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  1. There are still some errors in this comparing table, for example I mentioned
  2.  
  3. all overscan resolutions of Amiga 4000, while Falcon has also overscan
  4.  
  5. resolutions (768 instead of 640..).
  6.  
  7.  
  8.  
  9.  
  10.  
  11.                       | FALCON 030 (ATARI)    | AMIGA 4000 (COMMODORE)
  12.  
  13. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  14.  
  15. processor             | 68030 / 16Mhz         | 68040 / 25Mhz
  16.  
  17. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  18.  
  19. co-processor(s)       | DSP 56K / 32Mhz       |
  20.  
  21. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  22.  
  23. optional co-proc.     | 68881/2 / 16Mhz       | build inside 68040
  24.  
  25. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  26.  
  27. system RAM            | up to 14 megabyte     | up to 16 megabyte
  28.  
  29. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  30.  
  31. O.S. ROM              | 512 kilobyte          | 512 kilobyte
  32.  
  33. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  34.  
  35. Harddisk              | IDE                   | IDE
  36.  
  37. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  38.  
  39. Multitasking          | MultiTOS              | AmigaDOS release 3
  40.  
  41. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  42.  
  43. MS-DOS data exchange  | X                     | X
  44.  
  45. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  46.  
  47. internal clock        | X                     | X
  48.  
  49. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  50.  
  51. keyboard              | integrated            | detachable
  52.  
  53. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  54.  
  55. monitor               | RGB/VGA/TV/multiscan  | RGB/VGA/TV/multiscan
  56.  
  57. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  58.  
  59. digital (9-pin) ports | two                   | two
  60.  
  61. (for mouse/joystick)  |                       |
  62.  
  63. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  64.  
  65. stereo out (DA)       | X                     | X
  66.  
  67. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  68.  
  69. stereo in (AD)        | X                     |
  70.  
  71. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  72.  
  73. serial port           | RS-232                | RS-232 (25-pins)
  74.  
  75. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  76.  
  77. parallel port         | centronics            | centronics
  78.  
  79. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  80.  
  81. floppy disk port      |                       | X
  82.  
  83. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  84.  
  85. extra ports/slots     | two digital/analogue  | the Amiga 4000 has:
  86.  
  87.                       | (15-pins) ports       |
  88.  
  89.                       |-----------------------| - three PC/AT slots
  90.  
  91.                       | High-speed DMA        | - four Zorro III slots
  92.  
  93.                       | Local-talk network    | - a 24-bit video slot
  94.  
  95.                       | connector             | - external floppy disk
  96.  
  97.                       |-----------------------|   drive port
  98.  
  99.                       | Cartridge connector   |
  100.  
  101.                       |-----------------------|
  102.  
  103.                       | MIDI in/out/through   |
  104.  
  105.                       |-----------------------|
  106.  
  107.                       | SCSI II port          |
  108.  
  109.                       |-----------------------|
  110.  
  111.                       | internal slot for     |
  112.  
  113.                       | 386 (SX) emulation    |
  114.  
  115.                       |-----------------------|
  116.  
  117.                       | DSP connector         |
  118.  
  119. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  120.  
  121. sound chip(s)         | DSP 56K               | PAULA
  122.  
  123.                       | STE DMA stereo sound  |
  124.  
  125.                       | Yamaha ST soundchip   |
  126.  
  127. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  128.  
  129. sound channels        | eight stereo          | four stereo
  130.  
  131. sound resolution      | 16-bit                | 8-bit
  132.  
  133. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  134.  
  135. colour palette        | 18-bits (262,144)     | 24-bits (16,777,216)
  136.  
  137. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  138.  
  139. max.colours on screen | 65536                 | 262144
  140.  
  141. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  142.  
  143. hardware blitter      | X                     | X
  144.  
  145. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  146.  
  147. hardware scrolling    | X                     | X
  148.  
  149. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  150.  
  151. hardware sprites      |                       | X
  152.  
  153. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  154.  
  155. hardware overscan     | X                     | X
  156.  
  157. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  158.  
  159. prepared for genlock  | X                     | X
  160.  
  161. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  162.  
  163. resolutions/colours   | 320 x 240 x    4      | 320  x 256 x   64
  164.  
  165.                       | 320 x 240 x   16      | 320  x 256 x  128
  166.  
  167.                       | 320 x 240 x  256      | 320  x 256 x  256
  168.  
  169.                       | 320 x 240 x  256K     | 320  x 256 x  256K
  170.  
  171.                       |-----------------------|-----------------------
  172.  
  173.                       | 320 x 480 x    4      | 320  x 512 x   64
  174.  
  175.                       | 320 x 480 x   16      | 320  x 512 x  128
  176.  
  177.                       | 320 x 480 x  256      | 320  x 512 x  256
  178.  
  179.                       | 320 x 480 x  256K     | 320  x 512 x  256K
  180.  
  181.                       |-----------------------|-----------------------
  182.  
  183.                       | 640 x 200 x    2      | 640  x 256 x   32
  184.  
  185.                       | 640 x 200 x    4      | 640  x 256 x   64
  186.  
  187.                       | 640 x 200 x   16      | 640  x 256 x  128
  188.  
  189.                       | 640 x 200 x  256      | 640  x 256 x  256
  190.  
  191.                       | 640 x 200 x  256K     | 640  x 256 x 4096
  192.  
  193.                       |                       | 640  x 256 x  256K
  194.  
  195.                       |-----------------------|-----------------------
  196.  
  197.                       | 640 x 480 x    2      | 640  x 690 x    8
  198.  
  199.                       | 640 x 480 x    4      | 640  x 690 x   16
  200.  
  201.                       | 640 x 480 x   16      | 640  x 690 x   32
  202.  
  203.                       | 640 x 480 x  256      | 640  x 690 x   64
  204.  
  205.                       |                       | 640  x 690 x  128
  206.  
  207.                       |                       | 640  x 690 x  256
  208.  
  209.                       |                       | 640  x 690 x 4096
  210.  
  211.                       |                       | 640  x 690 x  256K
  212.  
  213.                       |                       |-----------------------
  214.  
  215.                       |                       | 1280 x 256 x    8
  216.  
  217.                       |                       | 1280 x 256 x   16
  218.  
  219.                       |                       | 1280 x 256 x   32
  220.  
  221.                       |                       | 1280 x 256 x   64
  222.  
  223.                       |                       | 1280 x 256 x 4096
  224.  
  225.                       |                       | 1280 x 256 x  256K
  226.  
  227.                       |                       |-----------------------
  228.  
  229.                       |                       | 1280 x 512 x    8
  230.  
  231.                       |                       | 1280 x 512 x   16
  232.  
  233.                       |                       | 1280 x 512 x   32
  234.  
  235.                       |                       | 1280 x 512 x   64
  236.  
  237.                       |                       | 1280 x 512 x 4096
  238.  
  239.                       |                       | 1280 x 512 x  256K
  240.  
  241. ----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
  242.  
  243. configurations        |  1MB          f1600,- |
  244.  
  245. and their prices      |  4MB, 65MB HD f2700,- |  6MB,120MB HD f5500,-
  246.  
  247.                       | 14MB, 65MB HD f3700,- |
  248.  
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  251.