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Atari ST


Atari ST - Retrohead

Distributor: Atari
Manufacturer: Atari

Released: 1985

RS: 3/2

Expect to pay: 30-50 GBP



List of games available at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Atari_ST_games

Best Fan Site:

www.old-computers.com

General Info:

The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was commercially popular from 1985 to the early 1990s. It was released by Atari Corporation in 1985. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two",which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals. There is a massive lively fan base for the ST. There are loads of quality games for the system and they can be picked up for very little money.

Top 10 Must have games:

Frontier Elite, Outrun, Prince of Persia, Rick Dangerous, Zool, Speedball, R-Type, Another World, New Zealand Story, Super Wonderboy.


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Technical Specs:
  • CPU: Motorola 68000 16-/32-Bit CPU @ 8 MHz. 16 bit data/32 bit internal/24-bit address.
  • RAM: 512 KB or 1 Megabyte
  • Display modes (60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL, 71.2 Hz monochrome):
    • Low resolution - 320×200 (16 color), palette of 512 colors
    • Medium resolution - 640×200 (4 color), palette of 512 colors
    • High resolution - 640×400 (mono), monochrome
  • Sound: Yamaha YM2149 3-voice squarewave plus 1-voice white noise mono Programmable Sound Generator

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