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News: ST, STE, TT, Falcon, Clones
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ATARI ST |
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The first of the 68000 based computers from Atari. Released in 1984 it features MIDI ports making it an idea option for musicians of the day.
Officially the "ST" stands for Sixteen Thirty-Two which means it can process 32bit information but uses a 16bit bus.
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ATARI Mega ST |
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| Designed to appeal more to the business sector, the Mega ST offered a detachable keyboard, desktop case design and an internal expansion port.
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ATARI STe |
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| The "e" on this Atari stands for Enhanced. The additional features were 2no 15pin Analogue joystick ports (which are compatible with the Jaguar gamepads), an extended colour palette from 512 colours to 4096. Microwire sound chip, 30pin simm memory expansion and audio output.
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ATARI Mega STe |
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| The same idea as the Mega ST and with additional port for networking and a VMEbus added inside.
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ATARI TT030 |
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| This machine was the flagship machine making the most of all the available technology. It uses the 68030 processor which unlike the ST the TT(Thirty-Two Thirty-Two) can process 32bits inside the CPU and has a 32bit bus. Due to the amount of devices in this machine there are two MFP to handle communication with the CPU.
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ATARI Falcon030 |
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| The last computer for Atari to release. It offers superior graphics, sound and processing. The unique element of this machine is the DSP co-processor offering amazing speeds in comparison to the main CPU.
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ATARI Transputer Workstation |
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| Based in the INMOS T800 series processor this Transputer was produced in very small quantities. There is rumoured to be less than 350 made and claimed to be made for "Kodak" for their image processing department(s).
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ATARI Jaguar 64 |
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| Ataris attempt to break back into the games market which is once dominated. It was the worlds first 64bit console. Due to the aggressive nature of the console market it was not enough to fend off the likes of sony and the playstation and the end result was a failed venture with Virtuality which ultimately saw the demise of Atari as we knew it.
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