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Commodore Amiga 500+ User Manual

Commodore Amiga 500+
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The Complete Amiga 500+ User Guide
By Peter Hutchison 8 2016
Revised: 23/10/2016
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Commodore Amiga 500+ Specifications

General IconGeneral
CPUMotorola 68000
RAM1 MB Chip RAM
ChipsetEnhanced Chip Set (ECS)
Operating SystemAmigaOS 2.04
Release Year1991
ROM512 KB
CPU Speed7.16 MHz (NTSC) or 7.09 MHz (PAL)
Colors32 (from 4096 color palette)
Audio4-channel 8-bit PCM stereo sound (Paula)
Floppy Drive3.5" DD (880 KB)
Ports2 x DE-9 joystick/mouse ports, RS-232 serial port, Centronics parallel port, RGB video out, stereo audio out, floppy disk drive port
Expansion SlotsTrapdoor expansion slot
PowerExternal power supply

Summary

Introduction

Setting up the Amiga for First Time

Guide to Workbench 2.04

1. The Menus

Explains access to menus via mouse clicks and keyboard shortcuts.

2. The Mouse

Details the functions of the left and right mouse buttons and interaction methods.

3. The Programs

3.1 Workbench Disk

Explains programs found in the Workbench Disk Utilities Drawer.

3.2 Tools Drawer

Details the various utility programs found within the Tools Drawer.

3.3 Commodities Drawer

Lists and describes commodity programs for system enhancement.

3.4 Prefs

Covers customization options available in the Prefs drawer for Workbench.

4. Workbench 2.1

4.1 Removed features

Lists features that were removed in Workbench 2.1 compared to previous versions.

4.2 Added features

Details new features introduced in Workbench 2.1 for system expansion.

5. Beyond Workbench 2.x

6. Adding more Memory to the A500+

6.1 Memory Boards

Describes specific memory expansion boards like AmigaKit A603.

7. Adding a CD ROM drive to the A500+

8. Upgrading the Processor

8.1 68000 Accelerators

Lists accelerator boards using the 68000 processor for upgrades.

8.2 68020 Accelerators

Details accelerator boards featuring the 68020 processor with FPU and RAM.

8.3 68030 Accelerators

Covers accelerator boards equipped with the 68030 processor and significant RAM.

9. Upgrading the Kickstart and Workbench

9.1 Kickstart 2.x revisions

Details the revision history and notes for Kickstart 2.x versions.

9.2 The Amiga A500+ can be upgraded

Outlines the upgrade paths from Workbench 2.x to later versions.

10. The Motherboard

11. Backward Compatibility

12. Adding a Hard Disk to A500+

13. Installing Workbench onto a Hard Disk

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