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From: 01659@AECLCR.BITNET (Greg Csullog)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: 1040STE, at last!
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Date: 5 Jan 90 14:43:00 GMT
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Well, I finally received a 1040STE; two months later than promised but it
did come in. While I have only had a few hours experience with this computer,
I have some comments and questions.

1. Why can't Atari develop some marketing skills? The STE with purported
   enhanced graphics does not come with a demo program that illustrates
   those features. Geez guys, supply a demo graphics/stereo sound program
   to show off the STE's capabilities. The system came with an ORIGINAL
   1040ST manual and an addendum sheet - nice touch for a new flagship for
   the new Atari Corp!

2. When a Save Desktop is executed in med. res. on a 1040ST and the system is
   booted, the system comes up to a med. res. desktop. Could not get this to
   happen on the STE. Why not? This system woud only boot to low res.
   No mention of this in the addendum sheet.

3. As far as I can see, no hardware clock. Unbelievable!

4. On the plus side, yes Virginia there is a Blitter!

The following codes worked:

PC Ditto (version 3)    *** this is not PC Ditto II  ***
Art_ST version 2.3 (a PD version of Degas)
LDW
HiSoft Basic
UNITERM
SuperBase Pro version 3
WordPlus 3.14
Bently Bear Magical Math I

The following would not even load in (note, my auto folder was bare and
not .ACC were active for these tests):

NeoDesk 2.05
Drafix
Word Perfect (1987 version)
Bently Bear Memory Master
Speller Bee

The following would not run from my auto folder (activated after the
tests on the software listed above):

Pinhead
UIS II
Headstart

Just as an aside. A local user wants to attach an Atari 64K to his
SC1224 monitor. Is there a cable available to do this?