Atari 4160STe question

[Tickled_Pink]

I was just browsing the old-computers.com site and came across a very short entry on the Atari 4160STe. Apparently it was a normal STe that had been upgraded to 4Mb and given to developers. They are marked 4160STe on the top logo/label. I realised that I had one of these. It was given to me about 5 years ago but I'd assumed that someone had just bought a label from eBay and stuck it on.

 

Is there any way to tell if it a genuine developer's system?

[mimo]

I don't think there is, unless the serial number lable has some clues.

I know that I have had 3 4160STE's as I bought the label from Best Electronics and did the upgrade myself

[+orpheuswaking]

I have one but it don't got no steeenkin badge for it, oh wait, that's just an upgraded 1040STe

[Shredder11]

I too own three 4160STE micros complete with authentic metal badges, but I doubt they are developer models. Perhaps the developer ones had hard drives full of special software?

[tjlazer]

There is probably no way to tell as they were most likely simply 520/1040STE machines upgraded to 4MB and the label slapped on... Unless yours is very old and dusty and sell used from the late 1980's

Edited September 4, 2011 by tjlazer

[Shredder11]

Without checking properly (it's late ya know!), I would say mine are 1990 to 1991. So like I say, I doubt mine are rare and authentic.