Commodore Amiga
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Commodore Amiga

Books & publications for the Commodore Amiga line. Amiga Logo Amiga is a family of personal computers introduced by Commodore in 1985. The original model is one of a number of mid-1980s computers with 16- or 32-bit processors, 256 KB or more of RAM, mouse-based GUIs, and significantly improved graphics and audio compared to previous 8-bit systems. This includes the Atari ST—released earlier the same year—as well as the Macintosh and Acorn Archimedes.

Based on the Motorola 68000 microprocessor, the Amiga differs from its contemporaries through the inclusion of custom hardware to accelerate graphics and sound, including sprites and a blitter, and a pre-emptive multitasking operating system called AmigaOS.

Commodore Amiga 500

In 1987, Commodore introduced the Amiga 500, or simply the A500. It was a relatively inexpensive 16-bit home computer. Commodore's aim was to create a machine that could compete in the market against the other 16 bit machines such as the Atari and the Apple Computers.

The Amiga architecture is built around Motorola's 68000 processor. The Amiga 500 came standard with 512KByte of RAM, expandable to 9MByte. The RAM was devided into Chip RAM and Fast RAM. The Chip RAM was accessible by the Video and Sound Chip, and the Fast RAM was accessible by the CPU.

The Amiga could be connected to a monitor, but also to a TV set. The A500 is the best selling computer in the Amiga line-up. Amiga offered excellent graphics and performance at a reasonable price.

Graphics Capabilities, provided by the Denise Sound Chip.

  • 320x200 in 32 colors (320x256 on PAL versions)
  • 640x400 in 16 colors (640x512 on PAL versions)
  • Planar graphics with up to five bit planes.
  • Colors come from a 4096 color palette
  • Extra half-brite mode for 32 additional colors at half brightness
  • HAM (Hold And Modify) mode allowing 4096 colors simultaneous

Amiga had 8 hardware sprites, each is 16 pixels wide, by unlimited height, in 4 colours (3+transparent)

  • Sprites 1&2 take their palette from Colours 16,17,18,19 (16 is ignored.. transparent)
  • Sprites 3&4 take their palette from Colours 20,21,22,23 (20 is ignored.. transparent)
  • Sprites 5&6 take their palette from Colours 24,25,26,27 (24 is ignored.. transparent)
  • Sprites 7&8 take their palette from Colours 28,29,30,31 (16 is ignored.. transparent)
2 sprites can be combined, by setting their positions to the same place, and setting the "attach" bit in the control word. This gives you a 16 colour sprite that uses from colours 16 to 31 (although again, 16 is treated as transparent)

Introduction to the Amiga 500
1141
Introduction to the Amiga 500
Language: English

Published by Commodore

Amiga Intern
1142
Amiga Intern
by Dittrich, Gelfand, Schemmel
Language: German

Published by Data Becker

ISBN:  3890111041

Spiele Programmierung in Assembler
1143
Spiele Programmierung in Assembler
by Schimanski, Jorgo
Language: German

Published by Heim Verlag

ISBN:  3928480022

BECKERtext Amiga
1144
BECKERtext Amiga
Language: German

Published by Data Becker

ISBN:  3890115829

Amiga 500 Power Pack
1145
Amiga 500 Power Pack
Language: German

Published by Data Becker

Das Grosse Amiga Jahrbuch 87
1146
Das Grosse Amiga Jahrbuch 87
Language: German

Published by Commodore

AssemPro manual
1147
AssemPro manual
by Schulz, Peter
Language: English

Published by Data Becker

ISBN:  155755026X

Das Amiga Spielebuch
1148
Das Amiga Spielebuch
by Babiel, Rainer & Woytal, Patrick
Language: German

Published by Sybex

ISBN:  3887458443

Der Amiga Die Geschichte einer Computerlegende
1149
Der Amiga Die Geschichte einer Computerlegende
by Mohr, Volker
Language: German

Published by Edition Retrobooks

ISBN:  3938199121

Amiga SuperED
1150
Amiga SuperED
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik

Amiga 500 Appetizer
1151
Amiga 500 Appetizer
Language: German

Published by Commodore

Amiga 500 für Einsteiger
1152
Amiga 500 für Einsteiger
by Spanik
Language: German

Published by Data Becker

ISBN:  3890111920

Das Grosse Buch zu GFA BASIC AMIGA
1153
Das Grosse Buch zu GFA BASIC AMIGA
by Bleek; Hecht; Litzkendorf
Language: German

Published by Data Becker

ISBN:  3890112765

Amiga Cluster Handbuch
1154
Amiga Cluster Handbuch
by Pfrengle, Thomas
Language: German

Published by StoneWare

Amiga 500 Benutzerhandbuch
1156
Amiga 500 Benutzerhandbuch
Language: German

Published by Commodore

Amiga Hard Disk Benutzerhandbuch
1157
Amiga Hard Disk Benutzerhandbuch
Language: German

Published by Commodore

Amiga, da informatica a religione 1985 – 2013
1158
Amiga, da informatica a religione 1985 – 2013
Language: Italian

Published by Workbench Release

AmigaBASIC
1159
AmigaBASIC
by Ruegheimer, Hannes
Language: Italian

Published by Free Time Editions

ISBN:  8885111033

GFA Basic 3.5 Interpreter
1160
GFA Basic 3.5 Interpreter
Language: English

Published by Data Media UK

ISBN:  1855520095

M2 Amiga Modula-2 Compiler
1161
M2 Amiga Modula-2 Compiler
by Degen; Nieder; Straube; Schaub
Language: German

Published by A+L AG, Schweiz

ISBN:  390701720X

Programmieren mit Amiga Basic
1162
Programmieren mit Amiga Basic
by Henning, Horst-Rainer
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik Verlag AG, HiSoft

ISBN:  3890904343

Das Amiga Handbuch
1163
Das Amiga Handbuch
by Breuer, Markus
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik Verlag AG, HiSoft

ISBN:  3890902286

Amiga 1200 - Guida all
1164
Amiga 1200 - Guida all'uso
by Smith, Bruce
Language: Italian

Published by Jackson Libri

ISBN:  8825605439

Amiga BASIC
1165
Amiga BASIC
by Rügheimer, Spanik
Language: German

Published by Data Becker

ISBN:  3890112099

Amiga C In Beispielen
1166
Amiga C In Beispielen
by Huckert, E; Kremser, F.
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik Verlag AG

ISBN:  3890905390

Das Grosse Amiga Musikbuch
1167
Das Grosse Amiga Musikbuch
by Hahn; Spanik; Tai
Language: German

Published by Data Becker

ISBN:  3890112153

HiSoft Amiga Devpac Assembler
1168
HiSoft Amiga Devpac Assembler
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik Verlag AG, HiSoft

Amiga Tips und Tricks
1169
Amiga Tips und Tricks
by Weltner; Hornig
Language: German

Published by Data Becker

ISBN:  3890112110

Amiga COMAL
1170
Amiga COMAL
Language: English

Published by UniComal

VLAB YUV Echtzeit Video Digitizer Benutzerhandbuch
1171
VLAB YUV Echtzeit Video Digitizer Benutzerhandbuch
Language: German

Published by Macro System

Amiga 2000 Buch
1172
Amiga 2000 Buch
by Breuer, Markus
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik Verlag AG

ISBN:  3890905749

Grafik auf dem Amiga
1173
Grafik auf dem Amiga
by Kohlen, Manfred
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik Verlag AG

ISBN:  3890902367

Public Domain Schatztruhe
1174
Public Domain Schatztruhe
by Leithaus, Ralf
Language: German

Published by Verlag technicSupport

ISBN:  3926847220

Introduzione ad Amiga 600
1175
Introduzione ad Amiga 600
Language: Italian

Published by Commodore Electronics Ltd

First Steps: Amiga Surfin by Karl Jeacle
1176
First Steps: Amiga Surfin by Karl Jeacle
by Jeade, Karl
Language: English

Published by Bookmark Publishing

ISBN:  1855500078

Il manuale dell
1177
Il manuale dell'hardware dell'Amiga
by Peck, Robert
Language: Italian

Published by IHT Gruppo Editoriale S.r.l.

ISBN:  887803018X

DELUXE Grafik mit dem Amiga
1178
DELUXE Grafik mit dem Amiga
by Breuer, Markus
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik Verlag AG

C auf dem Amiga
1179
C auf dem Amiga
by Wollschlaeger, Peter
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik Verlag AG

ISBN:  3877910262

Dr.Ruprecht, Kommentiertes ROM Listing 1
1180
Dr.Ruprecht, Kommentiertes ROM Listing 1
by Ruprecht, Dr.
Language: German

Published by Edotronik, Biosystems und GIV

ISBN:  3883201685

Amiga Hardware Tuning
1181
Amiga Hardware Tuning
by Gerlach, Uwe; Hochberger, Christian
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik Verlag AG

ISBN:  3890905862

AMOS The Creator Handbuch
1182
AMOS The Creator Handbuch
by Lionet, Francois; Hill, Stephen
Language: German

Published by Europress Software

ISBN:  9781872084509

Amiga Assembler Von Null Auf Hundert
1183
Amiga Assembler Von Null Auf Hundert
by Webers, Ronald; Zavelberg, Frank
Language: German

Published by Verlag Gabriele Lechner

ISBN:  3926858400

Landschafts-Malerei mit Deluxe Paint
1184
Landschafts-Malerei mit Deluxe Paint
by Lechner, Gabriele
Language: German

Published by Verlag Gabriele Lechner

ISBN:  392685846X

Amiga Oberon
1185
Amiga Oberon
by Siebert, Fridtjof
Language: German

Published by A+L AG

Introduction to the Amiga 2000
1186
Introduction to the Amiga 2000
Language: English

Published by Commodore

Klops& Lücke Die AMIGA Detektive
1187
Klops& Lücke Die AMIGA Detektive
by Stieper, Frank
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik

ISBN:  3877912540

Programmare l
1188
Programmare l'Amiga
by Eugene P. Mortimore
Language: Italian

Published by IHT

ISBN:  887803004X

Amiga Datenstrukturen Lexikon
1189
Amiga Datenstrukturen Lexikon
by Lukowicz, Paul; Pfeiffer, Olaf
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik

ISBN:  3890902502

Einschalten Und Loslegen! Das Unentbehrliche Einsteigerbuch Zum AMIGA
1190
Einschalten Und Loslegen! Das Unentbehrliche Einsteigerbuch Zum AMIGA
by Stieper, Frank; Schweda, Detlef
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik

ISBN:  3877913385

Kommentiertes ROM Listing 2
1191
Kommentiertes ROM Listing 2
by Ruprecht, Dr.
Language: German

Published by Mediscript Verlag

ISBN:  3883201693

AMIGA Maschinensprache
1192
AMIGA Maschinensprache
by Dittrich, Stefan
Language: German

Published by Data Becker

ISBN:  3890110762

Amiga - C für Einsteiger
1193
Amiga - C für Einsteiger
by Schaun, Dirk
Language: German

Published by Data Becker

ISBN:  3890111076

Amiga - Maschinensprache für Einsteiger
1194
Amiga - Maschinensprache für Einsteiger
by Tornsdorf, Manfred
Language: German

Published by Data Becker

ISBN:  3890111726

Amiga: Programmieren in Basic
1195
Amiga: Programmieren in Basic
by Klein, Rolf-Dieter
Language: German

Published by Franzis Verlag

ISBN:  3772389716

Das neue Supergrafikbuch zum Amiga
1196
Das neue Supergrafikbuch zum Amiga
by Trapp, Weltner
Language: German

Published by Data Becker

ISBN:  3890113451

Amiga - Programmieren in Maschinensprache
1197
Amiga - Programmieren in Maschinensprache
by Riemenschneider, Frank
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik

ISBN:  3890907121

Amiga Spiele selber programmieren
1198
Amiga Spiele selber programmieren
by Laber, Niki
Language: German

Published by Verlag Gabriele Lechner

ISBN:  3926858311

AmigaDOS 1.3 Anwender- und Programmiererbuch
1199
AmigaDOS 1.3 Anwender- und Programmiererbuch
by Häring, Wilfried
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik

ISBN:  3890908020

Amiga Modula 2
1200
Amiga Modula 2
by Gzella, Holger
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik

ISBN:  389090744X

Amiga Trickstudio A
1201
Amiga Trickstudio A
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik

ISBN:  3890907156

Amiga Call
1202
Amiga Call
by Schmidt, Markus
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik

Das große AMIGA Druckerbuch
1203
Das große AMIGA Druckerbuch
by Ockenfelds, Ralf
Language: German

Published by Data Becker

Final Calc
1204
Final Calc
Language: German

Published by SoftWood, Inc.

Amiga-Oberon V3 Handbuch
1205
Amiga-Oberon V3 Handbuch
by Siebert, Fridtjof
Language: German

Published by A+L AG

Blitzeinstieg IMAGINE
1206
Blitzeinstieg IMAGINE
by Kunze, Richard
Language: German
C++4
1207
C++4
by Kuhn, Tilo
Language: German

Published by MAXON Computer GmbH

Storm C Preview
1208
Storm C Preview
Language: German

Published by Haage & Partner

GFA Basic 3.0 + 3.5 Upd
1209
GFA Basic 3.0 + 3.5 Upd
Language: German

Published by GFA Systemtechnik

AmigaDOS v132 Enhancer Software
1210
AmigaDOS v132 Enhancer Software
Language: English
AMIGA Programmier Handbuch
1211
AMIGA Programmier Handbuch
by Koch, Kremser
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik

Amiga BASIC Handbuch
1212
Amiga BASIC Handbuch
Language: German

Published by Commodore

Amiga Supergrafik
1213
Amiga Supergrafik
by Weltner, Trapp, Jennrich
Language: German

Published by Data Becker

L
1214
L'Amiga - Immagini, suoni e animazioni sul Commodore Amiga
by Michael Boom
Language: Italian

Published by IHT

Amiga - Tecniche di programmazione
1215
Amiga - Tecniche di programmazione
by Peck, Robert A.
Language: Italian

Published by Gruppo Editoriale

Amiga Bridgeboard Buch
1216
Amiga Bridgeboard Buch
by Thiede, Günter
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik

ISBN:  3890903142

Amiga Spiele 92
1217
Amiga Spiele 92
by Schmidt, Bernhard
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik

ISBN:  3877912877

Cinema 4D V2-4 Pro Handbuch
1218
Cinema 4D V2-4 Pro Handbuch
by Giebel, Michael; Losch, Philip
Language: German

Published by MAXON Computer GmbH

Asm-One
1219
Asm-One
by Gram-Madsen, Rune
Language: German

Published by DMV Daten- und Medienverlag

Gabriele Lechner Turbo Silver 3.0
1220
Gabriele Lechner Turbo Silver 3.0
by Lechner, Gabriele
Language: German

Published by Verlag Gabriele Lechner

ISBN:  3926858125

Computermalschule Fantasy
1221
Computermalschule Fantasy
by Friedhuber, Walter
Language: German

Published by Verlag Gabriele Lechner

ISBN:  3926858060

Amiga BASIC
1222
Amiga BASIC
by Rügheimer; Spanik
Language: German

Published by Data Becker

ISBN:  3890112029

Amiga Assembler Buch
1223
Amiga Assembler Buch
by Wollschlaeger, Peter
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik

ISBN:  3890905250

Das Grosse Amiga 2000 Buch
1224
Das Grosse Amiga 2000 Buch
by Rügheimer; Spanik
Language: German

Published by Data Becker

ISBN:  3890111998

Maxon C++ 3.1 Developer
1225
Maxon C++ 3.1 Developer
Language: German

Published by MAXON Computer GmbH

Il manuale dell
1226
Il manuale dell'AmigaDOS
by Tim King
Language: Italian

Published by IHT

ISBN:  8878030023

Maxon Basic 3 Handbuch
1227
Maxon Basic 3 Handbuch
Language: German

Published by MAXON Computer GmbH

Computermalschule Trickfilmzeichnen
1228
Computermalschule Trickfilmzeichnen
by Friedhuber, Walter
Language: German

Published by Verlag Gabriele Lechner

ISBN:  3926828079

Amiga Documentum
1229
Amiga Documentum
by Hanns-Eugen Stöffler, Markus Stoll
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik

Amiga Das Grosse C Buch
1230
Amiga Das Grosse C Buch
by Jennrich, Bruno; Schulz, Peter; Bleek, Wolf-Gideon
Language: German

Published by Data Becker

ISBN:  3890111912

Professionelles Arbeiten mit DeLuxe Paint II
1231
Professionelles Arbeiten mit DeLuxe Paint II
by Friedhuber, Walter
Language: German

Published by Verlag Gabrielle Lechner

ISBN:  3926858060

O. M. A. 3.0 Handbuch
1232
O. M. A. 3.0 Handbuch
by Dietmar Heidrich
Language: German

Published by ICP Verlag

Amiga DOS-Handbuch
1233
Amiga DOS-Handbuch
Language: German

Published by Commodore-Amiga Inc.

Amiga Spiele selber programmieren Band 2
1234
Amiga Spiele selber programmieren Band 2
by Niki Laber
Language: German

Published by Verlag Gabrielle Lechner

Reflections Animator
1236
Reflections Animator
by Fuchs, Carsten
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik

Kick Pascal 2.0
1237
Kick Pascal 2.0
Language: German

Published by MAXON Computer GmbH

The Amiga : images, sounds, and animation on the Commodore Amiga
1238
The Amiga : images, sounds, and animation on the Commodore Amiga
by Boom, Michael
Language: English

Published by Microsoft Press

ISBN:  0914845624

Amiga Intuition Reference Manual
1239
Amiga Intuition Reference Manual
Language: English

Published by Commodore Business Machines

Amiga 3D-Sprinter
1240
Amiga 3D-Sprinter
by Georg Glaeser, Thomas Grohser
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik

Amiga Software Praxis
1241
Amiga Software Praxis
Language: German

Published by Amiga Special, Media Verlag

Amiga Hardware ... auf einen Schlag
1242
Amiga Hardware ... auf einen Schlag
by Jörg Schimanski
Language: German

Published by Media Verlagsgesellschaft

Amiga 3D-Grafik und Animation
1243
Amiga 3D-Grafik und Animation
by Alex Plenge
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik

Amiga Hardware Reference Manual 3rd Edition
1244
Amiga Hardware Reference Manual 3rd Edition
Language: English

Published by Commodore-Amiga Inc.

Amiga Hardware Reference Manual 2nd Edition
1245
Amiga Hardware Reference Manual 2nd Edition
Language: English

Published by Commodore-Amiga Inc.

Amiga ROM Kernel Reference Manual Devices 3rd Edition
1246
Amiga ROM Kernel Reference Manual Devices 3rd Edition
Language: English

Published by Commodore-Amiga Inc.

Maxon Pascal 3
1247
Maxon Pascal 3
Language: German

Published by MAXON Computer GmbH

Intro to TRIPOS
1248
Intro to TRIPOS
Language: English

Published by Metacompco

More Amiga Tricks and Tips
1249
More Amiga Tricks and Tips
Language: English

Published by Abacus, Data Becker

The Best Amiga Tips and Tricks, by Bleek & Weltner & Maelger
1250
The Best Amiga Tips and Tricks, by Bleek & Weltner & Maelger
Language: English

Published by Abacus, Data Becker

Maxon C++ Developer
1251
Maxon C++ Developer
Language: German

Published by MAXON Computer GmbH

Amiga User Interface Style Guide
1252
Amiga User Interface Style Guide
Language: English

Published by Commodore-Amiga Inc.

Dr Horgan
1253
Dr Horgan's Complete Guide to Amiga Music and FX
Language: English
Compute!
1254
Compute!'s second book of Amiga
Language: English

Published by Compute! Publications Inc

ISBN:  0874551226

Amiga 3-D-Grafikprogrammierung
1255
Amiga 3-D-Grafikprogrammierung
by Jennrich, Bruno; Schulz, Peter; Massmann, Andreas
Language: German

Published by Data Becker

Amiga Reflections
1256
Amiga Reflections
by Fuchs, Carsten
Language: German

Published by Markt & Technik Verlag AG

ISBN:  389090727X

Amiga C for Beginners by Dirk Schaun
1257
Amiga C for Beginners by Dirk Schaun
by Schaun, Dirk
Language: English

Published by Data Becker, Abacus

ISBN:  155755045X

Amiga A1200 insider guide : an introduction to Workbench and AmigaDos on the A1200
1258
Amiga A1200 insider guide : an introduction to Workbench and AmigaDos on the A1200
by Smith, Bruce
Language: English

Published by Bruce Smith Books

ISBN:  1873308159

Compute
1259
Compute's AmigaDOS Reference Guide 4th ed by Sheldon Leemon
by Leemon, Sheldon
Language: English

Published by Compute Books

Compute!
1260
Compute!'s first book of Amiga
Language: English

Published by Compute! Publications Inc

ISBN:  0874550904

Amiga Reflections 3.0
1261
Amiga Reflections 3.0
by Conway, Ralph
Language: German

Published by MABO Druck

Making music on the Amiga
1262
Making music on the Amiga
by Spanik, Christian
Language: English

Published by Abacus, Data Becker

ISBN:  1557550948

AmigaDOS Inside and Out
1263
AmigaDOS Inside and Out
by Kerkloh; Thornsdorf; Zoller
Language: English

Published by Abacus, Data Becker

ISBN:  1557550417

AMOS: The Creator User Guide
1264
AMOS: The Creator User Guide
by Lionet, Francois
Language: English

Published by Mandarin Software

ISBN:  0948104961

Mapping the Amiga
1265
Mapping the Amiga
by Thompson, Randy; Anderson, Rhett
Language: English

Published by Compute Books

ISBN:  0874552672

The AmigaDOS manual
1266
The AmigaDOS manual
Language: English

Published by Bantam Computer Books

ISBN:  0553354035

Amiga ROM Kernel Reference Manual, 3rd Edition, by Steve Beats
1267
Amiga ROM Kernel Reference Manual, 3rd Edition, by Steve Beats
Language: English

Published by Commodore-Amiga Inc.

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