@buzzboxed It is a 520ST+, just as I say in the video. On the later models with a built-in floppy drive and power supply, Atari re-arranged the ports to make room for the drive (they moved the mouse and joystick ports to the bottom, and the MIDI ports to the side).
Video output is 15.75khz RGB, same as the Apple IIgs, Amiga, Tandy CoCo 3, and older video game consoles. Your best bet will be to build your own monitor cable (get out the solder), you can use your composite video cable as a base. There are only a few NEC Multisyncs that support 15.75khz. The original model (only marked JC-1404P3A, has dip switches on top), Multisync II (but not the 2A), and Multisync 3D. Those were the most popular, I'm sure there are others that will work.
@NJRoadfan I have a Mitsubishi Diamond Scan 1381 monitor which supports 15.7 kHz RGB (and almost everything else up to Super VGA). I just need to find or make a cable for it.
The design of the hardware here really reminds me of the Commodore 64 C from 1987. I hear tell that Atari ST systems were more popular in Europe than in the states, can you confirm that? I don't know how popular these were in Australia, I was far too young to be using computers when these came out in the mid 80's, I was born in 1984 after all.
@Lachlant1984 Yes... Atari ST and Amiga computers were far more popular in Europe than in America. Both got some specialized use here for music and video production, but they didn't have much success as general purpose home computers. The U.S. marketplace dominance of Apple II and IBM PC clones was simply too strong to compete with, despite the technical superiority of the ST and Amiga.
What country was the computer made in? Do the floppy disk drived need AC Adaptors of there own in order to work, or do they get their power from the main unit itself?
@Lachlant1984 The label is torn off, but most of these were made in Hong Kong. The external floppy drives need their own power supplies. Later ST computers have one built-in floppy drive.
@Jivemaster2005 Later on Atari put stiffer springs in the keys to improve the typing feel. My Atari XE Game System came with the stiffer keys and it is much nicer to type on, but still not great.
i pulled mine apart the other day!
rainxxxx 10 months ago
@magicalartgroup That would be the 520STF (Floppy) or 520STFM (Floppy and TV Modulator).
vwestlife 11 months ago
The mouse was terrible, but the ST was AWSOME,
bazfanv2 1 year ago
what model is this??? i am pretty sure most ST's i 've seen have the midi ports on the left side next to cartridge port
buzzboxed 1 year ago
@buzzboxed It is a 520ST+, just as I say in the video. On the later models with a built-in floppy drive and power supply, Atari re-arranged the ports to make room for the drive (they moved the mouse and joystick ports to the bottom, and the MIDI ports to the side).
vwestlife 1 year ago
Video output is 15.75khz RGB, same as the Apple IIgs, Amiga, Tandy CoCo 3, and older video game consoles. Your best bet will be to build your own monitor cable (get out the solder), you can use your composite video cable as a base. There are only a few NEC Multisyncs that support 15.75khz. The original model (only marked JC-1404P3A, has dip switches on top), Multisync II (but not the 2A), and Multisync 3D. Those were the most popular, I'm sure there are others that will work.
NJRoadfan 1 year ago
@NJRoadfan I have a Mitsubishi Diamond Scan 1381 monitor which supports 15.7 kHz RGB (and almost everything else up to Super VGA). I just need to find or make a cable for it.
vwestlife 1 year ago
The design of the hardware here really reminds me of the Commodore 64 C from 1987. I hear tell that Atari ST systems were more popular in Europe than in the states, can you confirm that? I don't know how popular these were in Australia, I was far too young to be using computers when these came out in the mid 80's, I was born in 1984 after all.
Lachlant1984 1 year ago
@Lachlant1984 Yes... Atari ST and Amiga computers were far more popular in Europe than in America. Both got some specialized use here for music and video production, but they didn't have much success as general purpose home computers. The U.S. marketplace dominance of Apple II and IBM PC clones was simply too strong to compete with, despite the technical superiority of the ST and Amiga.
vwestlife 1 year ago
Thanks for the info on the Atari ST composite video/audio cable.
djsweetthing 1 year ago
I still own 2 of these computers. but I'm instrested in the cable you got from ebay to make it work with the tv. What's the cable called please?
djsweetthing 1 year ago
@djsweetthing It's called an Atari ST composite video/audio cable. Unfortunately I can't seem to find any on eBay right now.
vwestlife 1 year ago
my father has this one, but it isn't the plus one, but he upgraded it to a meg, it still is in perfect condition! .Nice video!
xXjose130Xx 1 year ago
Great video!
Nice computer to built a «Project Robot» with some screws and paint!
mig189189189 2 years ago
That's a really nice vintage computer, the speech synthesizer is so cool!
themaritimeman 2 years ago
OMG I had 1 of them years ago
markcumbriauk 2 years ago
My father had an Atari 1040ST FM, with an RF modulator so you could connect it to another monitor output.
SlimeTron5000 2 years ago
What country was the computer made in? Do the floppy disk drived need AC Adaptors of there own in order to work, or do they get their power from the main unit itself?
Lachlant1984 2 years ago 2
@Lachlant1984
He says that they do in the video....
i8246i 2 years ago
@Lachlant1984 The label is torn off, but most of these were made in Hong Kong. The external floppy drives need their own power supplies. Later ST computers have one built-in floppy drive.
vwestlife 2 years ago
Very nice computer. I got a 1040ST and a Amiga 500 from the Dump.
petesmith81 2 years ago
Agree that these had a cheesy keyboard feel, the first Amiga 500/2000 and A3000 keyboard had way better keyboards
Jivemaster2005 2 years ago
@Jivemaster2005 Later on Atari put stiffer springs in the keys to improve the typing feel. My Atari XE Game System came with the stiffer keys and it is much nicer to type on, but still not great.
vwestlife 2 years ago