I have the main unit, keyboard, mouse and commodore 1901 monitor.
type computer
country USA
year 1987
os kickstart 1.0, Workbench 1.2
cpu Motorola mc 68000
speed 7,15 MHz
ram 1 MB
rom 256 kB
hd ?MB
disk 2*880kB
graphic 320 x 256 (32) etc.
colors 32
sound 4 channels
ports 2* joysticks, serial, centronics, keyboard
The Commodore Amiga 2000 — The Professional Amiga
Released in 1987, the Commodore Amiga 2000 was the professional, expandable counterpart to the consumer-oriented A500, placing the Amiga’s extraordinary multimedia capabilities in a full-sized desktop chassis with seven Zorro II expansion slots, five ISA slots (via a bridgeboard), and two 86-pin CPU slots. This openness transformed the A2000 from a home computer into a genuine professional workstation, attracting users in video production, music, graphic design, and scientific research who needed the Amiga’s unique capabilities combined with serious expandability.
Zorro II Expansion
The Zorro II expansion bus was one of the A2000’s most important features — a 16-bit expansion system that allowed a wide range of professional add-on cards to be installed. Graphics cards, SCSI controllers, additional memory, networking cards, and the revolutionary Video Toaster (released 1990) could all be added via Zorro II slots, transforming the A2000 into a highly customised professional tool. The Video Toaster in particular — a broadcast-quality video production card developed by NewTek — made the A2000 the standard computer for independent television production, cable access studios, and video post-production facilities throughout the early 1990s.
The Bridgeboard
The A2000’s optional bridgeboard allowed an Intel 8088 or 80286 processor card to be installed, enabling the machine to run MS-DOS software while simultaneously running AmigaOS. This remarkable dual-boot capability made the A2000 genuinely unique — a machine that could run both the Amiga’s sophisticated multimedia software and the growing library of IBM PC-compatible business applications. For professional users who needed both environments, the A2000 with bridgeboard was the only practical solution available.
Video Production Legacy
The A2000’s role in professional video production cannot be overstated. Before affordable non-linear editing systems existed, the Amiga 2000 with Video Toaster was producing broadcast-quality graphics and transitions for television stations and production companies worldwide. Shows including Babylon 5 used Amiga-based systems for early CGI work. The A2000 demonstrated that professional video production could be done on consumer-grade hardware — a democratisation of television production that had profound long-term effects on the industry.