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Amiga 500

Date Introduced:

Original Cost: $

Date Discontinued:

Base Memory: 512k Chip

Offline Storage: Internal Floppy Drive

Display: RGB

Processor: 68000/8Mhz

 

Until 1997, this was the only Amiga I'd ever seen. I remember knowing several people that had them in the early 90's, and seeing them in computer stores in the Mall. In 1992 someone tried to convince me how great the Amiga was by showing me a A500, I wasn't convinced.

 

The one pictured above was my first Amiga, I got it last year for a whole $5, I should have payed $20, but the clerk thought it was another Commodore 128. Got a good laugh out of that once I got home and realized what had happened. Once I got it up and running and started playing with it I was convinced what a great machine the Amiga is. I've added another 512k, A520 Modulator, and an external Floppy Drive to it. It's a fun little machine, although my A3000 is my main Amiga.