Processor: Motorola 68000

Manufacturer: Commodore Business Machines, Inc.

Year: 1987

Donor: Private

The Amiga 2000 is a premier computer released by Commodore in 1987, sharing a similar design to the lower cost Amiga 1000 but with more upgradability.  The Amiga line of computers was unique in that its design concept originated as a game console.  As a result, its hardware architecture included specialized integrated circuits that independently handled its sophisticated sound (Paula chip) and graphics (Denise chip) capabilities.  Offloading of these tasks from the CPU allowed for improved overall performance.

With Amiga's debut as a company in 1982, it was eventually absorbed by Commodore in 1984, and by 1985 the 16-bit Amiga technology became the successor to Commodore's famed 8-bit product lines.

Purists beware!  This unit on display dons some modern modifications, including a Gotek drive emulator, which offers the convenience of loading disk image files on a USB drive in place of original floppy disks.