Flightless Falcon. 1 year in production, bla, bla, bla… The Falcon is undeniably one of the most coveted retro computers out there, and for reasons unknown, I find myself in possession of not one, but two of these treasures. Technically speaking, the Falcon stands as a formidable successor to the Atari STe, boasting more RAM, a superior CPU, increased speed, and two open standard storage adapters (IDE and SCSI-2), not to mention the sophisticated DSP chips. It truly has it all. The operating system, TOS 4, represents a significant upgrade from its predecessors, and the graphics capabilities are quite impressive. Rewinding to 1993, there was a bit of a tiff between the British and the Germans (not their first rodeo). The Germans were pushing for a business-oriented machine, while the Brits were gunning for a gaming powerhouse. Realistically, the Falcon’s chances of competing against the PC or Macintosh powerhouses were rather thin, in my opinion. As for its prospects as a gaming machine, Atari was on the cusp of launching the Jaguar. When it came to graphical prowess, price, and user accessibility, the Jaguar was the clear winner. Consequently, Atari halted production of the Falcon to throw its full support behind the Jaguar, marking the end of one era and the beginning of another.