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From: ramsiri@blake.u.washington.edu (Enartloc Nhoj)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Upgrade Hell -- a myriad of choices
Summary: Joppa STe prices
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Date: 13 Feb 91 17:57:39 GMT
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In article <1991Feb13.061232.4099@ecst.csuchico.edu> ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) writes:
>bdm@fabry.rice.edu (Brian D. Moore) writes:
>- Should I wait for TT (or does TT == Godot)?
>
>I don't know what Godot is (someone send me e-mail), I think most 

Beckett
..rather like the analogy, really!

>- Your thoughts, O Wise One.
>
>All righty.  I say, and I think a few people on here can back me up 
>on this, if you you're in the upgrade mood, you should sell your 
>current ST, be it a 520 or 1040, and get an STe.  (If you have a Mega, 
>Mega --> 1040STe can help you out.)  STe's are going for around $599, 

Joppa sells the Ste for $379.00

>if not less.  With SIMM prices relatively low ($40-50) you can have a 
>four meg STe for less than a thousand.  Plus, you'd be getting TOS 1.6

Joppa sell the Ste with 4MB simms for $599.00

>(probably 1.62, but can't confirm -- anybody know if they're 
>installing 1.62 yet?), blitter, stereo sound, 4096-color palette, 
>hardware scrolling, and don't forget those wonderful 15-pin analog
>joystick ports!
>
>:^)  I bought my STe in July.  I'm glad I bought it then because I've 
>been able to enjoy it for half a year and it will keep pumping along. 

I'm glad I bought my 1040St in June 1986, and decided NOT to
wait for the TT my dealer was so excited about at the time.

>Having a faster CPU and detachable keyboard would be nice, so I'm 
>looking towards a MegaSTe or TT, but will certainly wait until the 

Pop an ADSpeed 16mhz accelerator in an STe.  Total package
for a 4MB 16Mhz STe with 1.6 would run under $900 sans monitor(s).
its NOT a MegaSte or TT of course, but seems like a nice set up.