Atari Forum Falcon FAQ
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Video Graphics subsystem
How to get more colour & higher Rez on a Falcon?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=2850
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10267
Nova: https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=12207
Can my Falcon use a LCD panel?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=8708 https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10017
What Screen grabber are available for the Falcon?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=7545
Is there a tool for me to convert images from xxx to yyyy?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=9736 https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=6304 https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=12453
Hardware
What is a Clock Patch / SCSI patch ?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=13506 https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=13827
How do I restore the Falcon PSU & TV output fix?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=8312
What are the keyboard pins on the Falcon motherboard?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10414
How to fix dead battery / NVram in falcon?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=9790
How to fix "Coprocessor protocol violation" issues?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10233
Re-Casing
Can the Falcon be put into a Rack?
2U rack : https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=3460
Case : https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=11854
Networking/Internet
How to setup Internet access on the Atari?
PPP: https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=11134
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=12597
Linux: https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=9725
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=14263
Can Internet Radio be used on the Falcon?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=3799
Storage subsystem
Can I have a IDE cd-rom or CD Burner on the Falcon?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=3287 https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=7736 https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=11752 https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=13833
Can I have Compact Flash/SD card on the Falcon?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=6285 https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=6924 https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=6931 https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=9030 https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=11382 https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=12130 https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=13432
What Hard disk defragment tools are there?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=6033
What is the HDD size limit of the Falcon ?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10649
Can I connect a ST SCSI drive to a Falcon?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=5934
How many IDE devices can I put in the Falcon?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=5826 https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=6924
Can I connect a HDD to both a Falcon & PC?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=8123
Multimedia
Can I encode MP3 on the Falcon?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=5757
How do I connect my music stuff to the Falcon?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10794
Why does Cubase refuse to read/write on scsi HD?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=9669
Floppy Drive subsystem
What floppy drives can you use with a Falcon?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=7149 https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=11687 https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=13509
Is the Falcon floppy drive compatible with the ST?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10839
Operating Systems
Can I dual boot MINT/MAGIC on the Falcon?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=7057
Accelerators
What CPU accelerators are there for Falcon (old & new)?
https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=4401 https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=11149 https://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=13807