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Atari 520ST Series
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"The ST is an amazing bargain, much more of a computer 'for the rest of us' than Mac ever was." -Byte Magazine, 1985 
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| Model | Atari 520ST (see below for ST+, STm, and STfm) |
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| Processor | Motorola MC68000 16/32 Bit | 8MHz |
| Memory | 512KB RAM | Expandable to 4MB |
| Operating System (U.S. Versions) |
TOS 1.00 (Plug in Upgradeable to TOS 1.4) |
In ROM (6 Chip set) (early versions were on Disk) |
| GUI | GEM (Graphical Environment Manager) | by Digital Research Inc. |
| Disk Drives | 360KB 3.5" or 720KB 3.5" | External |
| Various Hard Drives | External | |
| Interfaces | Cartridge port | 40-pin |
| Joystick port | 9-pin D-Type | |
| Mouse/Secondary Joystick port | 9-pin D-Type | |
| RS232C Serial port | 25-pin, 19.2 kbps | |
| Parallel port | 25-pin | |
| MIDI in, MIDI out/thru | ||
| External floppy port | ||
| DMA/ACSI port | 19-pin | |
| Monitor port | ST mono, ST color | |
| RF modulator (STm and STfm) | ||
| Sound | Yamaha 3-voice FM | 8-bit mono |
| Graphics | 512 color pallette | Up to 16 simultaneous colors (all 512 with 3rd party software) |
| Keyboard | 94 keys | (84 + 10 function keys) |
| Function Keys | F1 - F10 | |
| Case style | One-piece with integrated keyboard | |
| Announced | 1985 | |
| Released | 1985 | |
Other Models:
| 520ST+ | (Same as 520ST, but with 1MB RAM standard) |
| 520STm | (512KB RAM, TOS 1.2) |
| 520STfm | (TOS 1.2, adds a 720KB internal FDD) |
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