Issue 23: Sep 2002
Features
- | Foreword
- | Mega STE Love
- | LANtastic
- | Tip of the day
- | Atari in the USA 2002
- | Atari and the DX7
- | Draconus
- | Game On Revisited
- | Unconventional 2002 Art Gallery
- | Lato Ludzików 2002
- | Linux Installation 1
Review
- | The DGS compilation CD-ROM
M@ilbox
News
| Atari ST in a box - Part 1 September is already here, and this year is flying by. Last month I tinkered with two Atari 8-bit systems that had been modified before I got them. This month, one of my younger brothers dug out one of his first Atari computers from the late 80s and donated the box to me as-is. Inside the box was a wonderful old Atari 520ST in pieces. He mentioned he had originally bought it used and then removed the RAM for another Atari system he was using at the time. Upon further inspection, I found that it also had a mystery wire coming from the back of the case - prompting me to take a closer look. After taking closer look, I found the strange black wire to come from the RF modulator (see below). The wire was soldered into the RF case, so I removed the cover to get a better look. As wires were going everywhere, I also removed the second cover. It appears that this is some kind of rework to allow the ST to connect to a TV or monitor with RCA jacks. I went ahead and checked the bottom of the mainboard and I found two areas with minor rework. Now the easy part is over, I need to replace the missing RAM and see if I can power up the computer and go from there. Next month, I will tell you the results of my newest quest to restore yet another Atari from the grave. Any tips to what this upgrade was please send an e-mail to the address below. del@myatari.co.uk
Useful link
Del McCool's web site http://members.tripod.com/dgmccool/
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