When eBay proves fruitful
I've bought an Atari ST and SM125 of eBay. However, both are in terrible condition! Very dirty with many battle scars and what looks like scorch marks near the power unit area. I took the chance and won the bid for a shocking 99 pence. Yep, less than one pound and that included the monitor as well :-)
Once home, I began the cleaning - it took a long time!! This old computer must have suffered fire damage at some point judging by the scorch marks inside. Also, it seems to have suffered more damage with several stickers from different repair companies. I hoovered around the floppy drive because of a soot-like sludge that looked like tar. Plus a thick bunch of spider webs covered the cables. Quite the toxic state!
Once home, I began the cleaning - it took a long time!! This old computer must have suffered fire damage at some point judging by the scorch marks inside. Also, it seems to have suffered more damage with several stickers from different repair companies. I hoovered around the floppy drive because of a soot-like sludge that looked like tar. Plus a thick bunch of spider webs covered the cables. Quite the toxic state!
After all that work, I'm happy to have this marvellous ST running! Plus the SM125 is a fantastic monitor. To think of its previous condition with the keyboard grime, burn marks, and all that weird thick sludge is gross. For once, eBay has produced a bargain and I'm glad to have rescued this beautiful old computer.
SysInfo reports it to be a 1040 STF with TOS 1.00 and 1MB RAM ...and all for 99 pence. Woop Woop!
Filthy on the outside but worse inside with a thick sludge and cobwebs!!
The old ST scrubbed up beautifully :-)
