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- From: jvt@its.bt.co.uk (John Trickey)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.atari.st.tech
- Subject: Falcon _ Atari ST User
- Keywords: falcon,68030
- Message-ID: <1992Aug13.120647.17883@its.bt.co.uk>
- Date: 13 Aug 92 12:06:47 GMT
- Sender: @its.bt.co.uk
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- Organization: BT Group Computing Unix Support, Birmingham, UK
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- Hi All,
- I've just got my September issue of Atari ST User (UK Mag) and in it
- there is a 1 page preview of the Falcon including pictures! I cannot
- comment on the authenicity but it will be interesting to compare notes
- with US & D.
-
- OK, here are the details from the mag:
-
- first models expected in UK September
- to be shown at London trade show - September 6.
- 68030 @ 16 MHz
- DSP56001
- 8 channel 16 bit digital DMA, sampling up to 50KHz
- 4 channel stereo with recording and playback
- 262,144 colour palette
- Max res 640x480 16 bit mode (65,536 colours on screen)
- SVGA modes up to 256 colours on screen
- Overscan mode (no black border)
- 15bit overlay mode for video titling etc.
- MultiTOS
- 1.44 MB Floppy
- IDE port for internal 2.5in 44MB hard drive
- RAM: 1,4 or 14 MB
- Optional 68882
- Expansion slot for 386PC emulators or JPEG and MPEG data compressors
- Ports
- SCSI II with DMA
- stereo microphone
- audio out
- monitor
- midi
- hi speed LAN (no they don't say what)
- Joystick & analog joystick
- printer port ``more industry standard''
- working name was Sparrow
- 50 machines worldwide many at top software houses in UK (I presume
- others are in D :-) )
- Atari Germany ``at least one model above and below Falcon030 including
- 68040''
-
- rumours
- price == 499 UK pounds
- new case design next April
-
- Sounds good if its accurate but some of the statements get me a little worried.
-
- John
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