
Finally BlowUP-The Falcon Company has finished it's ultimate
extension-card for the ATARI Falcon030:

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And these are the Features:
FastRAM-Expansion (max. 32MB)
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** 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:
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** 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
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The original with the Video-Mode-Generator
with improved bustiming higher resolutions/refreshrates in 256
colors/TrueColor.

Installation:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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
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        Bye
        Georg Acher
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|         Georg Acher, acher@informatik.tu-muenchen.de         |
|           "Oh no, not again !" The bowl of petunias          |
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