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Atari Mega ST 2

Producer: Atari - Category: Personal Computer

Personal computer, 1987, Atari. The Mega ST was the professional ST, with a separate low-profile system unit, a detachable keyboard and room inside for an expansion card. It added a blitter chip and a battery-backed clock, and the case was designed to carry the SLM804 laser printer controller and a monitor on top; with that printer it was Atari's desktop publishing system. This is the Mega ST 2 with 2 MB of RAM.

Years1987 to 1991
ProcessorMotorola 68000 at 8 MHz
RAM2 MB
ROM192 KB with TOS 1.02 or 1.04
GraphicsST Shifter with blitter, 320 x 200 in 16 colours, 640 x 400 monochrome
SoundYamaha YM2149, 3 voices
Storagebuilt-in 3.5" 720 KB floppy drive
PortsMIDI, ACSI, printer, RS-232, monitor, cartridge, 2 mouse/joystick, internal expansion bus

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