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- From: aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Len Stys)
- Subject: Re: Falcon and A/D
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- References: <1992Aug27.155705.264@athena.cs.uga.edu> <1992Aug27.081037.19661@hsr.no>
- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 22:46:44 GMT
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- In a previous article, kjohnson@castor.cs.uga.edu (Kristopher Johnson) says:
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- >In article <1992Aug27.081037.19661@hsr.no> leikvoll@hsr.no (Morten Leikvoll) writes:
- >>There is much talk about if the Falcon has an A/D. It doesn't need one!
- >>If they have build in a comparator (probably already in the DSP), the DPS can
- >>emulate an A/D with the help of successive approximation...
- >>
- >>-Morten Leikvoll (Is it short enough?)
- >
- >The Falcon has a built-in stereo 16-bit CODEC (A/D COder & D/A DECoder).
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- >
- >Some people were wondering about the types of connectors on some of the ports
- >and they are as follows:
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- > Bi-directional parallel port (DB25 Female)
- > Serial port (DB9 Male)
- > SCSI II (50-pin SCSI II connector)
- > Video (DB19 Male - 15-pin VGA/13-pin ST monitor/etc. adaptors are available)
- > Stereo output/headphones (1/8" minijack Female)
- > Stereo input (1/8" minijack Female)
- > DSP I/O (DB26 Female)
- > LAN (9-pin miniDIN)
- >
- >Everything else is the same as on the STE (except, of course, that there is
- >no external floppy port). Atari also has new analog joysticks for the
- >'enhanced controller' ports. They have a joystick, 3 fire buttons, and a
- >12-key keypad. Atari is emphasizing using the new controller ports to
- >developers rather than using the mouse/joystick 9-pin ports.
- >
- >
- >Steve
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- TWELVE KEY KEYPAD? Are they serious????
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- They must not be... How many young video gamers will get excited
- about a twelve key keypad????
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- KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID!!!
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- This is the kind of joypad that I would like to see... taking notes Atari?
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- 8-Directional Joypad
- Reset
- Select
- Option 1
- Option 2
- A, B, C
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- What do you all think???
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