Atari Panther
Atari Panther 3D Model
DeveloperAtari Corporation
TypeHome video game console
GenerationFourth
Release dateCancelled
MediaCartridge
CPUMotorola 68000
GraphicsPanther
PredecessorAtari 7800, XEGS
SuccessorJaguar

The Atari Panther was the design codename for a cancelled video game console from Atari Corporation planned as the successor to the Atari 7800 and the Atari XEGS. It was developed by Flare Technology, the same ex-Sinclair team who worked on the cancelled Flare One and Konix Multisystem consoles.[1]

Work started in 1988 with a planned 1991 release to compete with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Genesis.[2] The Panther was never commercially released as the design was abandoned for the Atari Jaguar.

Hardware

The system has three primary chips:

  1. A Motorola 68000 running at 16 MHz
  2. An object processor called the "Panther"
  3. An Ensoniq sound processor, nicknamed "Otis", with 32 channels (presumably an ES5505)

References

  1. https://www.konixmultisystem.co.uk/index.php?id=interviews&content=martin
  2. "Video Game Systems :: Jaguar :: Atari Panther". www.atari-explorer.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
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