Commodore Amiga 500
Commodore Business Machines
Computer
1987
The best-selling Amiga model and the dominant home computer in the UK and much of Europe from 1987–1992. All-in-one design with built-in 3.5" floppy drive. Compatible with the vast majority of Amiga software. Often bundled with games packages.
Specifications
- Manufacturer
- Commodore Business Machines
- Type
- Computer
- Year
- 1987
- CPU
- Motorola MC68000
- Clock speed
- 7.14 MHz (NTSC) / 7.09 MHz (PAL)
- RAM
- 512 KB Chip RAM (expandable to 1 MB via trapdoor)
- ROM
- 256 KB (Kickstart 1.2 or 1.3)
- Video chip
- OCS: Denise 8362 + Agnus 8370/8371 — 320×200 to 640×400, 32 colours (4096 in HAM)
- Sound chip
- Paula 8364 — 4 channel 8-bit PCM stereo
- OS / BASIC
- AmigaOS 1.2 / 1.3
- Ports
- 2× DE-9, Parallel, Serial, RGB, 2× RCA Audio, RF, 3.5" Floppy, Trapdoor
- Supported
- Commodore Amiga
Files
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Credits
- Added to site
- 03 Jul 2026