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After ESCOM bought Commodore in 1995 they reintroduced the A1200 and the A4000. Unfortunately due to Escom’s increasing difficulties they could not launch the A4000 until after the early stages of 1996. It contained a slight update to the A4000T, the tower based system that Commodore designed before they went into liquidation. It still had the standard 6Mb ram, but also included 1 Gigabyte Hard Drive and the 68060 processor running at 50Mhz. However, due to Escom’s increasing financial difficulties it was not advertised, or even displayed in their shops and is rumoured to have only sold an estimated 2000 machines world-wide.
CPU
Motorola (R) 68040 series 32-bit processor
25 MHz clock speed
Removable processor module
Memory
2 MB 32-bit Chip RAM
Up to 16 MB 32-bit Fast RAM
Easily expandable via standard SIMM units
Additional standard RAM is supported by the Amiga’s proprietary AUTOCONFIG (TM) capability
Software
512 KB 32-bit ROM
AmigaDOS (TM) 3.0 Multitasking Operating System
Supports programmable resolutions
Supports outline fonts
Localized for multiple language/countries
CrossDOS MS-DOS (R) file transfer utility
Interfaces
Keyboard
Mouse/Joystick/Lightpen/Tablet ports (2)
Serial (RS-232)
Parallel (Centronics)
Video (RGB analogue or RGBI digital)
Right and Left stereo audio
Internal and External floppy disk drive ports
Internal AT IDE port. Optional SCSI adapter
System Slots
CPU slot (200-pin) supports high-speed memory and advanced processors
Amiga system bus
Four 16/32-bit Zorro III expansion slots (100-pin) with AUTOCONFIG
PC bus
Three PCAT T(M) slots
Video Slots
Extended 24-bit Video slot
In line with standard 100-pin Zorro slot for easy integration of Zorro and video boardsKeyboard
Detachable
94 keys, including 10 function keys
Separate numeric keypad
Separate cursor keys (inverted “T” layout)
Mouse
Opto-mechanical
2-button design
Disk Drives
Built-in 3.5-inch high density disk drive (880 KB/1.76 MB formatted)
Hard Drive models pre-formatted and pre-loaded with system software and utilities
2 rear and 2 front 3.5-inch drive bays
1 front 5.25-inch drive bay
Graphics Modes
AGA custom chipset produces resolutions ranging from 320×200 to 1280×400 (more with overscan), including 800×600
NTSC and PAL video resolutions
Colour palette of 16.8 million colors
2 to 256,000 user-definable colours displayable on screen
Video Display Output
Works with RGB analogue VGA or multiscan monitors (not all modes supported with non multiscan monitors) – Horizontal scan rates 15 kHz – 31 kHz
Vertical scan rates 50 Hz – 72 Hz
Sound
Four channel stereo sound, capable of reproducing complex waveforms
8-bit D/A converters
6-bit volume
Dimensions
15 1/4″ deep x 15″ wide x 5 high
Weight
Approx. 20 pounds
Power Requirements
– 110 volt/60Hz 150 watt power supply
