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in article <17916@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, john@renoir.Berkeley.EDU (John Coker) says:
> 
> I've been hearing people refer to the ``new'' (future) version of the
> st as a ``mega-st''.  I'd like to know just how this machine is better
> than the current 1024 st, when it's going to come out and how much it's
> going to cost (if anyone knows).
> 
>     -   more bits on the screen
	o Nope.  The Megas have the same graphics resolution as the ST's.

>     -   blitter (or more display chips?)
	o Yes.  The Megas will have the blitter.

>     -   faster and/or more memory standard
	o Yes.  The Megas will come in 1, 2, and 4 meg configurations.

>     -   680[12]0 upgrades
	o Interesting rumor, eh?

>     -   arithmetic coprocessor
	o Another interesting rumor, eh?


   Here's basic background information on Megas:

	--The CPU is a 'base unit', roughly 22 inches square.  It contains
a single built in floppy, and has a detached keyboard, a la an IBM PC.

 	--The Megas have an internal battery backed up clock.

	--The Megas have the blitter chip and appropriate ROM software built
in.
	--The Megas are completely compatible, in every way, with the
current ST's.

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