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From: john@viper.Lynx.MN.Org (John Stanley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Please Read ATARI (attn:Neil Harris).. (really 1040 RF mod)
Message-ID: <320@viper.Lynx.MN.Org>
Date: Mon, 23-Nov-87 16:00:14 EST
Article-I.D.: viper.320
Posted: Mon Nov 23 16:00:14 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 27-Nov-87 01:43:28 EST
References: <871121-091947-2721@Xerox>
Reply-To: john@viper.UUCP (John Stanley)
Organization: DynaSoft Systems
Lines: 49

In article <871121-091947-2721@Xerox> Brantly.henr@Xerox.COM writes:
 >a little background:
 >
 >I have an Atari 1040ST, a monochrome monitor & I enjoy both.

  I have the same hardware...

 ... description of 1040 RF modulator history deleted ...

 >Many owners of mono systems are unwilling (or at least extremely
 >reluctant) to spend the bucks for a color monitor to play an occassional
 >game, so I'm trying to come up with a means to provide composite or RF
 >from the available signals.

  I also would ocasionaly like the ability to video tape program
demos but I can't justify buying another machine (520) just so I can 
get the feature provided by <$100 worth of parts...

 >
 >Neil, please answer me this, will the Modulator that came in some of the
 >520's work in the 1040's? Are the inputs/outputs the same?  Looking at
 >the schematic and the vacant place in my motherboard where the Modulator
 >was planned to go in, it looks like it wouldn't be very difficult to
 >install a 520 modulator (& the resistors etc. that there are empty holes
 >for) if it's the same as originally intended for the 1040.  Why not make
 >the modulators a dealer installed option?
 >

  In a related note, even if it's not "Atari policy" to make the kind
of changes to a 1040 we're discussing here, -will-it-work-?  Atari HQ
has this unfortunate attitude problem...  The seem to think that if
they haven't thought up some hardware feature, then they won't do
anything to help users obtain that capability.  This is one case where
Atari is the only source of information on this subject.  If users see
that Atari is willing to help users obtain new horizons with their
machines, then people are more likely to recommend Atari when friends
ask about getting a new machine.  On the other hand, offen I find it
difficult to recommend getting an ST when Atari spends so much effort
blocking, and so little effort to help, the average user who just wants 
to do "a little bit more" with their machines.

 >Dennis
 >Rochester, NY.....<Yep, still snowing>
 >(716-427-1653)

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John Stanley (john@viper.UUCP)
Software Consultant - DynaSoft Systems
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