Atari 520st Complete System W. Monitor,
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:7037270 | Brand: Atari |
| Type: Home Computer | Model: Atari 520ST |
System includes:
520ST computer, with power supply and manualSF354 3.5" floppy drive with power supply and data cable to computerSC1224 color monitor with video cable to computer and AC cordSTM1 mouseSX212 modem with manual, data cable and power supply.RF cable/adapter for connection to a TVBox of miscellaneous software discs
The software discs include multiple copies of Neochrome, ST Speech, First Word, Word Writer, Pro Copy, Arkanoid, Chessworks 2000, Sundog, and DTACK DBASIC. ...Some of the disks cannot be read by the floppy drive. Since others read just fine, I'm assuming the problem is with the disks. I have not verified that all of the programs listed above work, but most have at least one copy that does.
The system was in an indoor storage unit for at least the last 25 years. It had been only lightly used before that. As you can see in the photo, the plastic case of the floppy drive has yellowed in the front. I took the cover off and looked inside: the mechanism looked like new, with no visible wear; and spotless as well, with no deposits of any sort of dirt or crud anywhere.
What I tested were the core components — the computer itself, the monitor and the floppy drive. The computer boots up and accesses the built-in software properly. The display on the monitor is clear and w/o glitches. Programs loaded and ran properly from at least several of the discs I tried, e.g. Arkanoid as you can see running in the photo. I did not bother to test the modem, and I do not have hardware or software to test the MIDI functions. I guarantee everything I describe here as working to be working. While I have every reason to believe the rest works fine too, it is officially 'as-is'.
As I hope you can see in the photo, there are some gray wires running along the black housing of the floppy disk data cable. Some of the original wires in the cable had apparently broken, and previously been replaced, rather sloppily, with external wires. I discovered the connections on those were intermittent. So I replaced them with the gray wires you now see, making sure everything was properly tied and soldered. I verified the cable now works fine with the test mentioned above, loading and running Arkanoid, and one of the word processors (I forget which, and I've already taken everything down...). I also modified the RF cable to have a coaxial 75 ohm connector on the end (eliminating the switchbox and the 300 ohm wires with spade lugs), so it's easier and simpler to connect to a late model TV. (The monitor looks way better than a TV, of course, but you might want to have a larger display for some things.)
The monitor means the shipping package will be heavy, fairly large, and no doubt the shipping charge will be expensive. Sorry... If you live in the SF Bay area, you can come pick it up for free, and depending on where you are (e.g. if I don't have to cross a bridge) I might even deliver it or meet you half way.
520ST computer, with power supply and manualSF354 3.5" floppy drive with power supply and data cable to computerSC1224 color monitor with video cable to computer and AC cordSTM1 mouseSX212 modem with manual, data cable and power supply.RF cable/adapter for connection to a TVBox of miscellaneous software discs
The software discs include multiple copies of Neochrome, ST Speech, First Word, Word Writer, Pro Copy, Arkanoid, Chessworks 2000, Sundog, and DTACK DBASIC. ...Some of the disks cannot be read by the floppy drive. Since others read just fine, I'm assuming the problem is with the disks. I have not verified that all of the programs listed above work, but most have at least one copy that does.
The system was in an indoor storage unit for at least the last 25 years. It had been only lightly used before that. As you can see in the photo, the plastic case of the floppy drive has yellowed in the front. I took the cover off and looked inside: the mechanism looked like new, with no visible wear; and spotless as well, with no deposits of any sort of dirt or crud anywhere.
What I tested were the core components — the computer itself, the monitor and the floppy drive. The computer boots up and accesses the built-in software properly. The display on the monitor is clear and w/o glitches. Programs loaded and ran properly from at least several of the discs I tried, e.g. Arkanoid as you can see running in the photo. I did not bother to test the modem, and I do not have hardware or software to test the MIDI functions. I guarantee everything I describe here as working to be working. While I have every reason to believe the rest works fine too, it is officially 'as-is'.
As I hope you can see in the photo, there are some gray wires running along the black housing of the floppy disk data cable. Some of the original wires in the cable had apparently broken, and previously been replaced, rather sloppily, with external wires. I discovered the connections on those were intermittent. So I replaced them with the gray wires you now see, making sure everything was properly tied and soldered. I verified the cable now works fine with the test mentioned above, loading and running Arkanoid, and one of the word processors (I forget which, and I've already taken everything down...). I also modified the RF cable to have a coaxial 75 ohm connector on the end (eliminating the switchbox and the 300 ohm wires with spade lugs), so it's easier and simpler to connect to a late model TV. (The monitor looks way better than a TV, of course, but you might want to have a larger display for some things.)
The monitor means the shipping package will be heavy, fairly large, and no doubt the shipping charge will be expensive. Sorry... If you live in the SF Bay area, you can come pick it up for free, and depending on where you are (e.g. if I don't have to cross a bridge) I might even deliver it or meet you half way.
