Atari panther
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| Manufacturer | Atari Corporation |
| Type | Stationary game console |
| generation | fifth generation of consoles |
| Main processor | 16-bit Motorola 68000 |
| Graphics processor | Panther |
| Storage media | Modules |
| predecessor | Atari 7800 |
| successor | Atari Jaguar |
| info | never fully developed |
The Atari Panther was after the only moderately successful Atari 7800 an attempt by the company Atari Corporation , the successes of the competitors Sega (Mega Drive) and Nintendo join (Super Nintendo). Developed as a 32-bit game console since 1990, it was soon overtaken by the parallel development of the Jaguar and abandoned in its favor in June 1991. Parts of the technology, u. a. the controller, the design and the first games were taken over from the Jaguar.
Planned games
- Panther pong
- Crescent Galaxy
- Cybermorph
Technical specifications
- CPU : 16-bit Motorola 68000 , clocked at 16 MHz
- Work memory : 32 kB
- ROM: 64 kB
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Video :
- Chip "Panther" (from the "Blossom" project)
- Resolution : 320 × 200 pixels
- 7,860 colors simultaneously, max. 32 in one line
- Color palette: 262,144 colors
- Antenna, RGB and S-Video outputs
- Genlock option
- Sound :
- Graphic:
- 32 MHz
- 32-bit object-oriented graphics processor
- 65,536 sprites at the same time
- Hardware scrolling
- Modules: maximum size 6 MB
- Control: 2 multifunctional joystick ports with 3-button joysticks
Web links
Pong console (1975) | Stunt Cycle (1976) | Video Pinball (1977) | Atari 2600 + 2800 (1977) | Atari 5200 (1982) | Atari 7800 (1984) | Atari XEGS (1987) | Atari Lynx (1989) | Atari Panther (1991) | Atari Jaguar (1993) | Atari Flashback (2005) | Atari Flashback 2 (2005) | Atari Flashback 3 (2011) | Atari Flashback 4 (2012) | Atari Flashback 5 (2014) | Atari Flashback 6 (2015) | Atari Flashback 7 (2016) | Atari Flashback Portable (2016) | Atari Flashback 8 (2017) | Atari Flashback 9 (2018) | Atari Retro Handheld (2018) | Atari Flashback X (2019) | Atari VCS (2020)