So many missed opportunities with the ST, given the breakneck development speed.
If the all-in-one design was used from the off (save on moulds and shipping disc drives) they could done a pro conversion kit:
https://youtu.be/atw3FYKzog4
Also, move the joystick ports to the right rather than under the keyboard.
A few tweaks here and there would have pushed it a lot more:
Unified clocks for genlock and scrolling: https://youtu.be/yexNdSLEpIY?si=pa46sJOr_9Fin4LC
Stereo output like the CPC464:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0yY4BlPfLf4
AMY included, along with a 1bit PWM on the DMA chip for DMA sound.
The ST had a janky RTC anyway:
https://atariage.com/forums/topic/303859-battery-pack-inside...
3 button joypads from the start, using U+D and L+R combinations for 2 more buttons
Double-sided drive from the start.
Finally, they should have included the blitter socket and a full 2x32pin expansion instead of the cartridge port.
The blitter socket especially would be handy to drive a T212 transputer in 87, when the blitter was available, instead of producing the ATW.
If the all-in-one design was used from the off (save on moulds and shipping disc drives) they could done a pro conversion kit:
https://youtu.be/atw3FYKzog4 Also, move the joystick ports to the right rather than under the keyboard.
A few tweaks here and there would have pushed it a lot more:
Unified clocks for genlock and scrolling: https://youtu.be/yexNdSLEpIY?si=pa46sJOr_9Fin4LC
Stereo output like the CPC464: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0yY4BlPfLf4
AMY included, along with a 1bit PWM on the DMA chip for DMA sound.
The ST had a janky RTC anyway: https://atariage.com/forums/topic/303859-battery-pack-inside...
3 button joypads from the start, using U+D and L+R combinations for 2 more buttons
Double-sided drive from the start.
Finally, they should have included the blitter socket and a full 2x32pin expansion instead of the cartridge port. The blitter socket especially would be handy to drive a T212 transputer in 87, when the blitter was available, instead of producing the ATW.