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[[File:Amiga500 system.jpg|thumb|Amiga 500 system]]

The '''Amiga''' was a line of [[personal computers]] that [[Commodore International]] produced during the [[1980s]] and early [[1990s]]. The first Amiga computer, the Amiga 1000, possessed a [[:en:Hold-And-Modify|HAM mode]] enabled the machine to display 4096 colors, a chip that enabled it to play back four channels of sound at once, an [[operating system]] with [[multitasking]], and a [[graphical user interface]] at a time that these features were uncommon or not as developed as Amiga's.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/08/a-history-of-the-amiga-part-2/ |title=A history of the Amiga, part 2: The birth of Amiga |first=Jeremy |last=Reimer |date=2007-08-13 |work=Ars Technica |publisher= |page=2 |accessdate=2013-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/08/a-history-of-the-amiga-part-3/2/ |title=A history of the Amiga, part 3: The first prototype |first=Jeremy |last=Reimer |date=2007-08-22 |work=Ars Technica |publisher= |page=2 |accessdate=2013-01-25}}</ref> The Amiga is often said to have been ahead of its time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2000/03/34922 |title=Amiga Back From the Dead Again |first=Leander |last=Kahney |date=2000-03-20 |work=Wired |publisher= |accessdate=2013-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/2100-1040-228256.html |title= Gateway's Amiga prepares for return |first=Jim |last=Davis |date=1999-07-09 |work=CNET News |publisher= |accessdate=2013-01-25}}</ref> Although the Amiga did not sell well and Commodore went bankrupt, the Amiga developed a [[fandom]] and niche amongst video and graphics enthusiasts and gamers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2005/01/amiga/ |title=The Micro-AmigaOne and Amiga OS4 Developer Prerelease (Update 1) |author=Jeremy Reimer |date=2005-01-17 |work=Ars Technica |publisher= |page=1 |accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/252392/amiga_computer_awakened_from_sleep_with_makeover.html |title=Amiga Computer Awakened From Sleep With Makeover |first=Agam |last=Shah |date=2012-03-22 |work=PCWorld |publisher= |accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref>

The Amiga was initially created by computer chip designer Jay Miner and Hi-Toro (later Amiga Corporation).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/08/a-history-of-the-amiga-part-2/ |title=A history of the Amiga, part 2: The birth of Amiga |first=Jeremy |last=Reimer |date=2007-08-13 |work=Ars Technica |publisher= |page=1 |accessdate=2013-01-23}}</ref> In 1984, Commodore purchased Amiga Corporation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/08/a-history-of-the-amiga-part-3/3/ |title=A history of the Amiga, part 3: The first prototype |first=Jeremy |last=Reimer |date=2007-08-22 |work=Ars Technica |publisher= |page=3 |accessdate=2013-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/10/amiga-history-4-commodore-years/ |title=A history of the Amiga, part 4: Enter Commodore |first=Jeremy |last=Reimer |date=2007-10-22 |work=Ars Technica |publisher= |page=1 |accessdate=2013-01-25}}</ref> The first Amiga, the Amiga 1000, was released in 1985 after delays and marketing blunders.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/12/amiga-history-part-5/ |title=A history of the Amiga, part 5: postlaunch blues |first=Jeremy |last=Reimer |date=2007-12-10 |work=Ars Technica |publisher= |page=1 |accessdate=2013-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/12/amiga-history-part-5/ |title=A history of the Amiga, part 5: postlaunch blues |first=Jeremy |last=Reimer |date=2007-12-10 |work=Ars Technica |publisher= |page=2 |accessdate=2013-01-25}}</ref> In 1994, Commodore declared bankruptcy.<ref name="Terrible Old Games You've Probably Never Heard Of">{{cite book|last=Ashen|first=Stuart|title=Terrible Old Games You've Probably Never Heard Of|year=2015|publisher=Random House|isbn=9781783522576|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0iNMCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT107&lpg=PT107&dq=amiga%201994%2C%20Commodore%20declared%20bankruptcy%20&f=false#v=onepage&q=amiga%201994%2C%20Commodore%20declared%20bankruptcy&f=false}}</ref>

==References==
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==Other websites==
{{Commonscat|Commodore Amiga}}
*[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=amiga&defid=104427 Amiga, by Joe Cassara], at urbandictionary.com
*[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22history+of+the+Amiga%22+site%3Aarstechnica.com A history of the Amiga, by Jeremy Reimer], at arstechnica.com


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[[Category:Commodore International]]
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