The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its impressive graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities. The Amiga provided a significant upgrade from 8-bit computers, such as the Commodore 64, and the platform quickly grew in popularity among computer enthusiasts.

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  • Der Commodore Amiga war ein von Mitte der 1980er bis Anfang/Mitte der 1990er weit verbreiteter Computer, der besonders in seinen Einsteigermodellen als Heimcomputer beliebt war. Für seine Zeit hatte er ausgeprägte Multimediafähigkeiten und ein leistungsfähiges, präemptives Multitasking-Betriebssystem. In der Commodore-Zeit arbeitete er durchgängig mit Prozessoren der Motorola 68000er-Familie.
  • The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its impressive graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities. The Amiga provided a significant upgrade from 8-bit computers, such as the Commodore 64, and the platform quickly grew in popularity among computer enthusiasts. The best selling model, the Amiga 500, was introduced in 1987 and became the leading home computer of the late 1980s and early 1990s in much of Western Europe. In North America success was more modest. The Amiga went on to sell approximately six million units. Second generation Amiga systems were released in 1992. However, poor marketing and failure to repeat the technological advances of the first systems meant that the Amiga quickly lost its market share to competing platforms, such as the fourth generation game consoles, Apple Macintosh, and IBM PC compatibles. Based on the Motorola 68000 series of microprocessors, the machine sports a custom chipset with graphics and sound capabilities that were unprecedented for the price, and a pre-emptive multitasking operating system called AmigaOS. The Amiga was particularly popular for gaming and demoscene activities. It also found a prominent role in the desktop video, video production, and show control business, leading to affordable video editing systems such as the Video Toaster. It was also a less expensive alternative to the Apple Macintosh and IBM-PC as a general-purpose business or home computer. The Amiga's native ability to play back several channels of digital samples made it a popular platform for early "tracker" music software, and the machine's relatively powerful processor and ability to access several megabytes of memory led to the development of several 3D rendering packages, including LightWave 3D and Aladdin 4D. The Amiga was most commercially successful as a home computer, with a wide range of games and creative software, although early Commodore advertisements attempted to cast the computer as an all-purpose business machine. Since the demise of Commodore, various groups have marketed successors to the original Amiga line. Eyetech sold PowerPC based hardware under the AmigaOne brand from 2002 to 2005, and Acube sells the AmigaOS 3 compatible Minimig systems with a MC68000 compatible CPU and AmigaOS 4 compatible Sam440 and Sam460 systems with PowerPC processors. The name Amiga was chosen by the developers specifically from the Spanish word for a female friend, and because it occurred before Apple and Atari alphabetically. It also gave the message that the Amiga computer line was 'user friendly' as a sort of pun or play on words.
  • En informática, Amiga es un ordenador personal que debido a sus extraordinarias capacidades multimedia, cosechó grandes éxitos en la década de los años 80 y 90. Fue diseñado por Jay Glenn Miner y un reducido equipo de ingenieros pertenecientes a la empresa Didbit ubicada en Santa Clara, California. Fueron comercializados por Commodore International entre 1985 y 1994. Su módico precio de entrada y sus capacidades multimedia mucho más avanzadas que los compatibles PC, y Macintosh de la época, le confirió mayor popularidad entre los amantes de los videojuegos. Su sistema operativo tiene una particularidad excepcional para la informática, consistente en ser multitarea y multimedia.
  • Amiga on tietokoneperhe, jota Commodore valmisti vuodesta 1985 vuoteen 1994. Tietokoneen kehitystyön oli aloittanut Amiga Corporation vuonna 1982. Amigasta tuli seuraaja Commodoren menestyksekkäälle Commodore 64 -tietokoneelle. Amiga oli Suomessa ja monissa osissa Eurooppaa PC:n ohella suosituin pelaamisessa ja muussa tietokoneharrastelussa käytetty tietokone 1990-luvun alkaessa, ja amigakäyttäjien parista sai pitkälti alkunsa tietokoneharrastelijoiden "demoskene". Lisäksi Amigaa käytettiin apuvälineenä ammattilaiskäytössä esimerkiksi grafiikan ja musiikinteossa. Amigan käyttöjärjestelmä, AmigaOS oli aikoinaan edistyksellinen. Se yhdisti graafisen käyttöliittymän moniajoon. Ääni- ja grafiikkaominaisuuksiltaan Amiga oli myös aikanaan huipputasoa. Sen äänipiiri tukee DMA-pohjaista 28 kilohertsin 8 bitin digitoitua stereoääntä ja siinä oli tarkka kuvan resoluutio ja laaja väripaletti. Prosessoreinaan Amigat käyttivät Motorolan 16/32-bittistä 68k-sarjaa.
  • Amiga è una piattaforma informatica proprietaria commercializzata a partire dal 1985 con una serie di personal computer, una serie di home computer, due workstation, un lettore stand-alone di CD-ROM multimediali e una console per videogiochi. La piattaforma Amiga, fin dalla sua prima introduzione sul mercato con il personal computer Amiga 1000, ha reso la multimedialità alla portata dell'utente medio, grazie a chip custom in grado di gestire grafica, animazione e suono a costi decisamente più bassi rispetto alle piattaforme concorrenti dell'epoca. L'hardware di Amiga, viene gestito dal sistema operativo AmigaOS che già nella sua prima release 1.0 del 1985 presentava il multitasking preemptive, un'interfaccia grafica WIMP a colori, la possibilità (tuttora ineguagliata su altri sistemi) di avere per ogni programma in funzione uno schermo grafico dotato di caratteristiche indipendenti, e, nel 1986, con la release 1.2, il plug and play (di nuovo, caratteristica che Microsoft ha implementato nel suo sistema operativo per personal computer solo nel 1995). Dal 1985 al 1994, sotto la gestione Commodore, sono stati commercializzati numerosi sistemi Amiga basati su processori della famiglia Motorola 68k e differenti evoluzioni dell'hardware custom (OCS, ECS, AGA); Amiga 4000T (commercializzato dal 1994 al 1997 sotto le gestioni Commodore prima e Amiga Tech. poi) rappresenta l'ultimo modello di questa serie generalmente definita come Amiga Classic. Dal 1994, in seguito al fallimento di Commodore International, la società che ha reso celebre questo computer in tutto il mondo, l'evoluzione del sistema ha vissuto fasi alterne. Le aziende che negli anni seguenti si sono succedute nella proprietà della piattaforma Amiga hanno però continuato lo sviluppo e la commercializzazione di AmigaOS, che dalla versione 4 è destinato agli ultimi computer Amiga Classic prodotti, alla serie AmigaOne (nuovo hardware Amiga basato su architettura PowerPC) e ad alcune schede madri basate su hardware di terze parti e sulle specifiche CHRP. Di questa nuova serie, generalmente definita come Amiga NG, sono attualmente sul mercato Sam440ep e Sam440ep-flex dell'italiana ACube Systems. Di recente, è stato annunciato da Hyperion/A-EON (società che su licenza di Amiga Inc. sviluppa AmigaOS) il nuovo AmigaOne X1000.
  • Amiga（アミガもしくはアミーガ）は、1985年にコモドールより発売されたパーソナルコンピューターである。その名称は、スペイン語で「女友達」の意味。
  • De Amiga is een familie van homecomputers. In 1984 kocht Commodore de firma Amiga Corp. op waarmee ze het succesverhaal van de Commodore 64 wilden vervolgen. Op 23 juli 1985 werd de nieuwe Amiga voorgesteld in New York, waarbij de befaamde pop-art kunstenaar Andy Warhol de creatieve mogelijkheden van deze computer demonstreerde door een fotobewerking te maken van de Blondie zangeres Debbie Harry.
  • Amiga er en personlig datamaskin som opprinnelig ble markedsført av Commodore International. Maskinen var tiltenkt som avløser for den populære Commodore 64. Selve ordet «Amiga» er spansk og betyr «venninne». Amigaen bemerket seg spesielt som en multimediemaskin. Amigaen var lenge en foretrukket maskin innen lyd og videoredigering, og var de facto standard for de fleste lokal-tv-selskap tidlig på 90-tallet. Amigaen vakte oppsikt da den i 1985 muliggjorde såkalt «pre-emptive multitasking» i sitt operativsystem. Dette ga Amigaen mulighet til å kjøre flere programmer samtidig uten at hverken brukeren eller programmereren var nødt til å tenke noe særlig over dette. De fleste andre operativsystemer som var i stand til å multitaske, benyttet seg av mer primitive former for multitasking, som f. eks co-operative multitasking der programmer måtte være skrevet spesielt for dette. Pre-emptive multitasking ble ikke vanlig på Windows før på midten av 90-tallet. De opprinnelige Amiga-modellene fra Commodore hadde prosessorer fra 68000-serien til Motorola. (De som går under navnet Amiga One har en PowerPC-prosessor.)
  • Amiga (hiszp. la amiga – przyjaciółka) – popularna marka komputerów produkowanych przez firmę Commodore. Po bankructwie Commodore, marka została przejęta przez firmę Escom, następnie przez Gateway. W końcu wyłoniła się samodzielna firma Amiga INC, która po bankructwie sprzedała wszelkie prawa firmie KMOS. W międzyczasie KMOS zmieniło nazwę na Amiga Inc.
  • O Amiga foi uma família de computadores pessoais originalmente produzida pela empresa canadense Commodore International, bastante popular na década de 1980 e na década de 1990. Atualmente vem sendo produzido por outras empresas. Estas máquinas destacaram-se pela excelência de seu Sistema Operativo e para a aptidão de funções Multimídia. Em Portugal o Amiga foi um dos microcomputadores mais vendidos nas décadas de 1980 e 1990. No Brasil, chegou a ser vendido oficialmente após o fim da lei de reserva de informática.
  • Amiga — семейство домашних персональных компьютеров и операционных систем к ним, разработанные Amiga Corporation.
  • Amiga var en av de mest populära hemdatorerna under andra halvan av 1980-talet och första halvan av 1990-talet. Tekniken utvecklades av ett företag kallat Hi-Toro och rättigheterna såldes till Commodore. Idag förvaltas varumärket av det amerikanska företaget Amiga Incorporated medan operativsystemet AmigaOS utvecklas av belgiska Hyperion.
  • Amiga（非正式譯名為阿米加）是Amiga公司開發的個人電腦產品系列。在1982年，主要的硬件設計師杰·邁納開始了Amiga的開發工作。Commodore International收購了Amiga公司後，在1985年將Amiga引入到市場裡。「Amiga」這個名詞在西班牙語裡意為女性朋友。
  • Fichier:Amiga500 system. jpg Amiga 500, 1987 L’Amiga est une famille d’ordinateurs personnels commercialisée par Commodore International entre 1985 et 1994. Le prix modique de l’entrée de gamme et les capacités multimédia plus avancées que les compatibles PC et Macintosh de l’époque l’ont rendu très populaire auprès des amateurs de jeux vidéo et des demomakers. Son système d’exploitation avait la particularité alors exceptionnelle pour l’informatique grand public d’être multitâche préemptif et multimédia. Il reste aujourd’hui encore une référence dans la scène démo, parvenant à surpasser les démos PC lors de l’Assembly 2006.
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  • Der Commodore Amiga war ein von Mitte der 1980er bis Anfang/Mitte der 1990er weit verbreiteter Computer, der besonders in seinen Einsteigermodellen als Heimcomputer beliebt war. Für seine Zeit hatte er ausgeprägte Multimediafähigkeiten und ein leistungsfähiges, präemptives Multitasking-Betriebssystem. In der Commodore-Zeit arbeitete er durchgängig mit Prozessoren der Motorola 68000er-Familie.
  • Amiga（アミガもしくはアミーガ）は、1985年にコモドールより発売されたパーソナルコンピューターである。その名称は、スペイン語で「女友達」の意味。
  • De Amiga is een familie van homecomputers. In 1984 kocht Commodore de firma Amiga Corp. op waarmee ze het succesverhaal van de Commodore 64 wilden vervolgen. Op 23 juli 1985 werd de nieuwe Amiga voorgesteld in New York, waarbij de befaamde pop-art kunstenaar Andy Warhol de creatieve mogelijkheden van deze computer demonstreerde door een fotobewerking te maken van de Blondie zangeres Debbie Harry.
  • Amiga (hiszp. la amiga – przyjaciółka) – popularna marka komputerów produkowanych przez firmę Commodore. Po bankructwie Commodore, marka została przejęta przez firmę Escom, następnie przez Gateway. W końcu wyłoniła się samodzielna firma Amiga INC, która po bankructwie sprzedała wszelkie prawa firmie KMOS. W międzyczasie KMOS zmieniło nazwę na Amiga Inc.
  • Amiga — семейство домашних персональных компьютеров и операционных систем к ним, разработанные Amiga Corporation.
  • Amiga var en av de mest populära hemdatorerna under andra halvan av 1980-talet och första halvan av 1990-talet. Tekniken utvecklades av ett företag kallat Hi-Toro och rättigheterna såldes till Commodore. Idag förvaltas varumärket av det amerikanska företaget Amiga Incorporated medan operativsystemet AmigaOS utvecklas av belgiska Hyperion.
  • Amiga（非正式譯名為阿米加）是Amiga公司開發的個人電腦產品系列。在1982年，主要的硬件設計師杰·邁納開始了Amiga的開發工作。Commodore International收購了Amiga公司後，在1985年將Amiga引入到市場裡。「Amiga」這個名詞在西班牙語裡意為女性朋友。
  • The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its impressive graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities. The Amiga provided a significant upgrade from 8-bit computers, such as the Commodore 64, and the platform quickly grew in popularity among computer enthusiasts.
  • En informática, Amiga es un ordenador personal que debido a sus extraordinarias capacidades multimedia, cosechó grandes éxitos en la década de los años 80 y 90. Fue diseñado por Jay Glenn Miner y un reducido equipo de ingenieros pertenecientes a la empresa Didbit ubicada en Santa Clara, California. Fueron comercializados por Commodore International entre 1985 y 1994.
  • Amiga on tietokoneperhe, jota Commodore valmisti vuodesta 1985 vuoteen 1994. Tietokoneen kehitystyön oli aloittanut Amiga Corporation vuonna 1982. Amigasta tuli seuraaja Commodoren menestyksekkäälle Commodore 64 -tietokoneelle. Amiga oli Suomessa ja monissa osissa Eurooppaa PC:n ohella suosituin pelaamisessa ja muussa tietokoneharrastelussa käytetty tietokone 1990-luvun alkaessa, ja amigakäyttäjien parista sai pitkälti alkunsa tietokoneharrastelijoiden "demoskene".
  • Amiga è una piattaforma informatica proprietaria commercializzata a partire dal 1985 con una serie di personal computer, una serie di home computer, due workstation, un lettore stand-alone di CD-ROM multimediali e una console per videogiochi.
  • Amiga er en personlig datamaskin som opprinnelig ble markedsført av Commodore International. Maskinen var tiltenkt som avløser for den populære Commodore 64. Selve ordet «Amiga» er spansk og betyr «venninne». Amigaen bemerket seg spesielt som en multimediemaskin. Amigaen var lenge en foretrukket maskin innen lyd og videoredigering, og var de facto standard for de fleste lokal-tv-selskap tidlig på 90-tallet.
  • O Amiga foi uma família de computadores pessoais originalmente produzida pela empresa canadense Commodore International, bastante popular na década de 1980 e na década de 1990. Atualmente vem sendo produzido por outras empresas. Estas máquinas destacaram-se pela excelência de seu Sistema Operativo e para a aptidão de funções Multimídia. Em Portugal o Amiga foi um dos microcomputadores mais vendidos nas décadas de 1980 e 1990.
  • Fichier:Amiga500 system. jpg Amiga 500, 1987 L’Amiga est une famille d’ordinateurs personnels commercialisée par Commodore International entre 1985 et 1994. Le prix modique de l’entrée de gamme et les capacités multimédia plus avancées que les compatibles PC et Macintosh de l’époque l’ont rendu très populaire auprès des amateurs de jeux vidéo et des demomakers.
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