The following is a position statement from Commodore Business Machines,
Inc. (USA) regarding the A1200.

Following on the heels of the launch and shipment of the A4000 in September
(the  first  Amiga  system  to  feature  the  AGA  Chip  set), Commodore is
announcing  the  second  AGA-based  machine, which is designated the A1200.
This  machine  has already been announced in several European countries and
will  be  officially  announced  in the U.S.  at Comdex, November 16 in Las
Vegas.   It  is  currently  expected  to  be available in the United States
before Christmas, 1992.

The  A1200 is not a replacement for either the A600 or A2000, both of which
are  expected  to continue in the product line in the U.S.  The A1200 is an
addition  to  the  product line and is positioned as a machine that will be
competitive  with  the 386SX/DX or MAC Classic series machines in the home/
education  market  and as a machine for presentation and training delivery,
or for kiosk systems.

Key features include:

     *        AGA Chip set (with AmigaDOS Release 3), supporting the same
      resolution and color modes as the A4000 (including typical VGA-type
      displays as well as the NTSC display modes)

     *        use of an industry standard IDE drive making hard drives
      relatively inexpensive and available

     *        PCMCIA slot (same as the A600). The slot can be utilized by a
      number of peripherals which are already available, or soon to become
      available.  These include 1,2, and 4 megabyte memory cards, SCSI
      adapters and FAX/Modems.


Commodore believes that the A1200 will continue to make the Amiga series of
machines  competitive  in  today's  changing  environment.  It represents a
major  step  forward  for Commodore in the entry to midrange segment of the
computing  industry.  We must also point out that Commodore is committed to
a  full  product  line  of AGA-based products.  The A1200 and A4000 are the
first products in that line.

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In article Mark.Stuart@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:

The  following  is  a  copy  of  information  I  received from Commodore NZ
regarding  the Amiga 1200.  I am a Commodore dealer, I have never signed an
NDA  and  they  don't  seem  to  mind  me  talking  about it.  I have a few
customers  who  use the net and they can verify that this ain't bull.  Read
on...

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Introduction

The  A1200  is the most significant product Commodore has released since we
introduced  the  Amiga 500.  The A1200 is seen as the A500 of the 90's.  We
should  view  the  A600 as the entry home computer and the A1200 as a power
machine for all home hobbyists.

Positioning

The  A1200  is  much  more powerful than the A500 or A600.  It is the first
keyboard  integrated  machine  with the AA chip set and a 32 bit processor.
This will permit 256 colours from a palette of 16.8 million compared to the
A500  and A600's 32 colours from a palette of 4096.  This new chip set also
supports  an  enhanced  HAM mode allowing near photo realistic image in all
resolutions  with  up  to  256,000  colours.   The  new A1200 chip set will
support VGA productivity screen (640 x 480 256 colours) at refresh rates up
to 72khz interlaced.  Sprite sizes have been increased from 16bit to 32 and
64  bits  wide.   Also  sprites can be displayed in screen borders and have
resolutions  independent  of  play  fields.   The  A1200  will  come with 2
megabytes of chip RAM, thus chip RAM expansion is not needed.

The A1200 is a true 32 bit system, with 32 bit RAM, and ROM using the 14Mhz
(2  x  A500/A600)  clock speed 32 bit 68E020 processor.  This processor not
only  runs  at  twice  the  speed  of the A500/A600 but also has a 256 byte
instruction   cache.   These  capabilities  enable  the  A1200  to  achieve
performance that is up to 5 times that of the A500/A600.

The  A1200 is packaged in the new style case, but will support the addition
of  a  numeric  keypad,  as  in  the A500+.  This package also supports the
addition of an internal 2.5" IDE hard drive, as in the A600.

The  A1200  retains  the PCMCIA card port for memory and I/O expansion, but
also  adds  a  32 bit processor bus expansion port accessible via a door on
the  bottom  of the unit.  This port is similar to the A500 expansion port,
but  is  not  compatible.   This  port  is  enhanced  to  32 bits and 14Mhz
operation.  Cards/Adapters can have access to the port allowing:

 - Accelerator processors
 - DSP Processors
 - SCSI Adapters
 - Fast RAM expansion
 - Bridge Cards

Boards  added to the expansion bus can have external cable connector access
via a rear panel knock out.

With  the  new package, AA chip set, better expansion and high speed 32 bit
processor, the A1200 is a very exciting and competitive product.

The  new  A1200's  are  shipped  with  Amiga  DOS 3.0 a backward compatible
extension  to  the industry stanard 2.0 which provides full support for the
new  chip  set  enhanced graphics, and is "localised" for over 14 countries
and languages.

All  this  means is that we have without doubt the most power home computer
in the world even after our competitors recent launches.  With the increase
in  colour  depth  and  screen  resolution  combined  with Amiga's graphics
perfomance,  the  A1200  will  provide  better video performance than PC386
systems.