=========(((((((((( ==========((( ==(( ==((((((( ==(((((((( =========== ================(( ====(( ====(((( =(( ==(( ==========(( ============== =============(( =====(((((( ==(( (( (( ==((((( =======(( ============== ==========(( ==========(( ====(( =(((( ==(( ==========(( ============== =========(((((((((( ==========(( ==((( ==((((((( =====(( ============== 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Z*Break News Bulletins cover the Atari and related computer community. 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