Atari SM147
| Atari SM147 | |
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| An SM147 (atari-computermuseum.de) | |
| Manufacturer | Atari Corporation; built by Quadrant Components[1] |
| Type | 14-inch flat-screen monochrome monitor |
| Release date | First quarter of 1992 (North America)[1] |
| Discontinued | 1993[1] |
| Price | US$165 (January 1992)[1] |
| Interface | 13-pin DIN[1] |
| Compatible | Every ST model except the ST Book; Falcon030 with an adapter[1] |
| Resolution | 640 × 400[1] |
The Atari SM147 is a 14-inch paper-white monochrome monitor for the Atari ST family, sold in North America from early 1992. Quadrant Components of Fremont, California, built it for Atari from its own QC-1438S, and it has a flat-faced picture tube. Unlike Atari's earlier monochrome monitors it has no built-in speaker.[1]
The monitor contains a picture tube and mains-voltage circuits. Read CRT Discharge Procedure before opening the case.
History
[edit | edit source]atari-computermuseum.de records that Atari showed the SM147 at the Winter NAMM show in Anaheim on 17 January 1992, priced it at US$165, and sold it in North America from the first quarter of 1992 but not in Europe. Production ended in 1993.[1] The Atari parts dealer Best Electronics lists reconditioned United States SM147s with the mains lead and the ST video cable built in.[2]
Specifications
[edit | edit source]| Item | Value |
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| Original model | Quadrant QC-1438S |
| Picture tube | 14 in flat screen, anti-glare, paper-white phosphor |
| Resolution | 640 × 400 |
| Video input | TTL, 13-pin DIN |
| Sound | None; no internal speaker |
Repair
[edit | edit source]Searches of the Internet Archive and the Atari Document Archive found no service manual, schematic or parts list for the SM147 or the Quadrant QC-1438S.[3] The general monitor safety and capacitor pages apply: CRT Discharge Procedure and Capacitor Failure Symptoms.
Related pages
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 "Atari SM147 High-Resolution Monochrome Monitor", in "Atari ST-Peripheriegeräte", atari-computermuseum.de, https://www.atari-computermuseum.de/st_peri.htm#sm147. Secondary source for the maker and original model, the first showing, price, markets, end of production, compatibility and specifications.
- ↑ "Monitors", Best Electronics, https://best-electronics-ca.com/monitors.htm, listing "Reconditioned U.S. SM147 Monochrome Monitor With power cord and built in ST video cable".
- ↑ Atari Document Archive (docs.dev-docs.org), search for "sm147", which returned no documents; Internet Archive search for "SM147" returned no Atari items. Both searched October 2026.