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Nowaday, Atari Brand belongs to Ex-[[Infogrames]].
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Nowadays, the Atari brand belongs to Ex-[[Infogrames]].
  
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Used to build 8 bits consoles (Atari2600...), 8 bits computers and the famous Atari ST (16 bit)
  
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== 8 bit ==
  
Used to build 8 bits consoles (Atari2600...), 8 bits computers and the famous Atari ST (16 bit)
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_family Atari 8-bit family on the other WIKI]
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== 16 bit ==
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The [[Atari ST]] were released in 1985-86...
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They were famous for being  :
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*Inferior to the [[Amiga]] yet still better (the war still rages on nowadays).
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*A hardware [[MIDI|Midi Port]] : this spawned a generation of Musician Geeks.  
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*used widely in Amstrad CPC software developments (mostly games ?).
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Its use in CPC development (Cross Development) had many advantages :
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*Quite similar Video Resolutions : 320x200x16.
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*Possibility of a good [[Graphical User Interface|GUI]] : easier, really.
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*Same Sound Chip : almost.
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*Quite powerfull to calculate sweet [[Data Compression]] (used in [[Xyphoes Fantasy]])
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_ST Atari ST on the other WIKI]
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==Links==
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*{{EnWiki}}
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[[Category:Non CPC Computers]]

Latest revision as of 12:47, 22 March 2024

Nowadays, the Atari brand belongs to Ex-Infogrames.

Used to build 8 bits consoles (Atari2600...), 8 bits computers and the famous Atari ST (16 bit)

8 bit

Atari 8-bit family on the other WIKI

16 bit

The Atari ST were released in 1985-86...

They were famous for being  :

  • Inferior to the Amiga yet still better (the war still rages on nowadays).
  • A hardware Midi Port : this spawned a generation of Musician Geeks.
  • used widely in Amstrad CPC software developments (mostly games ?).

Its use in CPC development (Cross Development) had many advantages :

  • Quite similar Video Resolutions : 320x200x16.
  • Possibility of a good GUI : easier, really.
  • Same Sound Chip : almost.
  • Quite powerfull to calculate sweet Data Compression (used in Xyphoes Fantasy)

Atari ST on the other WIKI

Links