![]() The ST computer utilized the Digital Research GEM interface for a graphics environment. This money was paid back, and development of the ST was completed in around 6 months, an incredible feat by the company, and various engineers who had followed Tramiel from Commodore. However many rough spots do show through, for instance a lack of hardware scrolling, this most likely is a result of the machine being rushed market to gain a lead on the soon to be released Commodore computer system which used technology by the Amiga company.Īmiga had been bought by Commodore who were previously supplied finance by Atari, for development to use the technology in the Atari 1850XL computer before the Tramiels bought Atari. The 520ST represented a major step forward in computer design and OS design. The Atari ST originally had its OS delivered on floppy disk since the OS ROMs were not ready for shipping. It was called the 520ST, 520 being the memory size and ST for Sixteen/Thirty Two bit processor. In 1985 Atari Corporation introduced its new 16-bit computer system. This model was not on the market for long, and was replaced by the Atari STFM. The drive is connected externally via a lead. ![]() ![]() This is the original model ST, which has a much thinner back as it does not contain the 3.5 FDD that can be found built into all the subsequent models. Atari 520ST (boxed) + External hard drive + software Home > Browse Our Collection > Computers > Atari > Atari 520ST (boxed) +. ![]()
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