The computer was originally designed to operate on 12 standard C cell flashlight batteries for portability. When Atari realized how quickly the machine would use up a set of batteries (especially when rechargeable batteries of the time supplied insufficient power compared to the intended alkalines), they simply glued the lid of the battery compartment shut.[citation needed]
The STacy has features similar to the Macintosh Portable, a version of Apple's Macintosh computer which contained a built in keyboard and monitor.
The Stacy was a global project, design work was carried out in the Sunnyvale HQ, Cambridge UK, final PCB layouts were produced by Atari in Japan, which is where the first units were manufactured, with final manufacturing occurring in Taiwan.[1]
The distinctive sculptured charcoal-gray case was designed by Ira Velinsky, Atari's chief Industrial Designer.[14]
^ abAtari Stacy, Atari Explorer, it was fast tracked for launch when the ST became increasingly more popular with musicians..A truly global project, design work was carried out in the Sunnyvale HQ, Cambridge UK, and with final board layouts produced by Atari in Japan, which is where the first units were manufactured.
^From Atari's Oval Office:Stacy and the Portfolio, by Mard Naman, START VOL. 4 NO. 2 / SEPTEMBER 1989, START: How many Stacys do you hope to ship? Tramiel: A lot. I have no idea what the marketplace will require. The responses at Hannover and COMDEX were greater than I expected. I was amazed at COMDEX; people went crazy for the Stacy there I've underestimated the laptop market before when we were at Commodore, and maybe I'm underestimating again, but my guess is 5,000 units a month. And if the market wants more, very happy to make more, no problem. START: Will Stacy be made at the same plant in a parallel production line as your other products? Tramiel: Yes, in our factory in Taiwan. We have the capacity to make 35,000 Stacys a month, if the market wants it. That's the tooling that was set up for production.
^Shipping Stacy Dialog Box:Shipping Stacy, START VOL. 4 NO. 12 / JULY 1990, As we reported in the May 1990 issue, Stacys are indeed shipping in the United States, though far below the numbers needed to sate demand. This news comes in spite of reports that Atari's manufacturing facility in Taiwan is operating at full capacity.
^. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
^Atari to purchase Conner hard disk drives for the STacy, Time Capsule: News - Sep.89 - Sep.89, Date: Mon, 11 Sep 89 17:27:44 EDT
^. Los Angeles Times. United Press International. 5 August 1989. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
^ST Gossip from Hollywood: A Date With Stacy, by TG, ST-Log ISSUE 35 / AUGUST 1989 / PAGE 15
^From Atari's Oval Office:Stacy and the Portfolio, by Mard Naman, START VOL. 4 NO. 2 / SEPTEMBER 1989, START: Are Stacys going to be shipping to developers soon? Tramiel: There are no plans. There's nothing really to develop on it that's any different than the 1040ST, because it is a 1040. So we haven't rushed it from a development point of view.
^ST/MIDI Connection: Winter NAMM Show Report, BY JIM PIERSON-PERRY, START VOL. 4 NO. 10 / MAY 1990, Stacy is a reality - at least for musicians. While the FCC has yet to approve it for home use, 2MB and 4MB versions with internal hard drives have been approved for sale as professional equipment. These will be sold exclusively through music stores.
^On The Road Back: Atari Donny Osmond, By Marc Naman , START VOL. 4 NO. 4 / NOVEMBER 1989, Donny Loves STACY
^The Music Makers:When It Comes to MIDI, the Pros Go ATARI, BY JIM PIERSON-PERRY WITH STEVE MORTIMER, START VOL. 4 NO. 12 / JULY 1990
^Time Capsule: The Atari Report - Spring 1990, by Sam Tramiel, Date: Mon, 23 Apr 1990, We're excited about the rapidly growing MIDI business and the enthusiasm being generated for the Stacy laptop computer among professionals in the music industry. Just recently we've learned that Atari computers were used to produce the sound track in the hit film, "Born on the Fourth of July" which received an Academy Award nomination for "Best Sound."
^Mark Tinley: Working With Duran Duran(Interview | Engineer), By NIGEL HUMBERSTONE, Published in SOS(Sound On Sound) February 1994, The sequencing system has been in operation since March '93 and is handled by an Atari Stacy 2 laptop computer running C-Lab Creator software and driving a rackmount Kurzweil K2000.
^The Traveling Computers: Hands-On Preview of Atari's STACY and Portfolio, BY ANDREW REESE START EDITOR, START VOL. 4 NO. 3 / OCTOBER 1989
^News, Notes & Quotes, BY STEPHEN MORTIMER, START VOL. 4 NO. 9 / APRIL 1990, The Stacy 2 and Stacy 4 have passed FCC Class A certification. This frees the computer for business/industrial use, although no actual restrictions on sales are made by the FCC. Both systems come with the respective amount of memory and a 40MB Conner hard disk drive. The Stacy 1, floppy-disk version has not yet been approved.
^Introducing Bob Brodie, by Bob Brodie, START VOL. 5 NO. 7 / APRIL/MAY 1991, Some of the models of the Stacy feature a built-in hard disk. For example, the Stacy 4 ships with a 40MB Conner hard disk built in.
^ATARI STACY4 Computer, Model number: LST-4144, Computer History Museum
^Mellor, David (February 1989). "C-Lab Unitor (SOS Feb 1989)". Sound on Sound (Feb 1989): 42–45.
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The STacy is a portable computer version of the Atari ST 7 8 9 STacyAtari Stacy 2 portable computer with professional MIDI extensionManufacturerAtari CorporationRelease dateSeptember 1989 34 years ago 1989 09 Introductory priceUS 2 299 equivalent to 5 650 in 2023 Discontinued1991 1 Units shippedestimated 35 000 2 3 Operating systemAtari TOS 1 04CPUMotorola 68HC000 8 MHzMemoryRAM 1 MiB expandable to 4 MiB 4 ROM 192 KiBStorage3 5 floppy drive 3 5 SCSI 20MB 40MB harddrive Conner Peripherals Inc 5 6 Display10 4 EPSON LCD passive matrix backlightGraphics320x200 16 640x200 4 640x400 2 SoundYamaha YM 2149 three channels 8 octavesInput95 keys QWERTY 2 Joysticks RS 232C Centronics external Floppy ROM Cartridge DMA for Printer HD MIDI In Out MonitorPowerNiCad pack 12 standard C cell alkaline batteries DC18V 2 0A 36W AC AdaptorDimensions13 3 x 15 x 13 3 inchesMass15 2 lb 6 9 Kg SuccessorST BOOK The computer was originally designed to operate on 12 standard C cell flashlight batteries for portability When Atari realized how quickly the machine would use up a set of batteries especially when rechargeable batteries of the time supplied insufficient power compared to the intended alkalines they simply glued the lid of the battery compartment shut citation needed The STacy has features similar to the Macintosh Portable a version of Apple s Macintosh computer which contained a built in keyboard and monitor With built in MIDI the STacy enjoyed success for running music sequencer software and as a controller of musical instruments among both amateurs and well known musicians 10 11 12 13 Contents 1 History 2 Models 3 Specifications 3 1 Ports 3 2 Optional 4 In pop culture 5 Gallery 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe Stacy was a global project design work was carried out in the Sunnyvale HQ Cambridge UK final PCB layouts were produced by Atari in Japan which is where the first units were manufactured with final manufacturing occurring in Taiwan 1 The distinctive sculptured charcoal gray case was designed by Ira Velinsky Atari s chief Industrial Designer 14 Models editThere are four STacy models 15 16 17 Stacy 0 1 MB RAM 1 3 5 internal floppy Model code LST 1141 Stacy 2 2 MB RAM 1 3 5 internal floppy 20 MB HD Model code LST 2144 Stacy 2 2 MB RAM 2 3 5 internal floppy Model code LST 2124 Stacy 4 4 MB RAM 1 3 5 internal floppy 40 MB HD Model code LST 4144 Specifications editAtari TOS 1 04 Rainbow TOS Blitter Character set Atari ST character set based on code page 437 Real time clock lithium battery Hard disk ACSI SCSI 20 40 MB Floppy disk ACSI ACSI internal same as in Mega STE Trackball Ports edit Parallel 1 port Serial 1 port FDD 1 port MIDI 2 ports Optional edit ModemIn pop culture editThe STacy appears in the 1991 films Nothing but Trouble and Delusion 18 Gallery edit 19 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp References edit a b Atari Stacy Atari Explorer it was fast tracked for launch when the ST became increasingly more popular with musicians A truly global project design work was carried out in the Sunnyvale HQ Cambridge UK and with final board layouts produced by Atari in Japan which is where the first units were manufactured From Atari s Oval Office Stacy and the Portfolio by Mard Naman START VOL 4 NO 2 SEPTEMBER 1989 START How many Stacys do you hope to ship Tramiel A lot I have no idea what the marketplace will require The responses at Hannover and COMDEX were greater than I expected I was amazed at COMDEX people went crazy for the Stacy there I ve underestimated the laptop market before when we were at Commodore and maybe I m underestimating again but my guess is 5 000 units a month And if the market wants more very happy to make more no problem START Will Stacy be made at the same plant in a parallel production line as your other products Tramiel Yes in our factory in Taiwan We have the capacity to make 35 000 Stacys a month if the market wants it That s the tooling that was set up for production Shipping Stacy Dialog Box Shipping Stacy START VOL 4 NO 12 JULY 1990 As we reported in the May 1990 issue Stacys are indeed shipping in the United States though far below the numbers needed to sate demand This news comes in spite of reports that Atari s manufacturing facility in Taiwan is operating at full capacity 4Mb Memory Upgrade Archived from the original on 2015 12 08 Retrieved 2015 12 05 Atari to purchase Conner hard disk drives for the STacy Time Capsule News Sep 89 Sep 89 Date Mon 11 Sep 89 17 27 44 EDT Conner Peripherals Gets Atari Contract Los Angeles Times United Press International 5 August 1989 Archived from the original on 8 December 2015 ST Gossip from Hollywood A Date With Stacy by TG ST Log ISSUE 35 AUGUST 1989 PAGE 15 From Atari s Oval Office Stacy and the Portfolio by Mard Naman START VOL 4 NO 2 SEPTEMBER 1989 START Are Stacys going to be shipping to developers soon Tramiel There are no plans There s nothing really to develop on it that s any different than the 1040ST because it is a 1040 So we haven t rushed it from a development point of view ST MIDI Connection Winter NAMM Show Report BY JIM PIERSON PERRY START VOL 4 NO 10 MAY 1990 Stacy is a reality at least for musicians While the FCC has yet to approve it for home use 2MB and 4MB versions with internal hard drives have been approved for sale as professional equipment These will be sold exclusively through music stores On The Road Back Atari Donny Osmond By Marc Naman START VOL 4 NO 4 NOVEMBER 1989 Donny Loves STACY The Music Makers When It Comes to MIDI the Pros Go ATARI BY JIM PIERSON PERRY WITH STEVE MORTIMER START VOL 4 NO 12 JULY 1990 Time Capsule The Atari Report Spring 1990 by Sam Tramiel Date Mon 23 Apr 1990 We re excited about the rapidly growing MIDI business and the enthusiasm being generated for the Stacy laptop computer among professionals in the music industry Just recently we ve learned that Atari computers were used to produce the sound track in the hit film Born on the Fourth of July which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Sound Mark Tinley Working With Duran Duran Interview Engineer By NIGEL HUMBERSTONE Published in SOS Sound On Sound February 1994 The sequencing system has been in operation since March 93 and is handled by an Atari Stacy 2 laptop computer running C Lab Creator software and driving a rackmount Kurzweil K2000 The Traveling Computers Hands On Preview of Atari s STACY and Portfolio BY ANDREW REESE START EDITOR START VOL 4 NO 3 OCTOBER 1989 News Notes amp Quotes BY STEPHEN MORTIMER START VOL 4 NO 9 APRIL 1990 The Stacy 2 and Stacy 4 have passed FCC Class A certification This frees the computer for business industrial use although no actual restrictions on sales are made by the FCC Both systems come with the respective amount of memory and a 40MB Conner hard disk drive The Stacy 1 floppy disk version has not yet been approved Introducing Bob Brodie by Bob Brodie START VOL 5 NO 7 APRIL MAY 1991 Some of the models of the Stacy feature a built in hard disk For example the Stacy 4 ships with a 40MB Conner hard disk built in ATARI STACY4 Computer Model number LST 4144 Computer History Museum Atari STacy Starring the Computer Mellor David February 1989 C Lab Unitor SOS Feb 1989 Sound on Sound Feb 1989 42 45 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Atari Stacy Atari History Museum Atari Stacy computer A Stacy user page Overview screen captures photos STacy Owners Manual Addendum 1990 Atari STacy 360 degree model Russian Vintage Laptop Museum museum 6 April 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Atari STacy amp oldid 1209943772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
