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- From: 01mbmccabe@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: Reason for Falcon delay
- Message-ID: <1992Nov12.132900.11819@bsu-ucs>
- Date: 12 Nov 92 18:29:00 GMT
- References: <1992Nov12.085033.18063@ugle.unit.no>
- Organization: Ball State University, Muncie, In - Univ. Computing Svc's
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- > 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...)
- Not that I'm some sort of expert, but that seems like a prety major upgrade to
- do at the last minute....is it really even feasible?
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- -Matt
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