Atari ST, Atari's 16-bit flagship home computer, was designed to compete against both the Amiga and the Macintosh and didn't do that bad. The ST, also referred to as the Jackintosh, carved itself a niche market for computer loving musicians, was pretty popular as a DTP tool and featured tons of games. Oh, and it was multitasking too. Find out more at Wikipedia or the Atari Museum and do give the freeware Steem emulator a try.
For a more hands-on retro experience though, you'll probably need the machine itself. A brilliant Atari 520 ST (FM), complete with manuals, joystick, mouse, coverdisks, leads/cables, books and a selection of boxed & original games (including Lemmings, Sim City, Final Fight and Silent Service) should be a fine start. Buy it now @ ebay. Seller ships at both UK & Ireland (no catapult for Elderly then). Atari STs -without extras or games- usually sell for a bit over 25£.
:) phew! and thank you... Pretty and impressive....
ReplyDeleteAlways taking care of the elderly....
ReplyDeleteI believe this was what inspired the name of the quite excellent German Techno Punks "Atari Teenage Riot"...
ReplyDeleteI believe this was what inspired the name of the quite excellent German Techno Punks "Atari Teenage Riot"...
ReplyDeleteDefinitely something to search ouTube for, then. Techno-punks from Germany? Lovely!
ReplyDeletea band based on a console... what ever will they think of next....
ReplyDeleteCanned goods?
ReplyDeletenah... too far out there, I mean who'd pay to put perfectly healthy food in tin cans.... interesting concept though...
ReplyDeleteOk... Uhm... let me see now... Remote controlled vibrating panties?
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