Since this machine had TOS 1.0, I knew I needed a more recent version. Sure, you can find the HD 3.5” disks but in order to format those as DS/DD you need to tape over a small hole on the disk. The ST uses DS/DD 3.5” disks which are actually pretty hard to find these days.
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I could then download ST software from the internet, copy it to the floppy and then use it on the ST.
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I was able to use the USB floppy with my PC to format ST-compatible DS/DD disks. With a working ST, I now started on making it more useful. I think the smell did dissipate after a while so it was probably due to stinky dust on the power supply being heated up and eventually burned up. The smell was more pronounced when it was turned on. Sadly the computer had a bit of a musty smell, probably from sitting around wherever it was stored for too long. The Barn ST actually worked, but it had TOS 1.0, which you can tell by the 1985 copyright date. 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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