Amiga facts for kids
The Amiga was a special type of personal computer made by a company called Commodore International. These computers were popular in the 1980s and early 1990s. Many people thought the Amiga was very advanced for its time.
The first Amiga computer, called the Amiga 1000, came out in 1985. It had amazing features that were not common back then. It could show 4096 colors on the screen. It also had a special chip that could play four different sounds at the same time.
The Amiga used an operating system that allowed for multitasking. This meant you could run many programs at once. It also had a graphical user interface, which made it easy to use with a mouse. These features made the Amiga stand out from other computers.
Even though the Amiga didn't sell as many units as some other computers, it became very popular with certain groups. Gamers loved it for its great graphics and sound. People interested in video and graphics also found it very useful.
The Amiga was first created by a computer chip designer named Jay Miner and a company called Hi-Toro. This company later became Amiga Corporation. In 1984, Commodore bought Amiga Corporation. Sadly, Commodore went out of business in 1994.
Images for kids
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The Boing Ball
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Amiga 1000
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Amiga 600
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Amiga 1200
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4096 color HAM picture created with Photon Paint in 1989
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An image in PAL 640x512 16 color mode displayed by an Amiga 2000 on a Commodore 1084 monitor
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Amiga mouse
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8-bit sound sampling hardware for the Amiga
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The Amiga 1000 (1985) was the first model released.
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The Amiga 4000 (1992) was the last desktop computer made by Commodore.
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AmigaOne X1000 running AmigaOS 4.1
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Logo used in the US on some product packaging for the Amiga 500
See also
In Spanish: Commodore Amiga para niños
