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atari st 

Computer system from 1980s and early 1990s. Marketed under the tag, "Power without the price", the Atari ST was an extremely good system - and affordable - for its time, but the damp squib that was the STE (like a standard ST but with a blitter chip which no sod used and and extra £50 on the price), followed by the destined-never-to-arrive Falcon (also from Atari) caused interest to lapse. That, and the fact that there was a bit of a lack of decent software for it - it lost huge swathes of market share to PCs.

If you still have nostalgia for this miseworthy computer system, visit www.atari.st.
"Operating your ST computer is not difficult; however, you should learn to operate it properly..." - ST Owner's Manual
atari st by KHD October 17, 2003
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atari st 

A 16-bit computer system used primarily for gaming and known for it's sophisticated sound processor.

Created by Atari, the creators of former systems such as the Atari 2600 games console and Atari XL/XE computer systems.

The Atari ST was always compared to the rival 16-bit system Amiga.

Apparently, ST stood for "Sam Tramiel", the son of Atari owner Jack Tramiel.

Atari has now been brought out by Midway.
- You seen that game called Dragon Ninja on the C64?
- Yes, it's not as good as the "ST" version though!...
atari st by Bruce Lee March 29, 2003

Atari Stigmata 

Atari Stigmata (singular stigma) is a term used by members of the gaming faithful to describe the marks, sores, or sensations of pain in the hands from squeezing the life out of the non-ergonomic Atari game controller from the early 1980's.
I was playing Pac Man for hours, but I had to quit because of the excessive bleeding caused by my Atari Stigmata.
Atari Stigmata by Croakmont July 25, 2017
The Creator of Spymac Spymac.com Or Co-Creator. The Coolest Website Owner on Earth And Owner of the Coolest Website on Earth.
Atari When the Hell is Spymac 3 Coming.
atarist by Squid7085 January 26, 2004
the leader of spymac and the coolest person on the face of the earth
all hail atarist
atarist by Your Mom January 23, 2004