Sowden Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Hey guys. I am only now learning the differences between the different st/f/m, ste. I'm wondering how rare the 4160 computers are. If I find a good deal on it, should I snag it over a 1040ste? Cause the 1040ste looks like the ultamite upgradable machine. Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galax Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) It's worth at most as much as a regular STE with 4MB of RAM plus a $30 4160STE badge/sticker from eBay. 520STE is the same as a 1040 STE with a different badge and a couple of extra SIMMs, both can be upgraded to 4MB for about $10 or $20. Edited November 8, 2015 by galax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sowden Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 Alright so wait a second. Yeah when it comes to getting ste, the 520 and 1040 is the same because it has the same memory expansion, as opposed to the first 520 and 1040's that dosent. The only difference is the bridge sticker? Did they ever sell 4160s in a box or was that only created by a new sticker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galax Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 There are only 3rd party and DIY RAM expension options for pre-STE machines. STEs have SIMM slots, with only rare exceptions. Atari made a few '4160' stickers to give to some dealers to rebadge RAM upgraded STEs, I've never seen one in real life and wouldn't pay $30 for a sticker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exxosuk Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) Alright so wait a second. Yeah when it comes to getting ste, the 520 and 1040 is the same because it has the same memory expansion, as opposed to the first 520 and 1040's that dosent. The only difference is the bridge sticker? Did they ever sell 4160s in a box or was that only created by a new sticker? 520 and 1040 are same machine only 1040 has 1MB RAM, 520 512K RAM. The 4096 would have 4MB RAM (the max possible) though Atari never produced a 4096 AFAIK. As galax mentioned, someone had a lot of 4096 stickers printed a while ago and charged a lot per sticker, thats how the 4096 machines came into existence. As for being "rare" well , rare as in rare sticker possible yes, rare as in rare machine no, its just a stock 520 with 4MB RAM and a new sticker, not what I would call "rare". Edited November 8, 2015 by exxosuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlazer Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I got a badge from an Atari dealer several years ago and a new case and made my own 4160STE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I got a badge from an Atari dealer several years ago and a new case and made my own 4160STE. I did the same thing too.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sowden Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 Alright, gotcha. I am asking because I would like to buy a STE with a box. I saw some photos of the 4160 bridge stickers and never even heard of it. Killer, once I upgrade my 4MB, maybe I'll get a new sticker too :-) Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triads Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Wait, I remember the 4160STe being a real thing back in the day, given internally to Atari Devs for coding purposes.. Even though not sold retail, they did exist with 4160 STe badges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlazer Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 It was a dealer add-on upgrade so I don't understand how people shun us who slapped on the badge and added four 1 meg Simms. Smh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Invader Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I bought a 4160 STe from Atari-Freakz earlier this year (520 STe + 4MB RAM + 4160 sticker). It was the same price as a 1040 with a 4MB upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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