Atari Falcon

E213386

home computer personal computer

The Atari Falcon is a 32-bit home computer released by Atari in the early 1990s, notable for its advanced audio and graphics capabilities and based on the Motorola 68030 processor.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Atari Falcon030	6
Atari Falcon canonical	1
Atari Falcon-like system	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1775017 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Atari Falcon
Context triple: [Linux/m68k, supportsPlatform, Atari Falcon]

A. Atari ST
The Atari ST is a 16/32-bit home computer line from the mid-1980s known for its advanced graphics and MIDI capabilities, popular in gaming, music production, and desktop publishing.
B. Amiga
Amiga is a family of advanced 16/32-bit home computers developed by Commodore in the 1980s and early 1990s, renowned for their pioneering multimedia and gaming capabilities.
C. Commodore Amiga 500
The Commodore Amiga 500 is a late-1980s home computer known for its advanced graphics and sound capabilities, making it popular for gaming, multimedia, and creative applications.
D. Commodore Amiga 3000
The Commodore Amiga 3000 is a high-end early-1990s personal computer in the Amiga line, notable for its advanced multitasking operating system, powerful graphics and audio capabilities, and use in professional video and multimedia production.
E. Atari 8-bit family
The Atari 8-bit family is a series of home computers released by Atari in the late 1970s and 1980s, known for their advanced graphics and sound capabilities for the time and a rich library of games and productivity software.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Atari Falcon
Target entity description: The Atari Falcon is a 32-bit home computer released by Atari in the early 1990s, notable for its advanced audio and graphics capabilities and based on the Motorola 68030 processor.

A. Atari ST
The Atari ST is a 16/32-bit home computer line from the mid-1980s known for its advanced graphics and MIDI capabilities, popular in gaming, music production, and desktop publishing.
B. Amiga
Amiga is a family of advanced 16/32-bit home computers developed by Commodore in the 1980s and early 1990s, renowned for their pioneering multimedia and gaming capabilities.
C. Commodore Amiga 500
The Commodore Amiga 500 is a late-1980s home computer known for its advanced graphics and sound capabilities, making it popular for gaming, multimedia, and creative applications.
D. Commodore Amiga 3000
The Commodore Amiga 3000 is a high-end early-1990s personal computer in the Amiga line, notable for its advanced multitasking operating system, powerful graphics and audio capabilities, and use in professional video and multimedia production.
E. Atari 8-bit family
The Atari 8-bit family is a series of home computers released by Atari in the late 1970s and 1980s, known for their advanced graphics and sound capabilities for the time and a rich library of games and productivity software.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	home computer ⓘ personal computer ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Atari Falcon ⓘ surface form: Atari Falcon030
architecture	Motorola 68000 family ⓘ surface form: Motorola 680x0
audioCapabilities	16-bit audio ⓘ 8-channel sound (via DSP) ⓘ
audioChip	Motorola 56001 DSP ⓘ
brand	Atari, Inc. ⓘ surface form: Atari
bus	expansion bus (Falcon expansion connector) ⓘ internal IDE interface ⓘ
codename	Sparrow ⓘ
colorDepth	up to 16-bit or 18-bit color depending on mode ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cpu	Motorola 68030 microprocessor ⓘ surface form: Motorola 68030
cpuBitWidth	32-bit ⓘ
developer	Atari, Inc. ⓘ surface form: Atari Corporation
discontinued	mid-1990s ⓘ
family	Atari ST ⓘ surface form: Atari ST family
formFactor	desktop computer ⓘ
graphicsChip	VIDEL ⓘ
graphicsResolution	up to 640×480 in true color (with restrictions) ⓘ various VGA and RGB modes ⓘ
inputDevice	Atari keyboard ⓘ Atari ST ⓘ surface form: Atari mouse
introductionYear	1992 ⓘ
manufacturer	Atari, Inc. ⓘ surface form: Atari Corporation
market	home computer market ⓘ music and multimedia production ⓘ
maxRam	14 MB (with upgrades) ⓘ
notableFor	advanced audio capabilities ⓘ advanced graphics capabilities ⓘ built-in DSP for sound processing ⓘ
operatingSystem	Atari TOS ⓘ MiNT ⓘ MultiTOS ⓘ
port	MIDI in ⓘ MIDI out ⓘ RGB video output ⓘ VGA video output ⓘ joystick ports ⓘ parallel port ⓘ serial port ⓘ
predecessor	Atari ST ⓘ surface form: Atari STE Atari TT030 ⓘ
ram	1 MB (base configuration) ⓘ 4 MB (common configuration) ⓘ
ramType	SIMM ⓘ
releaseDecade	1990s ⓘ
storage	3.5-inch floppy disk drive ⓘ internal IDE hard disk (on many models) ⓘ
successor	none (Atari exited computer market) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited