Editing Atari ST (section)

=== Commodore and Amiga ===
Amid rumors that Tramiel was negotiating to buy Atari, Amiga Corp. entered discussions with Commodore. This led to Commodore wanting to purchase Amiga Corporation outright, which Commodore believed would cancel any outstanding contracts, including Atari's. Instead of Amiga Corp. delivering Lorraine to Atari, Commodore delivered a check of $500,000 on Amiga's behalf, in effect returning the funds Atari invested in Amiga for the chipset. Tramiel countered by suing Amiga Corp. on August 13, 1984, seeking damages and an injunction to bar Amiga (and effectively Commodore) from producing anything with its technology.

The lawsuit left the Amiga team in limbo during mid-1984. Commodore eventually moved forward, with plans to improve the chipset and develop an [[operating system]]. Commodore announced the [[Amiga 1000]] with the Lorraine chipset in July 1985, but it wasn't available in quantity until 1986. The delay gave Atari time to deliver the Atari 520ST in June 1985. In March 1987, the two companies settled the dispute out of court in a closed decision.<ref name="3years">{{cite news |first = Jeffrey |last = Daniels |title = 3 Years With the ST |url = https://www.atarimagazines.com/startv3n1/threeyearsofst.html |work = START Magazine |publisher = James Capparell |page = 22 |date = Summer 1988 |access-date = 2010-05-15 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120521112941/http://atarimagazines.com/startv3n1/threeyearsofst.html |archive-date = 2012-05-21 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="jayminer">{{cite web |url=http://www.heartbone.com/comphist/JayMiner.html |title=Jay G. Miner |url-status=dead |access-date=9 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218081953/http://www.heartbone.com/comphist/JayMiner.html|archive-date=18 February 2008}}</ref>