The Atari STacy! What the? If Atari were good at one thing, it was naming their computer range, hence the STacy being a play on their Atari ST range and a cool woman’s name.
Who didn’t want a portable ST back in 1989 that weighed almost 7kg! Well, if we had arms like Arnie Schwarzenegger and a matching bank balance (The Atari STacy was not cheap – it retailed for a cool $3,000AUD!), we probably would have forked-out our hard earned cash for one. It definitely would have been a wise investment, as there were less than 35,000 units sold, making this portable Atari computer a very rare commodity.
The STacy came in four models, with the STacy 4 (4MB RAM version) being the top of the line. For those technically minded, here are the all-important Atari STacy specifications:
- Operating system: Atari TOS 1.04
- CPU: Motorola 68HC000 (at 8 MHz)
- Memory RAM: 1 MB (4×220 bytes) (expandable to 4 MB)
- ROM: 192 KB
- Storage: 3.5″ floppy drive, 3.5″ SCSI 20MB-40MB harddrive Conner Peripherals Inc.
- Display: 10.4″ EPSON LCD passive matrix backlight
- Graphics: 320×200 (16), 640×200 (4), 640×400 (2)
- Sound: Yamaha YM-2149, three channels, 8 octaves
- Input: 95 keys, QWERTY, 2 Joystick ports, RS 232C, Centronics, external Floppy, ROM-Cartridge, DMA for Printer/HD, MIDI In/Out, Monitor
- Power: NiCad pack, 12 standard C cell alkaline batteries, DC18V 2.0A 36W AC Adaptor
- Dimensions: 13.3 x 15 x 13.3 inches
- Weight: 7kg/15.2 lb
Open me up, Stacy!
You turn me on Stacy!
Lovely keyboard you have there Stacy
A lovely rear-end
Power up!
Insert joysticks and floppies on this side!
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