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- Some of you seemed to be interested in information about the FX, so
- here are the official specs... :)
-
- Yann
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- Finally BlowUP-The Falcon Company has finished it's ultimate
- extension-card for the ATARI Falcon030:
-
- FFFFF X X
- F X X
- FFF XX
- F X X
- F X X the Falcon Xtender
-
- And these are the Features:
- FastRAM-Expansion (max. 32MB)
- -----------------------------
- ** 4 SIMMxSlots onboard (fits into original case)
- ** 4 additional slots on optional daugther-card
- ** 1MB and 4MB SIMMs, two-by-two
- ** The original 4MB of the Falcon stay active.
- ** With only 2*4MB and 2*1MB inserted, your Falcon then has 14MB!
- ** Memory over 14MB is organized virtually.
- ** With speeder: data throughput up to 20MB/s (standard 8MB/s).
- ** No soldering for RAM-function neede!
- ** Expansion-port daisychained! Tested with NOVA & FalconSpeed!
-
- Hi-Speeder: CPU, DSP & Systemclock:
- -----------------------------------
- ** Systemclock 32, 36 or 40MHz
- ** CPU/FPU-Clock 16,18,20,32,36 or 40MHz
- ** DSP 50 instead of 32 MHz
- ** Switchable by software.
- ** Soldiering needed.
-
- Resolution-Expansion BlowUP Hard I
- ----------------------------------
- The original with the Video-Mode-Generator
- with improved bustiming higher resolutions/refreshrates in 256
- colors/TrueColor.
-
- Installation:
- -------------
- If only the RAM-option is to be used, no soldering is needed for
- installation. The card is simply plugged into the expansion-slot, which
- is daisy-chained, so that other expansions might be used in rebuilt
- (tower-)Falcons. Only a small piece of the shielding has to be removed in
- normal Falcons. For the speeder-option soldiering is needed as with other
- speeders available, so that rebuilding from those other Speeders is easy.
- Soldiering should only be made by routine people.
-
- Fast-RAM:
- ---------
- The Fast-RAM follows the Falcon RAM (4MB), the original 4MB-RAM-PCB in
- Falcon will still be used! There are 4 SIMM-sockets on the FX-card giving
- you two 16bit memory-banks. With an optional daugther-card two further
- Banks are available (fits only in rebuilt Falcon e.g. tower). The
- memory-banks may be filled with 1MB or 4MB SIMMs. This is an easy way to
- get 14MB with only 2 x 4MB and 2 x 1MB SIMMs. Our FastRAM can be used for
- all functions , including DMA-access, except video. As there are no
- video-accesses on the FX-RAM it is up to 50% faster in color modes. The
- FX-RAM normally has no problems with installed Speeders. If the Speeder
- on the FX-card is used, a special Page-mode will be used for RAM-access
- in the 32/36/40MHz-modes. This allows RAM-access with no waitstates and
- increases the memory throughput from normally 8MB/s to max. 20MB/s. If
- you don't need the speeder FX is a simple "plug'n play" memory-card.
- If more than 10MB is inserted into FX the upper part is switched by the
- MMU an the FX-logic. The management of the extended memory is done fully
- invisible for all applications with the PMMU of the 68030 CPU. The
- speed-loss with this is minimal compared to virtual RAM on a harddisk.
- This optional configuration allows a maximum use of 32MB. So that 8MB
- are standard FastRAM (no video-access) and 24MB are EMS-RAM.
- For standard applications there is no difference.
-
- CPU-Speeder:
- ------------
- The Speeder included on the FX-card increases the system-clock from 32 MHz
- to 36 or 40MHz. The CPU then can run with 16MHz (normal), 18MHz, 20MHz,
- 32Mhz, 36MHz or 40MHz. With the special FX-logic now nearly all Falcon
- can use the 40MHz clock. The clock may be switched on booting or later
- with a CPX-module. We have also solved the problems some programms had
- with the DSP if the CPU ran at 40MHz and the DSP at 50MHz. Soldering is
- needed for installation.
-
- DSP-Speeder:
- ------------
- Increases the DPS speed from 32MHz to 50MHz! Superb for MPEG-Decoder.
- Solved problems with CPU at 40MHz. Soldiering is needed for installation.
-
- BlowUP Hard1:
- -------------
- The well known and time-tested resolution expansion also found a place on
- the FX-card. With the confortable Software and super resolutions (e.g.
- 800*608 at 84Hz ni, 1024*768 at 104Hz i). Soldering is needed for
- installation.
-
- Technical data:
- size ~160mm*65mm, simply plugged into the expansion-slot (put through)
- power taken from expansion-slot 4 SIMM-sockets onboard for
- 1M*9/1M*8/4M*9/4M*8 SIMMs (min 70ns), with changed FIRMWARE 16M*9 can
- also be used 4 additional SIMM sockets on daughter-board with 2*4MB and
- 2*1MB SIMMs power consumption of ~200mA. Controller chip reprogrammable by
- software (Hardware-update by Software possible)
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- And even better!! the price: 349,-DM
- Order information:
- FX is now available from all ATARI dealers, our distributors in the UK,
- France, Sweden and the U.S.A.
- If you have problems to get it, order directly from us:
- Either by normal mail - including a cheque
- or by normal mail or FAX - paied by CREDIT CARD (VISA or DINERS don't
- forget to include card-number and Exp. date) -
- Please state the way of delivery you prefer:
- UPS expedited or air-mail (with insurance - w/o insurance)
- e.g. U.S.A. 90DM 45DM 30DM
- e.g. London 40DM 30DM 20DM
-
- BlowUP - A.E.S.GbR
- Eslarner Str. 34
- 81549 Muenchen
- Germany
- Fax: 0841-86480
- e-mail: acher@informatik.tu-muenchen.de
- --
- Bye
- Georg Acher
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- | Georg Acher, acher@informatik.tu-muenchen.de |
- | "Oh no, not again !" The bowl of petunias |
- +--------------------------------------------------------------+
- - US DIstribution done by Lexicor Software Corporation
- - Lexicor Software - (617) 437 0414 - email: service@lexicor.com
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