"16 bit" machines are actually 32bit processors on a 16bit bus.
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| - | Under Tramiel's ownership, '''Atari Corp.''' used the remaining stock of game console inventory to keep the company afloat while they finished development on a 16-bit computer system, the [[Atari ST]]. In April 1985, they released the first update to the 8-bit computer line - the Atari 65XE, the [[Atari XE]] series. In June 1985 saw the release of the Atari 130XE and Atari User Group's received early sneak-preview samples of the new Atari 520ST's and major retailer shipments hit store shelves in September 1985 of Atari's new 16-bit [[Atari ST]] computers. In 1986, Atari launched two consoles designed under Warner - the Atari 2600jr and the [[Atari 7800]] console (which saw limited release in 1984). Atari rebounded, making $25 million profit that year. In 1989, Atari released the [[Atari Lynx]], a handheld console with color graphics, to much fanfare. A shortage of parts kept the system from being released nationwide for the 1989 Christmas season and the Lynx lost market share to Nintendo's [[Game Boy]], which despite only having a black and white display, was cheaper, had better battery life and had much higher availability. Tramiel emphasized computers over game consoles. At the time Atari, like many other personal computers of that era, had their own operating system, which fell victim to [[Microsoft|Microsoft's]] success. But, gaming revived and Tramiel missed the boat. Also in 1989, Atari Corp. sued Nintendo for $250 million, alleging it had an illegal monopoly.<ref name="nintendosuit">{{Citation | + | Under Tramiel's ownership, '''Atari Corp.''' used the remaining stock of game console inventory to keep the company afloat while they finished development on a 16/32-bit computer system, the [[Atari ST]]. ("ST" stands for "sixteen/thirty-two", referring to the machines' 16-bit bus and 32-bit processor core.) In April 1985, they released the first update to the 8-bit computer line - the Atari 65XE, the [[Atari XE]] series. In June 1985 saw the release of the Atari 130XE and Atari User Group's received early sneak-preview samples of the new Atari 520ST's and major retailer shipments hit store shelves in September 1985 of Atari's new 32-bit [[Atari ST]] computers. In 1986, Atari launched two consoles designed under Warner - the Atari 2600jr and the [[Atari 7800]] console (which saw limited release in 1984). Atari rebounded, making $25 million profit that year. In 1989, Atari released the [[Atari Lynx]], a handheld console with color graphics, to much fanfare. A shortage of parts kept the system from being released nationwide for the 1989 Christmas season and the Lynx lost market share to Nintendo's [[Game Boy]], which despite only having a black and white display, was cheaper, had better battery life and had much higher availability. Tramiel emphasized computers over game consoles. At the time Atari, like many other personal computers of that era, had their own operating system, which fell victim to [[Microsoft|Microsoft's]] success. But, gaming revived and Tramiel missed the boat. Also in 1989, Atari Corp. sued Nintendo for $250 million, alleging it had an illegal monopoly.<ref name="nintendosuit">{{Citation |
| | title = Nintendo Is Sued by Atari | | title = Nintendo Is Sued by Atari | ||
| | newspaper = [[New York Times]] | | newspaper = [[New York Times]] |