Amazing ST haul from Craigslist

[NightSprinter]

I just got a VERY sweet haul of AtariST stuff from a musician off Craigslist. He was giving away a lot of stuff for the computer (including an ST), what he didn't mention was just exactly WHAT was in the lot. I picked up the following:

 

Atari 1040STf

Atari 1040 STE (matching serial for computer and box)

Atari STacy (dead or corrupted harddrive)

Atari SH204 drive

Atari SM124 monochrome monitor

Atari SC1435 RGB stereo monitor

numerous disks (some duplicate, cracked, or misc. stuff), but the original disks I got were:

 

STE Language Disk - USA

ST Language Disk - USA

Steinberg Synthworks D-50

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing

Atari ST User Oct. 1993 disk with Timeworks Word Writer

Digidesign Sound Designer

Digidesign Sound Designer II

Master Tracks ProIntelligent Music Realtime pre-release demo disk

Timeworks Data Manager ST Disk 1 (somehow missing the rest)

Timeworks Partner ST program and thesaurus disks

Multi Desk

MIDIMAX

Hybrid Arts EditTrack Gold

Straight Fax 2.1

Warp 9

Silent Service

STalker 3

NeoDesk4 Icon disk and Master Disk

Diamond Back II

STalker V3.05 patch disk

CardFile 4

 

I would say this is quite nice for free.

Edited November 8, 2008 by NightSprinter

[callaghan]

i am interested if you had plans to sell or tradde some of your new unwanted items ,

i own just about most of these items listed but if better condition etc.....

also

if you have any asm ... source files

or

programming stuff , lets deal , we got ground to cover!

 

charles

Edited November 8, 2008 by callaghan

[NightSprinter]

Hmm, this is odd. The drive on the STacy2 seems to be intermittent, SH204 will not boot up regardless of which ST/STE I connect to, the STf needs a TOS replacement (don't even get a menu much less the disk drive icons), and the power button to the SC1435 won't stay in the "on" position. Still a nice haul.

[Christos]

SH204 is broken. STf needs reseating of the chips inside it, SC1435 can be repaired by a tv repairman. Nice haul indeed.

[lp060]

i am interested if you had plans to sell or tradde some of your new unwanted items ,

i own just about most of these items listed but if better condition etc.....

also

if you have any asm ... source files

or

programming stuff , lets deal , we got ground to cover!

 

charles

 

There's no programming related items noted in the list.

[NightSprinter]

Well, a few more updates on the condition of the items I received. The SH204 in fact DOES show up on all ST computers tested on, but the data may be beyond recovery (constantly getting a "data damaged" error), and the SM124 monitor needs some working on to get its picture back in order. I'll probably send the STacy2, monitors, and SH204 off to Best for refurbishing and have to find a cracked image of my Synthworks D-50 disk, but other than that it's great.

 

Update - 11/09/2008 4:41PM EST: W00T!!! After getting the 1040STf back up and running (thanks to Christos for mentioning about the loosened TOS chips), I plugged in the monochrome monitor and the SH204 booted and everything after resetting the time and date! Everything works beautifully, save for the STacy2's intermittent drive (doesn't always boot up, but does boot up into KCS when it works, and some of the function keys stick, in addition to a glitchy monitor socket and faded LCD). I'm even happier with this haul than I was before!

Edited November 9, 2008 by NightSprinter

[thrax]

A nice haul!

[SFX Group]

Well, a few more updates on the condition of the items I received. The SH204 in fact DOES show up on all ST computers tested on, but the data may be beyond recovery (constantly getting a "data damaged" error), and the SM124 monitor needs some working on to get its picture back in order. I'll probably send the STacy2, monitors, and SH204 off to Best for refurbishing and have to find a cracked image of my Synthworks D-50 disk, but other than that it's great.

 

Update - 11/09/2008 4:41PM EST: W00T!!! After getting the 1040STf back up and running (thanks to Christos for mentioning about the loosened TOS chips), I plugged in the monochrome monitor and the SH204 booted and everything after resetting the time and date! Everything works beautifully, save for the STacy2's intermittent drive (doesn't always boot up, but does boot up into KCS when it works, and some of the function keys stick, in addition to a glitchy monitor socket and faded LCD). I'm even happier with this haul than I was before!

 

No one remembers the "4inch drop fix" then, fixes loosen ICs

 

Many Thanks

Ashley

[cbmeeks]

How about some pics?

[NightSprinter]

How about some pics?

 

You got it. I'll have 'em up by the weekend.

[Fuji-Man]

Technically no.. If Atari ST BASIC and modem scripting is your bag, then you have some programming stuff here...

 

STE Language Disk - USA

ST Language Disk - USA

STalker 3

 

Realistically, there isn't any programming related items here... So partial credit... LOL

 

FujiMan

 

i am interested if you had plans to sell or tradde some of your new unwanted items ,

i own just about most of these items listed but if better condition etc.....

also

if you have any asm ... source files

or

programming stuff , lets deal , we got ground to cover!

 

charles

 

There's no programming related items noted in the list.

[callaghan]

you got copies of any thing to give away?

i love midi

 

i got tons of programs to trade to if desired.

charles

[NightSprinter]

Well, two weeks late but I have some pics finally.

 

Here's the STacy2.

 

 

The SM124 Monochrome monitor:

 

My 1040STE running and the label:

 

And lastly for now, the 1040STF's TOS copyright screen (note it's still dated 1985) :

 

The machine running on the SC1435 monitor will come tomorrow.

[NightSprinter]

And here we go, everyone, the last two pics (of the SC1435 and it in action).

 

[the Wozz]

a fine haul indeed!

[anzac]

mannnnn... your "office" looks just as messy as mine...

 

we should have a thread where we could show the vaults we dwell in...

 

at to people that understand (unlike our wife´s/husbands if they are anything like mine)

[_The Doctor__]

SH204 is broken. STf needs reseating of the chips inside it, SC1435 can be repaired by a tv repairman. Nice haul indeed.

 

 

Make sure you are using the right cable in the right direction on that sh204, I have one that is from the very first days and it will only work with one cable and have marked it as such.... the cable works with all the other hd's but it is the only one that works with that particular sh204. I do not know why. If you have an orginal first run like I do try a few cables until you find the correct one.

 

Does it spin up? if not you may need to unstick the drive...

[NightSprinter]

Well, the SH204 actually does work, I apparently can't get it to work with my STacy2 due to the drive ID set on it (as the STacy2's internal drive is also set to ID0).

[NightSprinter]

Strange.. double-posted somehow.

Edited December 22, 2008 by NightSprinter