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The Atari TOS debuted with the Atari 520ST in 1985. TOS combines Digital Research's GEM GUI running on top of the DOS-like GEMDOS. Features include a flat memory model, MS-DOS-compatible disk format, support for MIDI, and a variant of SCSI called ACSI in later versions. Atari's TOS is run from ROM chips contained in the computer: Thus, before local hard drives were available in home computers, it was an almost instant-running OS. TOS originally booted off floppy disks, but later ST models came with the latest version of TOS in ROM. TOS consisted of the following:

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  • The Atari TOS debuted with the Atari 520ST in 1985. TOS combines Digital Research's GEM GUI running on top of the DOS-like GEMDOS. Features include a flat memory model, MS-DOS-compatible disk format, support for MIDI, and a variant of SCSI called ACSI in later versions. Atari's TOS is run from ROM chips contained in the computer: Thus, before local hard drives were available in home computers, it was an almost instant-running OS. TOS originally booted off floppy disks, but later ST models came with the latest version of TOS in ROM. TOS consisted of the following:
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  • The Atari TOS debuted with the Atari 520ST in 1985. TOS combines Digital Research's GEM GUI running on top of the DOS-like GEMDOS. Features include a flat memory model, MS-DOS-compatible disk format, support for MIDI, and a variant of SCSI called ACSI in later versions. Atari's TOS is run from ROM chips contained in the computer: Thus, before local hard drives were available in home computers, it was an almost instant-running OS. TOS originally booted off floppy disks, but later ST models came with the latest version of TOS in ROM. TOS consisted of the following: * Desktop - The main interface loaded after bootup. * GEM - Graphical Environment Manager, licensed from Digital Research * AES - Application Environment Services * VDI - Virtual Device Interface (screen drivers only, other drivers loaded using GDOS) * GEMDOS - GEM Disk Operating System * BIOS - Basic Input/Output System * XBIOS - Xtended BIOS * Line-A - Low-level high-speed graphics calls. Obsolete The following were extensions to TOS (loaded separately): * GDOS - Graphics Device Operation System * AHDI - Atari Hard Disk Interface (driver for Hard Drive) True multitasking was not directly supported, TOS allows desk accessories to be loaded into the system which are similar to TSRs (Terminate and Stay Resident) on PCs (up to a maximum of six) and could co-operatively multitask. MultiTOS was developed to allow TOS to preemptively multitask.
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