Atari 520ST / 1040ST
ID: 520ST
RELEASED 1985
PRICE
DISCONTINUED 1993
UNITS SOLD Total ~2M
I/O PORTS
MIDI In/OutCartridgeACSI (HDD)
System Analysis
Power Without The Price. The 1040ST was the first PC with 1MB RAM for under $1000. Dominated the music industry.
Processor
8 MHzMotorola 68000
Stock 68k.
Audio Subsystem
3 Voice PSGYM2149
Square waves.
Memory
DRAM512 KB / 1 MB
Expandable to 4 MB
Storage
360KB / 720KB3.5" Floppy
Graphics Architecture
Shifter
Palette: 512 Colors
- 640x400 (Mono)
- 320x200 (16c)
Hardware Tricks
- ▹ Overscan
Did You Know?
- ? The OS (TOS) was originally going to be Microsoft Windows on 68k, but it wasn't ready.
- ? MIDI ports were standard, which is why Fatboy Slim used one.