https://github.com/hippietrail/atari-st-glossary
Acronyms and other terms pertaining to the Atari ST computer from the '90s
https://github.com/hippietrail/atari-st-glossary
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Acronyms and other terms pertaining to the Atari ST computer from the '90s
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/hippietrail/atari-st-glossary
- Owner: hippietrail
- Created: 2024-10-31T18:30:38.000Z (about 1 year ago)
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- Topics: atari-falcon, atari-st, atarist, glossary, retrocomputing, terminology
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# Atari ST Glossary
Acronyms and other terms pertaining to the Atari ST and Falcon family of home computer from the '80s and '90s
- **AES** - **A**pplication **E**nvironment **S**ervices
- **BDOS** - **B**asic **D**isk **O**perating **S**ystem
- **BIOS** - **B**asic **I**nput-**O**utput **S**ystem
- **DRI** - **D**igital **R**esearch **I**nc. - also the name of one of the main linker object file formats
- **GEM** - **G**raphics **E**nvironment **M**anager
- **GLUE** - one of the ST's custom chips
- **GST** - the name of the other main linker object file format
- **TOS** - **T**he **O**perating **S**ystem
- **VDI** - **V**Virtual **D**evice **I**nterface
- **XBIOS** - BIOS e**X**tension