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Amiga Model Numbers- Product Numbers and Descriptions
Originally found on Sara's Fruit and Vegetable Market BBS.
Researched and written by Calum Tsang, converted to
HTMLand sorted into tables by Gareth
Knight.
Description of A1253 mouse added on 14/6/2002.
| Model |
10 |
| Name |
Amplified Speakers |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1991 |
| Description |
The A10 speakers were actually a modified Labtec design, with
line level inputs for the Amiga. This was designed primarily for
the C1950 monitor, the first Amiga monitor without internal
speakers. They have an AC adapter and slots for C type
batteries. |
| Model |
501 |
| Name |
512K RAM Expander |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1987 |
| Description |
This small silver box housed a 512K RAM expansion board that
fits in the A500's trapdoor expansion slot underneath the machine.
Onboard is a clock battery. Once installed the host A500 has
a half meg of CHIP or SLOW FAST, depending on Agnus
configuration. |
| Model |
520 |
| Name |
RF Modulator |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1985 |
| Description |
This is a small module that fits on the 23 pin video port and
converts the RGB signal into composite and RF signals for use with
TVs. It also has a connection for audio to be mixed in. |
| Model |
560 |
| Name |
ArcNet Network Adapter |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
? |
| Description |
A ArcNet adapter for the A500. The prototype was never
officially launched, but several have appeared on eBay and various
Amiga shows. |
| Model |
570 |
| Name |
CDRom Interface/Drive |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1992 |
| Description |
The A570 turned the A500 into a CDTV compatible machine,
complete with singlespeed, custom interface CDRom drive. Many
options were planned including a SCSI adapter and RAM expansion,
but was left to thirdparties like AmiTrix in the end. The A570 had
the CDTV ROMs that latched into the A500 ROM, and attached via the
86 pin expansion slot. |
| Model |
590 |
| Name |
Hard Disk Plus |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1990 |
| Description |
The A590 is an expansion module for the A500 that fits on the
86 pin expansion slot. It is very similar to the A2091, and
has a RDB and SCSIDirect compatible SCSI adapter, and 2MB of RAM
expansion. However, the A590 has the missing parts that the
2091 lacks, for XTIDE hard disks. XTIDE is an 8 bit version
of the normal ATA IDE that is found in modern PCs. It is NOT
compatible with normal IDE, so you can't put a new IDE drive into a
A590, but many A590's were shipped with 20MB XTIDE drives. |
| Model |
601 |
| Name |
1MB RAM Expander |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1991 |
| Description |
This is the 1MB RAM and clock expansion module for the A600.
Once installed in the A600's trapdoor, the system has 2MB of CHIP
RAM. |
| Model |
1010 |
| Name |
A1000 External DD Floppy |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1985 |
| Description |
The standard, A1000 style external floppy drive
with passthrough utilizing a Matsushita mechanism, and a 23 pin
connector. |
| Model |
1011 |
| Name |
External DD Floppy |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1990 |
| Description |
A smaller external drive, using a custom wired
Chinon 354 mechanism, no passthrough, 23 pin cable. |
| Model |
1020 |
| Name |
5.25" External Floppy |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1985 |
| Description |
Uses a ALPS mechanism, but has an inverted bitstream logic
board identifying it as NOT a standard floppy drive. Uses
modified Commodore 1571 C128 drive case. Has passthrough.
Attaches on the 23 pin floppy port. It came with a piece of PC
emulation software called Transformer. |
| Model |
1050 |
| Name |
RAM Expansion for A1000 |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1985 |
| Description |
This is the quarter meg front panel expansion board
for the Amiga 1000. |
| Model |
1060 |
| Name |
SideCar PC Emulator for A1000 |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1986 |
| Description |
This external box uses a 8086 CPU, creating an entire hardware
compatible PC system on the side of the A1000, much like a modern
bridgeboard. It also had 3 XT slots for expansion
compatibility. Janus software is used to access it. |
| Model |
1070 |
| Name |
RGB 15 Khz Monitor |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1985 |
| Description |
This unit was given with developer systems in the early days of
the A1000. Named the Amiga HR, it had only RGB in with no
composite or audio inputs, using a Hitachi tube. |
| Model |
1080 |
| Name |
RGB 15 Khz Monitor |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1985 |
| Description |
This is the original Amiga monitor for the A1000 with Amiga
double check logo on the front. It has a speaker for mono
audio, plus Analog RGB, Digital RGBI, composite and Y/C in.
Similar to the Commodore 1902A monitor for the C128, it's about
14". |
| Model |
1084P
1084SP
1084D
1084SD |
| Name |
RGB 15 Khz Monitors |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1988-1992 |
| Description |
The 1084 line is comprised of two major batches, units from
Daewoo (Korean) and Phillips Magnavox (Dutch) OEM manufacturers.
Each batch had two models, a mono and stereo design. All had
Digital RGBI and Analog RGB input at 15 Khz, plus composite, Y/C,
and line level audio in. There is a headphone jack on the
side as well. All have roughly .41-.39 dp tubes. The
Daewoo models are rounded in appearance, similar to the
1942. It's about 14". |
| Model |
1252 |
| Name |
CDTV IR Mouse |
| Colour |
Black |
| Introduced |
1991 |
| Description |
This oddly shaped mouse has three buttons: the normal two, plus
one on the left side to activate the mouse, as it's wireless and
powered by a pair of AA batteries. The mouse is reasonably accurate
but of course has to be line of sight with the CDTV's front
panel. |
| Model |
1253 |
| Name |
CDTV Mouse |
| Colour |
Black |
| Introduced |
1991 |
| Description |
Two button mouse for the CDTV. |
| Model |
1300 |
| Name |
External Genlock |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1985 |
| Description |
This interesting box slides underneath the A1000
and plugs into the A1000 video port, with audio mixing and
overlay. |
| Model |
1411 |
| Name |
CDTV External DD Floppy |
| Colour |
Black |
| Introduced |
1991 |
| Description |
Similar to the A1011, except in black to match the
CDTV for the CDTV ProExpansion Pack. |
| Model |
1680 |
| Name |
1200 Baud Modem |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1986 |
| Description |
The 1680 was a small modem for the A1000, numbered in series
with the 1650, 1660 and 1670 modems for the Commodore 64.
It is Hayes compatible and works at 1200 bps. |
| Model |
1942 |
| Name |
RGB Multisync Monitor |
| Colour |
White |
| Introduced |
1993 |
| Description |
Made for the A1200/4000, the 1942 is a bisync, as it can handle
both 15 Khz and 31 Khz. However, it can't handle anything in
between. Similar to the 1084SD, it has stereo speakers and a Daewoo
tube. |
| Model |
1950 |
| Name |
RGB Multisync Monitor |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1990 |
| Description |
Made for use with the A3000's flicker free 31 Khz output, the
1950 is a 14" monitor with multisync hardware to allow it to sync
at Amiga native 15 KHz. It has no speakers. |
| Model |
1960 |
| Name |
RGB Multisync Monitor |
| Colour |
White |
| Introduced |
1992 |
| Description |
Intended for the A4000, the 1960 uses a Panasonic tube, and has
the same multisync abilities. It has no speakers either, but has a
higher image quality than the 1950. |
| Model |
1970 |
| Name |
Creative Designs Monitor |
| Colour |
White |
| Introduced |
1993 |
| Description |
This isn't a Commodore product, the AD1970 is a
custom product manufactured by mail order retailer Creative. |
| Model |
2002 |
| Name |
RGB 15 KHz Monitor |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1988 |
| Description |
This is similar to the Commodore 1902A monitor,
which is also similar to the A1080. |
| Model |
2010 |
| Name |
Internal DD Floppy for A2000 |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1986 |
| Description |
Several manufacturers provided the OEM parts for this drive,
usually a Matsushita JU262 or Chinon FB354. It was no different
than a normal PC DD floppy, except it had the diskchange line
enabled, where many modern PC floppy designs do not. The bezel
matched the A2000's colour scheme. |
| Model |
2015 |
| Name |
Internal HD Floppy for A2000 |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1992 |
| Description |
This exclusive Amiga mechanism used a custom Chinon FB357A
drive which slowed down when reading HD floppies for the benefit of
the custom chips which can't handle a full speed HD stream. The
outside bezel is a darker beige to match the A2000's case. |
| Model |
2020 |
| Name |
5.25" Internal Floppy |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
? |
| Description |
This was a never released version of the A1020 for the internal
bay of the A2000. It was mentioned in the Introduction to the
2000 manual, but didn't come out. I'd imagine it was because of
difficulties getting the inverted bitstream generated from the
motherboard, as all internal floppies do. |
| Model |
2024 |
| Name |
Greyscale Monitor |
| Colour |
? |
| Introduced |
1988 |
| Description |
This large 15" monitor showed 4 greyscales, but interfaced in
an odd way: instead of a dedicated driver card, it sampled in the
Amiga RGB native output at a fourth of the bandwidth, where the
Amiga driver software would output four screens in the time of one
normal RGB screen. The monitor would rearrange the output
into a high resolution display. The 2024 came with a special
Workbench disk with a precursor to the RTG capabilities we have
today in WB2.x. |
| Model |
2052 |
| Name |
2MB RAM Expansion |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1986 |
| Description |
This is an autoconfig 2MB expansion for the A2000,
16 bit RAM, on a Zorro II card. |
| Model |
2058 |
| Name |
2/8MB RAM Expansion |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1986 |
| Description |
This is similar to the A2052, except it has sockets
for 6MB more. Some shipped with all 8MB soldered on. |
| Model |
2060 |
| Name |
ArcNet Network Board |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1989 |
| Description |
The A2060 is a ArcNet adapter for 2 Mbps networks. It's
SANA II compatible, uses a Zorro II slot. Some versions were
wired for star configuration networks, and others are set up for
bus systems. |
| Model |
2065 |
| Name |
Ethernet Network Board |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1989 |
| Description |
The 2065 is the Ethernet version of the A2060, and runs at
10Mbps. It is SANA II compatible, uses a Zorro II slot. There is
both an AUI port and a 10Base2 coax BNC jack. |
| Model |
2080 |
| Name |
RGB 15 KHz LP Monitor |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1988 |
| Description |
The 2080 was an early attempt by Commodore to reduce the
problems of the RGB 15 Khz native Amiga screen mode in high
resolution, where it flickers due to interlacing. By increasing the
persistence of the phosphor on the glass of the display tube, the
electrons give a longer glow when they hit, reducing the flicker
effect. The 2080 is similar to the other 1084 Phillips models, with
the inclusion of a special SCART like connector on the back. |
| Model |
2088 |
| Name |
XT Bridgecard |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1987 |
| Description |
The Bridgecard was one of the key selling points of the A2000
series. Spanning a Zorro II slot and a PC slot, these emulators
give full speed hardware, while offering Amiga and PC resources to
both sides. The A2088, designed in Germany, uses a 8088 at 4.77 MHz
with 512K of RAM to give an XT compatible computer inside the
A2000. The A2000 provides an emulated CGA display and
keyboard via the Janus software that is included. The A2088
can also use XT peripherals like hard disks, serial ports and video
cards for itself, but can also share the hard disk with the Amiga
too. Similarily, the Amiga can share it's hard disk with the PC
side. The A2088 was often bundled with a 5.25" 360K floppy,
and can fit the 8087 math FPU. |
| Model |
2090 |
| Name |
ST506/SCSI Hard Disk Controller |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1987 |
| Description |
This was Commodore's first attempt at a high performance hard
disk adapter for the A2000 series. It's a hybrid controller,
with both ST506 (XT MFM) and SCSI interfaces. The A2090's
main variant, the 2090a provided Autoboot capability. An
A2090b board let the 2090 do this as well, although the b option
was less popular. The A2090 series were good first attempts but
flawed-the SCSI has it's DMA implemented incorrectly and has a
limit to 256MB drives. They use a custom bootblock
format. |
| Model |
2090a |
| Name |
ST506/SCSI Hard Disk Controller |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1988 |
| Description |
The 2090a is the autobooting variant of the A2090 controller,
and was shipped on many A2000HD and A2500/20 systems. |
| Model |
2090b |
| Name |
2090 Autoboot Board |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
? |
| Description |
This was a prototype adapter board that may or may not have
been released. It somehow modifies a 2090 controller into
autobooting, similar to a 2090a. |
| Model |
2091 |
| Name |
SCSI Controller with RAM Board |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1990 |
| Description |
This combination board was designed much like similar cards
from GVP, with both a SCSI hard disk adapter and a 16 bit RAM
expansion for the A2000. The A2091 solved many of the A2090
series' problems, and introduced the RigidDiskBlock bootblock
format, plus the SCSIDirect implementation. With a 2MB RAM
area for 44256 DIP chips, for 0, half, one and two meg increments,
the A2091 made a bare A2000 system an effective tool, with 3MB
total and a hard disk. Late model A2000HD and A2500/30's were
sold with the A2091. It is a solid, and dependable controller. |
| Model |
2094 |
| Name |
Hard Disk Controller |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
- |
| Description |
The 2094 was a prototype name for the A2090. It was
mentioned in the AmigaWorld issue featuring the A2000. |
| Model |
2232 |
| Name |
7 port Serial Card |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1989 |
| Description |
The A2232 was a seven port serial card providing RS232 ports
for Zorro machines. At a max of 19,200 bps, the ports were
served by a 6551 ACIA UART chip each, plus a 8520 CIA, and a master
6502 CPU and buffer as well. The ports were connected with 8 pin
DIN connectors on the card bracket, for which 8 pin to DB25
adapters were supplied. The card also had jumpers internally to
toggle various pinning configurations. |
| Model |
2286 |
| Name |
AT Bridgecard |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1989 |
| Description |
The A2286 is an AT compatible, 286/12 variant of the A2088. It
has 1MB of RAM, and utilizes the AT slots in the A2000. One design
problem with the A2286 is that it has a daughterboard, sandwiching
the CPU in. A clip on 486 is then difficult to add in later,
but a 287 math FPU is an option. |
| Model |
2300 |
| Name |
NTSC Internal Genlock |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1987 |
| Description |
The A2300 was a NTSC genlock which fit in the Amiga's video
slot and allowed users to overlay Amiga graphics onto an incoming
video signal. The composite signal came in through an RCA
connector, as was the combined output. There was a 23 pin RGB
connector for attaching an Amiga monitor. A small switch on
the bracket allowed one to toggle between incoming video, overlayed
video, and Amiga graphics. Many users seem to feel the
A2300's output isn't as good as it can be. |
| Model |
2301 |
| Name |
PAL Internal Genlock |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1987 |
| Description |
This was the European variant of the A2300, with added
components for PAL input and output. A NTSC A2300 can
actually be modified for use as a A2301. |
| Model |
2320 |
| Name |
Display Enhancer / Deinterlacer |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1990 |
| Description |
With the advent of the A3000 came the A2320, a copy of the
3000's deinterlacer electronics for the A2000 video slot. This
board doublescans low res screens and deinterlaces interlaced
screens so that the output is clean and jitterfree. It's locked at
31 Khz and allows VGA monitors to be used with the A2000. Any other
signal produced by the Amiga is automatically sent through with the
enhancer circuitry bypassed. The A2320 incorporates some rather
cool features: it has a dual port static RAM bank, which new video
and cleaned video are read in and outputted simultaneously. It also
has a DB15HD connector for standard VGA monitor connection. And a
major benefit is that it does not slow the system down at all,
unlike using high syncrates via the ECS chipset like
Productivity. |
| Model |
2386SX |
| Name |
386 Bridgecard |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1991 |
| Description |
The A2386SX is the final and most advanced Bridgecard available
from Commodore. With a 16, 20, or 25 Mhz 386SX CPU, with 387
socket, this emulator board also had RAM expansion up to 8MB. While
the display emulation is still CGA only, many A2386SX owners ended
up buying clone VGA cards and installing them with a video
switchbox. There is an option for Janus controlled flipping
of the display, and thirdparty/PD options do exist. The A2386SX
also allows sharing of Amiga DD and HD floppies. There is a rumour
that a 2486 Bridgecard was developed by CBM, but the designers of
the 2386 say this isn't true. |
| Model |
2410 |
| Name |
Lowell TIGA Graphics Card |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1991 |
| Description |
The A2410 is a 8 bit graphics board based on the Texas
Instruments TMS34010 at 50MHz. A complete intelligent graphics
coprocessor, the A2410 board was originally designed for use with
Amiga UNIX. It provides resolutions of 1024x1024 or 1024x768,
on it's own display screen. It was co-developed with Lowell
University. Today, it can be driven using custom output render
drivers on graphics programs, or using EGS. |
| Model |
2620 |
| Name |
68020 Accelerator and RAM Board |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1988 |
| Description |
The A2620 marked the first 32 bit CPU for the Amiga line. A
complete package of 68020 14 Mhz CPU, 68881 FPU and 68851 MMU, plus
up to 4MB of 32 bit RAM, the A2620 finally put the Amiga into the
same class as UNIX workstations and the Macs of that era, many
based on the same 020 chip. It also allowed the Amiga to run
Amiga UNIX, which could be toggled using jumpers or a special
bootmenu. The board maps the 4MB into 24 bit AutoConfig space so
that in 68000 mode, the RAM all shows up. The 2620 fits in the 86
pin CPU slot of the 2000, and it's FPU socket can be externally
clocked. |
| Model |
2630 |
| Name |
68030 Accelerator and RAM board |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1990 |
| Description |
The A2630 is the 030/25+68882 FPU accelerator for the A2000
series. It has the same 2 or 4MB RAM of the A2620 in 24 bit
AutoConfig for compatibility, but runs much faster. There are few
other differences, except that the 2630 is externally clocked
separate from the motherboard, and that it has a 32 bit expansion
socket on the backside, for adding third party options like the
DKB2632 112MB RAM expander. A variant of the 2630 called the 2691
was designed to have an integrated 2091 HD controller, but this was
shot down by CBM management. |
| Model |
2631 |
| Name |
68030 Accelerator with A2091 |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1991 |
| Description |
Proposed and designed A2630 with onboard SCSI, and
A3000 architecture. Never built. |
| Model |
3010 |
| Name |
Internal DD Floppy for A3000 |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1986 |
| Description |
Several manufacturers provided the OEM parts for this drive,
usually a Chinon FB354. It was no different than a normal PC
DD floppy, except it had the diskchange line enabled, where many
modern PC floppy designs do not. The eject button
matched the A3000's colour scheme. |
| Model |
3015 |
| Name |
Internal HD Floppy for A3000 |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1992 |
| Description |
This exclusive Amiga mechanism used a custom Chinon FB357A
drive which slowed down when reading HD floppies for the benefit of
the custom chips which can't handle a full speed HD stream. The
button is light beige to match the A3000's case. |
| Model |
3070 |
| Name |
External 150 MB Tape Drive |
| Colour |
Beige |
| Introduced |
1991 |
| Description |
For use with Commodore Amiga UNIX for the A3000UX variant, the
A3070 houses a Archive Viper 150MB 1/4" tape streamer mechanism in
an attractive casing that matches the A3000 styling. It has
relatively odd 25 pin connectors, but includes a power supply. |
| Model |
3091 |
| Name |
A3000 Internal SCSI Controller |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1991 |
| Description |
The A3091 actually isn't a product, it's part of the A3000
system board. Some people mistakenly refer to it as a A3091
anyways. |
| Model |
3400 |
| Name |
68EC030 CPU Module |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1993 |
| Description |
This 200 pin FAST connector processor board was designed for
the A4000/EC030, the lower cost variant of the full 040 A4000.
Using an EC030 CPU, without onboard MMU functions, the 3630 has
space for an FPU chip. It can also mount an 020 CPU for an
extremely cost reduced model of the A4000 that was planned
for. |
| Model |
3630 |
| Name |
68EC030 CPU Module |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1993 |
| Description |
The A3400 is often referred to as the A3630. |
| Model |
3640 |
| Name |
68040 CPU Module |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1992 |
| Description |
First debuted on the A3000T40 system, the 3640 is a
040 CPU board for the 200 pin FAST connector on A3000/4000 systems.
It uses a 68040 with integral FPU and MMU, clocked at 25 Mhz. Many
revisions of the board exist, with varying degrees of
compatibility-some A3000 owners have installed the board
successfully in A3000 desktop models, but the general idea is that
Commodore found the 3640 too hot for the A3000. They can also be
found in 4000/040 and A4000T40 systems, but the A3640 addresses
onboard RAM in a slower 030 mode, making these machines slower in
RAM access than the 030 models. Some units may have shipped with
crippled LC/EC040 chips. |
| Model |
4066 |
| Name |
Z3 Ethernet Board |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1993 |
| Description |
The A4066 never debuted as a Commodore product, but is sold by
Ameristar. Over the 2065, it has a 10BaseT RJ45 connector. |
| Model |
4091 |
| Name |
Z3 SCSI2 Controller |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1993 |
| Description |
The A4091 was part of the development plan to give SCSI2 to the
A4000. Using a NCR chip, the 4091 had a few problems with Buster
compatibility, but was later sold to DKB, as part of Commodore's
plan to design hardware but let others others license it. |
| Model |
25000 |
| Name |
German BSW A2000 RAM Board |
| Colour |
- |
| Introduced |
1986 |
| Description |
This odd board was a 512K RAM upgrade for the German 4.0 A2000
which fit into the 86 pin "MMU slot" which is a direct map of the
A1000 slot. |
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