Konix Multisystem

The Konix Multisystem was a great endeavor by Konix[?] after the success of the Konix joystick. It promised the earth (hydraulic chairs, steering wheels, etc.). It was a development of the Flare 1 developed by Flare Technology based Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Unfortunately the system never saw its final release and Konix[?] eventually folded. Some of the engineers that developed the Konix Multi System went of to work for Atari in the development of the Atari Jaguar

Specs:

• CPU: 16bit 8086 processor
• Co-Processor: ASIC processor (runs at 12MHz)
• RAM: 256k
• Graphics:

• • Custom Blitter
  • 4096 colour palette
  • Resolutions:
    • 256x200 (256 colours)
    • 512x200 (16 colours)
    • 256x200 (16 colours)
• Sound:
  • Custom DSP
  • Stereo sound
• Storage: Custom 880k 3.5" disk drive
• Misc: Cartridge expansion slot

External links

• Console Database (http://www.consoledatabase.com)
• Retrogames article (http://www.retrogames.co.uk/RGonline/html/page_5-6.html)