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Z*BREAK - Special Atari News Update
Issue #91-44
October 19, 1991
This released written by Terry Schreiber, Z*Net News Service - Canada
Edited by Ron Kovacs
ATARI CANADA NEWS UPDATE
(ZNS - 10/19/91) Atari Canada announces that it will ship, in October,
UNIX for the TT, to select, qualified UNIX developers. The product
consists of a kit, including various RAM upgrades to bring existing TT
computers to either 8 or 16MB. In addition a choice is available for
either a 212MB or 340MB SCSI hard drive. The 340MB drive may also be
supplied with an optional TOS partition. ASV or Atari System Five
provides a full implementation of UNIX 5.4, X/Windows, TCP/IP, NFS,
Ethernet support, NSL, Wish2, and a full suite of application
development tools.
ATARI ANNOUNCES THREE NEW MS-DOS COMPATABLE MACHINES
ATARI 386SX NOTEBOOK
System Architecture - Intel 80386SX operating at 20Mhz
------------------- (10MHz keyboard adjustable to conserve power)
Memory -------------- 1MB standard, expandable through an internal RAM
------ card slot to 2 or 5MB
Math Coprocessor ---- Optional Intel 80387SX
----------------
Display ------------- Large (640x480 dots), high contrast, paper white,
------- backlit LCD display with 16 gray levels,
continuous brightness and contrast controls, power
saving feature. External VGA-compatible
Mass Storage -------- 40MB Fixed Drive, 23ms average access time,
------------ designed for low power consumption, built in
controller, power-saving feature
Floppy Drive -------- One internal 3.5", 1.44MB microfloppy Support for
------------ optional, external 5," Floppy diskette drive
Keyboard ------------ 85/86 sculptured keys
--------
I/O Ports ----------- One Parallel/Disk - 15 pin, D type female
--------- connector, standard 8-bit parallel or external
diskette drive support, selectable through setup
program Serial RS-232C, programmable, asynchronous
9 pin D-subminature male connector
Modem --------------- Internal slot for optional modem
-----
Mouse --------------- 6 pin, mini-DIN connector for optional mouse
-----
Operating Software -- MS DOSr v5.0 MS Windows v 3.0
------------------
Accessories --------- Mouse optional
-----------
Power Supply -------- 12 Volt AC adaptor, recharges battery while
------------ operating computer, automatic 110/220 sensing.
Battery ------------- Interchangeable, rechargeable, internal NICad
------- battery pack, lasts approximately 1.5 hours
Dimensions ---------- 1.72"(h) x 8.5"(w) x 11.8"(d) 5.7 lbs
----------
ATARI 386DX-40
System Architecture - AMDr Advanced Micro Devices AM386 operating at 40
------------------- MHz, 32bit internal data bus, 16 bit external data
bus, 32 bit address bus.
Memory -------------- 2MB standard, expandable to 64MB of RAM on the
------ motherboard 64KB RAM Cache, expandable to 256KB
Math Coprocessor ---- Optional Intel 80387 or Weitek 3167 floating
---------------- point coprocessor
BIOS ---------------- AMI BIOS
----
Expansion BUS ------- Eight 16 bit slots One 32 bit RAM slot
-------------
Video Subsystem ----- Super VGA
---------------
Mass Storage -------- 80MB Fixed Drive, 19ms average access time
------------
Floppy Drive -------- One 3.5", 1.44MB microfloppy
------------
Bays ---------------- One 3.5" bay for microfloppy Three 5, half height
---- bays
Keyboard ------------ 101/102 enhanced AT style
--------
I/O Ports ----------- One Parallel Two Serial One Game/Joystick
---------
Operating System ---- MS DOS v5.0 MS Windows v 3.0
----------------
Accessories --------- Mouse included
-----------
Power Supply -------- 220 watts, 110 VAC
------------
Dimensions ---------- 16+"(w) x 16+"(d) x 6+"(h) 24 lbs
----------
ATARI 386SX-20
System Architecture - Intel 80386SX operating at 20 MHz, 32bit internal
------------------- data bus, 16 bit external data bus, 32 bit address
bus.
Memory -------------- 1MB standard, expandable to 8MB of RAM on the
------ motherboard
Math Coprocessor ---- Optional Intelr 80398SX floating point coprocessor
----------------
BIOS ---------------- Phoenix BIOS
----
Expansion BUS ------- Two 8 bit slots Four 16 bit slots
-------------
Video Subsystem ----- Super VGA
---------------
Mass Storage -------- 40MB Fixed Drive, 19ms average access time
------------
Floppy Drive -------- One 3.5", 1.44MB microfloppy
------------
Bays ---------------- One 3.5" (used for microfloppy drive) Three 5,
---- half height bays
Keyboard ------------ 101/102 enhanced AT style
--------
I/O Ports ----------- One Parallel Two Serial One Game/Joystick
---------
O.S. Software ------- MS DOS v5.0 MS Windows v 3.0
-------------
Accessories --------- Mouse included
-----------
Power Supply -------- 220 watts, 110 VAC
------------
Dimensions ---------- 16+"(w) x 16+"(d) x 6+"(h) 24 lbs
ATARI CANADA ANNOUNCES NEW AGRESSIVE PRICES/PACKAGING
MEGA 1 STE 68000 - 16MHz with 1 MB memory 1495.00
3.5" floppy, enhanced colour,
stereo sound and VME bus, complete
with 50MB hard drive kit
MEGA 2 STE 68000 - 16Mhz with 2 Mb memory, 1595.00
/50 3.5" floppy drive, enhanced colour
stereo sound, and VME Bus, complete
with 50MB hard drive kit
MEGA 2 STE 68000 - 16Mhz with 2 Mb memory, 1795.00
/80 3.5" floppy drive, enhanced colour
stereo sound, and VME Bus, complete
with 80MB hard drive kit
Prices posted are in Canadian dollars and are suggested retail. Dealers
may sell for less.
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