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Amiga 600

A600 · 1992–1993 · desktop

Specifications

Cpu: Motorola 68000, 7.16 MHz (NTSC) / 7.09 MHz (PAL)
Gpu: Enhanced Chip Set (ECS) custom chipset (Denise/Agnus/Paula)
Ram: max: 2 MB chip RAM via trapdoor expansion, plus up to 4 MB Fast RAM through a compatible PCMCIA SRAM card · base: 1 MB chip RAM
Ports: 2x DB9 joystick/mouse ports · RGB video out · RF modulator (composite/TV out) · Parallel port · Serial (RS-232) port · External floppy disk port · PCMCIA Type II slot · Trapdoor RAM expansion slot
Display: 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 2.5" IDE hard disk (A600HD configuration, typically 20 MB)
Os Support: latest: AmigaOS 3.1 (Kickstart/Workbench 3.1) via ROM and Workbench upgrade · shipped: AmigaOS 2.05 (Kickstart 2.05, Workbench 2.05)
Release Price: £349 (UK launch bundle price, 1992; no separate US retail launch)

Upgrade paths

RAM

2 MB chip RAM via trapdoor slot, plus up to 4 MB Fast RAM via a compatible PCMCIA SRAM card · Trapdoor expansion is tool-free; the PCMCIA slot (one of only two Amiga models to have one) also accepted RAM cards from the laptop-PC market.

EASY

storage

2.5" IDE hard disk, internal bay (A600HD factory configuration or retrofit) · First Amiga with a laptop-style internal 2.5" IDE bay; retrofitting a drive into a base A600 is a common community mod.

MODERATE