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[[Image:Atari_Panther_chassis.gif|right|300px|Atari Panther Concept Chassis]] | |||
The Atari Panther was scheduled to be launched in 1991, however it was '''Not released''', as the Jaguars development was rapid and Atari saw an opportunity to "skip" a generation. It was a 32bit console & predecessor to Jaguar. Two known games were written for it, Crescent Galaxy and Raiden. | |||
====Hardware Specs==== | |||
*Motorola 68000 running at 16Mhz | |||
*32k of fast static Ram | |||
*64k of ROM | |||
*Hardware scrolling | |||
*Ensoniq Chip "Otis" @ 8 MIPS | |||
**8k reserved solely for sound | |||
**29bit DSP (Digital Signal Processor with various filters etc | |||
**32 Separate voices each with independant volume | |||
**16-Bit Stereo sound of PCM | |||
**Stereo headphone jacks | |||
*Chip "Panther" (from the "Blossom" - project) | |||
**Main resolution of 320 by 200 (non interlaced) | |||
**32 colours per line from a pallette of 262,144 colours | |||
**7,860 colours on screen at any one time (very impressive for the day!) | |||
**32bit Graphic processor running at 32Mhz | |||
**2,000 sprites on screen at any one time! | |||
**output via Antenna, RGB and SVHS | |||
**Genlock option | |||
*Control: 2 Multi functions Joystick ports | |||
*3-button-Joysticks | |||
This information came from Zero Magazine (Issue 21, Dennis Publishing) & other sources | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:25, 18 February 2012
The Atari Panther was scheduled to be launched in 1991, however it was Not released, as the Jaguars development was rapid and Atari saw an opportunity to "skip" a generation. It was a 32bit console & predecessor to Jaguar. Two known games were written for it, Crescent Galaxy and Raiden.
Hardware Specs
- Motorola 68000 running at 16Mhz
- 32k of fast static Ram
- 64k of ROM
- Hardware scrolling
- Ensoniq Chip "Otis" @ 8 MIPS
- 8k reserved solely for sound
- 29bit DSP (Digital Signal Processor with various filters etc
- 32 Separate voices each with independant volume
- 16-Bit Stereo sound of PCM
- Stereo headphone jacks
- Chip "Panther" (from the "Blossom" - project)
- Main resolution of 320 by 200 (non interlaced)
- 32 colours per line from a pallette of 262,144 colours
- 7,860 colours on screen at any one time (very impressive for the day!)
- 32bit Graphic processor running at 32Mhz
- 2,000 sprites on screen at any one time!
- output via Antenna, RGB and SVHS
- Genlock option
- Control: 2 Multi functions Joystick ports
- 3-button-Joysticks
This information came from Zero Magazine (Issue 21, Dennis Publishing) & other sources
Back to Atari machines