Amiga 500

The Amiga 500, also known as the A500, is the first low-end Commodore Amiga 16/32-bit multimedia home/personal computer. It was announced at the winter Consumer Electronics Show in January 1987 - at the same time as the high-end Amiga 2000 - and competed directly against the Atari 520ST.

The Amiga 500 represents a return to Commodore's roots by being sold in the same mass retail outlets as the Commodore 64 - to which it was a spiritual successor - as opposed to the computer-store-only Amiga 1000, as well as being another computer whose keyboard is included in the same case.

The original Amiga 500 proved to be Commodore's best-selling Amiga model, enjoying particular success in Europe. Although popular with hobbyists, arguably its most widespread use was as a gaming machine, where its advanced graphics and sound were of significant benefit.

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Category: Amiga
Make: Commodore Business Machines
Year: 1987
OS: Amiga OS v1.2
Status: Working
Hardware: Desktop
Battery: Not Inspected
Barcode: 32775905804737
Date Tested: 2019-05-16
Inventory #: X0024
Notes: Requires video adapter to work with single AV cable. Use with CRT television or Commodore 1702 monitor.

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