Commodore Amiga 3000UX

The Amiga 3000UX packaged the A3000 with additional memory, suitable SCSI storage and AMIX Unix. It retained the ability to run AmigaOS while targeting software development, networking and technical work.

It was Commodore’s most polished Unix workstation and demonstrated the professional ambitions of the A3000 architecture.

Notable Features

• Factory AMIX software and documentation define a complete UX configuration.
• Unix networking commonly used an installed Ethernet adapter.

Historical Significance

• It was Commodore’s most polished Unix workstation and demonstrated the professional ambitions of the A3000 architecture.

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 3000UX
Manufacturer	Commodore
Launched	Monday, January 1, 1990
Discontinued	1992
Country	United States
CPU	Motorola 68030 at 25 MHz with 68882 FPU
Units Sold
Form Factor	Unix workstation
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	Amiga Unix AMIX and AmigaOS
Expansion / I/O	Zorro III, SCSI, Ethernet option and standard workstation interfaces
Keyboard	Detached keyboard
Storage	Internal SCSI hard disk, floppy and optional tape
Sound	Paula audio under AmigaOS; Unix support varies
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	ECS with Amber display enhancer
Display	High-resolution workstation monitor support
ROM	Kickstart and Unix boot firmware
RAM	Typically 4MB or more plus Chip RAM
CPU Speed	25 MHz