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    Small update, I did not get a chance to take anything apart yet. But both top cases I have do not have the ST E+ badge, Like I said I got these and they were already taken apart the cases were loose so who knows what or where this unit came from or if the ST E+ case was put on another system.

     

    Did these units not come with a HD from the factory normally?

  7. Posted · Edited by Shinju

    I will have to look when I am feeling a little better, however there was a book in another box that I did not get "I am can go back for a look" that was called (How to play IBM games on your ST).

     

    Who ever owned this was into making music as I have a few music plug-in devices and a digital video box that has a cart interface on the side and some standard video RCA ports.

  8. Posted · Edited by Shinju

    Its very possible, the cases were loose when I got the machines, 1040e and 1040f. There is 4 ram slots under the HD at least it looks to be old simm ram. I didn't go any further in the break down of it as it was pretty late when I finally got a minute to play with them.

     

    And the other machine had no HD in the middle or power supply board so I didn't even get to check that one.

  10. Posted · Edited by Shinju

    Hey guys

     

    I recently got a box full of Atari ST machines, games and audio plug in's and a SC1224 color monitor. The 2 1040's I got are DOA one is incomplete (the 1040e) and the other is complete and turns on but doesnt function.

     

    When I go to turn it on I get a black or white screen with colored artifacts on the screen, it looks like it is trying to boot into something as after a few seconds it goes to another screen that is scrambled. If I reset the machine it will go from a white to black screen and do nothing.

     

    I am new to the ST line as far as toubleshooing goes I have no clue where to start ot what to look at.

     

    I am all ears! I would like to ressurect this beast as I got quite a few good games in the lot that I would love to go back and play again!

     

    Thanks in advance

     

    -j

     

     

    Here is a photo of what the unit looks like when it is turned on.Atari1040STf_zpsa85811a3.jpg

  11. Posted · Edited by Shinju

    I thought the coleco version was pretty good considering the limitations without the Adam computer expansion.

     

    I have no doubts that the intellivision could have done a good zaxxon port if coleco wasn't behind it as they wanted to make both ports FAR less superior to their own system.

     

    I liked the 8bit versions too.

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  12. Posted · Edited by Shinju

    I'm just glad i have pretty much everything i want, so i don't have to buy at those higher prices. I feel bad for the folks just starting a collection.

    Right there with you, I am almost done with my Nintendo cart sets, N64 completed all 296 games, snes I have around 300 to go, and nes 5 left of the licensed NTSC us set.

     

    It was bound to happen sooner or later, and yes it sucks for all the new guys out there paying obscene prices on some of this stuff.

     

    Glad I got most of the Atari, c64,intv and coleco stuff out of the way early on as all this stuff is on the rise too.

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    SMS was an amazing system that never got fully tapped for its potentual till WAY late after it was dead. Tec Toy in Brazil made some amazing arcade ports like the SF II (I had this and it was a damn good port) and a few others.

     

    The only thing that I felt was lacking was the audio, some of the music was good but most of the SMS games were down right annoying to listen too. There was a FM mod that was made some years ago that plugged into the expantion port or cart slot (I cannot remember) that allowed most of the games audio to run in FM midi and it made a HUGE difference and the audio was damn near arcade quality. The Japanese Mark III system got this FM chip from the get go why it was never made for the US SMS is strange.

     

    Here are some examples

     

    Gollvellius and the Valley of Doom

     

     

    Double Dragon

     

     

    Phantasy Star and Y's

     

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