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Hi, I've just recently gotten into Atari computing and I had a few questions.
I currently own an Atari 1040STf computer. 20megs ram, and two monitors, one monochrome and one color, the SC1224 color.
I recently purchased on eBay an Atari MEGA-4 ST. I thought I was buying a better computer, but turns out it's basically the exact same computer with more memory. I haven't received it yet, but I expect that it should come in in the next couple of days..
The questions I had were, is there anything about the MEGA-4 ST thats better than the Atari 1040, other than the fact that the MEGA has a detachable keyboard, and 3 more megs of memory?
Is the processor any bit faster? Are the nanoseconds on the memory chips quicker than those in the 1040? Does the MEGA-4 run any better than the 1040?
The TOS on my 1040 is only 1.0, it's also apparently DOS compatible, which I find to be a VERY VERY neat feature. Is this a special feature? Or are all Atari 16+ bit computers DOS compatible. What I mean by this is... can they all read DOS disks?
What can I do to increase the definition of the desktop. The desktop I have no on my 1040 is pretty lame. I can't seem to change the colors of the desktop, and the icons are HUGE! Is it possible to get GOOD resolution with a color monitor on the MEGA-4?
What about speed.. is there anything I can buy or replace on the MEGA-4 that would make it quicker? How about if I replaced the RAM chips on the motherboard with faster equivelant sized ram chips? Will this work?
I just want to make it a bit more modern looking on the desktop is all.
BTW, it came with a 60mb hard drive and something called Notator Logic too which I have no idea about. I think it's for MIDI or something, but I have a Roland SCC-1 midi card in my IBM already.
Anyway, the computer looks really really cool.. and I know im going to have TONS of fun playing those old games on it.
How much better is an Atari STe?
Thanks, and sorry for all the questions...
Todd,
1997 Pontiac GrandAm SE
1987 Pontiac Fiero SE / V6
1984 Pontiac Fiero 2m4 SE (Production #137/324,223)
1982 Pontiac TransAm V8 (Smokey & The Bandit III Edition)
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82-T/A |
06-28-2000 06:29 |
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Shane |
06-28-2000 12:50 |
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82-T/A |
06-30-2000 02:57 |
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cl (as usual) |
09-02-2000 02:27 |
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cl (as usual) |
09-02-2000 02:31 |
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82-T/A |
09-07-2000 09:47 |
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