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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 115. Chapters: Amiga games, Amiga demos, Interchange File Format, Original Chip Set, Guru Meditation, Amiga Enhanced Chip Set, Amiga 500, TRIPOS, Amiga 1000, Amiga 600, Amigaguide, Amiga 500 Plus, UAE, Amiga Chip RAM, Amiga Advanced Graphics Architecture, MetaComCo, Amiga 3000, Amiga Recoverable Alert, Planar, Amiga 2000, Video Toaster, NewTek, Action Replay, Amiga support and maintenance software, Amiga software, Amiga productivity software, History of the Amiga, Hold-And-Modify, Amiga Hunk, Amiga 1200, Amiga CD32, Minimig, Amiga Internet and communications software, MorphOS, WarpOS, PowerUP, Amiga Fast File System, Amiga models and variants, Amiga programming languages, AmigaOne X1000, MOS Technology Agnus, Kickstart, Amiga 4000, Commodore CDTV, Commodore AA+ Chipset, Emulation on the Amiga, MOS Technology CIA, ANIM, Amiga Zorro III, Amiga music software, Amiga Advanced Architecture chipset, Individual Computers Catweasel, Amiga Old File System, Amiga Hombre chipset, LHA, Sam440ep, Amiga 4000T, Autoconfig, Aladdin4D, Amiga Disk File, Joyboard, Amiga Ranger Chipset, Amiga custom chips, Natami, Amiga A570, LZX, Aminet, Amiga Sidecar, Amiga Unix, CDXL, Amiga Forever, Warp3D, Amiga Walker, Flicker fixer, Amiga emulation, Amiga Halfbrite mode, Amiga video connector, Amiga 1500, Power A5000, WarpUP, CyberGraphX, Realsoft, INMOS G364 framebuffer, Blitter object, Amiga 3000UX, Amiga 2500, Joe Pillow, Almathera Systems, Dual format, AHI, Formatted Disk Image, Amiga Rigid Disk Block, AmiQNX, AmiKit, Akiko, Amiga 3000T, 8SVX, Clock port, Fellow, Great Valley Products, Amiga Games Database, APUS. Excerpt: The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its impressive graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities. The Amiga provided a significant upgrade from 8-bit computers, such as the Commodore 64, and the platform quickly grew in popularity among computer enthusiasts. The best selling model, the Amiga 500, was introduced in 1987 and became the leading home computer of the late 1980s and early 1990s in much of Western Europe. In North America success was more modest. The Amiga went on to sell approximately six million units. Second generation Amiga systems (A1200 and A4000) were released in 1992. However, poor marketing and failure to repeat the technological advances of the first systems meant that the Amiga quickly lost its market share to competing platforms, such as the fourth generation game consoles and IBM PC compatibles. Based on the Motorola 68000 series of microprocessors, the machine sports a custom chipset with graphics and sound capabilities that were unprecedented for the price, and a pre-emptive multitasking. The Amiga was particularly popular for gaming and demoscene activities. It also found a prominent role in the desktop video, video production, and show control business, leading to affordable video editing systems such as the Video Toaster. It was also a less expensive alternative to the Apple Macintosh and IBM-PC as a general-purpose business or home computer. The Amiga's native ability to play back several channels of digital samples made it a popular platform for early "tracker" music software, and the machine's relatively powerful processor and ability to access several megabytes of memory led to the development of several 3D rendering packages, including LightWav...