Developer | Atari Corporation |
---|---|
Type | Home video game console |
Generation | Fourth |
Release date | Cancelled |
Media | Cartridge |
CPU | Motorola 68000 |
Graphics | Panther |
Predecessor | Atari 7800, XEGS |
Successor | Jaguar |
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:
- A Motorola 68000 running at 16 MHz
- An object processor called the "Panther"
- An Ensoniq sound processor, nicknamed "Otis", with 32 channels (presumably an ES5505)
References
- ↑ https://www.konixmultisystem.co.uk/index.php?id=interviews&content=martin
- ↑ "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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