benw@bocar.UUCP (B Weber) (06/05/85)
Antic On-Line Special Bulletin
Copyright 1985, Antic Publishing Inc.
Permission to reprint is hereby granted if article is reprinted in its
entirety and credited to Antic Publishing.
by Michael Ciraolo
Sunday, June 2, 1985
Chicago, IL--Atari Corp. introduced two new computers at the summer Consumer
Electronics Show today, and is expected to make more major announcements
tomorrow.
Atari introduced two new computers, the 260ST and the 260STD.
The 260ST is a 256K version of the 68000-based 16-bit ST machines
previously announced by Atari.
According to Atari marketing official Brian Kerr, the new machine is
expected to retail in the $399 range and will be shipped this fall.
Atari also announced the 260STD, identical to the 260, with the
addition of a built-in 3-1/2 inch disk drive. Kerr said the expected price is
$499.
Both of the 256K machines will have the operating system and Graphics
Environment Manager (GEM) built in ROM, according to Kerr.
However, the long-awaited 520ST, which is now scheduled for shipping
in July, will have an operating system installed in RAM, according to
Kerr.
The company is expected to announce a read only memory device in the
form of a compact laser disk for use with the new ST computers.
Although not officially announced, the CDROM was designed by
Activenture in Monterey, Calif.
Activenture demonstrated the CDROM privately to Antic shortly before
the Consumer Electronics Show, where we learned that the CD has a 500 megabyte
capacity.
The first product available on the CDROM will is expected to be a 100
megabyte encyclopedia from Grollier.
Called an "inverted database" by its developers, the CDROM
encyclopedia lets users type in words or strings of words to be searched
throughout any portion of the text, all 20 volumes of the encyclopedia.
Further details are expected tomorrow, when Atari officials have
promised to introduce the product.
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////