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From: freds@hpspdla.spd.HP.COM (Fred Saavedra)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: What's a STE anyway?
Message-ID: <12020006@hpspdla.spd.HP.COM>
Date: 26 Jun 91 20:53:55 GMT
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Organization: HP Stanford Park - Palo Alto, CA
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Well so far a few folks have helped me understand just what the 
STe is.

Here is a brief summary:


1. Donate the ST to a school

2. The low resale value of the STs is due to the low
   new price of the STes. 
  
   Differences of ST and STe

   MEGA STe                      MEGA ST

   TOS 2.5                       TOS 1.2/1.4
   internal HD (SCSI 48M)        not included
   68000 16 MHz + chache         68000 8 MHz no chache
   DMA sound                     old stlye sound
   Hardware scrolling            na
   Easy memory upgrade           not so easy
   some extra serial port        One serial

3. STe has a new blitter chip new sound chip

   Try expanding to the 68030 SST (Dave Small's Board)
   Then add a video card such as the ISAC.

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   So that all so far. 

   Has anyone tryed the new SST board? is it easy to install?
   how about the SST with a new video card? Does any one have any 
   experience with the upgrade? Like cost and compatibility with
   ST Software?

   Thanks again,

   freds@hpspdla.spd.hp.COM
   Fred Saavedra