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- Atari Corp. (AMEX: ATC), the founder of the video game industry and
- the creative force behind some of the world's best-known titles, has
- announced the launch of a revolutionary new multi-media entertainment
- system, the Atari Jaguar. The launch will be supported by aggressive
- advertising, promotion and marketing efforts to be centered in the New
- York market in the fall, with a national roll-out of the product
- within one year.
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- The Atari Jaguar, housed in a futuristic casing, is an interactive
- multi-media system based on an Atari-designed proprietary 64-bit RISC
- processor. The 64-bit system is four times the technology currently
- seen in the market today. The Atari Jaguar features over 16 million
- colors in 24-bit true-color graphics and produces shaded 3-D polygons
- to be manipulated in a "real" world in real time. The Atari Jaguar
- also has real-time texture mapping and creates spectacular video
- effects.
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- The sound system is based on Atari's proprietary, high-speed, Digital
- Signal Processor dedicated to audio. The audio is 16-bit stereo CD
- quality and processes simultaneous sources of audio data, allowing for
- very realistic sounds, as well as human voices, which are essential
- for future multi-media applications.
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- The Atari Jaguar is truly expandable and will include a 32-bit
- expansion port which allows for future connection into cable and
- telephone networks, as well as a digital signal processing port for
- modem use and connection to digital audio peripherals such as DAT
- players.
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- The unit will also have a compact disc peripheral, which will be
- double-speed and will play regular CD audio, CD + G (Karaoke) and
- Kodak's new Photo-CD(R).
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- Currently, there are multiple software titles in development, which
- will be available on MegaCart(TM). Atari, known for such
- groundbreaking 3-D titles as "Battlezone 2000(R)" and "Tempest
- 2000(R)," will issue spectacular new versions for the Atari Jaguar.
- New 3-D game titles will include "Cybermorph(R)," "Alien vs.
- Predator(R)," "Jaguar Formula One Racing(TM)" and many more. Atari
- will license third-party publishers to join the Jaguar family.
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- "The Atari Jaguar system will revolutionize the state of home
- entertainment as we see it today," said Sam Tramiel, president of
- Atari. "The idea of a 64-bit system is earth shattering and kids and
- adults will be amazed at both the imagery and manipulative
- capabilities. And we are proud that our entry into the multi-media
- entertainment category will be fully made in America."
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- The Atari Jaguar will retail for approximately $200 and will be
- available nationwide next year. The Atari Jaguar packaged unit will
- include one software experience and a Power Pad(R) Controller with a
- ten-key pad and other special features.
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- Atari Corp. manufactures and markets personal computers and video
- games for the home, office and educational marketplaces throughout the
- world. Atari headquarters are located at 1196 Borregas Ave.,
- Sunnyvale, CA 94089.
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- CONTACT: August J. Liguori of Atari Corp., 408-745-2069
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