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Atari TT030

TT030 · 1990–1993 · desktop

Specifications

Cpu: Motorola 68030, 32 MHz, with 68882 FPU
Ram: max: 10 MB ST-RAM plus 16 MB TT-RAM (Fast RAM) on the official daughterboard, 26 MB total; larger community TT-RAM boards go further · base: 2 MB ST-RAM
Ports: SCSI port · ACSI DMA port · VME expansion slot (internal) · 4x serial ports including an RS-422 LAN port (LocalTalk-compatible) · Parallel (Centronics) port · MIDI IN/OUT · Cartridge slot · External floppy disk port · Analog RGB/mono monitor port · Keyboard with mouse/joystick ports
Display: TT video: ST-compatible modes plus 320x480 in 256 colors and 640x480 in 16 colors from a 4,096-color palette, and 1280x960 monochrome on the dedicated TTM19x ECL monitor
Storage: base: Internal 3.5" floppy drive (720 KB, 1.44 MB on later units) and a 50 MB internal SCSI hard disk in the standard configuration · options: Larger internal SCSI drives (80 MB factory option) · External SCSI and ACSI devices
Os Support: latest: TOS 3.06; MiNT/MultiTOS for Unix-style multitasking · shipped: TOS 3.01 in ROM
Release Price: $2,995 (2 MB RAM, 50 MB hard disk)

Upgrade paths

RAM

10 MB ST-RAM plus TT-RAM daughterboards; modern community boards exceed the official 16 MB Fast RAM ceiling · TT-RAM is faster than ST-RAM because the video system does not contend for it; it is the single most worthwhile TT upgrade and well documented among Atari enthusiasts.

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other

VME graphics and network cards · The internal VME slot hosts period high-resolution graphics cards and Ethernet adapters, reflecting the TT's workstation positioning.

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