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From: steve@kontron.UUCP (Steve McIntosh)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Amiga Information
Message-ID: <432@kontron.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 1-Aug-85 12:44:03 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug  1 12:44:03 1985
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Organization: Kontron Electronics, Irvine, CA
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Amiga stats:

CPU:

8 mhz 68000

Operating System:

Macintosh  style  with  pull down  menus, windows,  multiple screens and
icons.  Unix-like DOS capable of true multitasking.  

Memory:

256k RAM standard, 512k optional.  Expandable up  to 8  megabytes.  192k
ROM.  

Disk Drive:

Built in 880k 3-1/2 inch microfloppy drive; can chain up to four
external drives; third party 20 megabyte hard disk available.

Video:

Outputs for composite color or monochrome monitors, analog RGB, built
in RF modulator for TV. 80 column text standar with option to use 40 or
60 colums with TV, 4096 colors. (4 bits each R,G and B)

Graphics:

640x400 maximum resolution with up to 16 colors.
640x200 with up to 16 colors
320x200 with up to 32 colors
320x400 with up to 32 colors

custom animation chip with eight full-color sprites.

Sound:

Four voice sound chip with stereo output and optional digital sound
sampling; built-in speech synthesis.

Interfaces:

Centronics parallel, RS-232 serial, three video outputs, two stereo
sound outputs two control ports for mouse or joysticks, keyboard jack
and expansion bus with full system bus.

Price:

Between $1100 and $1500 for 256k entry level unit. About $2000 for 512k
system with RGB color monitor.

[Excerpted from various announcements and magazine articles.]