Atari Panther
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 Unofficial 3D model | |
| Developer | Atari Corporation |
|---|---|
| Type | Home video game console |
| Generation | Fourth |
| Release date | Cancelled |
| Media | Cartridge |
| CPU | 68000 |
| Graphics | Panther |
| Predecessor | Atari 7800, XEGS |
| Successor | Jaguar |
Atari Panther was the codename for a cancelled video game console from Atari Corporation planned as the successor to the Atari 7800 and the Atari XEGS. It was developed by Flare Technology, the same ex-Sinclair team who worked on the cancelled Flare One and Konix Multisystem consoles.[1] It was planned to be a 16-bit console and was slated at one point to be 32-bit.[2]
Work started in 1988 with a planned 1991 release to compete with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Genesis.[3] The Panther was never commercially released as the design was abandoned for the Atari Jaguar.
Hardware
The system has three primary chips:
- A Motorola 68000 running at 16 MHz
- An object processor called the "Panther"
- An Ensoniq sound processor, nicknamed "Otis", with 32 channels (presumably an ES5505)
References
- ^ "Slipstream: The Konix Multi-system Archive".
- ^ Atari: From Boom to Bust and Back Again. Imagine Publishing. 2012.
- ^ "Video Game Systems :: Jaguar :: Atari Panther". www.atari-explorer.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
