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1988 - Atari 520 ST and 1040 STE

Atari 520 ST picture courtesy of the Atari Historical Society Virtual Museum.

Atari 520 ST picture courtesy of the Atari Historical Society Virtual Museum
  • RAM
    520 K and 1 MEG RAM respectively

  • Floppy Drives
    3.5" 360K floppy
  • Hard Drive
    External 30 MEG Hard Drive
  • Printer
    Atari SLM804 Laser Printer
  • Monitor
    Atari Monochrome Monitor
    Atari Colour Monitor

Re-reading the specs reminded me that the 1040 was ahead of the pack for a little while with it's 4096 colours and built in midi sound.

Controllers:

  • Gravis Optical Joystick

  • Various cheap "Digital" joysticks. These were 8 way switched and either full on or full off in any direction! Not the best way to learn to fly !



As well as linking the 2 computers for head-to-head in Falcon I used to connect to the ACE sysop's BBS to request images and other information while writing the newsletter, which was distributed on 3.5" floppy.

All my attempts to subvert the ACE membership to the path of flight simming went to naught.

A.C.E. were the Atari Computer Enthusiasts of N.S.W. We wanted to call the group AUG - the Atari Users Group - but the Apple guys already had that acronym tied up!.

Links

Wikipedia - Atari ST

VIDEOS of the Atari ST from the Atari Historical Society

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