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| The Atari Jaguar and the ] were the last two Atari |
The '''Atari Jaguar''' and the ] were the last two ] systems to be developed, not by Atari but by outside contractors; Atari didn't want any direct involvement in hardware production. | ||
| In ], Martin Brennan and John Mathieson said that not only could they make a console far superior to the ] or the ] but be cost efficient at the same time. Atari immediately agreed and the system was released in 1993 for $250 under a $500 million manufacturing deal with ]. | |||
| Initially the system sold well, but because of poor games it was eventually considered a failure. | |||
| The final nail in its coffin was the release of both the Sony ] and ]. | |||
| In a last ditch effort, Atari tried to play down these two consoles by claiming the Jaguar was the only 64-bit system. | |||
| Their effort was in vain, and production of the Jaguar stopped after the sale of Atari to ]. | |||
| === Specs === | |||
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| Initially, the system sold well but because of poor games, it would eventually be considered a failure. What would put the final nail on the coffin was the release of the ] and ]. In a last ditch effort, Atari would try to play down these two consoles by saying it was the only 64-bit system, a fact that is still debatable to this day. It would be in vain, an Atari would sell out to JT Storage Inc. who would put a stop on all Atari productions. | |||
| <tr><th valign="top">CPUs:</th> | |||
| ⚫ | <td>"Tom" (the video processor) - 32/64 bit graphics processor at 26.59Mhz, 64 bit object processor, 64 bit blitter, 64 bit DRAM controller | ||
| ⚫ | "Jerry" (the audio processor) - 32 bit DSP at 26.6Mhz | ||
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| Specs:<br> | |||
| <br> | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | "Jerry" (the audio processor) - 32 bit DSP |
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| ⚫ | Motorola 68000 |
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| RAM: 2MB | |||
| ⚫ | Storage: |
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| ⚫ | Motorola 68000 at 13.295Mhz</td></tr> | ||
| <tr><th>RAM:</th><td>2MB</td> | |||
| ⚫ | <tr><th>Storage:</th><td>Cartridge - up to 6MB</td></tr> | ||
| </table> | |||
Revision as of 14:49, 4 February 2002
The Atari Jaguar and the Atari Lynx were the last two Atari systems to be developed, not by Atari but by outside contractors; Atari didn't want any direct involvement in hardware production. In 1990, Martin Brennan and John Mathieson said that not only could they make a console far superior to the Sega Genesis or the SNES but be cost efficient at the same time. Atari immediately agreed and the system was released in 1993 for $250 under a $500 million manufacturing deal with IBM.
Initially the system sold well, but because of poor games it was eventually considered a failure. The final nail in its coffin was the release of both the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn. In a last ditch effort, Atari tried to play down these two consoles by claiming the Jaguar was the only 64-bit system. Their effort was in vain, and production of the Jaguar stopped after the sale of Atari to JT Storage.
Specs
| CPUs: | "Tom" (the video processor) - 32/64 bit graphics processor at 26.59Mhz, 64 bit object processor, 64 bit blitter, 64 bit DRAM controller
"Jerry" (the audio processor) - 32 bit DSP at 26.6Mhz Motorola 68000 at 13.295Mhz |
|---|---|
| RAM: | 2MB |
| Storage: | Cartridge - up to 6MB |