Commodore Amiga 1500

The Amiga 1500 was a United Kingdom market configuration of the Amiga 2000, normally supplied with two floppy drives and no hard disk. The new badge and package positioned it below hard-disk-equipped professional models.

Although internally an A2000 variant, its distinct retail identity and dual-floppy configuration make it an important British Amiga model.

Notable Features

• The A1500 badge and UK-market package distinguish it.
• Two floppy drives were standard while a hard disk remained optional.

Historical Significance

• Although internally an A2000 variant, its distinct retail identity and dual-floppy configuration make it an important British Amiga model.

Collector’s Notes

• Chipset and motherboard revision, Kickstart ROM, RAM expansion, accelerator cards and original keyboard or mouse should be documented.
• Memory, storage, displays and expansion hardware should be documented because configurations often changed during a system’s working life.

Specifications

Technical Information
Name	Commodore Amiga 1500
Manufacturer	Commodore
Launched	Monday, January 1, 1990
Discontinued	1991
Country	West Germany / United Kingdom
CPU	Motorola 68000 at approximately 7.1 MHz
Units Sold
Form Factor	Expandable desktop computer
Power	Internal or external mains supply according to model
Networking	Serial, parallel, MIDI and third-party Ethernet or networking options according to model
Operating System	AmigaOS 1.3 or later
Expansion / I/O	A2000 Zorro, video, CPU and ISA expansion
Keyboard	Detached keyboard
Storage	Two internal 880KB floppy drives; no factory hard disk in defining UK package
Sound	Paula four-channel PCM stereo
Colours	Up to 32 colours normally, 64 in EHB and 4096 in HAM on OCS/ECS; AGA models support up to 256 indexed colours and HAM8 from 24-bit palettes
Graphics	OCS or ECS depending on production revision
Display	External RGB or composite monitor
ROM	Kickstart ROM
RAM	1MB typical
CPU Speed	Approximately 7.1 MHz