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The Atari 'MegaST'

CPUs Motorola MC68000 running at 8 MHz
Optional MC68881 math co-processor
Memory 1, 2 or 4 or MB of RAM
1 and 2 MBytes versions expandable up to 4 MBytes
Graphics Color pallette: 512 colors
BLITTER graphics chip (Mega ST2)
Up to 512 colors simultaneously using 3rd party software
Standard: 16 colors
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 FDD port
DMA / ACSI port
Monitor port (ST mono, ST color)
MegaBus slot (internal), processor direct DMA
Peripheral co-processor slot (internal)
Storage internal 720 kBytes 3,5" FDD
Optional external HDD (Megafile 30)
Keyboard 94 keys (84 + 10 function keys; F1...F10)

 

 

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