{"id":819,"date":"2013-09-19T18:11:27","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T18:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/?page_id=819"},"modified":"2013-09-21T20:15:07","modified_gmt":"2013-09-21T20:15:07","slug":"amiga-corporation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/?page_id=819","title":{"rendered":"Amiga Corporation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Company Pedigree<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0Ascendant Companies<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nDescendent Companies<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Company<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nComments<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nCompany<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nComments<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atari<\/span><\/td>\nJay G. Miner left Atari in 1982 to co-found Amiga.<\/span><\/td>\nCommodore Business Machines, Inc.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nIn 1984, Commodore out bid Atari and\u00a0 bought Amiga, Inc.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Company Overview<\/h2>\n

Amiga was was originally a startup called Hi-Torro and was founded by Jay Miner (Atari), Dave Morse (Mattel) and RJ Mical (Williams Electronics) in 1982. The startup’s vision was to create the next generation gaming console. When the gaming market collapsed in 1983, they regrouped and reworked their chipset in a computer concept code named Lorraine. In the process they developed the most an advanced microcomputer with robust graphics and audio. The Lorraine prototype was the direct model for the future Amiga 1000. In search of funding, Amiga reached out to Atari and Commodore. In the end Commodore won the bidding battle and Amiga became a subsidiary of Commodore Business Machines<\/a> with Commodore Semiconductor Group (MOS Technology<\/a>) as its chip making foundry.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Major Achievements<\/h2>\n

\nDevelopment of the Amiga chipset\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Chip Identification<\/h2>\n

All Amiga chips bear MOS, CBM, or CSG logos and copyrights.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Amiga Chips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Nickname<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nIdentification<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nDescription<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nComments<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Akiko<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nAkiko Rev A\u00a0 CPN: 391563-01<\/span><\/td>\nI\/O Controller<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the CD32. Packaged in a 156-lead Quad SMD.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alice<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n8374 – Alice\u00a0 CPN: 391010-01<\/span><\/td>\nReplaced Agnus<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the A4000. Packaged in 84-Contact PLCC<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amber<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n51-Amber\u00a0 CPN: 390538-03<\/span><\/td>\nVideo control (flicker)<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the A3000. Packaged in 84-Contact PLCC.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Agnus<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n8370 (NTSC)\u00a0 CPN: 318070-01<\/span><\/td>\nWorked with Denise for video scan control. 512KB of memory<\/span><\/td>\nPart of the original chipset. Found in A500, A2000. Packaged in 84-Contact PLCC.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8361 (NTSC)\u00a0 CPN: 252125-01<\/span><\/td>\nPart of the original chipsetFound in A1000, A2000-A. Packaged in 84-Contact PLCC.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8371 (PAL)\u00a0 CPN: 318071-01<\/span><\/td>\nPart of the original chipset. Found in A500, A2000. Packaged in 84-Contact PLCC.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8367R0 (PAL)<\/span><\/td>\nPart of the original chipsetFound in A1000, A2000-A. Packaged in 84-Contact PLCC.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8372A (Fat Agnus)\u00a0 CPN: 318069-01<\/span><\/td>\nWorked with Denise for video scan control. 1024KB of memory<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the A2500. Packaged in 84-Contact PLCC.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8375 (Fat Agnus)CPN: 390544-01<\/p>\n

\u00a0 CPN: 318069-10 (A600)<\/span><\/td>\n

Found in the A300, A500+ and A600. Packaged in 84-Contact PLCC.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8372B (Super Agnus)\u00a0 CPN: 318069-03<\/span><\/td>\nWorked with Denise for video scan control. 2048KB of memory<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the A3000. Packaged in 84-Contact PLCC.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beauty<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nCPN:\u00a0 391246-01<\/span><\/td>\nECS chips unique the the CDTV-CR (CDTV-II)<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the CDTV-CR (did not reach production)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Budgie<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nCPN: 391425-01<\/span><\/td>\nBus Controller<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the A1200, Packaged as a 128 Quad SMD.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buster<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n5721<\/span><\/td>\nBus Interface<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the A2000 and A2500. Packaged as a 40-lead DIP.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45-Super Buster\u00a0 CPN: 390539-11<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the A4000. Packaged in 84-Contact PLCC.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CIA<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n8520\u00a0 CPN: 391078-01\/03<\/span><\/td>\nComplex Interface Adapter – parallel, serial, and keyboard communications<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the A3000. Packaged as 40-lead DIP.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denise<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n8362R5 (Denise)<\/span><\/td>\nWorked with Agnus for video control. Came in NTSC and PAL versions<\/span><\/td>\nPart of the original chipset. Found in the A500, A1000, A2000 Packaged as a 48-lead DIP.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8362R6 (Denise)\u00a0 CPN: 252126-01<\/span><\/td>\nPart of the original chipset. Found in the A500, A1000, A2000 Packaged as a 48-lead DIP.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8362R8 (Denise)\u00a0 CPN: 252126-02<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the A500, A2000, and CDTV. Packaged as a 48-lead DIP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8373R4 (Super Denise)CPN: 390433-01<\/p>\n

\u00a0 CPN: 391081-10 (A600)<\/span><\/td>\n

Found in the A300, A600, A500+ and A3000. Packaged as a 48-lead DIP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DMAC<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nDMAC\u00a0 CPN: 390537-02<\/span><\/td>\nDMA controller for SCSI<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the A3000. Packaged as a 84-contact PLCC.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gary<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n5719R2 (Gary)\u00a0 CPN: 318072-01<\/span><\/td>\nGary was an I\/O type processor. He coordinated access to bus, the floppy drive, and the IDE port. In his spare time he did address decoding and also handled some self-diagnostic functions.<\/span><\/td>\nPart of the original chipset. Found in the A500 and A2000. Packaged as a 48-lead DIP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41-Fat Gary (Fat Gary)\u00a0 CPN: 390540-02<\/span><\/td>\nGary was an I\/O type processor. He coordinated access to bus, the floppy drive, and the IDE port. In his spare time he did address decoding and also handled some self-diagnostic functions.<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the A3000 and A4000.\u00a0 Packaged as a 84-contact PLCC.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gayle<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nAA-Gayle-R5\u00a0 CPN: 391424-02<\/span><\/td>\nReplaced the Gary chip<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the A1200. Packaged in 84-Contact PLCC<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45-Gayle\u00a0 CPN: 391155-01<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the A300 and A600. Packaged in 84-Contact PLCC.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grace<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nCPN:\u00a0 391245-02<\/span><\/td>\nECS chips unique the the CDTV-CR (CDTV-II)<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the CDTV-CR (did not reach production)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lisa<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nLisa 1204R0\u00a0 CPN: 391227-01<\/span><\/td>\nReplaced the Denise chip<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the A1200, A4000, and CD32. Packaged in 84-Contact PLCC<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paula<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n8364\u00a0 CPN: 252127-01<\/span><\/td>\nHandled peripheral interfaces, audio, UART, interrupt Lines, and bus arbitration<\/span><\/td>\nPart of the original chipset. Packaged in a 48-lead DIP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8364R7\u00a0 CPN: 252127-02<\/span><\/td>\nPackaged in a 48-lead DIP<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8364R7\u00a0 CPN: 391077-01<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the A300, A600, A1200 and A2500. Packaged in 52-Contact PLCC.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ramsey<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n51-Ramsey\u00a0 CPN: 390541-04<\/span><\/td>\nRAM controller<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the A3000. Packaged in 84-Contact PLCC<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vidiot<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nNot made by CSG. Outsourced to hybrid makers like Analog Devices.<\/span><\/td>\n12-bit hybrid monitor driver interfaced with Denise<\/span><\/td>\nFound in the A300, A500, A500+, A600,\u00a0 A1000,\u00a0 A2000 and A3000.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

CPN = Commodore Part Number<\/p>\n

Related Sites<\/h2>\n

\nKuff’s Commodore Online Museum<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Company Pedigree \u00a0Ascendant Companies Descendent Companies Company Comments Company Comments Atari Jay G. Miner left Atari in 1982 to co-found Amiga. Commodore Business Machines, Inc. In 1984, Commodore out bid Atari and\u00a0 bought Amiga, Inc. Company Overview Amiga was was originally a startup called Hi-Torro and was founded by Jay Miner (Atari), Dave Morse (Mattel) … <\/p>\n

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