Amiga Hardware Reference Manual

Amiga Technical Reference Series - Commodore-Amiga, Inc. The Amiga computers are exciting high-performance microcomputers with superb graphics, sound, multiwindow and multitasking capabilities. Their technologically advanced hardware is designed around the Motorola 68000 microprocessor family and sophisticated custom chips that control graphics, audio, peripherals, and input/output to other equipment. The Amiga's unique operating system software provides programmers with unparalleled power, flexibility, and convenience in designing and creating programs. Written by the technical experts at Commodore-Amiga, Inc., who design the Amiga hardware and system software, the AMIGA HARDWARE REFERENCE MANUAL is an in-depth description of the Amiga's hardware and how it works. This revised and updated volume features information on the Amiga 500, 1000, and 2000 machines, including: o an introductory tutorial on writing safe, upwardly-compatible software to directly control the Amiga's graphics and hardware o descriptions of the Copper (coprocessor), Blitter, playfields, and sprites, as well as the audio, system control, and interface hardware o appendices giving a concise summary of the register set and the uses of individual bits o a glossary of key terms The definitive source of information on the capabilities and features of the Amiga's custom chips and peripheral interfaces, the AMIGA HARDWARE REFERENCE MANUAL is the essential reference tool for the serious programmer who wishes to directly control allocated hardware resources. The revised Amiga Technical Reference Series includes two other volumes of vital information for Amiga programmers and developers: Amiga ROM Kernel Reference Manual: Includes and Autodocs contains the Autodocs for Library, Device, and Resource calls and the C and Assembly language Amiga Include Files. Amiga ROM Kernel Reference Manual: Libraries and Devices, a new, all-inclusive tutorial, covers all Amiga system libraries and devices, including Exec and Intuition.