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Atari ST FAQ
(To whom it may concern: I tried but failed to find a definitive Atari ST FAQ. So I appended together everything I could find that seemed relevant. I welcome any additions, comments or suggestions. Thank you)
Welcome to comp.sys.atari.st! Please read this FAQ before posting a question to comp.sys.atari.st, since a lot of common questions are answered here.
Thanks to David Paschall-Zimbel (davidli@simvax.labmed.umn.edu) for compiling most of this FAQ.
Entries are dated by the last change. ??.??.?? means they were last changed before the dates were added.
The following is an index of the questions answered in this part of the FAQ. For easy access to a particular question, search for the tag surrounded by colons (i. e. :GNU:). Questions marked with '*' are new or changed.
Welcome to comp.sys.atari.st (93.06.11)
This newsgroup is devoted to discussion about 16 and 32 bit Atari micros. At present that includes the Atari 520ST, 1040ST, Mega ST, STe, STacy, Mega STe, TT, and Falcon. There are also emulators for the Apple Macintosh and IBM PC/XT/AT available.
Most of the people who read this newsgroup are technically oriented. The newsgroup serves as a resource for Atari users ... feel free to contribute to the discussions.
Associated newsgroups include:
comp.binaries.atari.st ! uuencoded binary programs comp.sys.atari.st.tech ! technical programming/hardware topics comp.sources.atari.st ! uuencoded/shar sources
All the models in the ST line (93.01.30)
This is a pretty complete list of all the ST/TT models and their main features. If you have any additions/correction, of course, send them to me.
| Name | CPU | RAM | TOS | B.I. | Extra | Comment |
| 130 ST | 8 | /1 | 1 | M | Never marketed | |
| 260 ST | 8 | /5 | 1 | M | ||
| 520 ST | 8 | /5 | 1 | M | ||
| 520 ST+ | 8 | 1 | 1 | M | ||
| 520 STm | 8 | /5 | 1.2 | M | ||
| 520 STfm | 8 | /5 | 1.2 | FM | ||
| 1040 ST | 8 | 1 | 1 | FM | ||
| 1040 STf | 8 | 1 | 1.2 | F | ||
| 1040 STm | 8 | 1 | 1.2 | M | ||
| 1040 STfm | 8 | 1 | 1.2 | FM | ||
| Mega 1 | 8 | 1 | 1.2 | F | MB | |
| Mega 2 | 8 | 2 | 1.2 | F | MB | |
| Mega 4 | 8 | 4 | 1.2 | F | MB | |
| STacy | 8 | 1 | ??? | F | Laptop | |
| STBook | 8 | 1 | ??? | F | Notebook | |
| 520 STe | 8 | /5S | 1.62 | FM | AV | |
| 1024 STe | 8 | 1S | 1.62 | FM | AV | |
| Mega STe | 16 | 1S | 2.06 | F | AV,MB,6U | |
| TT | 16/030 | Just for developer | ||||
| TT | 32/030 | S | 3.06 | F | AV,MB,6U | Various mem/HD configs |
| Falcon | 16/030 | 1,4,14 | 4.04 | F | AV,FC | Many enhancements! |
key:
| CPU': | 8 | 8 MHz 68000 | RAM: | /1 | 128KB | Built-in: | F | Floppy | ||
| 16 | 16 MHz 68000 | /5 | 512KB | M | TV Modulator | |||||
| 16/030 | 16 MHz 68030 | 1 | 1MB | |||||||
| 32/030 | 32 MHz 68030 | 2 | 2MB | |||||||
| 4 | 4MB | |||||||||
| S | SIMM slot |
| Extra: | AV | 8 bit digital stereo audio, 4096 colors, hardware scrolling, analog joystick ports |
| MB | MegaBus processor-direct bus slots | |
| 6U | 6U VME bus slots, second serial port | |
| FC | Motorola 56000 DSP, 16 bit stereo audio, much enhanced video |
TOS: Highest built-in TOS
What are the specs on the Falcon?
Here's some stuff I culled from the (reposted) Delphi conference with Sam Tramiel.
Here's the specs on the Atari Falcon 030:
CPU: Motorola 68030 running at 16 Mhz 32-bit Bus Optional 68881 or 68882 FPU RAM: 1,4, or 14 megs Standard Atari Cartridge Port Motorola 56001 DSP chip
Expansion Bus: Internal direct processor slot for 386SX PC emulation, or other coprocessor
Graphics: Super VGA graphics: 640x480 with 256 colors True color 16 bit mode allowing a display of up to 65,536 colors Accepts external video sync signal to allow high quality genlocking Overlay mode for easy video titling and special effects Overscan on TV's and ST Color monitors 262,144 possible colors hardware-assisted horizontal fine scrolling BLiTTER graphics co-processor
Sound features: Eight 16 bit audio DMA record and playback channels Stereo 16 bit digital DMA input Stereo 16 bit DMA audio output SDMA sound/DMA Coprocessor
Standard Ports SCSI II port with DMA High speed LocalTalk compatible LAN Connector for analog RGB color (ST or VGA) or composite video RS232C serial port Bidirectional parallel port MIDI IN/MIDI OUT Stereo microphone input, miniature stereo plug Stereo audio out, miniature stereo plug Two joystick connectors Two enhanced digital/analog controller/light pen connectors
Data Storage 1.44 Mbyte floppy disk drive Optional internal IDE Hard Disk
System software Pre-emptive Multitasking with adaptive prioritzation (MultiTOS) Inter process communication NewDesk desktop and eXtensible control panel Multiple window user interface; number of windows limited only by memory or software in use.