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Atari Lynx (1989)
Atari Lynx II (1990)
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Bios = None Required
The Lynx was the world's first hand-held color video game system. Sold by Atari (developed by Epyx a few years earlier), the Lynx offered true multi-player competition, built-in 3D and distortion graphic effects, reversible controls, and fast arcade action. The system featured some accurate arcade translations such as Joust, Rampart, and Klax. The Lynx II is a lightweight redesign and features stereo sound and shorter power down timer. Around 1993 Atari ceased marketing the Lynx and focused on their new console, the Jaguar. (Notes taken from FAQ and Atari Age)
Features
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Two 16-Bit custom CMOS chips running at 16Mhz(named Mikey and Suzy)
Sound: 8 bit DAC for each channel; 4 channels integrated stereo speaker (wired for mono in original)
Screen: 160 x 102 (horz) 60.00 Hz
Color: 4096 colors, 16 max per scanline
Others: 64KB RAM of 120ns DRAM
Ports:
-Headphones (mini-DIN 3.5mm stereo; wired for mono on the original Lynx)
-ComLynx (multiple unit communications, serial)
-Power (9V DC, 1 A)
-Game cartridge slot
-Battery holder (six AA) ~4-5 hours
Size: 9.25" x 4.25" x 2" (10.75" x 4.25" x 1.5" for original Lynx)
Screen: 3.5" diagonal (3.25" x 1.88" approx.)
Notes
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Lynx is flip-able for optimal support of left and right hand players (hold down pause and press option 2 in many games) Some games want to be rotated by 90 degree
Links
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FAQ on Lynx - www.digiserve.com/eescape/atari/Atari.shtml
Atari age - www.atariage.com (Excellent Site)
Mess Emulation State
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-several cartridges playable
-blitter imperfect
-timer system incomplete
-audio imperfect
-no serial port emulation

created on Wed May 15 07:18:19 2002