Kickstart disk (early Amiga 1000)
E736624
The Kickstart disk for the early Amiga 1000 was a boot floppy containing the Amiga operating system’s core ROM code that had to be loaded into RAM at startup before any other software could run.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amiga system software component
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boot floppy disk ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early AmigaOS versions ⓘ |
| bootIndicator | Amiga 1000 displays Kickstart disk prompt on power-on ⓘ |
| bootMode | cold boot from floppy ⓘ |
| bootProcess | user inserts disk and system loads Kickstart into RAM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bootRequirement | Amiga 1000 cannot start without Kickstart disk ⓘ |
| bootSequencePosition | first stage of Amiga 1000 startup ⓘ |
| category |
firmware distribution medium
ⓘ
system boot media ⓘ |
| contains |
Amiga Kickstart ROM image
ⓘ
core Amiga operating system code ⓘ |
| designCharacteristic |
allows updating Kickstart by changing disk
ⓘ
separates ROM image from physical ROM chip ⓘ |
| enables | loading of Amiga Workbench and applications ⓘ |
| executionLocation | Kickstart code runs from RAM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalNote | later Amiga models stored Kickstart in ROM chips instead of disk ⓘ |
| introducedWith | original Amiga 1000 model ⓘ |
| loadedInto | RAM at startup ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Commodore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediumType | 3.5-inch floppy disk ⓘ |
| partOf | Amiga 1000 boot system ⓘ |
| platform | AmigaOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Workbench disk loading ⓘ |
| purpose | to load the Amiga operating system’s core ROM code into memory ⓘ |
| region | used worldwide with Amiga 1000 ⓘ |
| replaces | permanent ROM during boot ⓘ |
| requiredBefore | running any other software ⓘ |
| requires | Amiga 1000 floppy disk drive ⓘ |
| role |
initializes Amiga hardware
ⓘ
provides low-level OS functions ⓘ provides system libraries for AmigaOS ⓘ |
| softwareType | firmware image ⓘ |
| storageType | magnetic disk ⓘ |
| successorConcept | ROM-based Kickstart in later Amiga models ⓘ |
| targetCPU | Motorola 68000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOn | Commodore Amiga 1000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| userInteraction | user must insert disk after power-on ⓘ |
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