In the early 1990s, Atari released three final evolutions of the ST with significant technical differences from the original models: TT030 (1990), Mega STE (1991), and Falcon (1992). Atari discontinued the entire ST computer line in 1993, shifting the company’s focus to the Jaguar video game console. In later years, the Amiga started losing market share to IBM PC compatibles and the fourth generation of video game consoles, eventually leading to Commodore’s bankruptcy in 1994 and the end of Amiga.Looking at these numbers I must say that the first Amiga was superior to the Atari ST. The Amiga was technically the better computer, but also more expensive and the custom hardware was more difficult to develop for. Developers struggled at first to utilize the custom processors properly.Released in April 1985, the Atari ST was one of the first 16-bit home computers in the world. Based on Motorola 68K, the ST offered processing power, 512K of RAM, a GUI, 512 colors, and a 3-voice sound. All that for $799, when the IBM PC and Macintosh could do less for a much higher price tag.
How powerful was the Atari ST?
CPU SPEED: The ST uses the same 68000 microprocessor that is used in the Macintosh and Amiga computers, a far more powerful processor than the old 8-bit 6502 family of chips used in the Apple Il series and the Commodore 64 and 128. In the ST, the 68000 processor runs at 8. MHz). Alongside the Macintosh, Amiga, Apple IIGS, and Acorn Archimedes, the ST is part of a mid-1980s generation of computers with 16 or 16/32-bit processors, 256 KB or more of RAM, and mouse-controlled graphical user interfaces.