Meet the Raven: an Atari Clone Computer Based on the Motorola 68060
The Raven is a custom Atari clone computer built around the Motorola 68060 CPU. It features a unique mainboard design that supports modern RAM and ROM configurations, allowing for enhanced performance. Users can run classic Atari applications as well as modern alternatives on this system.
- ▪The Raven project started in 2024 by Anders Granlund on the Exxos Forum.
- ▪It supports up to 48 MB of RAM and 16 MB of ROM using SIMM sticks.
- ▪The custom mainboard includes 4 ISA slots and supports legacy Atari peripherals.
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Meet The Raven: An Atari Clone Computer Based On The Motorola 68060 No comments by: Maya Posch May 24, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Some people who have a hankering to run GEM/TOS applications might just fire up an emulator, or maybe coax an old Motorola 68k-based Atari ST system back to life. Then there are people like [Anders Granlund], for whom hard mode is a way of life and making a custom mainboard around a genuine 68060 CPU and associated peripherals is a reasonable approach to pick. Thus quoth the Raven project. The project commenced in 2024, when [Anders] started a thread on it over at the Exxos Forum which thus became pretty much the project log for the endeavor.
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