Editing Atari Falcon (section)

{{short description|1992 personal computer}}
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| name = Atari Falcon030
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| image = Atari Falcon 030 (white bg).jpg
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| manufacturer = [[Atari Corporation]]
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| type = [[Personal computer]]
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| releasedate = {{Start date and age|1992}}
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| discontinued = {{End date|1993}}
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| os = [[Atari TOS|TOS]]/[[MiNT|MultiTOS]]
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| cpu = {{ubl|[[Motorola 68030]] @ 16&nbsp;MHz|[[Motorola 56001]] @ 32&nbsp;MHz}}
| memory = 1, 4, or 14 [[megabyte]]s of RAM
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| graphics = VIDEL video controller
| sound = SDMA sound/DMA co-processor (16-bit, 50 kHz; 8 stereo channels); 
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| predecessor = [[Atari TT030]]<br>[[Atari MEGA STE]]
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The '''Atari Falcon030''' (usually shortened to '''Atari Falcon'''), released in 1992, is the final [[personal computer]] from [[Atari Corporation]].<ref>
{{cite magazine 
  | magazine=ST Format 
  | volume=39 
  | page=24
  | last=Hutchinson
  | first=Andy 
  | date=October 1992 
  | title=Falcon Launched to the world
  | url=https://archive.org/details/ST_Format_Issue_039_1992-10_Future_Publishing_GB
}}{{dead link|date=September 2021}}
</ref> A high-end model of the [[Atari ST]] line, the machine is based on a [[Motorola 68030]] CPU and a [[Motorola 56000|Motorola 56001]] [[digital signal processor]], which distinguishes it from most other microcomputers of the era. It includes a new VIDEL programmable graphics system which greatly improves graphics capabilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Atari ST TT Falcon |url=https://www.atarimania.com/atari-st-tt-falcon.html |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=www.atarimania.com}}</ref>

Shortly after release, Atari bundled the [[MiNT|MultiTOS]] operating system in addition to [[Atari TOS|TOS]]. TOS remained in ROM, and MultiTOS was supplied on floppy disk and could be installed to boot from hard disk.<ref>
{{cite magazine 
  | magazine=ST Format 
  | volume=48 
  | page=7
  | last=Richards
  | first=Paula 
  | date=July 1993 
  | title=Multitasking for all Atari Machines 
}}
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The Falcon was discontinued in late 1993–a year after its introduction–as Atari restructured itself to focus completely on the release and support of the [[Atari Jaguar|Jaguar]] [[video game console]]. The Falcon sold in relatively small numbers, mainly to hobbyists.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Atari: From Boom to Bust and Back Again |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=4|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]|date=April 1995|page=39}}</ref>