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Article #17535Re: Should I try to make a 1040 a Mega 4 ???
From: Joe Gaudreau (Spaced for Rent)
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1991 21:35
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1991 21:35
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SYSPMZT@gecrdvm1.crd.ge.com writes: =So, I've been thinking about getting a Mega 4, but I can't really afford =the full deal, even already owning a monitor (my 3rd, actually). A local =music store starting selling 1040's with monitors for $599 recently, and =it got me to thinking: I don't really care about the blitter chip for my If you're on a budget, but want 4meg the ez way, try a 520/1040 Ste and upgrade the RAM to 4 meg with 4 1 meg simms. They simply snap in. No soldering, no software. Just snap. The machine has a few extra goodies but otherwise is a 1040st of old. The Mega-4/Ste's are rather nice and have a HD as a bonus. If you don't really need a powerhouse, the 1040 Ste is probably fine... and cheap! Like $400 for the cpu, isn't it? Joe -=-
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!eastapps!juggler!gaudreau From: gaudreau@juggler.East.Sun.COM (Joe Gaudreau (Spaced for Rent)) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Should I try to make a 1040 a Mega 4 ??? Message-ID: <4630@eastapps.East.Sun.COM> Date: 4 Mar 91 21:35:53 GMT References: <91060.160940SYSPMZT@GECRDVM1.BITNET> Sender: news@East.Sun.COM Reply-To: gaudreau@east.sun.com (Joe Gaudreau (Spaced for Rent)) Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc. - BDC Lines: 17