The Amiga 500 is a computer system with a keyboard, external power-supply, disk drive and a motherboard. On the motherboard you will find a 16-bit Motorola 68000 processor and three co-processors: Denise (video), Agnus (memory, blitter and copper) and Paula (audio and I/O). De A500 has the OCS or the Original Chip Set.
By using different processors for specific tasks the Amigas are very efficient and quick.
The Amiga 500 is designed for business, graphical and video applications, but also for playing games. The Amiga 500 was targeted on the consumers market. The Amiga 500 is the model that sold the most.