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From: dlk0ms9s@umiami.ir.miami.edu (Mark Santora)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: ATARI's current line
Message-ID: <1991Jan30.112357.7718@umiami.ir.miami.edu>
Date: 30 Jan 91 16:23:57 GMT
References: <4105@eastapps.East.Sun.COM>
Organization: Univ of Miami IR
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In article <4105@eastapps.East.Sun.COM>, gaudreau@juggler.East.Sun.COM (Joe Gaudreau - Sun BOS Software) writes:
> madsen@admin.usask.ca () writes:
> =jerry@TALOS.UUCP (Jerry Gitomer) writes:
> =In Canada the following are currently available:
> =	MEGASTE4 4Mb/68000-16mz/720k floppy/4096 colours
> =		48mbHD -- $2,495.00
> 
> The US model has these differences:
> =	TT030/4/40 4Mb/68030-32Mz/720k floppy/48mbHD -- $4,295.00
> =
> =	Note:  The MEGASTEs have a 16Mz  68000, come in the same box as the
> =	TT. They have the following builtin:
> =		- 1 Parallel port
> =		- 4 Serial ports
> Two of those serial lines (LAN and Serial2) are actually the same output
> device and can't be used at the same time.  Still THREE serial lines.  What
> do I do with them...
> =		- 1 Mouse
> =		- 2 Joystick 
> Just one - like a regular ST.
> =		- 1SCSI
> None.  That's the TT.
> =		- 1 ACSI
> =		- Local talk
> See above.
> =		- cartridge
> =		- MIDI in
> =		- MIDI out
> =		- 68881 math co-processor
> yikes - I *hope* US model has one of these!
> =		- 1 Internal A24/D16 VME expansion slot
> 
> On another note, I have a Mega-4/Ste and would love to know if I have
> a floating point chip without opening the case (I'm chicken for the next
> three months :-).  Is there an available software test?
> 
> =	SC1435	-  14 inch "STEREO" colour monitor for ST's -- $595
> These are really nice.  The Stereo is quite nifty although I get better
> sound from a "boom-box", which is to be expected.
> 
> Joe
> -=-


   Question:
        Not mentioned in the specs for he MEGA/STE are the new anolog 15 pin
ports.  I suspect they have been droppped then as worthless because the 
MEGA/STE doesn't have them.  I mean what point is there to upgrading the ST
if the new ports you put onto it aren't carried over into the higher end
models???

 Mark Santora
 DLK0MS9S@UMIAMI.edu