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Atari ST

Series of personal computer models

Instance of: computer model series
Subclass of: home computer

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Atari ST is a line of personal computers from Atari Corporation and the successor to the company's 8-bit computers. The initial model, the Atari 520ST, had limited release in April–June 1985, and was widely available in July. It was the first personal computer with a bitmapped color graphical user interface, using a version of Digital Research's GEM environment from February 1985. The Atari 1040ST, released in 1986 with 1 MB of memory, was the first home computer with a cost per kilobyte of RAM under US$1/KB.

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Manufacturer: Atari Corporation
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1.nytimes.com/1985/07/10/business/atari-is-shipping-520-st-computer.htmlRetrieved 2016-09-15
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Operating system: Atari TOS
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1.atarimagazines.com/creative/v11n10/26_Atari_520ST_a_reborn_Ata.phpRetrieved 2016-09-15
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Significant event: economic production(1985–1993)
presentation(January 1985) location: Consumer Electronics Show
CPU: Motorola 68000
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1.atarimagazines.com/v4n6/STproductnews.htmlRetrieved 2016-09-15
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Motorola 68020
Follows: Atari 8-bit family
Members / parts: RS-232
joystick
floppy disk drive
Brand: Atari
Title: Atari ST

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