Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!csd4.csd.uwm.edu!pi From: pi@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Peter J Ikusz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: STfm vs. ST Message-ID: <374@uwm.edu> Date: 6 Oct 89 22:52:11 GMT References: <717@carroll1.UUCP> Sender: news@uwm.edu Reply-To: pi@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Peter J Ikusz) Organization: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Lines: 27 In article <717@carroll1.UUCP> dnewton@carroll1.UUCP (Dave 'Yes, I'm weird' Newton) writes: > > I thought the STfm added the high-density (720k) drive, but besides that >were identical? > The difference is: When the first 1040 came out it was called the 1040st. Approx. 1 or 2 mos later the name was changed to 1040stf. Later it was changed to 1040stfm. The difference from the 1040st to the 1040stf is: Some origional 1040's had floppy problems. I believe the manufacturer was Sony. When Sony coerrected the problem they changed the name to 1040stf. F standing for fixed. This happened in about Jan or Feb of '86. This I know, I worked at a computer store that sold ST's. I believe the m in 1040stfm stands for modulator. The motherboard was slightly changed for the modulator, even though some did not come with one. ------------------------------------------------------ "Poachers shooting at rabbits will scare the big game away" From: DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS pi@csd4-UWisconsin Milwaukee ------------------------------------------------------