From: Terry May                                                                
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Subj: The Hawk                                                                 
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From GEnie:

Atari-ST RoundTable
Category 26,  Topic 7
Message 30        Fri Jul 28, 1995
S.COHEN27                    at 04:01 EDT

The Hawk is scheduled for a late September release. The Price as it stands on
7/28/95 is $725.00 USD $800.00 with the ram option, please keep in mind these
are Retail prices for the 48 MHz model.

 BTW The Barracuda is not dead, it has been placed on the back burner for a
while so we can iron out the OS problems we were having.

 meanwhile

 If you want to use your old 882 it has to be a PGA, because that is the
socket the Hawk is being fitted with.

 The Hawk is 100% compatible with all existing software, here is the newest
feature list sent to Distrubitors:


                                                                        HAWK
From Wizztronics


 The Hawk is a Falcon 030 Accelerator that incorporates a Motorola 68030
Microprocessor operating at speeds from 33 MHz to 48 MHz

 * NEW FEATURE * We are now adding Video Acceleration as part of this overall
Accelerator, for even better performance.

 System Specifications

 The Hawk is configured as follows:

    Plug and Play design for ease of installation.

    128K level 2 cache expandable to 256K

    32 Bit  System RAM, Made for plug and play with the stock Atari Ram
board 
                      (supports 4 or 14 MB ram card or 72 pin sim module). 

    32 Bit System ROM.

    32 Bit TT compatible extended Ram up-to 64 Megabyte using 4 standard
32 bit sims. **

 Video
    Enhanced Video capabilities extending the palette some examples are:
      448 x 512 True Color
    896 x 512 256 Color
    1280 x 960 in 16,4 and  2 color modes
    ( * New Feature *)Video Accelerator 1 Megabyte, and 2 Megabyte Video
Ram models.
  Reduces Processor time needed for screen updates, by up-to 75% for
faster Video 

 Expandability and Flexibility
    Video port connector for the addition of the Video Funnel (Frame
Grabber) and the VES 2000,3000,    and 5000 (Video Editing System)
    96 pin VME style connector for add on peripherals i.e.: 486 PC
emulator card
    Addresses up-to 64 MB of TT local Fast Ram using Standard 72 pin, 32
Bit sims, in both
 .     4 Megabyte and 16 Megabyte Modules.


 Performance Factor
    100% compatible with all existing software.
    Current Falcon Benchmark 3-4 Mips.  
    With Hawk Accelerator 16 Mips @ 48MHz.*
    Video acceleration over 100% (resolution dependent).
    400% to 500% Raw Speed increase over a Stock Falcon.*
    Enhanced DMA access.
    1 Wait State ROM.
    0-2 Wait State System Ram.
    0 Wait State TT Fast Ram.

 *     Based on Preliminary test Results
 **    plug in option ( logic Intergrated Circuit)



 MSRP 725.00 USD
 1 Meg VRam, 128K CACHE Ram Expansion on board

 **64 MB Ram option (logic IC)  add $75.00


 Hope this answers a few questions

 Steve Cohen

 Wizztronics

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