Blake Patterson<p>It was 40 years ago this week that the Atari ST was announced at the January 1985 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. </p><p>Not long after, in the fall of 1986, I got my own Atari 520ST system and count it as one my favorites among the many systems I haveowned over the years. Here, at the ST's 40th Anniversary, I share one of my earliest and most memorable experiences with my beloved 520ST, which took place on a Halloween night long, long ago.</p><p><a href="https://bytecellar.com/2016/11/10/the-year-that-starglider-and-the-atari-st-saved-halloween/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bytecellar.com/2016/11/10/the-</span><span class="invisible">year-that-starglider-and-the-atari-st-saved-halloween/</span></a></p><p>Today, I have a nearly identical 520ST setup here in the Byte Cellar and I still count it among the most beloved of my vintage systems. I hope you enjoy the memory.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AtariST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AtariST</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Atari520ST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari520ST</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintatgecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintatgecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/JackTramiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JackTramiel</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Jackintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jackintosh</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Halloween</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/memorylane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memorylane</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CES</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CES2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CES2025</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagetech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagetech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ByteCellar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ByteCellar</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogames</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Firebird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Firebird</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Rainbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rainbird</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Starglider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starglider</span></a></p>