Comments on: Commodore Amiga http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2007/10/12/commodore-amiga/ Child of the 1980's - If you grew up in the 80's, then here you'll find TV, films, toys, games, music, sweets and much more you'll remember... Time to get nostalgic and remember all those childhood memories! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:25:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Big Boo http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2007/10/12/commodore-amiga/comment-page-1/#comment-14144 Big Boo Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:04:59 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2007/10/12/commodore-amiga/#comment-14144 True, the 68000 certainly did have 32-bit wide registers, but the version used in the early Amigas (A500, A1000, A2000) only had a 16-bit wide data bus, so fetching 32-bits of data had to be done in two steps. I believe this is why it is generally referred to as a 16-bit computer, as was the Atari ST. The later Amigas (A1200 and A4000) did have a full 32-bit bus, so these were certainly 32-bit computers. They featured a 68020 CPU or above. True, the 68000 certainly did have 32-bit wide registers, but the version used in the early Amigas (A500, A1000, A2000) only had a 16-bit wide data bus, so fetching 32-bits of data had to be done in two steps. I believe this is why it is generally referred to as a 16-bit computer, as was the Atari ST.

The later Amigas (A1200 and A4000) did have a full 32-bit bus, so these were certainly 32-bit computers. They featured a 68020 CPU or above.

]]> By: Jack Hughes http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2007/10/12/commodore-amiga/comment-page-1/#comment-14135 Jack Hughes Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:26:42 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2007/10/12/commodore-amiga/#comment-14135 The MC68000 was a 32 bit chip, making the Amiga one of the first 32 bit home computers. The MC68000 was a 32 bit chip, making the Amiga one of the first 32 bit home computers.

]]> By: Rolf’s Cartoon Club | Child Of The 1980's http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2007/10/12/commodore-amiga/comment-page-1/#comment-14098 Rolf’s Cartoon Club | Child Of The 1980's Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:03:12 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2007/10/12/commodore-amiga/#comment-14098 [...] show itself featured Rolf sat in a little command pod consisting of an easel and an Amiga computer with a video camera attached. Rolf could draw frames of animation on paper, which were [...] [...] show itself featured Rolf sat in a little command pod consisting of an easel and an Amiga computer with a video camera attached. Rolf could draw frames of animation on paper, which were [...]

]]> By: Beverly Hills Cop | Child Of The 1980's http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2007/10/12/commodore-amiga/comment-page-1/#comment-11876 Beverly Hills Cop | Child Of The 1980's Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:02:35 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2007/10/12/commodore-amiga/#comment-11876 [...] “Axel F” did get used to death during the late eighties on hacker group demos for the Commodore Amiga. Most of the car chases in the film are also accompanied by the brilliant “The Heat Is [...] [...] “Axel F” did get used to death during the late eighties on hacker group demos for the Commodore Amiga. Most of the car chases in the film are also accompanied by the brilliant “The Heat Is [...]

]]> By: Child of the 1980's » Junior Senior - Move Your Feet » TV - Films - Toys - Games - Music - Memories from the 80's http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2007/10/12/commodore-amiga/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Child of the 1980's » Junior Senior - Move Your Feet » TV - Films - Toys - Games - Music - Memories from the 80's Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:15:56 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2007/10/12/commodore-amiga/#comment-251 [...] is extremely colourful and animated in a way that anyone familiar with computer systems such as the Commodore Amiga will instantly feel a pang of nostalgia for. It was created by design outfit Shynola, and [...] [...] is extremely colourful and animated in a way that anyone familiar with computer systems such as the Commodore Amiga will instantly feel a pang of nostalgia for. It was created by design outfit Shynola, and [...]

]]> By: Child of the 1980's » Atari ST http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2007/10/12/commodore-amiga/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Child of the 1980's » Atari ST Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:57:04 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2007/10/12/commodore-amiga/#comment-58 <p>[...] in an earlier post on this site, the late 1980’s home computer war was thought between the Commodore Amiga and the subject of this post, the Atari ST, or more completely the Atari 520ST. At a base level the [...]</p> [...] in an earlier post on this site, the late 1980’s home computer war was thought between the Commodore Amiga and the subject of this post, the Atari ST, or more completely the Atari 520ST. At a base level the [...]

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