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$FALCON 030
Infos compiled by HEAVY LINE
The 12th of november 92
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[ SYSTEME ARCHITECTURE
-CPU:Motorola 68030 operating at 16 Mhz
-Performance coding at 16 Mhz yields
3.64 MIPS.
-On-chip demand pages memory renseigne-
ment.
-Separate on-chip 256 byte instruction
and data caches.
-Independant address and data bases for
interlaced parralel performance.
-Pipelined architecture.
-BUS: 32 bit data: 32 bit address.
-FPU:Optionnal motorola 68882 operating
at 16 Mhz.
-Performance coding at 32 Mhz yields
1.52 MFLOPS.
-RAM: 1, 4, or 14 Mo configurations
operating in page mode.
-ROM: 512 KByte internal, 128 KByte
external cardridge.
[DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR
-Motorola 56001 DSP operating at 32 Mhz
-32 KWords of 0 wait-state static RAM.
-DSP connector allows any connection of
low-cost 19.2 Kbaud fax/data modems,
voice mail systems, direct to disk,
digital audio recorders , JPEQ/MPEQ
image compression, etc...
[EXPANSION BUS
-Internal direct processor slot for
286/386SX PC emulation,DMA coprocessor.
-Optional processor support.
[GRAPHICS
-Super VGA 640 x 480 256 colors.
-Near true colors 16 bit mode:
320 x 200 or 640 x 480 65536 colors.
-Accepts external video sync signal
to allow high-quality genlocking.
-15 bit overlay slide allows many video
tifing and special effects.
-Programmable overscan.
-262144 possible colors.
-Hardware assisted horizontal for fine
scrollings.
-BLITTER graphics coprocessor.
-130 graphic resolutions whose 110 on
a vulgar TV set.
640 x 400 monochrom STE
640 x 200 4 colours STE
320 x 200 16 colours STE
640 x 480 16 colours TT
320 x 480 256 colours TT
Thanks to the graphic processor,
it can show 262.114 colours.
SVGA 640 x 480 256 colours
True Color 320 x 200 65536 colours
[SOUND
-Independant 8 channels 16 bit digital
audio DMA record and playback channels
with up to 50 Khz sampling code.
-Stereo 16 bit DMA audio output.
-"Bitstream" 1 bit DAC.
-80 times oversampling
-Stereo 16 bit DMA audio input.
-SDMA audio signal coprocessor.
-DSP Motorola 56001 - 32 Mhz ( 32 mips
when 68030 is 4 mips) This is not a co-
processor but a real microprocessor for
packing/depacking ( Sound , pictures ),
data coding, ray tracing, rendering..
[STANDARD PORTS
-SCSI II port with Direct Memory Access
-High-speed Local-Talk compatible LAN
port.
-Connector for analog RVB color ( VGA
or ST ) composite video.
-RS232C serial port.
-Bi-directional parallel printer port
(also subtitle for images scanners).
-Cardridge port (128 KByte capacity).
-MIDI IN / MIDI OUT.
-Stereo microphone input: miniature
stereo pin.
-Stereo audio out: miniature stereo pin
-2 . 9 pin joystick connector.
-2 . 15 pin echanged digital/analog
controller connectors.
-Mouse / Joystick
-Serial synchrone / asynchrone
-Joytick analogic / digital ( Joystick
with 12 keys ! )
-Connector DSP
-1 Port LocalTalk
-Input Syncro External for Gen LOck
But nothing for an external drive !!!!
No room enough !
Bye bye Hard copier !
[DATA STORAGE
-1.44 floppy disk drive.
-MS-DOS format compatibility.
-Optional internal IDE hard drive.
[TOS
Version 4.0 (International)
in ROM as usual
Language and keyboard (QWERTY/AZERTY)
are loaded like CPX.
Desktop in 256 coulours,icone in "3D"
Multimedia possible like on Mac & PC.
New routines to make easier coding.
Vectorial fonts.
MultiTOS (on Disk )
Uses 1 meg of RAM
[PACKAGES
30% of the ST softwares might be
compatible.
Dungeon Master
Redacteur 3
Genlock, Modem 14440 bds, Fax, Voice
mail systems are said to be done in the
USA.
Vroom
Ishaar
cubase
GFA basic 4.0 are announced.
[* CONCLUSION
The FALCON what ever can be said is a
great evolutionary machine,even without
an external drive.
But Atari hasn't not been quick enough
to release and advertise about it for
Christmas 92,too sad. Especialy because
Commodore released and advertised a lot
( in France at last ) for their cheap
Amiga 600 ( which is much more
attractive than a STE ) and for the new
Amiga 1200 which might be -one day-sold
with an AT'N'T DSP.
After the enthusiasm of the 1st months
many people ask themselves about the
Falcon. And if it doesn't sell well...
Atari will close down...
DOUBLE OR QUITS is the motto of Atari
for 1993...
But I'm optimistic, because scene must
go on. Otherwise how could Reps will
slag off VMAX/ICS and conversely.