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Atari Mega STE

Mega STE · 1991 · desktop

Specifications

Cpu: Motorola 68000, switchable 16 MHz (with 16 KB cache) or 8 MHz for ST compatibility
Ram: max: 4 MB via standard 30-pin SIMMs · base: 1 MB (2 MB and 4 MB factory configurations)
Ports: MIDI IN/OUT · Cartridge slot · External floppy disk port · ACSI DMA port · 2x serial (RS-232) ports · LAN port (LocalTalk-compatible) · Parallel (Centronics) port · VME expansion slot (internal) · 2x enhanced joystick (STE joypad) ports · Joystick/mouse ports · Monitor port
Display: STE-generation Shifter with blitter coprocessor: 320x200 in 16 colors, 640x200 in 4 colors, or 640x400 monochrome, from a 4,096-color palette
Storage: base: Built-in 1.44 MB high-density 3.5" floppy drive · options: Internal hard disk (fitted on the 2 MB and 4 MB configurations) · External drives via the ACSI DMA port
Os Support: latest: TOS 2.06 · shipped: TOS 2.05 in ROM
Release Price: $1,799

Variants

Storage

1 MBBase configuration, no hard disk

2 MBShipped with internal hard disk

4 MBTop configuration with internal hard disk

Upgrade paths

RAM

4 MB via socketed 30-pin SIMMs · Standard SIMM sockets inside the desktop case, the easiest RAM upgrade of any 68000 Atari.

EASY

other

VME expansion cards (graphics cards, network adapters) · The internal VME slot is shared with the TT030 and hosts period graphics and Ethernet cards, rare but well documented in the Atari community.

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