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Not the response I had expected, but thanks for the tip! :-)

Hi, I'm trying hard to get my mint 1040ste up and running so I can tinker with it on weekends, etc. I'm missing a few things I'd like and was wondering if anyone knew where to find them? I need: 4mb upgrade (ideally) a cable to allow me to use my Philips CM8833-II monitor one of those stands that allowed you to put the monitor above the machine but not block the disc drive - I am sure my old school friend had one that was Atari-made, or at least bundled with his ST when he bought it. A Megafile or other HDD solution. STE-compatible modem (and driver/software). Oh and an idea of whether the discs available from www.floppydisk.com are any good - or a decent UK supplier so I an stockpile a bit! I'd like: A Falcon (have my eye on one, but unlikley at the silly money they go for at the moment, unless someone fancies swapping an old Mac and a couple of SGI workstations as part-exchange!) A TT - seem to be rarer than Falcons...? I'm not on a huge budget, but I am more concerned about the right upgrades, etc, for my machine as long as it's relatively simple, as I have neither the confidence or the time to start desoldering my motherboard, etc. Om a total aside, does anyone know how I might get an STe onto a network, so that I might telnet into BBSes via a proxy, as opposed to dialling up with a modem, etc?

First game sounds like Shadow of The Beast 2... the second one, maybe "pushover"? I'm not sure about the second one, though.

What are you looking for for a PAL Falcon? I'm in the UK and would love to get hold of one at some point in my life!

That would be great, thanks! Would maplin carry the required parts?

Hi, I'm looking for a cable to connect my 1040ste to a Phillips CM8833 d-SUB input - is there one available, or does anyone know what I'd need to make one - I'm handy enough with cabling, but haven't done any for years and would need a pin-diagram for both ends of the cable... Thanks!

hi, I was googling around, as you do, and came across an article about the Veloce+ upgrade for the STe that had a 68020 CPU and an extra 4mb of memory on it (that was recognised over and above system RAM) and I was wondering: a) if I need to upgrade my 1040ste to TOS 2.06, how do I do that? b) Where might one find one of these upgrades? They were produced by The Upgrade Store in the UK back in the day, but no idea where to find one now... c) what might it cost? Also, there seems to have been a kit circulating that allowed the addition of an internal hard drive to a 520/1040STe, which would also be of interest to me - I'm aiming to max out the STe if I can't find a Falcon for a reasonable cost!

As a new owner of a 1040 STE (after many years of wishing I'd had one as a teenager!), I'm interested in the fitting of an internal hard-drive if at all possible - how did you manage this - where are there instructions, etc? Thanks!

I just moved and whilst unpacking, found a bit of my gaming history - an N64, with three controllers and the memory expansion pack fitted. Two rumble packs (one Nintendo, one 3rd party). Still have the box for the N64 (immaculate condition). I think there are a few memory cards, too (the 3rd party rumble pak switches from rumble to memory). Games: Mario 64, Banjo Kazooie, Body Count, Diddy Kong Racing, Lylat Wars, NFL Quarterback club, Fifa: Road to the world cup, Turok, Mario Kart, Zelda:Ocarina of Time, 1080 snowboarding, Mystical Ninja Goemon, Goldeneye, Mission: Impossible, Shadow Man, Pilotwings, Rogue Squadron, Top Gear Rally, Turok 2. Most have instructions, some have boxes. There may be more games, but it's been a while since I opened the crate! So, the question is - what do you guys think it's all worth? If anyone is interested, let me know what you are looking to pay and we'll see if we can work out a deal - I can accept paypal, so it's all secure! Cheers! Chance

I wouldn't mind, but I picked up a Silicon Graphics Indigo with 21" monitor (a very useful Unix Workstation and cult icon) for less than £100...not to mention a Macintosh PowerBook G3 laptop that I can still use daily for work (including wireless internet), for £75. I don't mind paying for things that are reasonable, but I do think that either there is some German technofetish cult driving prices up, or people are just chancing their arm on eBay... Given that the SGI cost £13,000 new and the PowerBook would have been £1500-ish, depreciation alone would mean that a £500 Falcon should realistically be worth not more than £100 - £150 tops with a small factory hard-drive. To charge £300+ for a machine that is a) nowhere near mainstream and, b) effectively an evolutionary dead-end (unlike Unix or MacOS machines that are still *live* as far as the mass market is concerned) is a bit mental, really. Ok, if I could buy a new-in-box, from-a-shop, with-warranty machine for that money, then I might be tempted, but to pay that for a second hand machine that could be DOA, or at least require stripping down, cleaning, resoldering and god knows what else, seems insane. After all, as much as I love the ST and Falcon, they are basically less powerful than my iPod Touch and have zero appeal to the general public. I remember being able to pick up STs and Amigas from eBay and Loot for £20 a year or so back, so what's happened?

Hi, I'm a newbie (well, new to this forum, I first used an ST when they first came out - which makes me feel rather old!). I've currently got my eye on a rather nice 1040ste that I am hoping is still there come pay-day, as I have decided to give in to my teenage urge to get an STe - my father wouldn't let me get one for "study" when I was a kid, as he thought getting a 386 PC was better sense. I guess the PC was good training for my IT career, but I could have got a low-end Macintosh for what we paid for that DOS/Windows 3.1 Piece of Junk....but, I digress. Ever since I first saw one (many moons ago in, I believe, ACE Magazine), I really wanted to get a Falcon. just a bog standard 14mb job with maybe a small hard-drive to store games and files on. I'd like to do some coding and suchlike and this seems to be just about my ideal machine - advanced enough to be useful, yet still carrying that retro vibe... However, since I actually got a job that paid enough to fund a hobby I am stumped if I can find a Falcon to buy! I've trawled eBay, craiglsit, loot, gumtree, ebid...you name it, I've looked. The only machines I have seen are in the US, overpriced and would require me to replace the Power Supply... help! Surely there must be somewhere/someone that has one lying around? From what I have read - it seems that a realistic cost for a bog-standard Falcon would be £100-150, but I'm looking for advice and a little help - I'll busy myself with the STe and keep an eye out in the meantime. Cheers!