AmigaOS.Īlthough early Commodore advertisements attempted to cast the computer as an all-purpose business machine, the Amiga was most commercially successful as a home computer, with a wide range of games and creative software. Second generation Amiga systems (the A1200 and the A4000) were released in 1992. The Amiga went on to sell approximately six million units. In North America the Amiga's success was more modest. The best selling model, the Amiga 500, was introduced in 1987 and became the leading home computer of the late 1980s and early 1990s in much of Western Europe. The Amiga provided a significant upgrade from 8-bit computers, such as the Commodore 64, and the platform quickly grew in popularity among computer enthusiasts. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities. The Amiga is a family of personal computers sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s.
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