Subj : Commodore Amiga History
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From : Allen Prunty
Date : Sat Jun 04 2016 23:08:04

History of the Amiga Computer

1982: Hi-Toro Incorporated is formed by a group of midwest investors trying to
cash in on the video game craze. The name was later changed to Amiga,
Incorporated after being confused with the lawn-mower manufacturer, Toro.

1983: Information is leaked about an incredible computer codenamed Lorraine
featuring unheard of graphics and sound capabilities, multitasking, 80 column
display, 5+ megs of RAM and MORE!

1984: August - Commodore purchases Amiga Corporation.

1985: July - Commodore unveils the new Amiga 1000 in New York, for US$1300.

1986: Commodore releases Transformer software for the Amiga, which, along with
the Commodore 1020 5 1/4-inch disk drive, provides limited MS-DOS
compatibility.

1987: January - Commodore announces the Amiga 500.

1987: January - Commodore announces the Amiga 2000.

1988: December - Commodore announces the A2286D Bridgeboard for the Amiga 2000.
The A2286D contains an 8-MHz Intel 80286 and a 1.2MB 5 1/4-inch disk drive.

1988: Commodore introduces the Amiga 2000HD.

1988: Commodore introduces the Amiga 2500.

1989: January - Commodore announces that 1 million Amiga computers have been
sold.

1989: November - Commodore announces the Amiga 2500/30. It is essentially an
Amiga 2000 with a 2630 Accelerator Board (25-MHz 68030 and 68882 math
coprocessor).

1990: April - Commodore offers Amiga 1000 owners US$1000 to trade in their
Amiga on a new Amiga 2000.

1990: June - Commodore ships the Amiga A3000 computer.

1990: September - NewTek ships the Video Toaster, a hardware/software real-time
video effects tool for the Amiga 2000, for US$1600.

1990: Commodore announces the Amiga 3000. Prices start at US$4100 with a
monitor.

1991: January - Commodore releases the CDTV package. It features a CD-ROM
player integrated with a 7.16-MHz 68000-based Amiga 500. List price is US$1000.

1991: Commodore unveils the Amiga 3000UX. Cost is US$5000, without a monitor.

1992: March - Commodore introduces the Amiga 600 for a base price of $500.

1992: September - Commodore introduces the Amiga 4000.

1992: December - Commodore introduces the Amiga 1200.

1994: Commodore International and Commodore Electronics (two of the many
international components of Commodore Business Machines) file for voluntary
liquidation.

1995: April - At an auction in New York, ESCOM buys all rights, properties, and
technologies of Commodore.

1997: Gateway buys bankrupt Amiga.

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