Amiga 2000

Amiga 2000
TypePersonal computer
Release dateMarch 1987; 37 years ago (1987-03)
Introductory priceUSD 1,495 (1987)
USD 4,000 (2024 equivalent)[1]
Discontinued1991
Units sold124,500 units in Germany
Operating systemAmiga OS 1.2/1.3 or 2.0
CPUMotorola 68000 @ 7.16 MHz (NTSC) 7.09 MHz (PAL)
Memory1 MB (9 MB maximum)
PredecessorAmiga 1000
SuccessorAmiga 3000

The Amiga 2000 (A2000) is a personal computer released by Commodore in March 1987.[2][3][4] It was introduced as a "big box" expandable variant of the Amiga 1000 but quickly redesigned to share most of its electronic components with the contemporary Amiga 500 for cost reduction. Expansion capabilities include two 3.5" drive bays (one of which is used by the included floppy drive) and one 5.25" bay that could be used by a 5.25" floppy drive (for IBM PC compatibility), a hard drive, or CD-ROM once they became available.

The Amiga 2000 is the first Amiga model that allows expansion cards to be added internally. SCSI host adapters, memory cards, CPU cards, network cards, graphics cards, serial port cards, and PC compatibility cards were available, and multiple expansions can be used simultaneously without requiring an expansion cage like the Amiga 1000 does. Not only does the Amiga 2000 include five Zorro II card slots, the motherboard also has four PC ISA slots, two of which are inline with Zorro II slots for use with the A2088 bridgeboard, which adds IBM PC XT compatibility to the A2000.

The Amiga 2000 was the most versatile and expandable Amiga computer until the Amiga 3000 was introduced three years later.

The machine is reported to have sold 124,500 units in Germany.[5]

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  2. ^ The Amiga Legacy, Amiga, Inc.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Amiga history guide, Gareth Knight
  4. ^ Amiga 2000, Lemon Amiga
  5. ^ Bergseth, M. (November 25, 2014). "AMIGA SOLD IN UNITS BY COMMODORE IN GERMANY REVEALED". Distrita - Where to Go. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)