fft@philabs.UUCP (Fryderyk Tyra) (01/08/86)
The ATARI 520ST is coming out unbundled (just the cpu/keyboard by itself) this month. ATARI quotes its price to be under $300. It should available at K-Mart and other mass market stores. For more information, check net.micro.atari. Now that the 520ST is available for a much cheaper initial outlay, it becomes THE micro to get for MIDI/computer applications. The 520ST used to be available only in a package that included the cpu/keyboard, one floppy disk drive, and a monitor. Formerly, the color package could be gotten for $850 and the B/W for $699. Now that the 520ST cpu/keyboard can be gotten for less than $300 and can be hooked up to any TV/monitor, more of us can afford to jump into the computer controlled MIDI scene with a very powerful microcomputer (we've waited long enough :-). Freaky Freddy -- Then I closed my eyes And I slipped away
knudsen@ihwpt.UUCP (mike knudsen) (01/10/86)
> The ATARI 520ST is coming out unbundled (just the cpu/keyboard by > itself) this month. ATARI quotes its price to be under $300. It should > available at K-Mart and other mass market stores. More likely $350 to $400, but still good. > Now that the 520ST is available for a much cheaper initial outlay, > it becomes THE micro to get for MIDI/computer applications. No argument, soon as some software comes out. > The 520ST used to be available only in a package that included the > cpu/keyboard, one floppy disk drive, and a monitor. Formerly, the color > package could be gotten for $850 and the B/W for $699. Now that the 520ST > cpu/keyboard can be gotten for less than $300 and can be hooked up to any > TV/monitor, more of us can afford to jump into the computer controlled MIDI > scene with a very powerful microcomputer (we've waited long enough :-). > Freaky Freddy BUT, you still must buy a disk drive! Don't think the ST has a cassette interface (my new Korg DW8000 reminded me last nite just how glad I was to get away from those). Wonder what K-Mart will a$k for a drive? What you're really saying is: You don't have to buy Atari's monitors, just some expen$ive cable to mate their weird military surplus connectors to your existing monitor (or use your TV, ugh). mike k