Atari 2080 ST and Laser Printer ?

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From: Mike Clarkson
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 1986 07:59

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There are rumours abounding of a soon to be released 2080 ST, with
2 Meg of RAM, built-in floppy, a detachable keyboard (yeah!),
a port for an expansion bus, possibly a higher resolution monitor, and 
support through the DMA port for the yet to be announced Atari Laser printer.
Price: uncertain; availability: Christmas ?

All of this sounds marvelous, but my question is: will the laser printer
ONLY work with the 2080, or will it also work with the 520/1040's.  It
sounds like Atari is planning to use the RAM in the 2080 to drive the laser
printer through the DMA, which might leave the 520/1040 owners out in the cold.

Can someone at Atari confirm or deny whether the planned Atari laser printer
will work with the 520 or 1040 ST?
Neil?

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Subject: Atari 2080 ST and Laser Printer ?
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