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[[FILE:Amiga 1000DP.jpg|border|right|thumb| Amiga 1000 <ref>Commodore [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_1000 Amiga 1000] personal computer with 1081 RGB monitor. (1985). [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Amiga_1000_PAL.jpg Original photo] by [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer:Kaiiv Kaiiv], September 17, 2008, Editing by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pixel8 Pixel8], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Commons Wikimedia Commons], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga Amiga from Wikipedia]</ref>]]
'''Amiga''',<br/>
a family of personal computers marketed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_International Commodore International] from the mid 80s to the mid 90s. Amiga was based on [[68000]] series of microprocessors and a custom chipset with graphics and sound capabilities, and had a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preemption_%28computing%29#Preemptive_multitasking pre-emptive multitasking] operating system called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOS AmigaOS]. While especially the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_500 Amiga 500] was quite successful in Europe, later models had a hard time to compete versus the upcoming [[Apple]] [[Macintosh]] and the [[IBM PC]] and its compatibles. In 2012, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_USA#cite_note-12 Commodore USA, LLC] sell a new line of PCs using the classic Commodore and Amiga name brands of personal computers, having licensed the Commodore brand from ''Commodore Licensing BV'' on August 25, 2010 <ref>[http://www.prlog.org/10884490-commodore-announces-exclusive-worldwide-licensing-rights-companies-ink-deal-for-new-product-line.html Commodore Announces Exclusive Worldwide Licensing Rights - Companies Ink Deal For New Product Line | PRLog]</ref> and the Amiga brand from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga,_Inc. Amiga, Inc.] on August 31, 2010 <ref>[http://www.amiga.com/news/2010-08-31-commodore-amiga-aio.php Amiga News]</ref> <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_USA Commodore USA from Wikipedia]</ref>.
=Amiga Engines=
* [[Battle Chess]]
* [[Chess Player 2150]]
* [[Chess Simulator]]
* [[Chessmaster]]
* [[Colossus Chess]]
* [[Complete Chess System]]
* [[Francesca]]
* [[Gromit]]
* [[Prédateur]]
* [[Rookie]]
* [[Sargon]]
* [[SCP]]
=See also=
* [[Commodore 64]]
* [[Commodore 128]]
=Forum Posts=
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=277597 Chessmaster 2000 for Amiga, Release: 1986] by [[Omid David]], [[CCC]], January 16, 2003
=External Links=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga Amiga from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Amiga History of the Amiga from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_%28disambiguation%29 Amiga (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
==Companies==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_International Commodore International from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escom_%28computer_corp%29 Escom (computer corp) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga,_Inc. Amiga, Inc. from Wikipedia from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_Entertainment Hyperion Entertainment from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_USA Commodore USA from Wikipedia]
* [http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_AboutUs.aspx Commodore USA]
==Models==
* [http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/everyamiga.html Amiga History Guide: Amiga models]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_models_and_variants Amiga models and variants from Wikipedia]
===Commodore===
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_1000 Amiga 1000 from Wikipedia] (1985 - 1987)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_500 Amiga 500 from Wikipedia] (1987 - 1991)
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_500_Plus Amiga 500 Plus from Wikipedia] (1991 - 1992)
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_600 Amiga 600 from Wikipedia] (1992 - 1993)
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_1200 Amiga 1200 from Wikipedia] (1992 - 1996)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_2000 Amiga 2000 from Wikipedia] (1987 - 1991)
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_3000 Amiga 3000 from Wikipedia] (1990 - 1992)
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_4000 Amiga 4000 from Wikipedia] (1992 - 1994)
===Escom===
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_4000T Amiga 4000T from Wikipedia] (1994 - 1997)
===Hyperion Entertainment===
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOne AmigaOne from Wikipedia] (2002–2004)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOne_X1000 AmigaOne X1000 from Wikipedia] (2012)
===Commodore USA===
* [http://www.commodoreusa.net/cusa_amiga1000.aspx The New AMIGA 1000] (2012)
* [http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_AMIGAmini.aspx Commodore AMIGA mini] (2012)
* [http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_AMIGAMio.aspx Commodore AMIGA Mio] (2012)
==OS & Firmware==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOS AmigaOS from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kickstart_%28Amiga%29 Kickstart (Amiga) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MorphOS MorphOS from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOS_4 AmigaOS 4 from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_OS Commodore OS from Wikipedia]
==Chess Programs==
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sargon-iii Sargon III for Amiga (1988)] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames] » [[Sargon]]
==Misc==
* [http://wigilius.se/amiga/ Famous Amiga Uses]
* [http://starringthecomputer.com/computer.html?c=36 Starring the Computer - Commodore Amiga 500]
: [http://starringthecomputer.com/feature.html?f=61 Starring the Computer - The Rachel Papers (1989)] » [[Battle Chess]]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Hardware|Up one Level]]'''
[[FILE:Amiga 1000DP.jpg|border|right|thumb| Amiga 1000 <ref>Commodore [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_1000 Amiga 1000] personal computer with 1081 RGB monitor. (1985). [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Amiga_1000_PAL.jpg Original photo] by [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer:Kaiiv Kaiiv], September 17, 2008, Editing by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pixel8 Pixel8], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Commons Wikimedia Commons], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga Amiga from Wikipedia]</ref>]]
'''Amiga''',<br/>
a family of personal computers marketed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_International Commodore International] from the mid 80s to the mid 90s. Amiga was based on [[68000]] series of microprocessors and a custom chipset with graphics and sound capabilities, and had a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preemption_%28computing%29#Preemptive_multitasking pre-emptive multitasking] operating system called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOS AmigaOS]. While especially the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_500 Amiga 500] was quite successful in Europe, later models had a hard time to compete versus the upcoming [[Apple]] [[Macintosh]] and the [[IBM PC]] and its compatibles. In 2012, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_USA#cite_note-12 Commodore USA, LLC] sell a new line of PCs using the classic Commodore and Amiga name brands of personal computers, having licensed the Commodore brand from ''Commodore Licensing BV'' on August 25, 2010 <ref>[http://www.prlog.org/10884490-commodore-announces-exclusive-worldwide-licensing-rights-companies-ink-deal-for-new-product-line.html Commodore Announces Exclusive Worldwide Licensing Rights - Companies Ink Deal For New Product Line | PRLog]</ref> and the Amiga brand from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga,_Inc. Amiga, Inc.] on August 31, 2010 <ref>[http://www.amiga.com/news/2010-08-31-commodore-amiga-aio.php Amiga News]</ref> <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_USA Commodore USA from Wikipedia]</ref>.
=Amiga Engines=
* [[Battle Chess]]
* [[Chess Player 2150]]
* [[Chess Simulator]]
* [[Chessmaster]]
* [[Colossus Chess]]
* [[Complete Chess System]]
* [[Francesca]]
* [[Gromit]]
* [[Prédateur]]
* [[Rookie]]
* [[Sargon]]
* [[SCP]]
=See also=
* [[Commodore 64]]
* [[Commodore 128]]
=Forum Posts=
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=277597 Chessmaster 2000 for Amiga, Release: 1986] by [[Omid David]], [[CCC]], January 16, 2003
=External Links=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga Amiga from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Amiga History of the Amiga from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_%28disambiguation%29 Amiga (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
==Companies==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_International Commodore International from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escom_%28computer_corp%29 Escom (computer corp) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga,_Inc. Amiga, Inc. from Wikipedia from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_Entertainment Hyperion Entertainment from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_USA Commodore USA from Wikipedia]
* [http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_AboutUs.aspx Commodore USA]
==Models==
* [http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/everyamiga.html Amiga History Guide: Amiga models]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_models_and_variants Amiga models and variants from Wikipedia]
===Commodore===
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_1000 Amiga 1000 from Wikipedia] (1985 - 1987)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_500 Amiga 500 from Wikipedia] (1987 - 1991)
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_500_Plus Amiga 500 Plus from Wikipedia] (1991 - 1992)
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_600 Amiga 600 from Wikipedia] (1992 - 1993)
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_1200 Amiga 1200 from Wikipedia] (1992 - 1996)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_2000 Amiga 2000 from Wikipedia] (1987 - 1991)
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_3000 Amiga 3000 from Wikipedia] (1990 - 1992)
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_4000 Amiga 4000 from Wikipedia] (1992 - 1994)
===Escom===
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_4000T Amiga 4000T from Wikipedia] (1994 - 1997)
===Hyperion Entertainment===
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOne AmigaOne from Wikipedia] (2002–2004)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOne_X1000 AmigaOne X1000 from Wikipedia] (2012)
===Commodore USA===
* [http://www.commodoreusa.net/cusa_amiga1000.aspx The New AMIGA 1000] (2012)
* [http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_AMIGAmini.aspx Commodore AMIGA mini] (2012)
* [http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_AMIGAMio.aspx Commodore AMIGA Mio] (2012)
==OS & Firmware==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOS AmigaOS from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kickstart_%28Amiga%29 Kickstart (Amiga) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MorphOS MorphOS from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOS_4 AmigaOS 4 from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_OS Commodore OS from Wikipedia]
==Chess Programs==
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sargon-iii Sargon III for Amiga (1988)] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames] » [[Sargon]]
==Misc==
* [http://wigilius.se/amiga/ Famous Amiga Uses]
* [http://starringthecomputer.com/computer.html?c=36 Starring the Computer - Commodore Amiga 500]
: [http://starringthecomputer.com/feature.html?f=61 Starring the Computer - The Rachel Papers (1989)] » [[Battle Chess]]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Hardware|Up one Level]]'''
