NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #26/NN_1992_26.iso/spool/comp/sys/atari/st/16534

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From: [e-mail] (Ricardo Hernandez)
Subject: Re: Reason for Falcon delay
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Keywords: Falcon, delay, improved
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 09:24:33 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, anderss@colargol (anderss) writes:
|>
|>   The reason for the delay of the Falcon is that Atari has
|> pulled it back and redesigned the graphics system. This was done
|> when they got the specifications for the A1200. The Falcon has now
|> been improved with higher graphic resolutions, the max. resolution
|> is now 1280*960. (I don't know how many colors there will be in this
|> resolution). This is done to ensure that the Falcon is better than
|> the A1200 in all ways!!!
|>   The minimum RAM config. will now be 4MB, and the new Falcon will
|> cost the same as the 1MB Falcon was supposed to ship for.
|>   Machines should be shipping by the end of next week. (Unless Atari
|> decide something else...)
|>

   From where you got this info?  And machines are supposed to ship by end
of next week?  Yeah, sure, right, Uhu.... keep the faith.

|>    _
|>   | |       |                         Anders Skar
|>   |_|  _   _|  _   _  _      Trondheim College of Engineering
|>   | | | | | | |_| |  |_            [e-mail]
|>   | | | | |_| |_  |   _|  68040 - You can't outrun the lightning

--
Raist