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Identify your Amiga model

This should be fairly easy since most Commodore built Amiga's had a plate on the machine front that identified it. If yours doesn't or it has been faded or scratched out, here's a run-down on the visual appearance of the most common Amiga model www.softhut.com
A500
Released in 1987

Amiga 500, this is in an old keyboard only style case that may be familiar if you owned a C64/C128 at one time. It should have a 3.5" disk drive on the side and should have two indicator LEDs on the front panel, one for power and the other for disk drive.

A600
Released in 1991

Amiga 600, this is a very tiny machine about the size of an average PC laptop with no numeric keypad. It is the only Amiga to lack a numeric keypad. Included a PCMCIA slot on the left side for expansion. All chips are surface mounted. This limited it's expandability. did include OS 2.0.

A1000
Released in 1985

Amiga 1000, this is the original Amiga, it should be in a desktop case with a keyboard garage. It will have the Amiga "boing ball" or the Amiga checkmark on the front of it. If all else fails and you're still not sure, open the case and on the case lid should be the signatures of the original Amiga development team (no this isn't collectable or valuable).

A1000
Released in 1992

Amiga 1200, one of the most popular Amigas of all-time, the 1200 is in a keyboard-only style case with a numeric keypad and 3 indicator LEDs. Power, Floppy, and Hard Disk. Later Escom-built 1200's had an indicator LED on the floppy drive itself.

A2000
Released in 1987

Amiga 2000, this Amiga is in a desktop box about the size of an old IBM XT. It is in a clunky metal case all around (with a plastic front) that is tan on the top and sides and brown on the face. Note that there are two 3.5" drive bays and 1 5 1/4" bay on the front.

A3000
Released in 1990

Amiga 3000/UX, this is in a desktop-style case that has a 3.5" floppy drive directly in the middle of the front of the case. It is in a very stylish streamlined case with joystick and mouse ports on the right side. It also has a "stealth" 3.5" drive bay next to the floppy. The UX model shipped with a version of UNIX OS. Most of these have gotten rid of the UNIX and just include AmigaOS.

Amiga 3000's included, ECS, OS2.05, a SCSI controller, and a built-in Flicker-Fixer to provide more stable displays. If early designers had their way, this would have been the Amiga 2000.

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Released in 1990

Amiga 3000T, this is a full tower-style computer with a sloped indicator panel w/ lock.

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Released in 1992

Amiga 4000, this is a very generic PC-looking desktop with one 5 1/4" bay, one full-height 3.5" bay (occupied by a 3.5" disk drive) and one half-height 3.5" bay (they are all stacked one on top of the other). This is the only Amiga desktop to have a lock on the front of the case.

This was the first Amiga with AGA, AmigaOS 3.0 and included a built in IDE controller.

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Released in 1992

Amiga 4000T, this is unmistakable with it's gorgeous smoked-black hideaway front panel.  This model provides more slots, for more expansion and more power.  Not just a recase job for the Amiga 4000.

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Released in 1991

CDTV, this unit looks like a typical CD player, black with number displays in the front. Should have a gold Commodore C= on the front of the face. Has the ability to accept a Keyboard,mouse and floppy drive, that turns this unit into a CD-ROM capable A500.

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Released in 1993

CD32, resembles a "SEGA gneiss" Has a large CD player on the top, like "Sony Playstation". The SX-1 module turns this into a full computer with the capabilities of the Amiga 1200. (floppy/keyboard/mouse}

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NewTek Video Toaster 4000, this is a very generic PC-looking desktop with one 5 1/4" bay, one full-height 3.5" bay (occupied by a 3.5" disk drive) and one half-height 3.5" bay (they are all stacked one on top of the other).  This is really an Amiga in disguise, because it doesn't say that it is an Amiga.

This was a specially packaged product, that included dual drives and the VideoToaster 4000 card. (A television production studio in a box)