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Atari 1040STE

1040STE · 1989–1992 · desktop

Specifications

Cpu: Motorola 68000, 8 MHz
Ram: max: 4 MB via SIMM slots on the motherboard · base: 1 MB
Ports: MIDI IN/OUT · RS-232 serial · Centronics parallel · Monitor port · ACSI DMA port · 2x analogue joypad ports · Joystick/mouse ports
Display: Built-in Shifter video with a new blitter coprocessor, 320x200 (16 of 4,096 colors), 640x200 (4 colors), or 640x400 monochrome
Storage: base: Built-in double-sided 3.5" 720 KB floppy drive · options: External floppy or hard drive via ACSI DMA port
Os Support: latest: TOS 2.06 / MultiTOS (community upgrade) · shipped: Atari TOS 1.6

Upgrade paths

RAM

4 MB via socketed SIMMs · The STE moved to standard SIMM sockets, a big improvement over the original ST's soldered or piggyback RAM upgrades.

~$20-30 for period-correct SIMMs

EASY

storage

SCSI or IDE hard drives via third-party ACSI adapters · No factory hard drive option; hobbyists commonly add storage through ACSI-to-SCSI bridges such as the ICD or Link96.

varies

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