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	Konix Multisystem
		The Konix Multisystem was a great endeavor by Konix[?] after the success of the Konix joystick.
		It was a development of the Flare 1 developed by Flare Technology based Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.
		Some of the engineers that developed the Konix Multi System went of to work for Atari in the development of the Atari Jaguar
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ko/Konix_Multisystem.html (75 words)

	The truth behind Konix... - NTSC-uk.com Forums
		Konix wanted a machine to fit inside the restrictive shell of their fantastic joystick and Flare obviously saw this as the best possible home for their hardware.
		Konix had constantly leaked lots of information to the gaming press right from the beginning of development, and the public were now desperate for more detailed facts.
		Konix ran out of money, they tried to be too clever making add ons rather then getting the main system up and running and to a stage where they could make it, I am sure they never got the board to a stage where it could have been mass produced...
	ntsc-uk.domino.org /showthread.php?t=22132 (2529 words)

	Zogging Hell!!!
		Konix, the manufacturere was reknowned in the game industry at the time for it's cheap, good quality joysticks.
		Initially the Multisystem was scheduled for release in late 1989 to mid 1990, however Konix really didn't have the resources for the project and the release never came, Konix imploding with the expenditure involved.
		After the death of the Konix Multisystem, Flare went back to the drawing board and designed what was to become another shortlived 'wonder' console, the Atari Jaguar.
	www.zhell.co.uk /konix.html (572 words)

	arrgh: konix multisystem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Developed as a partnership between Flare Technology and Konix, a Welsh joystick manufacturer who had achieved a runaway success with their SpeedKing joystick, the Konix MultiSystem was touted as the ultimate console.
		Argonaut's Bikers was to be bundled with the MultiSystem and the company were also said to be working on Revenge of Starglider - sequel to the Atari ST and Amiga classic.
		It was also known that Konix were keen to develop a sailing simulation that would take full advantage of the motorised chair to simulate different weather conditions and waves.
	arrgh.rubberfeet.org /hardware/konix/index.html (500 words)

	Konix Multisystem Console Information
		The Konix Multisystem is a combination of two ideas from two companies.
		The Flare Company had a prototype computer, the Flare One, while Konix was making successful computer joysticks such as the Speed King.
		The MSC Multisystem wheel controller for PC was designed after the Konix Multisystem.
	www.consoledatabase.com /consoleinfo/konixmultisystem/index.html (265 words)

	Konix Multisystem: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		...Konix Multisystem Konix Multisystem The Konix Multisystem was a great endeavor...great endeavor by Konix Konix Konix after the success of the Konix joystick.
		...and were commissioned to develop the Konix Multisystem.
		Martin initially worked for Sinclair Research before going...into the Konix Multisystem he went on to work for Atari developing the Atari Jaguar.
	www.encyclopedian.com.cob-web.org:8888 /ko/Konix-Multisystem.html (230 words)

	OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Konix multisystem console, also known as the Konix slipstream, was a joint development between 2 british businesses, Flare Technology and Konix.
		Konix were on a high in 1988 after the success of their Joystick range and well known through gaming channels.
		As a result of the article, Flare and Konix got together for a meeting, and the multisystem was announced to the public a few weeks later.
	www.old-computers.com /MUSEUM/computer.asp?st=2&c=1024 (570 words)

	Martin Brennan
		Graduate of Cambridge University and co-founder of Flare a design house involved in the design of the ill-fated Konix Multisystem.
		Martin initially worked for Sinclair Research before going on to found Flare with fellow ex-Sinclair colleague John Mathieson.
		After working at Flare on the Flare 1 and its development into the Konix Multisystem he went on to work for Atari developing the Atari Jaguar.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ma/Martin_Brennan.html (64 words)

	Jeff Minter ?!?!? - AtariAge Forums
		From: Grand Prairie, TX I thought one of the reasons he was involved with the Jaguar was because he was on the ground floor of the Konix Multi System.
		Since the Konix's hardware was fairly related to the Jaguar, and he was already familiar with the technology, I guess it was pretty easy for him to pick up the new development system and start working right away.
		I thought one of the reasons he was involved with the Jaguar was because he was on the ground floor of the Konix Multi System.
	www.atariage.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=60933 (1534 words)

	Konix Multi-System articles - The ASSEMblergames.com message board - home of the obscure
		I've been a devout fan of the Konix multi system since it was in development while I was at school.
		I've got permission from Jon Dean to use the Konix video's that were on the Retro gamer magazine cover disk, and I've got a reasonable amount of magazines from back in the day.
		SuperGrafx, It wasn't actually Konix who released the PC steering wheel controller, but EXACTLY the same mold was used to produce the thing.
	assemblergames.com /forums/showthread.php?t=8928 (1391 words)

	Acidophilus Related Terms
		Flare Technology, a company formed by Martin Brennan and John Mathieson, said that not only could they make a console far superior to the Sega Genesis or the SNES, but they could also be cost-effective.
		Impressed by their work on the Konix Multisystem, Atari persuaded them to close Flare and, with Atari providing the funding, form a new company called Flare II.
		The voice modem and VR headset (with infrared head-tracking), existed in prototype form, but were never commercialized.
	www.acidophiluseffects.com /notes/?title=Atari_Jaguar (1016 words)

	Loki
		The name either came from the god Loki or as a play on "Low-cost Colour Computer" aka "LowCCC" or LC Loki was designed to be an Amiga-beater, but when Amstrad took over Sinclair in 1986 the project was cancelled.
		Two employees took the Loki technology with them and started Flare Technology and the Loki design was first intended to be launched as Konix Multisystem that never was released, but the technology finally was released as Atari Jaguar.
		Some of the Loki technology was also used in the SAM Coupé.
	www.fastload.org /lo/Loki.html (701 words)

	GameSpy.com - Hardware
		In the early 1990s, Konix, known as the manufacturers of the popular Speedking joystick, designed a revolutionary controller-console that could transform from a steering wheel to a yoke and to a stick with little effort.
		It also incorporated a 3.5" disk drive, and a hydraulic chair for force feedback could also be added, effectively making a true arcade experience possible at home.
		The Konix Multisystem console never entered the market because of financial trouble, but the concept of a shape-shifting controller had potential.
	archive.gamespy.com /hardware/june02/sticks2/index3.shtml (645 words)

	ClassicGaming.com: Mailbag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		I believe he meant the Konix Multi-System, a really interesting system being worked on by a British company called Konix back around 1989.
		It was supposed to have a built-in steering wheel device that can be reconfigured as either motorcycle handlebars or as a flight yoke, a light gun controller that looked like the forerunner to the Sega Menacer, and would run its software off 3 1/2-inch disks through a built-in drive.
		Konix is (or was), I believe, the European arm of the software company Epyx (I don't think they're around anymore, are they??).
	www.classicgaming.com /mailbag/mail079.shtml (4509 words)

	Konix Multisystem and retro gamer..... - The ASSEMblergames.com message board - home of the obscure
		OK so retro gamer is a rather poor UK magazine based around retro games and the like.
		Browsing in my WHSmiths this month I was caught by this months issue which proclaimed to have videos of the Konix Multisystem.
		I read the article on it, looked on the back of the cd case and thought screw it, why not, I bought it.
	www.assemblergames.com /forums/showthread.php?t=2122 (591 words)

	John Mathieson
		John Mathieson initially worked for Sinclair Research before going on to found Flare with fellow ex-Sinclair colleagues Martin Brennan and Ben Cheese.
		After working at Flare on the Flare 1 and its development into the Konix Multisystem he went on to work for Atari developing the Atari Jaguar with Martin Brennan.
		John moved to California and worked on Jaguar 2 which never saw the light of day.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/j/jo/john_mathieson.html (120 words)

	Konix Multisystem and other dream systems - RETRO REMAKES FORUM
		The image is an actual case converted to a PC steering wheel so it's almost but not entirely unlike the machine that kept me awake at night and just like some of the loki saw the light in the coupe some of the multisystem found it's way into the jaguar.
		So what systems kept you awake with thoughts of what next years games would bring, did they ever see the light of day and were they as good as you thought they would be?
		yeah i agree was meant to be some ace machines comming out back then i remeber reading in Ace magazine about the konix multisystem and many of the others at the time seemed rosey times where ahead but hardly any of them made it big eh!
	www.retroremakes.com /forum2/showthread.php?p=99519 (822 words)

	oldie Console Question - Beyond3D Forum
		I've read that some of the designers of the original Jaguar and Midsummer went on to design Project X at VMlabs, which became the Nuon.
		(and perhap the Panther also though I'm not sure) because the Flare One company / project / chipset was the Konix MultiSystem.
		The 16/32-Bit Atari Panther might have had a completely seperate heritage from the Flare (Konix MultiSystem) and Flare II (Jaguar) as it was developed in parallel to the Jaguar.
	www.beyond3d.com /forum/showthread.php?t=7842 (2617 words)

	Zogging Hell!!! (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Following my aquisition of a 464 I've decided to add Amstrad section to the Games machine pages, and as I've had a GX4000 lying around for ages I thought it would be rude not to put together a page on it as well..
		Updates to follow in the next couple of weeks will be those that I promised before I moved (but never got round to), i.e.
		the Nuon page, Konix Multisystem page and of course more Atari ST game reviews..
	www.users.zetnet.co.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /zogginhell/index.html (390 words)

	The Minter's equivalent of the Madden's Curse - Beyond3D Forum
		The cheaper ST lead in sales for a few years before being slowly overtaken by the Amiga.
		Then there's his involvement with Konix Multisystem, the cutting edge British console.
		It's actually quite cool if it had been released.
	www.beyond3d.com /forum/showthread.php?p=841786 (502 words)

	Yak's stuff
		Article about Konix Multisystem, featuring Yak, from Popular Computer Weekly (Sep 14-20 89) page 1 (744 KB)
		Article about Konix Multisystem, featuring Yak, from Popular Computer Weekly (Sep 14-20 89) page 2 (698 KB)
		Article about Konix Multisystem, featuring Yak, from Popular Computer Weekly (Sep 14-20 89) page 3 (762 KB)
	www.medwaypvb.com /yakstuff/index.htm (1215 words)

	old EGM articles on NEC PC-Engine2 and SuperGrafx ( broadband recommended) - Neo-Geo Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		I clearly remember reading this article in C+VG back in the day when I was already a PCE fanboy and Ghouls and Ghosts addict.
		Article also mentions the Konix Multisystem, Jesus, I wanted one of those.
		The sight of Jeff Minter in a hydraulic chair, using a steering wheel AND a lightgun simultaneously is permanently burned into my brain:
	www.neo-geo.com /forums/showthread.php?t=118853 (3396 words)

	arrgh: jeff minter llamasoft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		They should have written it about Jeff Minter since the late 1980s.
		Despite it becoming increasingly clear that the Atari ST was losing market share to Commodore's Amiga, Jeff continued to concentrate on the ST right through to the days of the Atari Falcon, with a brief flirtation with Konix' ill-fated British console, the MultiSystem.
		Having built up a strong working relationship with Atari, he was approached to write games for the Jaguar and was responsible for what is widely considered as the greatest game for the short lived format, Tempest 2000.
	arrgh.rubberfeet.org /people/jeffminter (757 words)

	Where is Flare 2 now? - AtariAge Forums
		John Mathieson is a Computer Science graduate who initially worked for Sinclair Research before going on to found Flare with fellow ex-Sinclair colleagues Martin Brennan and Ben Cheese.
		He moved to work for nVIDIA at the end of 2001.
		So yeah, not much on Brennan, but Mathieson went onto NVIDIA
	www.atariage.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=76945 (393 words)

	Four Fat Chicks Forums > #8 Consoles
		Anyone care to take one more whack at this?
		[sound of web pages flipping] There was the Konix Multisystem, but that project was scrapped before consumers saw it.
		Then there was the Olivetti Envision, which was Italian and wasn't really a video game console.
	fourfatchicks.com /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t29060.html (718 words)

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