Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site orca.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!orca!davecl From: davecl@orca.UUCP (Dave Clemans) Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga,net.micro.atari Subject: Re: Reposting of comparison between Atari 520ST and Commodore Amiga Message-ID: <1743@orca.UUCP> Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 11:53:48 EDT Article-I.D.: orca.1743 Posted: Thu Sep 19 11:53:48 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 21-Sep-85 06:11:57 EDT References: <343@looking.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 75 Xref: watmath net.micro.amiga:189 net.micro.atari:1166 A few more corrections: 520 Amiga > processor 8 MHz 68000 8 Mhz 68000 !* 7.8Mhz ! Everything I've seen so far says that it's 7.16 MHZ; i.e., the video clock divided by 2. > RAM 512K 256K + 256K expansion board > !* 8 Meg externally ! Internally expandable to 1MB with 256K chips, to 4MB with 1MB chips both expansions use a memory daughter board; Memory map allows max of 15 Meg > expansion 128K ROM cartridge slot, hard 256K RAM slot, full system bus > connectors disk (DMA), floppy disk, modem connector(!), floppy disk,modem > ... ... The DMA port supports up to 8 devices; this is also where the CD/ROM will plug in > fancy graphics no? bitblt in VLSI? > hardware !* Yes, and sprites ! Custom timing control chips that allow cpu to run at 8MHZ, and to manage memory accesses so that video refresh and cpu memory supposedly never interfer > floppies 3.5" floppy, holds 350K (for- 3.5" floppy, holds 880K (for- > matted), attached by expansion matted?), built-in. Expansion > connector, more floppies daisy connector for second drive. > chained? !* May daisy chain up to 3 > external floppies ! Single or double sided drives available; single is 360K, double is 720K; with special cable standard 5.25" drives can be attached; disk storage format is IBM compatible > IBM compat. no yes, via $500 Trump card > !* Check that - IBM stuff > is done in sofware. If you > want a 5-1/4" drive, add > ~$300 ! Disks are data compatible. There are rumors of a software IBM emulator by the end of the year. > general Real soon now. Real soon now? > availability !* Sept. 15 ! Has been available worldwide for a few months; in the US for almost two months. I've seen news reports that close to 50,000 have been sold so far worldwide. > software Real soon now. Real soon now. > !* Some packages available > even now. At least 20 will > be available on Sept 15 ! Some packages available now in US. More are supposedly available in England according to news reports. dgc