Amiga 2000

A2000 · 1987–1991 · desktop

Specifications

Cpu: Motorola 68000, 7.16 MHz (NTSC) / 7.09 MHz (PAL)
Gpu: OCS or ECS custom chipset (Denise/Agnus/Paula), depending on production revision
Ram: max: 9 MB or more via third-party accelerator and Zorro II expansion cards · base: 1 MB (512 KB chip RAM plus 512 KB additional RAM on the CPU board)
Ports: 2x DB9 joystick/mouse ports · RGB video out · RF modulator (composite/TV out) · Parallel port · Serial (RS-232) port · External floppy disk port · 7x internal Zorro II expansion slots · PC-XT bridgeboard slot (on some revisions)
Display: Original Chip Set (OCS), later revisions shipped Enhanced Chip Set (ECS): palette of 4,096 colors, resolutions up to 640x512 interlaced
Storage: base: Internal 3.5" floppy drive, 880 KB per disk · options: Internal 5.25" PC-format floppy drive (bridgeboard configurations) · Internal hard disk via SCSI or IDE controller card
Os Support: latest: AmigaOS 3.1 (Kickstart/Workbench 3.1) via ROM and Workbench upgrade · shipped: AmigaOS 1.2 (Kickstart 1.2, Workbench 1.2), later units shipped AmigaOS 1.3
Release Price: $1,495

Variants

Revisions

A2000A20001987 standard model

A1500A15001990 UK-market A2000 with two floppy drives and no hard disk

A2000HDA2000HDA2000 with factory A2091 SCSI controller and hard disk

A2500A2500 · A2500/20 · A2500/30A2000 shipped with a factory 68020 (A2620) or 68030 (A2630) accelerator card and hard disk

Upgrade paths

RAM

9 MB or more Fast RAM via Zorro II expansion cards · Internal Zorro II slots (a first for the Amiga line) made RAM and accelerator cards a straightforward tool-free add rather than a trapdoor hack.

EASY

CPU

68030/68040 accelerator cards via Zorro II slots · Popular with video production and CAD users who kept A2000s running well past their original CPU generation.

MODERATE

storage

SCSI or IDE hard disk controller card, third-party · No hard drive shipped standard; internal drive bays and Zorro slots made adding one common.

MODERATE