The STacy was a portable version of the Atari ST. It was originally designed to operate on 12 standard C cell alkaline batteries for portability, but when it was discovered that the batteries only gave about 15 minutes of operating time, Atari simply glued the lid of the battery compartment shut, compelling users to use the external power supply only.
The STacy has features similar to the Macintosh Portable, a version of their Macintosh computer which contained a built in keyboard and monitor.
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| Announced: | 1987 |
| Released: | 1989 |
| Price: | US $1995 w/ 20Meg HD |
| Weight: | 15 lbs / 7 kg |
| CPU: | Motorola 68000 @ 8MHz |
| RAM: | 1Meg; 4Meg max |
| Display: | 640 X 400 monochrome 9-inch LCD |
| Ports: | Cartridge, joysticks/mouse |
| MIDI, RS232, parallel, color monitor | |
| Storage: | internal 720K 3.5-inch floppy drive |
| optional internal hard drive | |
| OS: | Atari TOS 1.4 in ROM |
| Digital Research GEM OS |
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| NAME | STACY |
| MANUFACTURER | Atari |
| TYPE | Portable |
| ORIGIN | U.S.A. |
| YEAR | September 1989 |
| END OF PRODUCTION | Unknown |
| KEYBOARD | Full stroke keyboard |
| CPU | Motorola MC 68000 |
| SPEED | 8 MHz |
| CO-PROCESSOR | Unknown |
| RAM | 1 MB (up to 4 MB) |
| VRAM | Unknown |
| ROM | 192 KB |
| TEXT MODES | 40 x 25 / 80 x 25 |
| GRAPHIC MODES | 640 x 400 |
| COLORS | monochrome |
| SOUND | three channels, 8 octaves |
| SIZE / WEIGHT | 13,3 x 15 x 13,3 inches / 15,2 lb |
| I/O PORTS | Centronics, RS232c, RGB, Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, Midi In/Out, Joystick (2), cartridge |
| BUILT IN MEDIA | one 3.5'' disk-drive |
| OS | TOS + GEM |
| POWER SUPPLY | Unknown |
| PRICE | FDD version: $1280 - 20 MB HDD version: $1990 |
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Three different models of the Stacy were available -
Stacy = 1 MB RAM, 3.5-inch internal floppy drive.
Stacy 2 = 2 MB RAM, 3.5-inch internal floppy, 20MB SCSI HD.
Stacy 4 = 4 MB RAM, 3.5-inch internal floppy, 40MB SCSI HD.
Two floppy drives can be installed, if the hard drive is not present.
Atari had talked for years about having a portable Atari ST computer system, but it did not arrive until very late in 1989 - on Dec 9, 1989 the Stacy finally received FCC approval.
Originally designed to operate on 12 standard C cell flashlight batteries, this proved insuffient to operate the Stacy for an extended period of time. With 4Megs of RAM and a hard drive, 15 minutes of use was about all the life the batteries could give you. Additionally, the 15 pound / 7 kg Stacy with external power-pack is somewhat inconvenient to lug around.
Apple was also working on a portable version of their best computer, the Macintosh. Their Mac Portable was released in 1989, with many similarities to the Stacy, except that the Macintosh Portable cost 3-times as much. A solution - run the Macintosh emulator Spectre on your Stacy for a cheaper (and faster!) portable macintosh computer.
Yes, the LCD screen is blue - hope you like it!
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参考文献编辑本段回目录
http://oldcomputers.net/stacy.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_STacy
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=225
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_STacy
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=225
