Reason for the project
 | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding missing information. (August 2025) |
A new clone named Phenix never made it to market in final form. [5]
| Developer | Firebee Volunteers [1] |
|---|---|
| Released | May 2012 [2] |
| Introductory price | 599 Euro |
| Website | www |
The Atari Coldfire Project (ACP) is a volunteer project that has created a modern Atari ST computer clone called the FireBee. [3] [4]
| | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding missing information. (August 2025) |
A new clone named Phenix never made it to market in final form. [5]
 | This section needs to be updated.(March 2025) |
The specifications for the ACP have changed considerably over time, in response to advancing technology and price considerations. However, it seems the following will be in the final design according to former Atari Coldfire Project homepage: [6]
On the 8 MB ROM, FireBee devices have the following pre-installed software:
There's a ready to use FreeMiNT and GUI environment setup with applications ported to work on ColdFire which can be ordered on CompactFlash card with the device.
There are different strategies for dealing with the differences in ColdFire and 68K instruction set and opcodes: [8]
FireBee FPGA doesn't yet provide DSP functionality which means that any Atari Falcon specific programs requiring DSP won't run. Many Falcon games and demos use it to play background music.