Amiga 9000

The Amiga 9000 was a synthesis of ideas by Amiga Format Special to create a mid-1990s Amiga. The design first appeared in the Amiga Format Annual 1994, released in the winter of 1993 and was later updated by Amiga Format magazine into the Dream Amiga.

At the time the profile was created, Amiga enthusiasts thought the next Amiga should offer the following features:

• At least 8 channel sound or 16 bit DSP audio chip.
• A 24-bit display was not prioritized that much because the human eye can only see 16.8 million colours. However, the graphics should definitely be updated to allow it to move around faster.
• A RISC processor. The favourite was the RISC4400.
• Hardware emulation of the Mac and PC.
• The hardware and Operating System should support ReTargetable Graphics (RTG) to allow the Amiga to drive several monitors at once.
• High Density disk drive.
• A Double Density CD-ROM drive (now known as DVD) allowing the storage of twice as much data as conventional CD's. Static RAM (S-RAM).
• It would also feature a keyboard similar to Microsoft's "Ergonomic" keyboard.