From sanders@sci.kun.nl Fri Jan 15 00:13:07 1993
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: sanders@sci.kun.nl (Sander Stoks)
Subject: Preliminary Falcon030 product list
Keywords: hardware, software, Falcon030
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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 15:32:01 GMT

This is a list I got at a Falcon party. It's a preliminary list of
hard- and software for the Falcon030, dated 7 december 1992.
It's in Dutch, but I'll try to translate it. Note: I didn't assemble
the list, I only pass it through.

BOOKS

Das Buch zum Falcon
Data Becker
Germany
is being sold


COMMUNICATION

Blackmail
Digital-Optical-Analog
USA
demonstratable
Voice-mail package


EMULATORS

Falcon Speed
Sack/Compo
Germany
ready for production
IBM-emulator based upon a '286. Bigger versions under development.


GAMES

LlameZap
Llamasoft, Jeff Minter
England
almost ready

Space Junk
Mirage Technologies
England
under development
Space adventure with 100 digitized full color characters

Road Riot 4WD
Images
plan: jan-jun '93

Steel Talons
Koveos
plan: jan-jun '93

Raiden
Imagitec
plan: jan-jun '93

Cyber Assault
Koveos
plan: jan-jun '93


GRAPHICS

Pixart
Crazy-Bits
Germany
Ready
For all systems, including Falcon030, processes TIFF, PCX, IMG, XIMG.

Digital Arts
Germany
Demonstratable
Available for demonstration since june 1992, is being still further
developed.

TruePaint
HiSoft
England
Demonstratable
Art package working in True Color mode. A.o. TGA, TIFF.

Baby
Eurosoft
France
almost ready
True Color drawing package

Chagall
Trade iT
Germany
Demonstratable
Art package for various graphic boards and Falcon. Can handle 16.8
Mcolor. A.o. TIFF, PCX, IMG. Price: DM 699,-

DA's Vector
H3-Systems/Digital Arts
Germany
Ready
Vector-based animation program (images can be filled with IMGs).
Price: DM 298,-

Papillon
Application Systems
Germany
Ready
Art package for all systems and Falcon VGA mode. A.o. XIMG, Doodle,
STAD, Degas, NeoChrome, MacPaint, IFF, GIF. Price: DM 198,-

Phoenix
USA
Ready
Rendering/animation package.


HARDWARE

VideoMaster
Microdeal
England
Ready
4096 color digitizer

Falcon-Genlock
OverScan
Germany
Ready
A.o. use of overlay bit. Price: DM 699,-

Genlocker
JRI
USA
Ready
A.o. use of overlay bit and chroma-keying. Price+ $599

MatDigiR
Matrix
Germany
Under development
True color digitizer, currently 2 img/s. A realtime-version is being
developed. Price: DM 698,-

Z-RAM
Zubair Interfaces
USA
Ready
Memory board for low profile SIMMs, memory expansion to 4 or 16 MB.

A/D64x audio interface
D2D Systems
Demonstratable
Audio interface for direct linking of CD-player to Falcon030 DSP port.
The D2D-Edit software uses this interface.

4i/4o
D2D Systems
UK
Demonstratable
Expansion for DSP port for 4 (stereo) track record/playback. Needs
4T/FX software. Price: $599

SPDIO
D2D Systems
UK
Demonstratable
Digital interface for DSP-port for D2D-Edit software for recording at
44.1 and 48 kHz. Ideal for CD or DAT recording. Price: $299

Musicom
Compo
Germany
Demonstratable
Effects such as delay, echo, flanger, Karaoke (80% reduction of voice
in recordings). Price: about Fl 120,-

DigiTape
Trade iT
Germany
Demonstratable
Multiple-track digital recorder, with Echo and Hall, harddisk
recording, time code sync with videotape possible. Price: DM 198,-

Cubase Audio
Steinberg
Germany
under development

D2D-Edit
D2D Systems
UK
Stereo direct-to-disk recording/editing software. Price: $299

4T-FX
D2D Systems
UK
Demonstratable
Multitrack recording/editing software, needs the 4i/4o hardware.
Price: $599


PROGRAMMING

DSP Debugger
Brainstorm/Atari Corp.
USA
Almost ready
Developers are already working with it. Price: $80


UTILITIES

Kobold v2.0
Kaktus Software
Germany
Ready
Multitasking copying program. Price: DM 129,-


VIDEO

Screenblaster
OverScan
Germany
Demonstratable
880x608 in 256 colors on SVGA-monitor or Multiscan. Driver in
AUTO-folder + external hardware between machine and monitor. Price:
DM 149,-

Overlay
OverScan
Demonstratable
Title generator with effects such as animation. Price: DM 199,-


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Some software houses have adapted existing software for the Falcon030,
such as

Application Systems (a.o. Signum 3)
TMS Germany
SciGraph
Steinberg (Cubase 3.1 works)
HiSoft UK


Sander SToks
sanders@sci.kun.nl