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From: dwh@ataritx.uucp (Dave Hanna)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: MegaSTE feature (Was: ATARI's current line)
Summary: MegaSte has 3 serial ports
Keywords: megaste
Message-ID: <1991Jan31.180626.8804@ataritx.uucp>
Date: 31 Jan 91 18:06:26 GMT
References: <886@TALOS.UUCP> <1991Jan29.172548.1100@herald.usask.ca> <1991Jan29.195835.12226@ecst.csuchico.edu>
Reply-To: dwh@ataritx.UUCP (Dave Hanna)
Organization: Atari Microsytems Corp., Dallas
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In article <1991Jan29.195835.12226@ecst.csuchico.edu> ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) writes:
>>	Note:  The MEGASTEs have a 16Mz  68000, come in the same box as the
>>	TT. They have the following builtin:
>>		- 4 Serial ports
>
>I thought the MegaSTe had only 2 serial ports, while the TT had all four.
>If you have actually seen them, please forgive me.

     The MegaSTe has 3 ports - two implemented with a Zilog SCC (one of
which is hardware compatible with LocalTalk, but can be strapped to be
a standard RS232), and one with an ST compatible 68901.  The TT uses
an additional 68901.

>I thought only the TT came with the 68881.

     The MegaSTe has at least a socket for the 68881/2.  I _think_
it is populated.
>         Ed Krimen  ...............................................


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