[Swordmaker]

What was that later-release Amiga that didn't include the numeric keypad? Was it the Amiga 600?

There was an Amiga 600:

but the last model was the Amiga 1200:

that DID have a 10 key pad...

[hoosierham]

The 4000 tower was the last in production I think.And third party developers carried on in the direction the company might have for a few years.They used the 68060 and PowerPC chips. Like those who build customized kit cars because they are willing to spend extra time and money instead of the less expensive everyman's machine.Eventually both Apple and generic ps video editing caught up,then surpassed the Amiga.

The chips Amiga engineers had in planning for the next generation had promise but the research money wasn't there.

The ironic part is that many Amiga users were encouraged to move to the Macintosh as being more similar in operation;now they will be moving again.

Standardization has its uses but I like for there to be alternate choices just so the standards don't grow stagnant.