Amiga 3000
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
|
| Commodore Amiga 3000 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Personal computer |
| Released | June 1990 |
| Discontinued | 1992 |
| Processor | Motorola 68030 @ 16/25 MHz |
| Memory | 2 MiB |
| OS | Amiga OS 2.0 |
The A3000, also known as the Commodore Amiga 3000, was a much more serious proposition to build a professional multimedia computer than the previous A2000 effort. It was released in June 1990.
The Amiga 3000 came in a desktop box with a separate keyboard.
[edit] Technical Specifications
- a Motorola 68030 processor at either 16 MHz or 25 MHz (The 16 MHz models were discontinued soon after).
- 2 MiB of memory (configured as 1 MiB chip RAM and 1 MiB 32bit Fast RAM), expandable to a total of 18 MiB onboard.
- a 68881 or 68882 FPU coprocessor (The 16 MHz model shipped with a 68881, the 25 MHz model with a 68882)
- the ECS chipset.
- a SCSI interface and a Quantum LPS40S (40 MB), LPS52S (50 MB) or LPS105S (100 MB) 3.5" Hard Drive.
- a built-in 'flicker fixer' which enabled the use of a VGA monitor.
One could increase the amount of Fast RAM by adding ZIP DRAM chips, these were notoriously difficult to fit - and were available in two varieties, Page Mode or Static Column.
Other models included the A3000UX bundled with UNIX System V Release 4, and the A3000T tower computer.
An enhanced version, the Amiga 3000+, with the AGA chipset and an AT&T DSP chip was produced to prototype stage but never launched, instead Commodore replaced the A3000 with the cost-reduced A4000.
| List of Commodore microcomputers | |
|---|---|
| MOS Technology 6502-based (8-bit) | MOS/CBM KIM-1 • PET/CBM • CBM-II (aka B/P series) • VIC-20/VC-20 • C64 • SX-64 • C16 & 116 • Plus/4 • C128 |
| Motorola 68000-based (16-bit/32-bit) | Amiga 1000 • Amiga 500 • Amiga 2000 • Amiga 2500 • Amiga 1500 • Amiga CDTV • Amiga 3000 • Amiga 3000UX • Amiga 3000T • Amiga 500+ • Amiga 600 • Amiga 1200 • Amiga 4000 • Amiga 4000T |
The A3000 designation was also used on an Acorn Archimedes model.
