December 1994
STAR* TECH
CID
TAIYO DELIVERS
F3
JOURNAL
PACKAGE SYSTEM
NEW COIN-OP HARDWARE
Taito unveiled their latest 32-bit CPU system
boards, dubbed the F3 Package System. The
board, which was presented recently in a small
ceremony at the company's headquarters, will
be produced in four different versions.
games or other software, all that has to be done is
to purchase a new software package.
Among the FJ's new features is a
16-bit sound system and a capa-
bility to draw up to 8,192 different
colors. Taito first installed the new
system in its Global Champion game
(Kaiser Knuckle in Europe) which was
shipped out at the end of the summer.
The new board will be marketed as a
package, and is adaptable to current
systems. The board is expected to
help operators and distributors contain rising
costs.
With the new F3 Package, customers can first in-
stall the motherboard, and then, in order to switch
Three other units will receive the system before
the end of the year. The company hopes to sell a
total of 50,000 of the new boards the next year.
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