Atari ST-STE-TT 1040 520

ATARI ST Series

Here is the "mother" of all Atari ST series machines, the 520 ST.
First released in 1985 the computer was quite a sensation.
It had a mouse controlled OS, unbelieveable 512kb RAM, and more
revolutionary stuff...I don't have the packaging anymore, what a shame.

Atari 1040 STFM

Little later the 1040 ST series was introduced. It had 1 megabyte ram and a double sided
floppy disk drive built in. [STF=ST w/Floppy] [STFM=ST w/Floppy and HF modulator].
I bought this machine back in 1990 for something like 500 €.
Also on this pic is the Atari SM146 monochrome monitor and all the packaging
and manual stuffs that came along. I hope I didn't miss anything...

Atari 1040 STFM board

Here's the board of a deceased 1040 STFM...

Atari 520 STE

In 1989 Atari introduced the STE [E=enhanced]. As a reaction to the Amiga computer range
this machine had some additions especially for games such as 4096 colours and Stereo DMA
sound etc...the game industry never really picked up with this machine, so it never managed
to get the attention the "normal" ST's got. Only very few games use the STE's advantages,
again I can only say what a shame that is.
On this photo you can also see the Atari SC1435 stereo-color monitor
plus packaging and manual stuff that came with the 520 STE.

Atari Mega STE board

Here's the board of a deceased Mega STE, a semi-professional machine that was really nice
to work with in the old days. It had on-board SCSI, high density floppy disk, VME slot etc...

Atari TT

And here's the top of the line professional machine from Atari, the TT030!
When introduced (in a decent configuration) did easily cost more than 5000 €,
believe it or not. It had full SCSI, VME slot, 4 serial ports, LAN network,
high density floppy disk, 32 Mhz (really fast in 91!), MC68030 processor plus MC68882
co-processor, a 19inch monitor that used 1280x960 pixel mode as standard resolution
was also available, etc... I still use this machine pretty frequently, the first version
of this webpage was handwritten on it. Tell me some PC bloke that can still use his machine
purchased in '91 properly nowadays...

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