MaXKiLLz Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Picked up a 1040STf in very good condition on ebaY last week. Should I have bought an STe instead? Did I make a mistake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wolfe Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 what makes you ask that question? how much did you drop on it? did it come with the monitor? have you fired it up yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 You never make a mistake when you buy any ST machine, they all rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wolfe Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 (edited) You never make a mistake when you buy any ST machine, they all rock. hehe, good point, I think it just boils down to the monitor issue. The "m" has the TV monitor out right? and the "f" does not. As long as you got a monitor for the ST then you're good to go, start figuring out a way to get programs to it. There are a ton of discussions on how to do that. the easiest way I found was using PC formatted floppies. The ST can read them so you can get some games copied over to PC formatted floppies just make sure the floppy is a normal 800k floppy and not an HD 1.4MB. You can sometimes use tape to cover the hole that the floppy drive senses for the HD and reformat it to be an 800k floppy the trick is finding games that are under 800k, some are not. you may be lucky in that the ST you have may have some upgrades hiding underneath the hood. so many people here have gotten a used machine only to find a cool upgrade they or the seller knew about. use google to find game and disk utility archives, they're everywhere and free. main thing is to have fun Edited February 19, 2009 by Mark_Wolfe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaXKiLLz Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 what makes you ask that question? how much did you drop on it? did it come with the monitor? have you fired it up yet? All this STe talk got me thinking. I paid $97 plus shipping. It arrives this coming Monday. I have an SC1224 monitor waiting for it. Once it arrives, I'll start searching for software. I had an 1040ST during my teenage years. I'm trying to reacquire all the computers I owned during childhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wolfe Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 what makes you ask that question? how much did you drop on it? did it come with the monitor? have you fired it up yet? All this STe talk got me thinking. I paid $97 plus shipping. It arrives this coming Monday. I have an SC1224 monitor waiting for it. Once it arrives, I'll start searching for software. I had an 1040ST during my teenage years. I'm trying to reacquire all the computers I owned during childhood. sounds like you're in for some fun time [again] keep us updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 All this STe talk got me thinking. I paid $97 plus shipping. It arrives this coming Monday. I have an SC1224 monitor waiting for it. Once it arrives, I'll start searching for software. I had an 1040ST during my teenage years. I'm trying to reacquire all the computers I owned during childhood. The STe's are worth it just for the ease of memory upgrade alone. If you have a PC with a floppy drive check out floimg. It allows you to directly write ST format disk files (like .ST and .MSA) right to floppies on your PC. No fiddling around with trying to transfer images to the ST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oky2000 Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 You paid that much for a 1040STFM without a colour Atari monitor OR a garage full of boxed games? Wow that's a lot to pay for just an STFM machine or an STE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaXKiLLz Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 You paid that much for a 1040STFM without a colour Atari monitor OR a garage full of boxed games? Wow that's a lot to pay for just an STFM machine or an STE! Hey, thanks for making me feel good. No really, I appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coze Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 hmm, yes don't want sound mean but you seem to have paid little bit more than necessary. But as long as it works and you have fun, all is good ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaXKiLLz Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 hmm, yes don't want sound mean but you seem to have paid little bit more than necessary. But as long as it works and you have fun, all is good ! Please show me where I can get one for less... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oky2000 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 hmm, yes don't want sound mean but you seem to have paid little bit more than necessary. But as long as it works and you have fun, all is good ! Please show me where I can get one for less... ebay, the trick is to do a saved search so you get emailed searched results daily. And then when you find something you like just wait until the last 10 seconds (so keep refreshing the main auction page in one window with your max bid ready to submit in another window simultaneously) before submitting your bid of a reasonable price. If the auction seems devoid of activity more often than not you will get a bargain Condition does make a big difference to price. the ST's grey/blue colour is very susceptible to yellowing and one that still actually has that original lovely blueish/greyish tint to the plastics and shiny white keys will be worth more than a yellowed piece of rubbish (even though the yellowing can be removed now) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 hmm, yes don't want sound mean but you seem to have paid little bit more than necessary. But as long as it works and you have fun, all is good ! Please show me where I can get one for less... ebay, the trick is to do a saved search so you get emailed searched results daily. And then when you find something you like just wait until the last 10 seconds (so keep refreshing the main auction page in one window with your max bid ready to submit in another window simultaneously) before submitting your bid of a reasonable price. If the auction seems devoid of activity more often than not you will get a bargain Condition does make a big difference to price. the ST's grey/blue colour is very susceptible to yellowing and one that still actually has that original lovely blueish/greyish tint to the plastics and shiny white keys will be worth more than a yellowed piece of rubbish (even though the yellowing can be removed now) Use a sniper like Gixen to do the bidding for you in the last few seconds, then you don't get tempted to overbid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Starfire Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Well as long as your happy with what you paid then great! No idea ehat these are worth in the USA so couldn't comment but it's the fun you get out of it that counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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