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AMIGA HARDWARE MANUAL (1984)
 
 
 
 
== Preface ==
 
== Preface ==
 
Written by Rob Peck
 
Written by Rob Peck
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== THE AMIGA PERSONAL COMPUTER (Chapter I) ==
 
== THE AMIGA PERSONAL COMPUTER (Chapter I) ==
<br>1. INTRODUCTION
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# INTRODUCTION
<br>2. FEATURES SUMMARY
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# FEATURES SUMMARY
<br>3. MOTOROLA 68000 PROCESSOR
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# MOTOROLA 68000 PROCESSOR
 
<br>3.1 ACTUAL OPERATING SPEED OF THE 68000
 
<br>3.1 ACTUAL OPERATING SPEED OF THE 68000
<br>4. FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
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# FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
<br>5. READ/WRITE CARTRIDGE SLOT (missing)
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# READ/WRITE CARTRIDGE SLOT (missing)
<br>6. EXPANSION SLOT (missing)
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# 6. EXPANSION SLOT (missing)
<br>7. CUSTOM GRAPHICS CHIP
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# 7. CUSTOM GRAPHICS CHIP
 
<br>7.1. THE PLAYFIELDS
 
<br>7.1. THE PLAYFIELDS
 
<br>7.2. THE SPRITES
 
<br>7.2. THE SPRITES
<br>8. CUSTOM ANIMATION CHIP
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# CUSTOM ANIMATION CHIP
 
<br>8.1. THE BLITTER
 
<br>8.1. THE BLITTER
 
<br>8.2. THE COPPER
 
<br>8.2. THE COPPER
<br>9. CUSTOM SOUND/PERIPHERALS CHIP
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# CUSTOM SOUND/PERIPHERALS CHIP
 
<br>9.1. SERIAL PORT
 
<br>9.1. SERIAL PORT
 
<br>9.2.  BUILT-IN 300 BAUD MODEM (missing)
 
<br>9.2.  BUILT-IN 300 BAUD MODEM (missing)
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<br>9.5. RECONFIGURABLE JOYSTICK PORTS
 
<br>9.5. RECONFIGURABLE JOYSTICK PORTS
 
<br>9.6. FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
 
<br>9.6. FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
<br>10. PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CHIPS
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# PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CHIPS
 
<br>10.1. DETACHED KEYBOARD
 
<br>10.1. DETACHED KEYBOARD
 
<br>10.2. PARALLEL PRINTER INTERFACE
 
<br>10.2. PARALLEL PRINTER INTERFACE

Revision as of 22:31, 11 June 2024

Preface

Written by Rob Peck
Original documentation created on an Apple Lisa 1

THE AMIGA PERSONAL COMPUTER (Chapter I)

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. FEATURES SUMMARY
  3. MOTOROLA 68000 PROCESSOR


3.1 ACTUAL OPERATING SPEED OF THE 68000

  1. FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
  2. READ/WRITE CARTRIDGE SLOT (missing)
  3. 6. EXPANSION SLOT (missing)
  4. 7. CUSTOM GRAPHICS CHIP


7.1. THE PLAYFIELDS
7.2. THE SPRITES

  1. CUSTOM ANIMATION CHIP


8.1. THE BLITTER
8.2. THE COPPER

  1. CUSTOM SOUND/PERIPHERALS CHIP


9.1. SERIAL PORT
9.2. BUILT-IN 300 BAUD MODEM (missing)
9.3. STEREO AUDIO CHANNELS
9.4. MOUSE CONTROLLER
9.5. RECONFIGURABLE JOYSTICK PORTS
9.6. FLOPPY DISK DRIVE

  1. PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CHIPS


10.1. DETACHED KEYBOARD
10.2. PARALLEL PRINTER INTERFACE
11. RGB AND NTSC CONNECTIONS
12. LASER DISK INTERFACE (missing)
13. GRAPHIC PRESENTATION: SYSTEM FEATURES



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Errata and Updates