Standard Specifications
NOTE: The specifications here are specific to the A500+ and do not necessarily apply to the A500.
| Case Type: |
Computer in a keyboard |
| Processor: |
68000@7.14Mhz |
| MMU: |
None |
| FPU: |
None |
| Chipset: |
OCS or ECS (more common) |
| Kickstarts: |
V2.04 (1 x 40pin DIL) |
| Expansion Slots: |
1 x 86pin Side Expansion slot
1 x 56pin Trapdoor Slot |
| Standard CHIP RAM: |
512K (OCS version), 1MB (ECS version) |
| RAM sockets: |
None |
| Hard Drive Controllers: |
None |
| Drive Bays: |
1 x Custom Floppy Drive Bay |
| Expansion Ports: |
1 x 25pin Serial
1 x 25pin Parallel
1 x 23pin RGB Video
1 x 23pin External Floppy
2 x 9pin Joystick/Mouse
2 x RCA Audio (Left/Right) |
| Floppy Drive: |
1 x Internal 880K Floppy Drive |
| Motherboard Revisions: |
Earlier revisions, please see A500
Rev 7
Rev 8A
Rev 8A.1 |
| Battery Backed Up Clock: |
No (OCS versions),
Yes (ECS versions) |
The A500+ looks almost identical the original A500, however there are significant differences and was a popular successor, especially amongst gamers. The A500+ was also supplied with the A520 to allow it to connect directly to a standard television. The A500+ had a green power LED and an amber floppy drive LED. Whenever the audio filters were activated, the power light would be dimmed. This differs from early A500's which had a red power LED and a green floppy drive LED. The power light would actually switch off whenever the audio filters were activated. Later A500's had a similar light configuration to the A500+. The vast majority of A500+'s were supplied with 1MB of CHIP RAM and the ECS chipset, however some A500+'s had a similar specification to the original 500 consisting of OCS and only 512K CHIP RAM however they were still supplied with Kickstart 2.04. This was probably during a transistion period when moving from the A500 to the A500+. Commodore often used 'old stock' to save money.