Atari Falcon030
ID: ATARI-FALCON
RELEASED 1992
PRICE
DISCONTINUED 1993
UNITS SOLD Rare
I/O PORTS
DSP PortSCSIIDE
System Analysis
The final Atari computer. Bundled a Motorola 56001 DSP for real-time audio processing. A powerhouse cut short.
Processor
16 MHzMotorola 68030
Bundled with 32MHz DSP.
Audio Subsystem
8 ChannelsDSP 56001
16-bit 50kHz recording/playback.
Memory
RAM4 MB
Expandable to 14 MB
Storage
VariableIDE HDD
Graphics Architecture
Videl
Palette: True Color (16-bit)
- Programmable
Hardware Tricks
- ▹ DSP 3D Transformation
Did You Know?
- ? The DSP allowed it to play MP3s in real-time in 1992.
- ? Atari cancelled it to focus on the Jaguar console.