Key Features
of
the Amiga 500
The Amiga
's
li
st of features is second to none
in
the
mi
crocomputer
fi
eld. Many
features are unique to the Amiga; others are advan
ce
d beyo
nd
similar features on
other microcomputers.
Th
e key features
of
th
e Amiga
500
are summa
ri
zed
in
the
fo
ll
owing paragraphs.
Sophisticated Color Graphics
Th
e advanced graphics capabilities of the Amiga 5
00
can produce colorf
ul
,
hi
gh
resolution scr
ee
n
in
static or animated mode. Normal screen r
eso
lution is 320 x
2
00
or 320 x
400
pixels.
Hi
gh r
eso
lution is 640 x 200 or 640 x 400
pi
xels.
Depending on the graphic mod
e,
you can select 16 or 32
co
lors
fo
r dis
pl
ay at a
time; you
ca
n select from a palette of 4096
co
lo·rs.
Digitized Stereo Audio
The Amiga
500
pr
ovides a versatile two-channel, four-voice stereo so
un
d capa-
bilit
y,
with the four voices be
in
g output as two voices per cha
nn
e
l.
Various
options (such as a MIDI interface) can be added to take advantage of
th
e A
mi
ga
50
0's
sophis
ti
cated digitized ster
eo
sound and music capabilities.
Multitasking-Running Several Programs
at
the Same Time
Multi
ta
s
kin
g-
th
e ability
of
a
comput
er to pe
rf
orm a number
of
tasks simulta-
neousl
y-
is a
ca
pability unique to Ami
ga
co
mputers among
mi
crocomputers
in
or near their price range. For
exa
mpl
e,
with the A
mi
ga 500 you can r
un
an
accounting program and a word process
in
g program at the same time. If
th
ere
is
any co
mp
etition betw
ee
n the programs
fo
r system resources, the computer
a
ll
oca
tes the system r
eso
urces according to priorities you se
t.
Because multi-
tasking lets you do things like printing o
ut
one repo
rt
while you'
re
work
in
g on
another, your productivity is grea
tl
y e
nh
anced.
Introducing the Amiga
500
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