Talk:Atari Falcon

message: The specifications listed are bog standard - is this section the correct place to add clock speed and RAM changes due to third party upgrades such as FX Extender (e.g. my Falcon has 4MB ST RAM and 8MB FX RAM :p), Afterburner, etc., or should there be an Upgrade / Non standard specifications section? 84.9.125.170 (talk) 05:12, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Separate section, most definitely. If it's not something you would either get in the box, the machine could handle natively (even if not originally specced to that level), or could at least buy as an official first-party upgrade that extended its core abilities, then it shouldn't be on the regular spec list. Otherwise we'll have to come back and fiddle with the historical record should some hobbyist go and make a new and unique upgrade board in their shed... 193.63.174.211 (talk) 12:10, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Specifications 

message: WikiProject Video Games seems the wrong place for the Falcon, this is a mini-NeXT Cube not a console 84.9.125.170 (talk) 05:20, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Scope 

message: Does anybody know if there are any Falcon simulators out there that run on the Mac or PC?   If so, the main article could be improved by making reference to simulators, and mention could be made to the programmers responsible for it.   198.177.27.22 (talk) 05:23, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Falcon Simulators 

message: Why did they go and base it on the ST specifically, when the capabilities and hardware were being largely expanded - when the TT and indeed affordable Mega STe already existed? IE, Atari already had a machine, from many years previous, with a 32MHz 68030 on a 32MHz, 32-bit bus, and the bitplane-pushing power - even if not the full palette - to exceed the actual Falcon's highest resolutions... it wouldn't have been too expensive a thing to make, surely, especially as it was ultimately intended to go in a standalone system box, rather than an outdated keyboard-computer box?
Just imagine if they'd released THAT instead - essentially a TT with a 56k DSP, 18-bit (VGA-like) palette, hi-colour mode (at higher resolution thanks to the faster bus and RAM access), HD floppy drive and a modulator, aimed at the home market instead of the professional one. Maybe with a CD drive too. It would have done a much better job of disrupting things versus what they released - the overall power would probably have been comparable to a mid-lower end "multimedia" 486 of the time, for less than half the price. It almost seems like they took a very early stage, proof of concept prototype, and sent it into series production...
(Ah, alternate realities, how I love you. You're where I'm a viking!) 193.63.174.211 (talk) 12:17, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: come and visit thread regarding Falcon designers: http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=92&t=23603&start=25 (or wait for new book from Marty Goldberg :P) --Calimero (talk) 15:51, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  I have to wonder... 

message: Reading ST Format from late 1992/early 1993 I see many articles about how good Falcon will be, but still no actual release... ST Format from August 1993 (pages 27-29) even has long article about lack of new game development for Atari ST/Falcon, one part is striking: 
There even seems to be some confusion about whether the Falcon is available or not. When asked by ST FORMAT if US Gold were going to commit themselves to creating games for the Falcon, Product Communications Manager Bridgett Hirst responded by saying, "The Falcon is a victim of timing - launch dates have not been met and we´re still awaiting a confirmed date. Once the machine has been released and there´s proven demand for compatible games, US Gold will consider supporting the Falcon."
Was Falcon really released in 1992? Pavlor (talk) 18:59, 24 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Release in 1992?

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