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The Atari '520STe'

Announced 1989
Released 1990
CPUs MC68000 (16 / 32 bit) CPU running at 8 MHz
Memory 512 kBytes RAM
Expandable to 4 MBytes of RAM, using SIMMs
(Atari shipped an upgraded 4MB version from
the factory with a 4160STe designation)
OS TOS 1.06, 1.60 or 1.62 in ROM, upgradeable 2.06
GUI: GEM (Graphical Environment Manager)
Graphics Color pallette: 4096 colors
BLITTER chip
Hardware assisted horizontal/vertical fine scrolling
Sound Yamaha YM2149 Programmable Sound Generator,
8-bit Digital Stereo DAC
I/O Cartridge port
2 extended (analog) joystick ports
Mouse 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)
Stereo RCA jacks
Storage Internal 720 kBytes 3,5" FDD
Optional external HDD
Keyboard 94 keys (84 + 10 function keys F1...F10)

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