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From: ekrimen@csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: STacy
Keywords: does she still exist??????
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Date: 11 Sep 90 16:38:58 GMT
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-   What's the latest news on the STacy front?  Is Atari still making
- it?

What do you mean, "Is Atari still making [them]?"  Of course, Atari 
is still making them.  They've only been out a couple of months.  The 
first versions, the 4-meg RAM/40-meg HD, have been out for few 
months, and the Stacy 1 and 2 are starting to trickle in.  The Stacy 
1, if I remember correcty, has 1-meg RAM and a 20-meg HD.  I think 
the Stacy 2 has 2-meg RAM and a 40-meg HD.  There are four versions of
the Stacy, so I'd say the fourth comes in as a 2-meg RAM, 20-meg HD
Stacy 2, or maybe even a HD-less Stacy 1.  Dunno.

Does anyone know if it's passed FCC Class B?

- If so, how much is it running now-a-days???  Is it worth buying, or
- is getting a full-fledged ST still a better deal???  
 
For the Stacy 4, my dealer sells it for $2500.  For the Stacy 1 with 
20meg HD, it's $1500.

I don't know if it's worth buying.  What are you going to use it for? 
I dream of having one in class to take notes.  When it gets boring, I
could bring up Reversi, or even Bolo!

I'd say, if you're not going to be moving it around much, get a 
full-fledged ST.

- On a related note, with there be a TT version of STacy??
 
I haven't heard anything.  What I *have* heard is that Atari does 
seem to be focusing on the miniturization of the computer.  Rumor has 
it that there is supposed to be a Portfolio-sized ST comimg around
sometime.  My guess is that the Portfolio, Lynx, and Stacy are all
preliminary versions of the technology to see how the mini-ST could 
work, even though the Lynx and the Portfolio were developed by Epyx 
and DIP respectively.  This is similar to my theory :^) that the 
1040ST, 1040STh (1040 with hard drive), and 1040STfm are all 
evolutionary machines which led up to the Stacy.