buying an Atari ST

On 28/12/2012 06:53, Chuck Guzis wrote: Getting a good one is getting hard(er). Folks often use an Eiffel board, which allows both the Atari Keyboard and Mouse to be replaced, or a simpler PIC based adaptor which allows a normal PC mouse to be plugged into an Atari. If its just a matter of re-wiring then could you use one of these adaptors to put a PC mouse on the 6300? By the way, on the Atari ST thread there are several good emulators about but its not the same as a real ST. As for the ColdFire it has issues with much Atari software as some instructions just aren't compatible. The big problem with Atari clones (And all the machines that don't use an 8mhz 68000 chip, so TT & Falcon) is that many games won't work on them and for many Games were the whole reason for using an ST. In fact there are games that won't run on the STe ... Dave