ATARI JAGUAR

Manufacturer:    Atari

Launch Price:     $249.99
Release Date:    November 18, 1993

Format:             cartridge (with CD add-on)

CPU:                 Motorola MC68000 RISC chip operating at 13.295 MHz

Memory:            2 MB main RAM

256K CD-ROM buffer RAM

Resolution:        Custom RISC processor (“Tom”) running at 26.59 MHz

and Graphics Processing Unit (“Jerry”) running at 26.59 MHz

provide resolution up to 720x576 Sprite scaling and rotation 24-bit color

Sound:              16-bit Stereo

Connectivity:     “JagLink” communication cable or through unreleased “Jag Modem”

Power:              A/C

Major Access.:   Jaguar CD unit, Pro-Controller, JagLink, Memory Track (game saves)

Miscellaneous:   Marketed as the only “64-bit” system but was merely a 16-bit system with

                        graphic accelerators that totaled 64 bits.

VR headset prototyped but never released.