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Galahad/FLT · 06 October 2002, 12:52

Atari STFM is the original ST, and FM stands for Frequency Modulation, i.e. you can stick it straight into a TV.

The Later STe means Enhanced.

STFm = 3 channel sound, 512 colours, little or no hardware.
STe = 4 channel sound, 4096 colours, extra hardware in the form of a barrel shifter (what we would call a blitter, only the Atari version is a joke! It can only scroll on 16pixel boundaries!!!)

06 October 2002, 12:52	#3
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 9,004	Atari Atari STFM is the original ST, and FM stands for Frequency Modulation, i.e. you can stick it straight into a TV. The Later STe means Enhanced. STFm = 3 channel sound, 512 colours, little or no hardware. STe = 4 channel sound, 4096 colours, extra hardware in the form of a barrel shifter (what we would call a blitter, only the Atari version is a joke! It can only scroll on 16pixel boundaries!!!)