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Add Mega 1 (1 MB) to Mega ST configurations

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<p>Compared to the standard 520 ST or 1040 ST, the Mega ST comes in a low, flat desktop case with the floppy drive and motherboard separated from the keyboard, similar to a classic PC tower-and-keyboard setup. It shipped with a built-in Blitter chip for fast graphics operations, which the earliest 520/1040 ST models lacked, making it noticeably better suited for GEM-based desktop publishing software of the era.</p>
<h2>Typical configurations</h2>
<p>Mega STs were sold as Mega 2 (2 MB RAM) and Mega 4 (4 MB RAM), both expandable, and were commonly bundled with monochrome high-resolution monitors for DTP work with software like Calamus or PageStream.</p>
<p>Mega STs were sold as Mega 1 (1 MB RAM), Mega 2 (2 MB RAM) and Mega 4 (4 MB RAM), all expandable, and were commonly bundled with monochrome high-resolution monitors for DTP work with software like Calamus or PageStream.</p>
<h2>Why collectors still care</h2>
<p>The separated case design makes internal expansion and modification considerably easier than on an all-in-one 1040 ST, which is one reason the Mega ST remains a popular base for retro computing projects like the ones documented on this site.</p>