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AMIGA HARDWARE MANUAL (1984)
 
AMIGA HARDWARE MANUAL (1984)
<br>Written by Rob Peck
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== Preface ==
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Written by Rob Peck
 
<br>Original documentation created on an Apple Lisa 1
 
<br>Original documentation created on an Apple Lisa 1
  
<br><br>THE AMIGA PERSONAL COMPUTER (Chapter I)
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== THE AMIGA PERSONAL COMPUTER (Chapter I) ==
 
<br>1. INTRODUCTION
 
<br>1. INTRODUCTION
 
<br>2. FEATURES SUMMARY
 
<br>2. FEATURES SUMMARY

Revision as of 22:25, 11 June 2024

AMIGA HARDWARE MANUAL (1984)


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
4. FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
5. READ/WRITE CARTRIDGE SLOT (missing)
6. EXPANSION SLOT (missing)
7. CUSTOM GRAPHICS CHIP
7.1. THE PLAYFIELDS
7.2. THE SPRITES
8. CUSTOM ANIMATION CHIP
8.1. THE BLITTER
8.2. THE COPPER
9. 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
10. 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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