Editing Amiga 600 (section)

==Upgrades==

===CPU===
Despite that the 68000 is soldered to the motherboard, unofficial CPU upgrades include the Motorola [[Motorola 68000|68000]] (at higher clock speeds than the default 7.16&nbsp;MHz or 7.09&nbsp;MHz), [[Motorola 68010|68010]], [[Motorola 68020|68020]] (at up to 25&nbsp;MHz), [[Motorola 68030|68030]] (at up to 50&nbsp;MHz) and [[field-programmable gate array|FPGA]]-based processors which are programmed to utilize the Motorola 680x0 instruction set. The processor is upgraded not by replacing the 68000, but rather by fitting a connector over the CPU and commandeering the system bus.<ref name="aca630">{{citation | url=http://www.vesalia.de/files/ACA630_manual_E.pdf | title=ACA630 short manual | publisher=individual Computers Jens Schönfeld GmbH | year=2010 | access-date=2011-09-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309133038/http://www.vesalia.de/files/ACA630_manual_E.pdf | archive-date=2016-03-09 | url-status=dead }}</ref> 

===Memory===
RAM can be upgraded to a maximum of 2&nbsp;MB Chip RAM using the trap-door expansion slot. An additional 4&nbsp;MB of Fast RAM can be added in the [[PC Card]] slot using a suitable [[static random-access memory|SRAM]] card to reach a capacity of 6&nbsp;MB. However, additional Fast RAM can be added with unofficial memory or CPU upgrades. For example, the A608<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.a608-amiga.co.uk/ |title=Amiga A608 |access-date=2010-05-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611155845/http://www.a608-amiga.co.uk/ |archive-date=2010-06-11 }}</ref> board adds up to a maximum of 8&nbsp;MB additional RAM by connecting over the original 68000. Likewise, CPU upgrades can accommodate up to 512&nbsp;MB.<ref name="aca630"/><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|title=The Big Book of Amiga Hardware - Apollo 630|url=http://bboah.amiga-resistance.info/cgi-bin/showhardware_en.cgi?HARDID=91}}</ref>

===Operating system===
It is possible to upgrade the A600 to Workbench 2.1. This features a localization of the operating system in several languages and has a "CrossDOS" driver providing read/write support for [[File Allocation Table|FAT]] (MS-DOS)-formatted media such as floppy disks or hard drives. Workbench 2.1 was a software only update which runs on all Kickstart ROMs of the 2.0x family.

Following the release of AmigaOS 3.1 in 1994 it is possible to upgrade the A600 by installing a compatible revision 40.63 Kickstart ROM.

The A600 also supports AmigaOS 3.2.x,<ref>{{Cite web |title=AmigaOS 3.2 for all Classic Amigas released and available |url=https://www.hyperion-entertainment.com/index.php/news/1-latest-news/290-amigaos-42-for-all-classic-amigas-released-and-available |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=www.hyperion-entertainment.com}}</ref> which is maintained by Hyperion Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hyperion Entertainment |url=https://www.hyperion-entertainment.com/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=www.hyperion-entertainment.com}}</ref>  This requires the installation of a compatible revision 47.96 Kickstart ROM and additional memory over and above the default 1 MB.

===Other===
The [[Field-programmable gate array|FPGA]]-driven Apollo Vampire V2<ref name="Vampire">{{Cite web|url=http://www.majsta.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=69|title=Vampire Amiga 600}}</ref> adds 128&nbsp;MB Fast RAM, [[HDMI]] output, [[Secure Digital|SD]] card for HDD storage and a 64-bit core with full 32-bit compatibility.

Additionally, the Apollo Manticore<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore the next-generation Amiga-compatible technology |url=https://www.apollo-computer.com/manticorev4.php |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=www.apollo-computer.com}}</ref> (Apollo Vampire V4) adds 512 MB DD3 RAM (500Mb Fast RAM and 12Mb Chip RAM), [[HDMI]] output, [[SD card|SD]] card for HDD storage (this device cannot be booted from), 64-bit "68080" core with full 32-bit compatibility, 2 x [[USB]] ports, 8/16-bit, 56 kHz, 24-bit audio with 16 DMA voices, 44-pin FastIDE for [[CompactFlash|Compact Flash]] or 2.5" IDE hard disk support, 10/100 RJ45 [[Ethernet]] port, [[Real-time clock|RTC]] support and [[Retargetable graphics|RTG]] video capable of 3D graphics up to 1920x1080 resolution at 60Hz.  The Apollo Manticore also includes a "Super AGA" FPGA-driven chipset. Apart from providing RTG, it allows the Amiga 600 to run AGA software titles which would normally only run on the [[Amiga 1200]], [[Amiga 4000]] or [[Amiga 4000T]].