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Atari 1040STF

1040STF · 1986–1989 · desktop

Specifications

Cpu: Motorola 68000, 8 MHz
Ram: max: 4 MB via well-documented third-party board upgrades (Marpet/Xtra-RAM style); 1 MB stock · base: 1 MB
Ports: MIDI IN/OUT · Cartridge slot · External floppy disk port · ACSI DMA port (hard disk) · Serial (RS-232) port · Parallel (Centronics) port · Joystick/mouse ports (recessed under the keyboard front) · Monitor port
Display: Built-in Shifter video: 320x200 in 16 colors, 640x200 in 4 colors, or 640x400 monochrome, from a 512-color palette
Storage: base: Built-in double-sided 3.5" floppy drive, 720 KB per disk · options: External 3.5" floppy drive · Hard disk via the ACSI DMA port (Atari SH204/Megafile or third party)
Os Support: latest: TOS 1.04 · shipped: TOS 1.0 (with GEM desktop) in ROM
Release Price: $999 (with monochrome monitor)

Variants

Revisions

1040STF1040STF1986, built-in floppy and power supply, no TV modulator

1040STFM1040STFMAdds an integrated TV (RF) modulator

Upgrade paths

RAM

4 MB via third-party plug-over or solder-in RAM boards · Pre-SIMM board, so upgrades ride on top of the soldered DRAM banks; the STE moved to SIMM sockets for good reason. Marpet Xtra-RAM style kits are the community standard.

HARD

storage

External hard disk via ACSI, or modern SD-card solutions like UltraSatan · ACSI-to-SCSI bridges were the period route; today ACSI SD adapters are the common retrocomputing upgrade.

EASY