Amiga 1000 Startup/Boot Sound

The Commodore Amiga 1000 computer system.

When it was released in 1985, the Commodore Amiga 1000 was the most advanced personal computer available. Featuring separate co-processors for video, sound and disk I/O, and a multitasking, windowed, Operating System.  Sadly, Commodore rested-on-their-lead, and by the early 1990’s PC clones with video accelerator cards and Sound Blaster compatibility were able to reach feature-parity with the Amiga.  PC sales exploded, software manufacturers moved their development efforts away from the Amiga. As a result, the Amiga market collapsed and Commodore filed for bankruptcy in May 1994. Not that Commodore’s marketing team ever had an idea how to effectively sell the Amiga.

This is a sample of the Amiga 1000’s boot-up sound, also downloadable in WAV format.

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