My old Atari ST computer

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In 1987 the Atari ST was an attractive alternative to early model Macintosh and PC compatible computers. The OS was in a ROM, so no booting from a floppy disk!

The Atari 1040STFM's built in MIDI ports made it a logical selection for my home music studio.

I was able to use MIDI to chain my hardware Roland MT-32 and Roland S-50 Sampler to make a "virtual band" that was cool at the time. (This was before VSTs etc.)

My most used software was Passport Master Tracks Pro Sequencer and Digidesign Sound Designer sample editor for use with Roland S-50. These two programs cost a lot, but it was worth it back then.

I also played a few games, mostly demos found on magazine floppy disks. (1MB RAM was plenty in those days.)

Later, in the early 1990's, hardware upgrades to TOS 1.4, 2.5MB RAM, and an 80MB ex-Macintosh SCSI external Hard Drive connected with a Top-Link cable, and a 56K modem changed my computing life. No more swapping disks!

By 1995, the Magic 5.03 OS and NVDI 4.11 gave me a very stable pre-emptive multi-tasking environment for most tasks on the ST, including the internet, MIDI music, audio sample editing, and small scale DTP.

My internet software setup for Atari ST is described here.

For some years I just wished I had an Atari Falcon (above) with 68030 processor, 40MB HD, and 4Mb RAM....

I got most of my recent ST software from: UMich Archive or Tim's Atari World.

Lots of useful information is at the Newsgroup: comp.sys.atari.st.

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