Atari ST
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 Atari ST
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The computer itself
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| Manufacturer(s) |  Atari Corporation
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| Release Date(s) | 1985
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| CPU(s) | Motorola 68000, Hitachi HD6301 |
| Sound chip(s) | Yamaha YM2149, PC Speaker |
| Music section | N / A |
The Atari ST is a line of 16-bit personal computers released by Atari Corporation. It was the successor of the 8-bit line of Atari personal computers. Due to its many similarities with the earlier Macintosh systems, it was nicknamed as Jackintosh, which is a reference to Jack Tramiel, Atari's owner at the time. It was a major failure in USA due to the rocketing sales of Commodore Amiga starting from 1987, but did gain a very strong market in European countries.
Sound
The music is done by the YM2149 sound chip, which is a AY-3-8910A clone by Yamaha. In a lesser extent, some games used MIDI synthesizers such as Roland MT-32, before the existence of Atari STE.
VGM Scene
Atari ST music can be logged in MAME.