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The Atari ST was born from the rivalry between home computer makers Atari, Inc. and Commodore International. Jay Miner, one of the designers of the custom chips in the Atari 2600 and Atari 8-bit computers, tried to convince Atari management to create a new chipset for a video game console and computer.
THE MAKING OF THE ST . Contrary to popular myth, the ST did not exist in any shape or form at Atari prior to the Tramiels' takeover. Planning for what was to become the Atari ST began in late April and early May of 1984. The first step was when Jack Tramiel formed a small company called Tramiel Technology, Ltd.
Integrated video controller capable of generating (320x200x16), (640x200x4), and (640x400x2) ST Video Modes from as many as 512 colors. Revisions ST. The original ST released in June 1985, initially only as a 520ST with 512kb of RAM, an external floppy disk, and external power supply ST+. As original ST, but with factory fitted 1MB 'piggyback ...
Atari was working on a Falcon040 built around a 68040 CPU, but the project never got off the ground. The End of Atari Computers. Atari ended development of the ST computers in 1993 to focus on Jaguar, a fifth gen video gaming console built around the same 68000 CPU as the Atari ST family. It was released on November 15, 1993.
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals.
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The Atari ST is a home computer released by Atari Corporation in June 1985. Development machines were distributed around May 1985 and it was available commercially from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two",which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals. Due to its graphical user inferface, it was known as the ...
