From: mario@mbunix.adsp.sub.org (Mario Bayer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Falcon030 is there ..
Date: 18 Aug 92 16:08:21 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Distribution: comp
Organization: PS -> POWERSystems


gb@mbunix.adsp.sub.org (Gerhard Bayer) writes:


> Made for the Real World: A Personal Media System
> ------------------------------------------------

pfff...

> Most computer manufacturers seem to think that the real world is black&white,
> or drawn from a limited palette of colors. That sounds are nothing more than
> lo-fi noises. And that the real world consists of people who don't care about
> cost, compatibility of new machines with older software, or "improved" opera-
> ting systems that cause problems instead of solve them (and who never need to
> work on more than one task at a time).

Yes... the ATARI World is black&white... 

> At Atari, we know better. Atari's world includes a vison in which advanced
> technology meets cost-effective production to create not just a great computer
> but a great personal media system. We built the Atari Falcon030 as a personal
> media system for the real world - a world with vibrant colors, crystal-clear
> sound, and people who want a computer to make their lives easier, not harder.
> Our personal media system allows manipulation of video, audio, text, animation
> and telecommunications - easily and affordably on a quality home system.
> Atari's personal media system for consumers is was multimedia systems should
> be for businesspeople.

We will see...

> The Atari Falcon030 is a "musical instrument". A "special F/X optical bench"
> for video. A better-than-CD-quality "digital recorder". An elctronic canvas
> with more than a quarter million possible colors. A graphics workstation.
> An animation studio. A multimedia production center. An unflagging helpmate
> around the house. An experience that you've never experienced before.

We will see this too...

> Simply stated, the Atari Falcon030 is the first system that makes personal
> media possible. Here's why.

This must be a very good reasen...

> Proven Technology, Proven Software
> ----------------------------------

Where is a improven technology... for the ATARI line yes... but in compare to
the Amiga... no... (OK... the DSP.. but that`s all)

> The Atari Falcon030's heart is a Motorola 68030 processor (the same blazingly
> fast chip used in computers other companies sell for thousends more). It's
> teamed with a 32MHz Motorola 56001 Digital Signal Processing and a special
> Atari custom chipset that delivers state-of-the-art audio quality for music,
> speech, or special effects. With most computers, this kind of extraordinary
> audio capability is an expensive ad-on (if it's available at all). But in a
> personal media system, we design in quality audio from beginning. The Atari
> Falcon030 delivers audio power without the price.

Yes... & what is the price for that box...

> For video, the Atari Falcon030 doesn't just offer Super VGA graphics, but also
> true color 16-bit mode (up to 640x480 resolution and up to 65,536 on-screen
> colors). It accepts external video sync for high-quality genlock, and - thanks
> to a unique overlay mode - makes titling and special effects a breeze.
> Graphics are fast too, because of a dedicated, high-speed graphics coprocessor
> chip. Unlike computers that require costly (and sometimes temperamental) op-
> tional hardware to do pro-level video, the Atari Falcon030 already includes
> what you need.

Yes... & the Amiga Line since 85`...

> This level of integration and performance is what you'd expect from a company
> that has been making personal technology products since 1985. Yet, as the
> Atari Falcon030 looks forward to the new generation of creativity and produc-
> tivity, it hasn't forgotten the past. It will run virtually all programs for
> the industry-standard Atari St (as Europe's #1 omputer during the '80's a vast
> selection of pro-level ST programs are already available). But that's not all:
> there's standard MS-DOS file compatibility, and a wealth of ports for communi-
> cating with existing peripherals - as well as optional soon-to-be-released
> '386 PC emulation, or, Macintosh emulation, and several other exciting new
> types of peripherals planned for the future. In short, Atari has combined all
> of the ingredients for a true personal media system for use at home -or at the
> office.

But the Amiga Lines haves this too... since 85`...

> A Sound Investment
> ------------------

> MIDI is the world-wide standard that allows technology products to communicate
> with today's musical instruments, recording devices, and stage lighting. Atari
> made the first computer to offer a built-in MIDI interface which for all other
> computers requires an extra card or external box. Now Atari has upped the ante
> by adding the next logical step: integrated, high-quality digital audio. What
> u're a musician in need of digital audio recording or synthesis, a video
> production, an executive who saves time with voice mail messages, or a speech
> therapist rehabillitating children, the Atari Falcon030's digital audio cap-
> abilities can provide the answer to your needs.
> Yet even that just scratches the surface Digital Signal Processing can produce
> special effects such as reverberation or echo, and hook into your home enter-
> tainment system to provide options like synthesized concert hall ambience.
> Professional-quality speech compression and decompression, also available out
> of the box, are essential tools for those who need to fit sound to picture for
> digital recording, the Atari Falcon030 handels 8 discrete tracks at a time,
> without add-on boards or issues of compatibility. Between MIDI, digital recor-
> ding, and multitasking, the Atari Falcon030 provides the same-if not superoir
> functionality to digital recording systems costing literally thousands of $
> more.

Ohhh... thousands of $$$ more... I tought the Amiga is cheaper...

> A Colorful Sight
> ----------------

> Artists can never have enough colors. That's why the Atari Falcon030 displaymo
> re than 65,000 colors from a palette of 262,144 colors, and all of this can
> - if needed - be genlocked to professional video equipment. Corporate presen-
> tations take an astounding vibrancy. New vistas open up for the electronic
> artist. Programs become more intuitive, thanks to the sophisticated use of
> color. And entertainment - well, let's just say you've never seen this kind of
> richness before on any system. You no longer have to settle for anything less
> than a virtual rainbow of color.

I tought the Amiga is the home-professional video equipment...

> The Fun Factor
> --------------

> The best tools should be fun to use, and the Atari Falcon030 is just that.
> Already, major software developers are so exicted about this stunning personal
> media system that they've committed to providing programs that take advantage
> of the Atari Falcon030's ground-breaking capabilities, we're not just talking
> ports from other platforms. You think you've seen flight simulators before ?
> Just wait.

We are waiting sooo long...

> The Atari Falcon030 finally delivers on the promise of a true personal media
> system system for the home - that's equally comfortable adding surround-sound
> to your VCR, delivering interactive education, running a home security system,
> or simply providing entertainment after a day's work.

... Amigas have a higer fun-factor than any ATARIs...

> Power Without the Price
> -----------------------

> Atari is dedicated to bringing high technology into the real world, for real
> people. We don't charge more than we need to just because we can get away with
> it. Our audience is not pinstripe clones or "blind lemmings", but those every-
> day users who want powerful, efficient, cost-effectiv tools.

Powerful, efficient, cost-effectiv tools... pfff... haharharhahrhaHHAEHRAHE...

(no... I`am not the JOKER from the Batman movie... but this is too funnny for
me ;-) )

> The Atari Falcon030 has been years in the making. It marries the business
> experience we've gained with the Mega and TT line, the musical edge that the
> ST series has always had, and the incredible color and speed that remain the
> hallmark of our video game technology. From these three apparently divergent
> sources, we've crafted a platform that's for your most challenging creativta
> sks - where color and sound blend seamlessly into a system that can truly be
> any kind of personal, creative tool you want.

Ohhh... it`s sooo boring... I`am at the ATARI Duesseldorf show... & than I will
see... what ATARI can/do/will...


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