jca@homxc.UUCP (J.ANTROSIGLIO) (06/03/88)
Hi,
I've had an 1040ST for awhile but really haven't had time to
used it too much. I now have some free time so I pulled it out
of the closet and it booted up just fine.
Anyway, the last time I used it, almost a year ago, there was talk
about Atari releasing an updated OS, blitter chip, 4-Meg upgrade,
and stuff like that. Did any of this stuff ever get released?
I sent in all the registration cards when I purchased my 1040ST
and would assume (am I nuts!) Atari would keep me informed of new
product releases and such. Well, to this day I've haven't received
anything from Atari. The question is did I miss any major updates?
If so, how would I go about getting my machine updated?
I'm in good shape with the software I purchased for the machine
since I kept upgrading the packages when the vendors sent me
their upgrade offers. My only problem is the ST itself.
Also, which are the latest mags for the ST computes. I sent
in a sub. card to STart last year but never received anything.
Now I can't even find a St mag anywhere. Any recommendation?
Thanks In Advance,
John
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John C. Antrosiglio
AT&T Bell Laboratories
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Holmdel, New Jersey 07733 ihnp4!{homxc|hotlf|hotld}!jcabdeskin@cognos.uucp (Bob Deskin) (06/10/88)
In article <2310@homxc.UUCP> jca@homxc.UUCP (J.ANTROSIGLIO) writes: > Anyway, the last time I used it, almost a year ago, there was talk > about Atari releasing an updated OS, blitter chip, 4-Meg upgrade, > and stuff like that. Did any of this stuff ever get released? The Mega (2 and 4 Meg) were released, but no upgrade for 520's or 1040's, at least not from Atari. The blitter and upgraded OS was released, but I don't know what the volumes are like. I haven't heard whether you can get them for just any system. Atari is beta testing another OS upgrade. So you haven't missed much from Atari. (That's not a flame, just my opinion.) > Also, which are the latest mags for the ST computes. I sent The magazines that I know of are: STart (8 times a year), Atari Explorer (6 times), Reset (6 times), ST-Log (monthly). There are also newspaper types like ST World. Apparently Compute's ST will not be publiched any more (too bad). Current Notes (by the Washington Area Atari groups) is good. Personally, I like STart, Explorer, and Reset. I wasn't impressed with the last issue of ST-Log. Analog and Antic have some ST stuff, but they are mainly 8 bit magazines. What you really missed is some great software. If you're into games, get DungeonMaster. If not, look around. Anyway, welcome back to the ST world. -- Bob Deskin decvax!utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!cognos!bdeskin Cognos Incorporated P.O. Box 9707 (613) 738-1440 3755 Riverside Dr. Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA, K1G 3Z4