Description
The Amiga 500 - also known as the A500 (or its code name "Rock
Lobster") - was the first "low-end" Commodore Amiga 16/32-bit
multimedia home/personal computer. It was announced at the winter
Consumer Electronics Show in January 1987 - at the same time as the
high-end Amiga 2000 - and competed directly against the Atari 520ST.
Before Amiga 500 was shipped, Commodore suggested that the list price
of the Amiga 500 was US$595.95 without a monitor. At delivery in
October 1987, Commodore announced that the Amiga 500 would carry a
US$699/£499 list price. In Europe, the Amiga 500 was released in May
1987.[citation needed] In the Netherlands, the A500 was available from
April 1987 for a list price of HFL1499.
The Amiga 500
represented a return to Commodore's roots by being sold in the same
mass retail outlets as the Commodore 64 - to which it was a spiritual
successor - as opposed to the computer-store-only Amiga 1000.
The original Amiga 500 proved to be Commodore’s best-selling Amiga
model, enjoying particular success in Europe. Although popular with
hobbyists, arguably its most widespread use was as a gaming machine,
where its advanced graphics and sound were of significant benefit.
Amiga 500 eventually sold 6 million units worldwide.
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