Hello all,
Been reading/lurking around here for quite a while - finally signed up. Was an ST user back in the day, got my old 520STFM out during lockdown, added a Gotek and put it away again.
Got the urge to hunt around on eBay recently, and hit upon something that was appealing - a 520STE, upgraded to 4MB. Seller said they didn't know much about Atari, but it had been retrobrighted and had an internal HDD.
I guess I was bored at work so I bid and won. Having read so many horror stories, was half-expecting it to turn up broken...but to my amazement, it was near-perfect, and has had a number of upgrades:
* 4MB
* Veloce+ with 2MB RAM (I think)
* Internal HDD about 200MB
* Suspect keyboard has been modified, it feels like it has a proper click to the keys...not spongy like my old ST.
Floppy isn't working, but have swapped out for a working one I have. Unfortunately my old Philips CRT has died on me this afternoon, so I need to find an alternative....probably use a VGA converter if I can find a suitable monitor (grateful for any better suggestions).
From what I can gather the Veloce is pretty unusual.
Anyway - thanks to all the experts here, I feel like I've learnt a lot - although lots more to learn!
Cam.
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Hi from the UK
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Rather a rarity that is! AFAIK I am the only person ( known at least) who has one of those.
You'll have to take it to bits and take images
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stephen_usher
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Intro retro computers since before they were retro...
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
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rubber_jonnie
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Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Welcome mate. Sounds a great STE! Good luck in getting back in to Atari 
I picked up a Mega STE that was near perfect in July, really enjoying that.
I picked up a Mega STE that was near perfect in July, really enjoying that.
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Greetings!
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DFB1 Open source 50MHz 030 and TT-RAM accelerator for the Falcon
Smalliermouse ST-optimised USB mouse adapter based on SmallyMouse2
FrontBench The Frontier: Elite 2 intro as a benchmark
Smalliermouse ST-optimised USB mouse adapter based on SmallyMouse2
FrontBench The Frontier: Elite 2 intro as a benchmark