From 8ef84c22187f487a588f86b6a7fa6056dc05c8a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Koelle Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:49:37 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add Mega 1 (1 MB) to Mega ST configurations --- retro/mega-st/index.njk | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/retro/mega-st/index.njk b/retro/mega-st/index.njk index 2ae5ccd..5c1edf4 100644 --- a/retro/mega-st/index.njk +++ b/retro/mega-st/index.njk @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ parent: "/retro/"

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.

Typical configurations

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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.

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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.

Why collectors still care

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.