Atari 2080STF

The Atari 2080STF was a proposed 2MB member of the integrated ST range, presented at the Personal Computer World Show in September 1986. It would have extended the 1040STF design with twice the memory while retaining the 8 MHz Motorola 68000, internal floppy drive and original ST graphics architecture.

Rapidly rising memory costs and Atari’s work on the professional Mega ST 2 removed the commercial case for the model. The 2080STF never entered retail production and survives as an announced prototype-era configuration rather than a released computer.

Notable Features

• Planned 2MB version of the integrated STF design.
• Retained the 8 MHz 68000 and standard ST graphics, sound and interfaces.

Historical Significance

• Presented in September 1986 but never released.
• Cancelled as memory costs rose and the desktop Mega ST 2 moved toward production.

Collector’s Notes

• Contemporary announcements and proposed prices are more common than surviving hardware.
• Do not confuse dealer-upgraded ST systems with an Atari production 2080STF.

Specifications

Technical Information
Name	Atari 2080STF
Manufacturer	Atari
Launched	Monday, September 1, 1986
Discontinued	Cancelled
Launch Price	Proposed £1,149 with monochrome monitor
Country	United States
CPU	Motorola MC68000 at 8 MHz
Units Sold
I/O	MIDI, serial, parallel, ACSI, cartridge, monitor and joystick ports
Keyboard	Integrated keyboard with numeric keypad and function keys
Storage	Internal double-sided 3.5-inch 720KB floppy planned
Sound	Yamaha YM2149 three-channel PSG
Graphics	Atari Shifter
Colour Palette	512 colours
Display	320x200 in 16 colours, 640x200 in 4 colours, or 640x400 monochrome
ROM	192KB TOS ROM
RAM	2MB planned
CPU Speed	8 MHz