The Mega ST 2: Spare and Test Machine
The Mega ST 2 was given to me a while ago. Its role is purely as a backup: it sits inactive and is only meant to be brought back to life if the "High" or "Low" machine ever fails, not as an actively used machine.
Current State
It runs on original TOS with the internal RAM configuration, without the separate 4 MB expansion, which was removed for testing purposes and now sits set aside.
History
Everything in this machine was moved over to the Mega ST 4 "High" that I was given, including its original power supply. It's not really a parts donor though, it's simply the spare machine now that the new Mega 4 carries the main setup. Back then it had an intermittent fault: after being on for a long time it would eventually show a white screen on boot. I first suspected the 4 MB expansion and removed it, but the fault persisted. Only after reverting it to the old TOS and a fully original state did it run stably again.
Ideas for This Machine
A few possible directions for the Mega ST 2, none of them decided yet:
- Reinstalling the 4 MB expansion, which was only removed for testing and is currently sitting set aside.
- An external Gotek floppy emulator, since an external unit would suit this machine well.
- An Eiffel Pico USB adapter for a USB keyboard and mouse.
- The ACSI2STM as an ACSI hard disk option.
- A stereo sound mod.
- Playing MIDI Maze against the Mega ST 4 "Low": connect the two machines over MIDI, put the Mega ST 2 on the old MCSWITCH VGA adapter and the NEC monitor, and play together.
- The old Revision 0 SidecarTridge could move here once the new Revision 3 is installed in the "Low" machine.