What was the primary reason for the failure of the Commodore Amiga?

The reason the Amiga failed was because it was cheap and manufactured by a toy company. For all the might and mighty graphics & sound (of the day) it sported, businesses wanted nothing to do with cheap plastic machines that had limited expansion.

What happened to the Commodore Amiga?

Commodore ultimately went bankrupt in April 1994 after a version of the Amiga packaged as a game console, the Amiga CD32, failed in the marketplace. Since the demise of Commodore, various groups have marketed successors to the original Amiga line, including Genesi, Eyetech, ACube Systems Srl and A-EON Technology.

How much memory did the Amiga have?

The Amiga 500, also known as the A500, is the first low-end version of the Amiga home computer….Amiga 500.

A500 with 1084S monitor and Amiga 1010 external second floppy drive
Memory 512 or 1024 KB 150 ns (maximum 9 to 138 MB, depending on upgrades)

When did Commodore go bust?

Guinness has named it the single biggest-selling computer ever—the company sold as many as 17 million of them—and the brand name is still widely remembered. Still, the company went bankrupt in 1994, and the brand saw several fuzzy changes of trademark ownership over the years.

How much memory does a standard Commodore Amiga 1200 have?

Processor and RAM A stock A1200 has 2 MB of in-built “chip RAM”. (Chip RAM cannot be expanded beyond 2 MB). Up to 8 MB of “fast RAM” can be added in the “trap-door” expansion slot, which approximately doubles (~2.26×) the speed of a stock machine.

What does Amiga mean in English?

a female friend
noun, plural a·mi·gas [uh-mee-guhz; Spanish ah-mee-gahs]. a female friend.

How much did a Vic 20 cost?

US$299.95
Commodore VIC-20

Manufacturer Commodore Business Machines
Introductory price US$299.95 (equivalent to $890 in 2021)
Discontinued January 1985
Operating system Commodore KERNAL Commodore BASIC 2.0
CPU MOS Technology 6502 @ 1.108 MHz (PAL) @ 1.02 MHz (NTSC)