Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!midway!msuinfo!kira!schultzd From: schultzd@kira.uucp (Count Zero ... Interrupt) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Atari 540ST Questions Message-ID: <1991May29.152543.17264@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> Date: 29 May 91 15:25:43 GMT References: <91144.152942U43610@uicvm.uic.edu> <937m33w164w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> Sender: news@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu Organization: Michigan State University Lines: 18 In-Reply-To: spa@fct.unl.pt's message of 28 May 91 10:25:51 GMT An important note: A 520ST is by definition an older machine. IT DOES NOT HAVE A DRIVE BUILT IN. If someone is selling you a 520ST find out if it is an STf (f for FLOPPY). Those are newer and have the built in drive. Some of the last 520STf's (before they were discontinued) used 1040 motherboards. So, to upgrade to 1meg cost only price of a few chips (a friend did it for $30 in about 3hrs. Takes some soldering though. I DON'T HAVE DETAILS, so don't ask me how he did it.) Good Luck with your ST. I love mine.... So, glad I dumped my Compaq Luggable... -- ||| David W. Schultz ||| ||| uunet[!rutgers!mailrus]!frith!schultzd ||| / | \ Work Phone: (517)-353-8891 / | \ / | \ "All I see Pornographitti, All I hear Pornographitti..." / | \