ID #2844

Commodore: A1200


Picture of an A1200 showing Workbench 3.0 connected to a Microvitec 1438 monitor
Picture of an A1200 showing Workbench 3.0 connected to a Microvitec 1438 monitor

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Bottom of A1200, note the trapdoor slot is empty by default
Bottom of A1200, note the trapdoor slot is empty by default

Rear of A1200
Rear of A1200

Right side of A1200 showing floppy drive
Right side of A1200 showing floppy drive

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Hi Res Version, A1200 Top - 130K
Hi Res Version, A1200 Bottom - 110K
Hi Res Version, A1200 Rear - 44K
Hi Res Version, A1200 Right Side 1 - 64K
Hi Res Version, A1200 Right Side 2 - 48K
Hi Res Version, A1200 Swedish Keyboard, Image 1 - 468K
A1200 Revision 1B Motherboard - 244K
Hi Res Version, A1200 Swedish Keyboard, Image 2 - 479K
A1200 Revision 1A Motherboard - 255K
A1200 Revision 1D1 Motherboard - 286K
A1200 Revision 1D3 Motherboard - 881K
A1200 Revision 1D4 Motherboard - 859K
A1200 Revision 2B Motherboard - 248K
A1200 Revision 1D4 Motherboard (Dark Green) - 764K
A1200 Revision 1D4 Motherboard (Light Green) - 809K
A1200 Revision 1D4 Motherboard, Top (Light and Dark versions) - 934K
A1200 Revision 1D4 Motherboard, Bottom (Light and Dark versions) - 986K
A1200 Revision 1D4 Clock Port (Dark Green) - 1094K
A1200 Revision 1D4 Clock Port (Light Green) - 1579K
A1200 Revision 1D4 Power (Dark Green) - 642K
A1200 Revision 1D4 Power (Light Green) - 841K
Download A1200 Schematics - 941K

Standard Specifications

NOTE: These specifications apply to the A1200 made by Commodore and do not necessarily apply to the A1200 made by Amiga Technologies.

Standard Case Type Computer in a keyboard
Processor EC020@14Mhz (on motherboard)
MMU None
FPU None
(Some are rumoured to have been shipped in the US with 68882's but this is unlikely)
Battery Backed-Up Clock No
Chipset AGA
Standard CHIP RAM 2MB
Motherboard RAM Sockets None
Floppy Drive Double Density (880K) Drive
Motherboard Hard Drive Controllers Unbuffered 2.5" IDE Interface (can be converted for use with 3.5" devices)
External Connectors Video (RGB)
Mouse
Joystick
Serial
Parallel
Audio Left
Audio Right
RF Connector for TV
Composite
External Floppy
Expansion Slots 1 x PCMCIA Type-II Card Slot
1 x Trapdoor expansion slot
Drivebays 1 x A1200 Floppy Drive Bay
1 x 2.5" Hard Drive Cradle
Kickstarts KS 3.0 (two 40pin chips)
Bus Controller Budgie Rev 01
Budgie Rev 02
Motherboard Revisions Rev 0 (Engineering Prototype)
Rev 1 (Advanced engineering prototype)
Rev 1A (Initial Release)
Rev 1B
Rev 1D.1
Rev 1D.3 (Budgie Rev -01 Release, E123C and E125C have been removed from motherboard)
Rev 1D.4 (Budgie Rev -02 Release, additionally XR358 470Ohm resistor removed, 470Ohm resistor added to pin 43 of Alice)
Rev 2B (Both budgie Rev -01 and Rev-02 were used. Resistor 118 was changed from 470Ohm to 220Ohm)

The A1200 was considered the baby brother of the A4000 and was a very popular low-end machine of the early 1990's and is still popular among Amiga users today. It's probably the most common Amiga model still in regular use in vastly expanded forms. The A1200 came with a very poorly rated power supply (only 23w) so it was common practice to purchase third party power supplies or even use A500 power supplies (they are compatible) which have a higher wattage (65w?). Even a slightly expanded A1200 would often suffer from power problems.

Contributions to this page by:
Benjamin Beloch, Dr Spackel, Francisco Rabay Jr, Greg Scott (National Amiga), Holger Hesselbarth, Ian Stedman, Jaroslaw Kunert, Marius Lauritzen, NicDouille, Orjan Lindgren, Takahasi Kasiko

Letzte Änderung des Artikels: 2009-01-24 18:26
Revision: 1.0

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