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9 Oct 2024 21:17:38 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Tell me it isn't so!  
From: clipka
Date: 28 Jul 2009 13:45:00
Message: <web.4a6f382eac52dfd4dcf616650@news.povray.org>
Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> Invisible wrote:
> > Which model? I don't recall seeing one with less than 1MB RAM.
>
> Amiga 1000. From wikipedia
> "Machines began shipping in September with a base configuration of 256 KB of
> RAM at the retail price of 1295 USD."
>
> Which fits my memory. I think the 500 had 128K? It wasn't a whole lot, but
> the Amiga made efficient use of it.

It actually had more than the original A1000 (512K), and was released later; but
by that time, memory prices must have dropped enough that they could offer it
for a significantly lower price - hence the lower type designation as it seems.


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