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Atari laptop (1991–1993)
ST Book
DeveloperTracey Hall (Designer)
ManufacturerAtari Corporation
TypeLaptop (Notebook)
Release dateOctober 1991; 33 years ago (1991-10)
Discontinued1993 (1993)
Units shipped1000-1200
Operating systemAtari TOS 2.06 (modified)
CPUMotorola 68HC000 @ 8 MHz
MemoryRAM: 1 MiB on board, can be expanded to 4 MiB
ROM: 512 KiB
StorageHard disk: 40/80/120 MB 2.5" IDE
Floppy disk: optional external drive
Display10.4" passive matrix LCD (EPSON)
Graphics640×400 1-bit mono
Power7 AA batteries
Optional extra: Rechargeable NiCad battery pack (up to 10 hours power)
AC Adapter (110/220 V switchable)
Dimensions8.5 in × 11.4 in × 1.4 in (216 mm × 290 mm × 36 mm)
Mass4.2 pounds (1.9 kg)
PredecessorSTacy

The ST Book (also written as STBook) is a notebook-sized laptop released in October 1991 by Atari Corporation. It is based on the Atari STE. The ST Book is more portable than the previous Atari portable, the STacy, but it sacrifices several features in order to achieve this: notably the backlight, and internal floppy disc drive.

The screen is highly reflective. It supports the 640×400 1-bit mono mode only without an external video port. It gained some popularity as being the most utterly portable full-featured computer of the day (slim, light, quiet, reliable, and with a long battery life, even by modern standards for all 5).

The ST Book is shipped with a modified version of TOS 2.06.

Specifications

Model number: NST-141

References

  1. ^ "Atari STBook Brochure". Classic Computer Brochures. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  2. Opening the Atari ST Book, AtariForumWiki
  3. "Personal Computers :: ST Book". Atari Explorer.
  4. "Atari shows off STBook". Computergram International. GlobalData. October 29, 1991 – via Gale.

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