It was maybe the first real Multi Media home computer long before Apple's Mac.
It Superficially similar to the Atari ST, using the same 68000 processor and similar memory and screen modes, but it had a lot of co-processor and sweet architecture tricks making it a powerful computer, with excellent sound hardware for its time. Many early releases were lazy conversions from the ST that did not fully exploit the above (rather like what the Amstrad suffered with Spectrum ports) but later releases largely did exploit the system.
The A500 was perhaps the most well known emblematic model. Famous Amiga originals released for the CPC include [[Lemmings]], [[Defender of the Crown]], [[Sim City]], [[Xenon]] and [[Pinball Dreams]].
Although it was great, it was eventually left behind by the PC standard thanks to Commodore's Corporates non sense and failure to develop the design furthurfurther. A This is a kind of sweet vengeance for Amstrad users (who suffered the same thing, thank you Lord Sugar...).
4.85 million units sold.
==Range==
*A1000 (1985): first released in 1985. Technically an avant-gardiste multimedia PC. Has the OCS chipset.*A500 (1987): The first mass-market Amiga model, the most successful, and the one the most games were designed around. The case is the Combo style shared with [[Atari|Atari ST]] or even Amstrad [[Plus]] range. Has All but the latest models use the OCS or ECS chipset.*A500+: an A500 with Kickstart v2.1. Has the ECS chipset.*A2000 (1987): Like the A1000, a PC style professionnal machine.*A3000*A4000 (1991): has A workstation system aimed at productivity users, using a 68030 processor and the AGA chipsetnew Kickstart 2 and Workbench 2.*A4000T A500+ (1991): a A4000 in a tower caseFeatures the updated Kickstart 2 and Workbench 2, 1Mb internal memory and the ECS (Enhanced Chip Set).*A600 (1992): a compact A500with no numeric keypad, looks a lot like a C64. Has Similar internal hardware to the ECS A500+, though with space for an internal hard drive.*A4000 (1992): A replacement for the A3000, has the AGA chipsetand either a 68030 or 68040 processor.*A1200 (1992): has Intended as a long-term replacement for the A500, with 2Mb memory and the new AGA chipset.*A4000T (1994): a A4000 in a tower case, released shortly before Commodore folded in 1994, rare.
==More seriously==