alex@hpgnd.HP.COM (Alexis MERMET-GRANDFILLES) (01/04/90)
Hi people I would like to know a bit more about the STACY computer of ATARI Corp. As far as I know it has the following features : 1 Meg to 4 Meg memory Good LCD screen Good keyboard with 'Mega touch' Trackball or external mouse if wanted (selectable by a switch) All 1040 interfaces ( Use of external video is possible ) Floppy 720K May have internal hard disk (20 M or 40 M) 28ms of access time TOS 1.4 Built-in Clock GCR is perfectly running on it , BTW it makes a not very expensive portable MAC. It seems quite good to me , what do you think of it ?? Is there any features that I have forgotten , or am I wrong on some of them ? I still have other questions: - Is there a blitter ? if not , is it possible to add one. - Is the 1Meg model upgradable to 4Meg ? - Is the LCD screen fast enough for games or text scrolling ? - Prices ? Since I may want to buy one , I would like to know your opinions ... Thanks for your answers in this group. alex@hpgnd
alex@hpgnd.HP.COM (Alexis MERMET-GRANDFILLES) (01/05/90)
Hi , it is me again . Since STE hardware allows 'hardware scrolling' by setting some video registers, I wonder whether the STACY with its TOS1.4 has got the same capability ? Any idea ? It would be nice to know a bit more about it before I buy one. Thanks.
dclemans@mentor.com (Dave Clemans @ APD x1292) (01/09/90)
From article <4280005@hpgnd.HP.COM>, by alex@hpgnd.HP.COM (Alexis MERMET-GRANDFILLES): > Hi , it is me again . > > Since STE hardware allows 'hardware scrolling' by setting some video registers, > I wonder whether the STACY with its TOS1.4 has got the same capability ? > > Any idea ? > > It would be nice to know a bit more about it before I buy one. > Thanks. From what I hear, the current version (the one that just received FCC Class A certification) definitely does not. There are rumours that a future revision to try to pass Class B will have the STE chip set. dgc