![]() I gave it a quick look and offered $200 for the untested system which he accepted. It turns out the guy ran an antique store in a barn. I contacted the seller and drove the 2.5 hours the next Saturday. Then about a year ago I was looking through Facebook Marketplace and an Atari 1040ST with mouse and monochrome monitor showed up for sale not far from me. In addition, the keyboard and OS are slightly different. In order to work here, the power supply needs to be replaced or the entire system has to be run through a bulky transformer. The 1040ST has an internal power supply and it is not a switching power supply. ![]() Not to mention the different power requirements that complicate things. There were plenty available in the UK, but shipping to the US would be expensive and risky. On occasion I would see one but they would go for $600+, a bit high for my first ST retro purchase. I first was looking for a 1040STe, but those are practically non-existent here. Right off the bat, I noticed that there just were not a lot of STs for sale in the US. ![]() ![]() For even more posts and special perks, considering upgrading to a paid subscription. In early 2021 I started by first looking where anyone might: eBay. After slowly getting back into retrocomputing with my Atari 800XL (and now 130XE), I decided I also wanted to re-acquire an Atari ST. ![]()
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