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The Atari '260ST'

Announced	1985
Released	1986
CPU	16 / 32 bit MC68000 running at 8 Mhz
Memory	512 kBytes of RAM Expandable up to 4 MBytes of RAM
OS	TOS 0.98 on Floppy disk GUI: GEM (Graphical Environment Manager)
Graphics	color pallette: 512 colors, 16 colors simultaneously With 3rd party software all 512 colors simultaneously
Sound	Yamaha 3-voice FM, 8 bit mono
I/O	Cartridge port Joystick port Mouse / secondary joystick port RS232C serial port 19,2 kbps Parallel port MIDI in, MIDI out / through External Floppy port DMA / ACSI port Monitor port (ST mono / ST color) RF Modulator
Storage	external 360 kBytes 3,5" FDD external 720 kBytes 3,5" FDD External HDD (optional)
Keyboard	94 keys (84 + 10 function keys F1...F10)

Atari showed a '260ST' with built in floppy drive at the 1985 CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, but never shipped the product. In 1986, once the '520ST+' and '520STM' were shipping, Atari renamed the '520ST' to '260ST' in Europe.