Hello PLUGers,
I'm hoping to donate, to a good home, an Atari 1040 ST computer collection. I ended up with this hardware ~20 yrs ago (when I lived in Albuquerque, NM) after the untimely passing of a member of the local Chess community. No heirs, family etc, and I was known at the time as the "computer guy that likes old stuff". Since moving to Vancouver WA in 2007, the Atari has sat in a closet. I have no idea if it still boots up. I offer this historical artifact of late 1980s computing history to anyone who wants it. Perhaps a fellow hardware geek on the list, or if anyone knows of someone who has dreamed of owning an Atari computer. A hardware tinkerer, perhaps. Free. Gratis. No Charge. While I prefer that this computer stash is picked up, I can deliver in the PDX/Vancouver metropolitan area (Saturday or Sunday). Any interested parties can ping me off list. NOTE: If you must discuss computer nostalgia and wax philosophic of days of yore, please start a new discussion thread. Do not hijack this one. NOTE: Please no suggestions to donate to the various "computer museums". I am fully aware that these institutions exist. Documentation ------------- Atari hardware manuals, original Hardware list: -------------- Atari 1040 ST (2) ea Atari SH204 20MB HD Atari SH305 30MB HD Atari SM124 monochrome CRT (2) each Atari SC1224 color CRT Star NX-1000 dot matrix printer Monitor Master Switch (swap between color and monochrome) Software List ------------- Most but Not all floppies found. all are quite old. These may still be installed on one of the external hard drives. Boot floppies 5.25 and 3.5 media. Cartridge, no label PC Board Designer - Abacus Software Time Works Data Manager PC-Ditto - Avant-Garde Systems Biology vol 3 - Arrakis Technologies Cyberpaint - Antic Publishing Cyber Studi0 - Antic Publishing Quantum Paint - Eidersoft Chrono Forest (game) - Psygnosis Jewels of Darkness (game) - Firebird There is also a chess software and extensive game database on one of the hard drives. I do not recall what the software was. The original owner was a high level chess player and hobbyist. While I'd like to keep everything together, since there are some duplicates, splitting into two sets is acceptable. *** Since I am familiar with the quirks of my fellow PLUGers, I REPEAT: *** NOTE: If you must discuss computer nostalgia and wax philosophic of days of yore, please start a new discussion thread. Do not hijack this one. NOTE: Please no suggestions to donate to the various "computer museums". I am fully aware that these institutions exist. Thanks, -Ed
