Goto 10: Retro Computing & Gaming

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Understanding Atari TOS

Understanding Atari TOS

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Understanding Atari TOS
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The operating system for the Atari ST series consists of a variety of components that are collectively known as TOS. Most seem to agree that it stands for The Operating System, but others indicate it stands for Tramiel Operating System. Either way, both are pretty terrible names.

STOS would have been better a better name, but that actually ended up being…

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