>Active-matrix was the much better, much more costly alternative. The difference being that passive matrix could not handle motion well, so it was easy to lose track of the mouse cursor if it moved across the screen too rapidly.
For the kids today, this is why we used to have Mouse Trails in settings!
I just checked on my Mac, and we no longer seem to have that option.
I suppose these might have been attractive to very well-heeled musicians because of the MIDI ports, which was one of the reasons that the full-sized ST was popular with them.
That is a... beautiful laptop. It looks modern. With a beefier CPU, display, memory, and disk, something in that case could be released today and it'd sell.
Though it's edged out by the Amiga, the Atari ST was truly a thing of beauty in its day. My wife was pretty chuffed to hear that a model in the line has her name (of course, the STacy).
No, it doesn't. It looks better in certain important ways:
1) the keyboard has real keys, not these stupid "island" keys that are all the rage now.
2) the screen has a taller aspect ratio, which is better for actual computing, whereas laptops these days all have wide screens because of economies of scale with TVs and because people want to watch HD video full-screen instead of doing real work.
This looks more similar to machines from the golden age of laptops, which was probably between 2000 and 2010.
>Active-matrix was the much better, much more costly alternative. The difference being that passive matrix could not handle motion well, so it was easy to lose track of the mouse cursor if it moved across the screen too rapidly.
For the kids today, this is why we used to have Mouse Trails in settings!
I just checked on my Mac, and we no longer seem to have that option.
I don't think System 7 or OS 8 had a trails option either. I remember seeing that only as a "fun Windows thing" back then.
Any one else remember going to the ATM machine with their Atari Portfolio to get some "Easy money" in the early 90s? ;D
Automated teller machine machine?
John, is it you ?
Compared to the "island" keyboards that most laptop computers today use, the keyboard on this machine is a thing of beauty.
Yep. And take note, Apple: Atari managed to include both Backspace AND Delete keys! Of course, so does everyone else... except Apple to this day.
I suppose these might have been attractive to very well-heeled musicians because of the MIDI ports, which was one of the reasons that the full-sized ST was popular with them.
I've got a STacy. It's a tank, like the article says. On the other hand, it does have more typical ST expansion options.
That is a... beautiful laptop. It looks modern. With a beefier CPU, display, memory, and disk, something in that case could be released today and it'd sell.
Though it's edged out by the Amiga, the Atari ST was truly a thing of beauty in its day. My wife was pretty chuffed to hear that a model in the line has her name (of course, the STacy).
>That is a... beautiful laptop. It looks modern.
No, it doesn't. It looks better in certain important ways:
1) the keyboard has real keys, not these stupid "island" keys that are all the rage now.
2) the screen has a taller aspect ratio, which is better for actual computing, whereas laptops these days all have wide screens because of economies of scale with TVs and because people want to watch HD video full-screen instead of doing real work.
This looks more similar to machines from the golden age of laptops, which was probably between 2000 and 2010.