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The [[Mega ST]] was launched in 1987 by [[Atari]] aimed at the professional market. It had a re-designed case consisting of a separate keyboard and CPU unit. It also included a [[Blitter]] chip to speed up graphics, and a battery backed clock.
The [[Mega ST]] was launched in 1987 by [[Atari]] aimed at the professional market. It had a re-designed case consisting of a separate keyboard and CPU unit. It also included a [[Blitter]] chip to speed up graphics, and a battery backed clock.
The Mega ST computers were shipped with [[History of Atari TOS|TOS 1.02]] and featured several new features as follows:
* - [[Blitter|BLiTTER chip]] (for faster graphics).
* - Internal expansion bus.
* - Separate keyboard and CPU.
* - Either two or four megabytes of RAM.
* - Peripheral co-processor slot (for [[CPU#MC68881|68881]] coprocessor, etc.).
* - Battery powered clock.




It was eventually replaced by the upgraded [[Mega STE]].
It was eventually replaced by the upgraded [[Mega STE]].
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==Magazine References==
* ST User, vol 3, issue 7, p51-52.
* ST Log, issue 18, p68-72.


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Latest revision as of 09:29, 31 March 2015

MegaST.JPG

The Mega ST was launched in 1987 by Atari aimed at the professional market. It had a re-designed case consisting of a separate keyboard and CPU unit. It also included a Blitter chip to speed up graphics, and a battery backed clock.


The Mega ST computers were shipped with TOS 1.02 and featured several new features as follows:

  • - BLiTTER chip (for faster graphics).
  • - Internal expansion bus.
  • - Separate keyboard and CPU.
  • - Either two or four megabytes of RAM.
  • - Peripheral co-processor slot (for 68881 coprocessor, etc.).
  • - Battery powered clock.


It was eventually replaced by the upgraded Mega STE.




Magazine References

  • ST User, vol 3, issue 7, p51-52.
  • ST Log, issue 18, p68-72.