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- From: dud@hardy.u.washington.edu (Daniel Aylward)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: Falcon
- Message-ID: <1992Jul28.015833.22140@u.washington.edu>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 01:58:33 GMT
- References: <9207251846.AA13804@boa.cis.ohio-state.edu> <1992Jul26.065824.28097@ <1992Jul27.042714.8140@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> <1992Jul27.234836.4522@actrix.gen.nz>
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- Steven.Wells@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
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- >One atari rep' (I think it WAS Bob Brodie) said that the Falcon would
- >not be fully ready for release, until most probably some time in the
- >1st quarter of 1993. SOunds like an interesting machine, cross
- >between the STE & TT. Supports most of the TT's screen modes, and can
- >show a rather large amount of colours on the screen at once. Has the
- >blitter, an 030 chip (running at 33Mhz) and all the other STE's stuff.
-
- He was saying that a few months ago. In his latest posts, he's been
- saying "middle of August". You forgot... the DSP chip, one of the most
- important features! :) Rumors have said either 16 MHz or 33 MHz, don't
- know which yet. Maybe 2 versions?
-
- >If anyone has access to FNET, send a private E-Mail to Bob Brodie
- >himself! (although, an informative reply is unlikely)
-
- I've followed the Fnet closely. He's always giving his usual replies;
- "can't say that!" "not for public consumption" etc. , but he throws in a
- few tidbits once in a while. You can reach him through internet at
- Compuserve: 70007,3240@Compuserve.com.
-
- Dan Aylward
- dud@u.washington.edu
-