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Atari Falcon 030 vs Amiga 4000
There are still some errors in this comparing table, for example I mentioned all overscan resolutions of Amiga 4000, while Falcon has also overscan resolutions (768 instead of 640..).
| FALCON 030 (ATARI) | AMIGA 4000 (COMMODORE)
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
processor | 68030 / 16Mhz | 68040 / 25Mhz
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
co-processor(s) | DSP 56K / 32Mhz |
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
optional co-proc. | 68881/2 / 16Mhz | build inside 68040
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
system RAM | up to 14 megabyte | up to 16 megabyte
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
O.S. ROM | 512 kilobyte | 512 kilobyte
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
Harddisk | IDE | IDE
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
Multitasking | MultiTOS | AmigaDOS release 3
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
MS-DOS data exchange | X | X
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
internal clock | X | X
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
keyboard | integrated | detachable
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
monitor | RGB/VGA/TV/multiscan | RGB/VGA/TV/multiscan
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
digital (9-pin) ports | two | two
(for mouse/joystick) | |
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
stereo out (DA) | X | X
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
stereo in (AD) | X |
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
serial port | RS-232 | RS-232 (25-pins)
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
parallel port | centronics | centronics
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
floppy disk port | | X
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
extra ports/slots | two digital/analogue | the Amiga 4000 has:
| (15-pins) ports |
|-----------------------| - three PC/AT slots
| High-speed DMA | - four Zorro III slots
| Local-talk network | - a 24-bit video slot
| connector | - external floppy disk
|-----------------------| drive port
| Cartridge connector |
|-----------------------|
| MIDI in/out/through |
|-----------------------|
| SCSI II port |
|-----------------------|
| internal slot for |
| 386 (SX) emulation |
|-----------------------|
| DSP connector |
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
sound chip(s) | DSP 56K | PAULA
| STE DMA stereo sound |
| Yamaha ST soundchip |
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
sound channels | eight stereo | four stereo
sound resolution | 16-bit | 8-bit
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
colour palette | 18-bits (262,144) | 24-bits (16,777,216)
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
max.colours on screen | 65536 | 262144
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
hardware blitter | X | X
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
hardware scrolling | X | X
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
hardware sprites | | X
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
hardware overscan | X | X
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
prepared for genlock | X | X
----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
resolutions/colours | 320 x 240 x 4 | 320 x 256 x 64
| 320 x 240 x 16 | 320 x 256 x 128
| 320 x 240 x 256 | 320 x 256 x 256
| 320 x 240 x 256K | 320 x 256 x 256K
|-----------------------|-----------------------
| 320 x 480 x 4 | 320 x 512 x 64
| 320 x 480 x 16 | 320 x 512 x 128
| 320 x 480 x 256 | 320 x 512 x 256
| 320 x 480 x 256K | 320 x 512 x 256K
|-----------------------|-----------------------
| 640 x 200 x 2 | 640 x 256 x 32
| 640 x 200 x 4 | 640 x 256 x 64
| 640 x 200 x 16 | 640 x 256 x 128
| 640 x 200 x 256 | 640 x 256 x 256
| 640 x 200 x 256K | 640 x 256 x 4096
| | 640 x 256 x 256K
|-----------------------|-----------------------
| 640 x 480 x 2 | 640 x 690 x 8
| 640 x 480 x 4 | 640 x 690 x 16
| 640 x 480 x 16 | 640 x 690 x 32
| 640 x 480 x 256 | 640 x 690 x 64
| | 640 x 690 x 128
| | 640 x 690 x 256
| | 640 x 690 x 4096
| | 640 x 690 x 256K
| |-----------------------
| | 1280 x 256 x 8
| | 1280 x 256 x 16
| | 1280 x 256 x 32
| | 1280 x 256 x 64
| | 1280 x 256 x 4096
| | 1280 x 256 x 256K
| |-----------------------
| | 1280 x 512 x 8
| | 1280 x 512 x 16
| | 1280 x 512 x 32
| | 1280 x 512 x 64
| | 1280 x 512 x 4096
| | 1280 x 512 x 256K
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configurations | 1MB f1600,- |
and their prices | 4MB, 65MB HD f2700,- | 6MB,120MB HD f5500,-
| 14MB, 65MB HD f3700,- | 
