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The first Amiga model, the A1000, required that Kickstart 1.x be loaded from floppy disk into a 256 KB section of RAM called the writable control store (WCS). Some A1000 software titles (notably Dragon's Lair ) provided an alternative code-base in order to use the extra 256 KB for data.
256 KB: 1.0 – 1.1 3.1 / 3.9 [note 1] / 3.2 [note 2] Later A1000s shipped with 512 KB base memory Amiga 2000 A-model 1987 68000 1 MB: 1.2 3.9 / 3.2 First desktop Amiga with internal expansion slots used the Amiga 1000 chipset 512 KB Chip RAM, 512 KB Fast RAM on CPU slot card Amiga 500: 1987–1991 68000 512 KB 1.2 – 1.3 3.1 / 3.2
Instead, the A1000 includes a daughterboard with 256 KB of RAM, dubbed the "writable control store" (WCS), into which the core of the operating system is loaded from floppy disk (this portion of the operating system is known as the "Kickstart"). The WCS is write-protected after loading, and system resets do not require a reload of the WCS.
256 or 512 KB Kickstart ROM Chipset Original Chip Set (OCS) or Enhanced Chip Set (ECS) Video 12-bit color palette (4096 colors) Graphic modes with up to 32, 64 (EHB mode) or 4096 (HAM mode) on-screen colors: 320×200 to 320×400i (NTSC) 320×256 to 320×512i (PAL) Graphic modes with up to 16 on-screen colors: 640×200 to 640×400i (NTSC)
Amiga is a family of personal computers produced by Commodore from 1985 until the company's bankruptcy in 1994, with production by others afterward. The original model is one of a number of mid-1980s computers with 16-bit or 16/32-bit processors, 256 KB or more of RAM, mouse-based GUIs, and significantly improved graphics and audio compared to previous 8-bit systems.
1 MB Kickstart ROM with CD32 firmware. 1 KB non-volatile EEPROM [20] memory for game saves Chipset Advanced Graphics Architecture (AGA) Additional Akiko chip (CD-ROM controller and performs chunky to planar graphics conversion) Video 24-bit color palette (16.8 million colors) Up to 256 on-screen colours in indexed mode 262 144 on-screen colors ...
256 MB in the expansion slot with CPU upgrade; 4 MB in PCMCIA slot; ROM: 512 KB Kickstart ROM Chipset Advanced Graphics Architecture (AGA) Video 24-bit color palette (16.8 million colors) Up to 256 on-screen colors in indexed mode 262,144 on-screen colors in HAM-8 mode Resolutions from: 320×200 to 1280×400i, 1504x484 overscan (NTSC)
RAM: 256 kB (expandable to 512 kB + 80 kB Dual Bus Memory) Graphics Emulation: Dependent on Amiga settings. (can use 8-bit ISA graphics cards) Sound Emulation: Dependent on Amiga settings. (can use real 8-bit ISA sound cards) One internal 5.25" drive bay (normally fitted with a 360K 5.25" floppy drive) 3 x 8-bit ISA slots (for using PC ...