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Here, I will introduce one of the big guys in the video games and the Micro computer industry.

"Atari" is a word derived from Go. Basically, "Atari!" Is a "chess!" For Go. The company's logo depicts Mt. Fuji, about 100 km away from Tokyo. Initially, Atari was about to be called "Sishigie", which means that the three celestial bodies would be perfectly lined up, but the construction company had already used the name. Nolan Bushnell established Atari on June 27, 1972 and made one of the first video games sold: Pong, a tennis game that expresses the player on a stick that everyone knows. At that time, Bushnell was not a beginner and had already developed the arcade machine "COMPUTER SPACE" (sold by nutting Associates), but this was a bit noticeable. Bushnell was inspired by a university project for this game. Steve Russell (and MIT friends) in 1962 with DEC PDP-1 mini computer was a very complicated and difficult to handle. From the failure, he concluded that there would be no future if the video games were simple and could not be understood instantly. Pon] is a direct product of this idea, and this idea will r e-appear regularly in the history of later video games.

The concept of tw o-person tennis is not his invention, but Ralph Bear, the creator of the video game, has been working since the early 1950s. In other words, Bushnell is not always a creative genius that is often said. It is clear that the concept of the arcade video game was his idea. In fact, with this idea, he was able to get out of the early competitors.

Nolan Bushnell is the father of the arcade terminal and a pioneer in modern video games. < SPAN> Here, I will introduce one of the big guys in the video game and the micro computer industry.

"Atari" is a word derived from Go. Basically, "Atari!" Is a "chess!" For Go. The company's logo depicts Mt. Fuji, about 100 km away from Tokyo. Initially, Atari was about to be called "Sishigie", which means that the three celestial bodies would be perfectly lined up, but the construction company had already used the name. Nolan Bushnell established Atari on June 27, 1972 and made one of the first video games sold: Pong, a tennis game that expresses the player on a stick that everyone knows. At that time, Bushnell was not a beginner and had already developed the arcade machine "COMPUTER SPACE" (sold by nutting Associates), but this was a bit noticeable. Bushnell was inspired by a university project for this game. Steve Russell (and MIT friends) in 1962 with DEC PDP-1 mini computer was a very complicated and difficult to handle. From the failure, he concluded that there would be no future if the video games were simple and could not be understood instantly. Pon] is a direct product of this idea, and this idea will r e-appear regularly in the history of later video games.

The concept of tw o-person tennis is not his invention, but Ralph Bear, the creator of the video game, has been working since the early 1950s. In other words, Bushnell is not always a creative genius that is often said. It is clear that the concept of the arcade video game was his idea. In fact, with this idea, he was able to get out of the early competitors.

Nolan Bushnell is the father of the arcade terminal and a pioneer in modern video games. Here, I will introduce one of the big guys in the video games and the Micro computer industry.

"Atari" is a word derived from Go. Basically, "Atari!" Is a "chess!" For Go. The company's logo depicts Mt. Fuji, about 100 km away from Tokyo. Initially, Atari was about to be called "Sishigie", which means that the three celestial bodies would be perfectly lined up, but the construction company had already used the name. Nolan Bushnell established Atari on June 27, 1972 and made one of the first video games sold: Pong, a tennis game that expresses the player on a stick that everyone knows. At that time, Bushnell was not a beginner and had already developed the arcade machine "COMPUTER SPACE" (sold by nutting Associates), but this was a bit noticeable. Bushnell was inspired by a university project for this game. Steve Russell (and MIT friends) in 1962 with DEC PDP-1 mini computer was a very complicated and difficult to handle. From the failure, he concluded that there would be no future if the video games were simple and could not be understood instantly. Pon] is a direct product of this idea, and this idea will r e-appear regularly in the history of later video games.

The concept of tw o-person tennis is not his invention, but Ralph Bear, the creator of the video game, has been working since the early 1950s. In other words, Bushnell is not always a creative genius that is often said. However, it is clear that the concept of the arcade video game was his idea. In fact, with this idea, he was able to get out of the early competitors.

Nolan Bushnell is the father of the arcade terminal and a pioneer in modern video games.

The first Pong prototype was installed in a bar called Andy Capps in Sunnyvale, California. It was an immediate success. The story goes that Bushnell was called back by the bar owner after two hours because the machine had already broken down, but in fact the coin-operated machine had reached its limit of 25-cent coins due to being overcrowded with players. And so the Atari story began. The idea of ​​releasing the game in the form of a slot machine was a solid argument to convince investors and would allow instant feedback from the target audience.

II. L'ere des consoles.

Pong arcade machine

Soon after the release of Pong, Bushnell was sued by Magnavox, the company that manufactured and sold the first full-scale arcade game machine, the Odyssey, which could run multiple games on a cartridge, including the tennis game that inspired Pong. Bushnell swore that he had not copied Ralph Baer's work, but (with good reason) he could not convince the judge, and Atari began paying royalties to Magnavox.

Pong (screenshot) and Pong console.

In 1974, Atari won with the famous Tank and QuadraPong (developed by subsidiary Key Games), games that were still limited to bars and amusement arcades. Although most employees were against bringing video games into the home, Bushnell wanted to create a mass-market version of Pong, and the decision was finalized at the end of 1974. Thanks to falling component prices and being limited to one game, this version of Pong was sold at a lower price than Odyssey, while at the same time offering better graphics because it could be played on color televisions. Steve Jobs, who would later become the founder of Apple, was involved in the development of the Breakout game with the help of his friend Steve Wozniak, who was then working at Hewlett-Packard. The first Pong prototype was set up in a bar called Andy Capps in Sunnyvale, California. It was an immediate success. The story goes that Bushnell was called back by the bar owner after two hours because the machine had already broken down, but in fact the coin-operated machine had reached its limit of 25-cent coins due to being overcrowded with players. Thus began the Atari story. The idea of ​​releasing the game in the form of a slot machine was a solid argument for convincing investors and would allow instant feedback from the target audience.

Pong arcade machine

Soon after the release of Pong, Bushnell was sued by Magnavox, the company that manufactured and sold the first full-scale arcade game machine, the Odyssey, which could run multiple games on cartridges, including the tennis game that inspired Pong. Bushnell swore that he had not copied Ralph Baer's work, but (with good reason) he could not convince the judge, and Atari began paying royalties to Magnavox.

Pong (screenshot) and Pong console.

In 1974, Atari won with the famous Tank and QuadraPong (developed by subsidiary Key Games), games that were still limited to bars and amusement arcades. Although most employees were against bringing video games into the home, Bushnell wanted to create a mass-market version of Pong, and the decision was finalized at the end of 1974. Thanks to falling component prices and being limited to one game, this version of Pong was sold at a lower price than Odyssey, while at the same time offering better graphics since it could be played on color televisions. Steve Jobs, who would later become the founder of Apple, was involved in the development of the Breakout game with the help of his friend Steve Wozniak, who was then working at Hewlett-Packard. The first Pong prototype was installed in a bar called Andy Capps in Sunnyvale, California. It was an immediate success. The story goes that Bushnell was called back by the bar owner after two hours because the machine had already broken down, but in fact the coin-operated machine had reached its limit of 25-cent coins due to being overcrowded with players. Thus began the Atari story. The idea of ​​releasing the game in the form of a slot machine was a solid argument for convincing investors and would allow instant feedback from the target audience.

Pong arcade machine

III. Des hommes nommés Tramiel

Soon after the release of Pong, Bushnell was sued by Magnavox, the company that manufactured and sold the first full-scale arcade game machine, the Odyssey, which could run multiple games on cartridges, including the tennis game that inspired Pong. Bushnell swore that he had not copied Ralph Baer's work, but (with good reason) he could not convince the judge, and Atari began paying royalties to Magnavox.

Pong (screenshot) and Pong console.

In 1974, Atari won with the famous Tank and Quadrapong (developed by subsidiary Key Games), games that were still limited to bars and amusement arcades. Although most employees were against bringing video games into the home, Bushnell wanted to create a mass-market version of Pong, and the decision was finalized at the end of 1974. Thanks to falling component prices and being limited to one game, this version of Pong was sold at a lower price than Odyssey, while at the same time offering better graphics since it could be played on color televisions. Steve Jobs, who would later become the founder of Apple, helped develop the Breakout game with the help of his friend Steve Wozniak, who was then working at Hewlett-Packard.

In early 1975, investors from Sears Roebuck (a chain of stores founded in 1886 that owns the 1, 500-foot-tall Sears Tower in Chicago) offered to buy all the Pong consoles Bushnell could produce in a year, and took over advertising and marketing. By Christmas '75, Pong was the talk of the town. In 1976, the Fairchild Channel F console was introduced to the market. Like the Odyssey, it could play a variety of games, but on the Magnavox machine, all the games were "stored" in the machine, and the cartridges were only used to unlock the games. Thus, the Channel F could house an unlimited library of games. Atari had to fight back quickly, as this was a serious threat to their competition, and they started a project called Stella (one of whose developers was Jay Miner, the future creator of the Amiga). Bushnell, however, did not give up, and remained at the head of Atari, looking for new capital. In October 1976, Atari was bought by Warner for $28 million. A new era began. Warner wanted Atari to become a big name, and invested $100 million in the Stella Project. The later VCS (Video Computer System) was a cartridge-powered game machine, and the secret to its success was marketing.

Atari VCS sold over 25 million units

In October 1977, the VCS was released at a price of $200, but it initially made little profit and had only nine games developed by in-house programmers. It was a difficult time when Nolan Bushnell, who was fired by Warner management for being too casual in his work, left the company. Atari's arcade game division then faced stiff competition, especially from Bally (which released the Professional Arcade Console in 1978). In 1978, Japan's Taito developed an arcade game called Space Invaders, which was a huge success. Despite these serious threats, Atari managed to get its say thanks to the numerous games it developed, such as Asteroids, which was released in 1979.

Atari entered the home microcomputer market with the Atari 400 and 800 (released the following year). Instead of making modules that turned the console into a computer, they produced a whole new system based on the 6502 microprocessor, along with a range of peripherals. Nolan Bushnell left Atari, and the management adopted a new style: suits and ties, flexible working hours, no more hippie mentality. Their first product was the Touch Me, a miniaturized version of the Atari arcade game (without a screen) that was released in 1974. It was Atari's first portable game.

Atari 400 and 800

From 1979 to 1980, video games became more and more popular. Atari released 12 new cartridges for the VCS, and with Space Invaders, they signed the first license to adapt an arcade game for a console (and it was a real success). When the game left the Japanese archipelago in January 1980 and took over arcades around the world, many Americans bought VCS consoles to play at home. Atari seemed unstoppable. However, this was also a time when the genius programmers working at the company rebelled against management who treated them as engineers, not artists. So in 1980, David Crane, Alan Miller, Bob Whitehead, and Larry Kaplan left Atari to found Activision, which initially developed games for the VCS.

One of the keys to Atari's success in the console market was its ability to produce good VCS adaptations of successful arcade games, such as Missile Command in 1981. It was also in 1981 that their new console, the Atari VCS2600, was introduced. Technology had advanced greatly since the VCS, and the VCS 2600 did not reflect this advancement, so Atari also introduced the VCS 5200, which was essentially a keyboard-less Atari 400, equipped with an analog joystick, and capable of much better graphics than the 2600. While the latter was very well received, the 5200 was not a success, mainly due to its lack of compatibility with the 2600, which reduced the number of games available, and the general public's unwillingness to use analog joysticks at the time.

On the other hand, 2600 sold immediately (even in Europe, where video games have finally begun to spread), and in 1982, "Pa c-Man" was made into a game, and the graphics were inferior (compared to the arcade version). A new boom of video games caused a great success. At the supermarket video game section, the 2600 Pa c-Man tournament was held, and the children were hooked. Atari, one of the most known companies in every field, has 10, 000 employees and has several buildings in Silicon Valley.

It is important to remember that Atari has been competing not only in the game console market, but also in the microcomputer market for many years. The new product Atari 800XL was not recognized as a sem i-professional system because of the image of the manufacturer (at the time, the video games were only sold only in toy stores), but thanks to games and educational applications. It was excellent.

In 1983, the end of American game consoles began. In 1983, American game consoles ended. Facing a fierce competition with the microcomputer, the microcomputer was expensive, but it exceeded the game and provided many other applications. Moreover, there were few truly original new games. At the CES of the 1984 winter 1984 (Consumer Electronic Show) held in Las Vegas, Atari announced the VCS 7800 console, which provides complete compatibility with excellent graphics and 2600, and surprised everyone. But marketing was still far ahead. < SPAN> On the other hand, 2600 (even in Europe where video games have finally begun to spread), and in 1982, "Pa c-Man" was made into a game, and the graphics were inferior (compared to the arcade version). Nevertheless, a great success caused a new boom in video games. At the supermarket video game section, the 2600 Pa c-Man tournament was held, and the children were hooked. Atari, one of the most known companies in every field, has 10, 000 employees and has several buildings in Silicon Valley.

IV. La fin d'une époque

It is important to remember that Atari has been competing not only in the game console market, but also in the microcomputer market for many years. The new product Atari 800XL was not recognized as a sem i-professional system because of the image of the manufacturer (at the time, the video games were only sold only in toy stores), but thanks to games and educational applications. It was excellent.

In 1983, the end of American game consoles began. In 1983, American game consoles ended. Facing a fierce competition with the microcomputer, the microcomputer was expensive, but it exceeded the game and provided many other applications. Moreover, there were few truly original new games. At the CES of the 1984 winter 1984 (Consumer Electronic Show) held in Las Vegas, Atari announced the VCS 7800 console, which provides complete compatibility with excellent graphics and 2600, and surprised everyone. But marketing was still far ahead. On the other hand, 2600 sold immediately (even in Europe, where video games have finally begun to spread), and in 1982, "Pa c-Man" was made into a game, and the graphics were inferior (compared to the arcade version). A new boom of video games caused a great success. At the supermarket video game section, the 2600 Pa c-Man tournament was held, and the children were hooked. Atari, one of the most known companies in every field, has 10, 000 employees and has several buildings in Silicon Valley.

It is important to remember that Atari has been competing not only in the game console market, but also in the microcomputer market for many years. The new product Atari 800XL was not recognized as a sem i-professional system because of the image of the manufacturer (at the time, the video games were only sold only in toy stores), but thanks to games and educational applications. It was excellent.

In 1983, the end of American game consoles began. In 1983, American game consoles ended. Facing a fierce competition with the microcomputer, the microcomputer was expensive, but it exceeded the game and provided many other applications. Moreover, there were few truly original new games. At the CES of the 1984 winter 1984 (Consumer Electronic Show) held in Las Vegas, Atari announced the VCS 7800 console, which provides complete compatibility with excellent graphics and 2600, and surprised everyone. But marketing was still far ahead.

The consumer video game market (console games at the time) was in a steady decline, and Atari's microcomputers were struggling to get off the ground, lagging behind Commodore and Apple. Warner wanted to put an end to that. In 1984, Atari was sold to Jack Tramiel, founder of its biggest rival, Commodore. Tramiel had just left to start TTL (Tramiel Technology Limited) to develop 16-bit microcomputers. A Polish immigrant who had survived the Holocaust, he had made his fortune in the United States in the 1950s. Buying Atari allowed him to associate his projects with a big name in the industry, but Atari had many financial problems. Tramiel took ownership of Atari's microcomputer division, but the arcade game division remained owned by Warner and was renamed Atari Games. The first thing Tramiel did when he arrived was to appoint his lieutenants, who had worked for him at Commodore, to the top of Atari. He also surrounded himself with his three sons, Sam, Leonard and Gary. They streamlined their workforce as much as possible and focused on the microcomputer market. Their first move was to lower the prices of the Atari 400 and 800 XL.

V. Atari bradé, Atari français, Atari qui renait

Jack Tramiel surrounded by his sons Gary, Sam and Leonard

At the winter CES in 1985, the Tramiels and their team introduced the new Atari computers. First, a new 8-bit computer, the Atari 800 XE, was introduced, but the real stars of the show were the 130 ST and 520 ST. These 16-bit computers were based on Motorola's powerful microprocessor, the MC68000, and featured Digital Research's GEM graphical interface, very similar to Apple's Macintosh. $599 for the 520ST with 512KB RAM - a third the price of the Macintosh and a comparable machine with color display (but no integrated screen). The presentation was a stunner, but Shiraz Shivji and his team still had months of work to do before it could be brought to market. Despite the bad buzz, the Atari ST was released in the summer of '85, pitting it against Commodore, who had just released the Amiga, a 16-bit computer, after buying out the small company of the same name that had launched the project.

The Amiga development team included engineers who had worked on the Atari 400 and 800, and Warner had invested in Amiga when Atari was owned by Warner. This led to a long legal battle between Commodore and the Tramiel family. The Atari ST was a success, and in 1986 the 1040 ST was released, the first mass market microcomputer with 1MB RAM. Prices remained low. Atari returned to gaming, especially with the VCS 2600 console still on the market. The 7800 console finally started to sell a little. There were many rumors flying around, and the Atari booth was a hotbed of attention at every trade show.

1987 was the year of DTP. Atari announced the release of the Mega ST 1, 2, and 4 (based on the number of MB of RAM) and the Atari Laser Printer. The first complete DTP system was sold for under $3, 000. Atari also entered the PC market with the Atari PC1.

Atari Mega ST and TT Atari PC1, PC by Atari

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Demand for the Atari ST grew faster than the assembly line could produce it. Atari concentrated on lucrative orders from Europe, where the ST was sold primarily as a game console. In 1988, two new computers were announced, the TT and the ATW, which had been rumored since '86 to be Unix systems based on the 68020 CPU. Atari revealed that the TT could run TOS, the ST operating system with GEM, in addition to Unix, and was compatible with the ST and Mega ST. The ATW was a British-built machine based on the Transputer processor, promising great power. Another new product was announced that year. The portable ST Stacy's career was halted by battery life and weight issues. The ST became the computer of choice for musicians thanks to its built-in MIDI interface and Pro 24 software (later Cubase). Although the Stacy was targeted specifically at musicians, musicians waited until the ST Book was released two years later before making a purchase.

TT was announced at the Atari Convention held in Dusseldorf in 1989. This powerful machine equipped with a Motorola 68030 CPU was mainly for DTP users, but on the market was still one year ahead. STE 1040 was also announced, but this is a ST that has a better sound function than ST, and in this field he was catching up with Amiga. Atari also launched a small portable computer "Portfolio", which was improved as a personal organizer, and the sales was strong. On the other hand, Sega and Nintendo have once again put the console into the market. 1989 was also the year of Atari's portable game console Links, and tried to catch the Nintendo Game Boy by giving the LCD display a color (and light).

Stacey and STBOOK

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It can be seen that Sam Tramiel's Atari has a presence in all aspects. The technical manager is Richard Miller, one of the engineers who was involved in the development of Transputa. Leonard Tramiel is in charge of the development of TOS, and Henri Plamer is in charge of UNIX system development. The video game division was under the control of John Sculch. At the CEBIT trade fair in Hannover (Germany) in 1990, Atari performed the first demonstration of TT running on UNIX six months after its release, raising the CPU frequency from 16MHz to 32MHz. The Atari Transputa (ATW) system was exhibited in a trade fair, but it was not sold. TT has been relatively successful among DTP users (especially the press), especially thanks to the powerful software package of Calamus (DMC GMBH in Germany) and Le Rédacteur (French) word processor. is. Atari has promised to be released in early 1991, rather than launching the UNIX system this year, but waiting for the operating system version V. 4 to be completed. < SPAN> TT was announced at the Atari Convention held in Düsseldorf in 1989. This powerful machine equipped with a Motorola 68030 CPU was mainly for DTP users, but on the market was still one year ahead. STE 1040 was also announced, but this is a ST that has a better sound function than ST, and in this field he was catching up with Amiga. Atari also launched a small portable computer "Portfolio", which was improved as a personal organizer, and the sales was strong. On the other hand, Sega and Nintendo have once again put the console into the market. 1989 was also the year of Atari's portable game console Links, and tried to catch the Nintendo Game Boy by giving the LCD display a color (and light).

Stacey and STBOOK

It can be seen that Sam Tramiel's Atari has a presence in all aspects. The technical manager is Richard Miller, one of the engineers who was involved in the development of Transputa. Leonard Tramiel is in charge of the development of TOS, and Henri Plamer is in charge of UNIX system development. The video game division was under the control of John Sculch. At the CEBIT trade fair in Hannover (Germany) in 1990, Atari performed the first demonstration of TT running on UNIX six months after its release, raising the CPU frequency from 16MHz to 32MHz. The Atari Transputa (ATW) system was exhibited in a trade fair, but it was not sold. TT has been relatively successful among DTP users (especially the press), especially thanks to the powerful software package of Calamus (DMC GMBH in Germany) and Le Rédacteur (French) word processor. is. Atari has promised to be released in early 1991, rather than launching the UNIX system this year, but waiting for the operating system version V. 4 to be completed. TT was announced at the Atari Convention held in Dusseldorf in 1989. This powerful machine equipped with a Motorola 68030 CPU was mainly for DTP users, but on the market was still one year ahead. STE 1040 was also announced, but this is a ST that has a better sound function than ST, and in this field he was catching up with Amiga. Atari also launched a small portable computer "Portfolio", which was improved as a personal organizer, and the sales was strong. On the other hand, Sega and Nintendo have once again put the console into the market. 1989 was also the year of Atari's portable game console Links, and tried to drove Nintendo's Game Boy by giving the LCD display with colors (and light).

Stacey and STBOOK

Re: * ATARI 400/800/XL * TOPIC OFFICIEL

It can be seen that Sam Tramiel's Atari has a presence in all aspects. The technical manager is Richard Miller, one of the engineers who was involved in the development of Transputa. Leonard Tramiel is in charge of the development of TOS, and Henri Plamer is in charge of UNIX system development. The video game division was under the control of John Sculch. At the CEBIT trade fair in Hannover (Germany) in 1990, Atari performed the first demonstration of TT running on UNIX six months after its release, raising the CPU frequency from 16MHz to 32MHz. The Atari Transputa (ATW) system was exhibited in the trade fair, but it did not sell. TT has been relatively successful among DTP users (especially the press), especially thanks to the powerful software package of Calamus (DMC GMBH in Germany) and Le Rédacteur (French) word processor. is. Atari has promised to be released in early 1991, rather than launching the UNIX system this year, but waiting for the operating system version V. 4 to be completed.

In 1991, Atari replaced the Mega Ste series with MEGA STE 2 and Mega Ste 4, and equipped with a 68000 CPU, hard disk, and VME bus running at 16MHz. CEBIT1991 announced two machines, STBOOK and STPAD. The first one is a highly autonomous portable personal organizer based on ST architecture, with a 1MB of 1MB and a 1MB storage memory that compensates for the lack of floppy disk drive. The table is the same as the first, but it is equipped with a handwritten recognition system instead of a keyboard. I did not get on the market, and was sold only in Europe in 1992.

It can be seen that Sam Tramiel's Atari has a presence in all aspects. The technical manager is Richard Miller, one of the engineers who was involved in the development of Transputa. Leonard Tramiel is in charge of the development of TOS, and Henri Plamer is in charge of UNIX system development. The video game division was under the control of John Sculch. At the CEBIT trade fair in Hannover (Germany) in 1990, Atari performed the first demonstration of TT running on UNIX six months after its release, raising the CPU frequency from 16MHz to 32MHz. The Atari Transputa (ATW) system was exhibited in a trade fair, but it was not sold. TT has been relatively successful among DTP users (especially the press), especially thanks to the powerful software package of Calamus (DMC GMBH in Germany) and Le Rédacteur (French) word processor. is. Atari has promised to be released in early 1991, rather than launching the UNIX system this year, but waiting for the operating system version V. 4 to be completed. TT was announced at the Atari Convention held in Dusseldorf in 1989. This powerful machine equipped with a Motorola 68030 CPU was mainly for DTP users, but on the market was still one year ahead. STE 1040 was also announced, but this is a ST that has a better sound function than ST, and in this field he was catching up with Amiga. Atari also launched a small portable computer "Portfolio", which was improved as a personal organizer, and the sales was strong. On the other hand, Sega and Nintendo have once again put the console into the market. 1989 was also the year of Atari's portable game console Links, and tried to drove Nintendo's Game Boy by giving the LCD display with colors (and light).

Atari Falcon 030

At that time, major companies such as Atari, Komodor, and Apple were facing strict competition with lo w-cost PC compatible machines imported from Asia. With the appearance of Windows 3. 0, PCs have finally been able to use graphical user interfaces and have been supported by many software development companies around the world. Atari and Komodor's sales were no longer compared. The suspicion time begins. The Tramiel and his wife noticed that the microcomputer market was in a hard time, but the video games and consoles were still profitable. Atari has begun developing a groundbreaking 6 4-bit console and Jaguar. Initially, the design was assigned to a British company called Flare Technologies, and the engineer immediately moved through the Atlantic Ocean, leading John Matison to develop. 21 years after Pong, Atari again worked on video games again.

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In November 1993, Atari announced JAGUAR in New York, and commercially available in December. At that time, Jaguar was at least the most powerful game console on paper. Unfortunately, the number of games released the following year was small, not all interesting and technically impressive. Until the Christmas in 1994, Atari was "Alien VS Predator" (it hits in many formats, but Jaguar's advocacy is not a reason, but his version is the best). We did not announce valuable games. In the summer of 1995, Atari produced Jaguar CD-ROM peripherals. It was clear that the company has completely abandoned the computer market and shifted to the video game market, but the sales of Jaguar and Lynx were much less than their primary lack of promotion.

Jaguar and Links.

Demand for the Atari ST grew faster than the assembly line could produce it. Atari concentrated on lucrative orders from Europe, where the ST was sold primarily as a game console. In 1988, two new computers were announced, the TT and the ATW, which had been rumored since '86 to be Unix systems based on the 68020 CPU. Atari revealed that the TT could run TOS, the ST operating system with GEM, in addition to Unix, and was compatible with the ST and Mega ST. The ATW was a British-built machine based on the Transputer processor, promising great power. Another new product was announced that year. The portable ST Stacy's career was halted by battery life and weight issues. The ST became the computer of choice for musicians thanks to its built-in MIDI interface and Pro 24 software (later Cubase). Although the Stacy was targeted specifically at musicians, musicians waited until the ST Book was released two years later before making a purchase.

TT was announced at the Atari Convention held in Dusseldorf in 1989. This powerful machine equipped with a Motorola 68030 CPU was mainly for DTP users, but on the market was still one year ahead. STE 1040 was also announced, but this is a ST that has a better sound function than ST, and in this field he was catching up with Amiga. Atari also launched a small portable computer "Portfolio", which was improved as a personal organizer, and the sales was strong. On the other hand, Sega and Nintendo have once again put the console into the market. 1989 was also the year of Atari's portable game console Links, and tried to catch the Nintendo Game Boy by giving the LCD display a color (and light).

Jaguar and Links.

At that time, major companies such as Atari, Komodor, and Apple were facing strict competition with lo w-cost PC compatible machines imported from Asia. With the appearance of Windows 3. 0, PCs have finally been able to use graphical user interfaces and have been supported by many software development companies around the world. Atari and Komodor's sales were no longer compared. The suspicion time begins. The Tramiel and his wife noticed that the microcomputer market was in a hard time, but the video games and consoles were still profitable. Atari has begun developing a groundbreaking 6 4-bit console and Jaguar. Initially, the design was assigned to a British company called Flare Technologies, and the engineer immediately moved through the Atlantic Ocean, leading John Matison to develop. 21 years after Pong, Atari again worked on video games again.

Re: * ATARI 400/800/XL * TOPIC OFFICIEL

Atari, who has reigned at the top for 25 years, has become a secon d-class company. In November 1993, Atari announced JAGUAR in New York, and commercially available in December. At that time, Jaguar was at least the most powerful game console on paper. Unfortunately, the number of games released the following year was small, not all interesting and technically impressive. Until the Christmas in 1994, Atari was "Alien VS Predator" (it hits in many formats, but Jaguar's advocacy is not a reason, but his version is the best). We did not announce valuable games. In the summer of 1995, Atari produced Jaguar CD-ROM peripherals. It was clear that the company has completely abandoned the computer market and shifted to the video game market, but the sales of Jaguar and Lynx were much less than their primary lack of promotion.

Jaguar and Links.

Atari has since then rely on publishing PC games. In early 1996, the Tramir family brought Atari two large sources of income. One is the sale of a Taiwanese factory, and the other is a lawsuit that won Sega after a struggle over the game license. They prefer to give up on the so uncertain video game market and invest in another field. At that time, a hard disk manufacturer JTS Tom Mitchell was offered a partnership. Mitchell had already sold hard disks to Tramiel during the Komodor era, and also participated in the development of Seagate and Connor, the two major HDDs. The most innovative product prepared by JTS is a 3-inch hard disk for an electronic notebook, and the partnership with Atari may be a manufacturer that can respond to demand thanks to the acquisition human resources and factories. 。 On July 30, 1996, the merger was officially established, and Atari was under JTS. Atari resell many game licenses and continued selling Jaguar and Links for a while.

Atari, who has reigned at the top for 25 years, has become a secon d-class company.

Stacey and STBOOK

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In 2000, rumors began to circulate that Infograms was interested in buying Hasbro. It was even said that it was not a simple acquisition, and that Infograms would just want to eventually rename itself Atari. A year later, Infograms boss Bruno Bornel was seen wearing an Atari T-shirt. In fact, this was a communications ploy aimed at the US. Infograms' presence in the US had not been as successful as expected, and although the Lyon-based company is publicly listed, it was not doing well on Wall Street. In this case, it would be better to present an image that was familiar to the American eye. The acquisition of Hasbro was therefore essentially motivated by ownership of the Atari label. In June 2001, a rumor that was so persistent that it began to be taken at face value, was that Infograms would only sell Atari-labeled games in the US. This strategy did not just involve the use of the Atari license, but all games published by Infograms. Meanwhile, on July 18, Infograms will release the Atari Anniversary Edition, a compilation of 12 classic Atari games for PC and Dreamcast, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Atari brand.

What's that? A new Atari console?

In 2001, Bruno Bonel officially revealed his plan. But he promised that the label would only be associated with major and innovative games. We are now entering the 12 8-bit console era, competing with PCs in the video game market and gradually gaining hegemony. Sega cut off with a dream cast, then withdrew due to lack of funds, Sony launched PlayStation 2 and reigned for a long time, and for a long time in Nintendo (Game Cube, Game Boy Advance), Microsoft (Xbox, American game consoles for the first time. Survival) continued. The new Atari has developed indefinitely in all existing formats. The titles such as Enter the Matrix and "Driver 3" ranked the top of the hit chart for several months, and purchased the official version of "DUNGEONS & AMP; dragons" of "Ikaruga" (excellent "D & Amp; D)" Heroes] was launched. By 2004, Atari became a major publisher, released a huge number of games, and popular among gamers, "RolerCoaster Tycoon 3", "Sid Meier's Pirates" (1 6-bit classic), "UNREAL TOURNAMENT" series. With the title, we aimed to compete with UBI software and electronic arts.

At the end of 2004, there was an unknown event that had a historical meaning for Atari. VCS2600 has renewed the design, changed its name as Atari flashback, sold for about $ 45 (released only in the United States), two controllers and 20 vintage games (including unreleased ones!). It was bundled in the machine body. The game console has a modern and retro impression, and the controller seems to be much more human engineering than 25 years ago.

Rickyordi Wrote: On the other hand, as recommended on the project website, I do not understand the meaning of converting ROM files to CAR.

At that time, major companies such as Atari, Komodor, and Apple were facing strict competition with lo w-cost PC compatible machines imported from Asia. With the appearance of Windows 3. 0, PCs have finally been able to use graphical user interfaces and have been supported by many software development companies around the world. Atari and Komodor's sales were no longer compared. The suspicion time begins. The Tramiel and his wife noticed that the microcomputer market was in a hard time, but the video games and consoles were still profitable. Atari has begun developing a groundbreaking 6 4-bit console and Jaguar. Initially, the design was assigned to a British company called Flare Technologies, and the engineer immediately moved through the Atlantic Ocean, leading John Matison to develop. 21 years after Pong, Atari again worked on video games again.

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ATARI FROG PATIENT INCURABLE Number of messages: 1212 Created: 2005/03/12

by drfloyd water 9 October 201 9-20:20

Ca Revient à Combien L'Ultimate Cart?

Can I save the basic program?

Stacey and STBOOK

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by Rickyordi Wed 9 October 201 9-20:35

Drfloyd Wrote: Ca Revient à Combien L'Ultimate Cart?

Can I save the basic program?

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L'ULTIMATE CART NENCTURE ET ON PEUT LE TROUVER LE 80 € SUR EBAY Drive-Max QUIT PEUT SAUVEGARDER DES PROGRAMS, et TOUJOURS DISPO SUR EBAY POUR 52 € AVEC FDP Inclus.

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by Rickyordi Water 9 October 201 9-20:45

ATARI FROG wrote:

Rickyordi Wrote: On the other hand, I don't understand the meaning of converting ROM files to CAR as recommended on the project site.

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The . rom file is a raw dump, while the . car format can have certain information about the type of cartridge.

Ultimate carts simply load the file, whether ROM or CAR.

Can I save the basic program?

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The . rom file is a raw dump, while the . car format can have certain information about the type of cartridge.

Ultimate Cart loads . rom based on the most classic "mapping", and most of the time passes. Example: Most 16KB cartridges are the s o-called standard formats used by Atari first and then many other publishers. Everything works except for the Utility and the OSS that has released the language. OSS is also 16KB, but it has its own "mesh".

Can I save the basic program?

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See this list of almost all known titles, sizes, checksum, and mapping: https://atariage. com/forums/topic/161828-hooked-n-8-bit-carts/page/ 15/#Comments (last message of Zip compression file).

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Ca Revient à Combien L'Ultimate Cart?

Can I save the basic program?

AtariMania only has 5 OSS, Inc (K) cartridges and I don't program BASIC so I probably won't use them. http://www. atarimania. com/list_utilities_atari-400-800-xl-xe-oss-inc_publisher_1352_8_U. html

If you want to convert your ROMs to CAR you can do so directly on this webpage: http://htmlpreview. github. io/? https://github. com/robinhedwards/UltimateCart/master/RomToCar. html

At that time, major companies such as Atari, Komodor, and Apple were facing strict competition with lo w-cost PC compatible machines imported from Asia. With the appearance of Windows 3. 0, PCs have finally been able to use graphical user interfaces and have been supported by many software development companies around the world. Atari and Komodor's sales were no longer compared. The suspicion time begins. The Tramiel and his wife noticed that the microcomputer market was in a hard time, but the video games and consoles were still profitable. Atari has begun developing a groundbreaking 6 4-bit console and Jaguar. Initially, the design was assigned to a British company called Flare Technologies, and the engineer immediately moved through the Atlantic Ocean, leading John Matison to develop. 21 years after Pong, Atari again worked on video games again.

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by Atarigaeru Thu 10 Oct 2019 - 11:43

You are probably looking for this: http://www. wudsn. com/index. php/productions-atari800/tools/atarirommaker

Atarimania does not provide sets, because almost every day programs, manuals, etc. are added, and the pages are updated with better dumps, and it would be a pain to manage them. We don't have everything either, and for example the utility page is very incomplete compared to others.

At that time, major companies such as Atari, Komodor, and Apple were facing strict competition with lo w-cost PC compatible machines imported from Asia. With the appearance of Windows 3. 0, PCs have finally been able to use graphical user interfaces and have been supported by many software development companies around the world. Atari and Komodor's sales were no longer compared. The suspicion time begins. The Tramiel and his wife noticed that the microcomputer market was in a hard time, but the video games and consoles were still profitable. Atari has begun developing a groundbreaking 6 4-bit console and Jaguar. Initially, the design was assigned to a British company called Flare Technologies, and the engineer immediately moved through the Atlantic Ocean, leading John Matison to develop. 21 years after Pong, Atari again worked on video games again.

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Atari Frog Incurable Disease Patient Posts: 1212 Joined: 2005/12/03

by Xiao Thu 10 Oct 2019 - 14:55

I am a lucky person! Thanks to rocky007

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by tophe38 Thu 10 Oct 2019 - 15:02

HS: I have the same TV for testing too. Great features, but the mono sound is disappointing.

What are the latest games?

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by Shaoto Thu 10 Oct 2019 - 17:07

The Last Starfighter! Actually, it was released as "Star Raiders 2", but to me it's always been "The Last Starfighter".

Stacey and STBOOK

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by Shaoth Thursday 10 October 2019 - 17:07

5€ in flea market the TV. by Xiao Thu 10 Oct 2019 - 14:55

I am a lucky person! Thanks to rocky007

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Atari Mania does not provide a set. I add programs, manuals, and others almost every day, updating pages with better dumps, and it is troublesome to manage. The utility page is also very incomplete compared to other ones.

At that time, major companies such as Atari, Komodor, and Apple were facing strict competition with lo w-cost PC compatible machines imported from Asia. With the appearance of Windows 3. 0, PCs have finally been able to use graphical user interfaces and have been supported by many software development companies around the world. Atari and Komodor's sales were no longer compared. The suspicion time begins. The Tramiel and his wife noticed that the microcomputer market was in a hard time, but the video games and consoles were still profitable. Atari has begun developing a groundbreaking 6 4-bit console and Jaguar. Initially, the design was assigned to a British company called Flare Technologies, and the engineer immediately moved through the Atlantic Ocean, leading John Matison to develop. 21 years after Pong, Atari again worked on video games again.

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Thank you for the link to Windows Atari Rom Maker software. I was in trouble with a bin file that was not supported by Ultimate Cart, but this is fine!

Currently, we are downloading all the game ROMs available at Atarimania. In addition, I will look at archive. org to build a complete set of ROM and CAR. I found a broken ROM in atarimania. And Archive. org's Mario Bros. works very well in the CAR format.

HS: I have the same TV for testing too. Great features, but the mono sound is disappointing.

What are the latest games?

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Drfloyd wrote: I ate one now!

One more!

It's strange, Doc, this sale states that Unocato supports XEX, ROM, and CAR format, so you can do it all, you can do it, but not all, you are the previous topic. I wrote that only ROM can be executed.

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At that time, major companies such as Atari, Komodor, and Apple were facing strict competition with lo w-cost PC compatible machines imported from Asia. With the appearance of Windows 3. 0, PCs have finally been able to use graphical user interfaces and have been supported by many software development companies around the world. Atari and Komodor's sales were no longer compared. The suspicion time begins. The Tramiel and his wife noticed that the microcomputer market was in a hard time, but the video games and consoles were still profitable. Atari has begun developing a groundbreaking 6 4-bit console and Jaguar. Initially, the design was assigned to a British company called Flare Technologies, and the engineer immediately moved through the Atlantic Ocean, leading John Matison to develop. 21 years after Pong, Atari again worked on video games again.

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Shaoth Wrote: I'm a happy person!

OMG, you chose two games from my top 10 :)

I think the last star fighter is incredibly sophisticated in this era.

At that time, major companies such as Atari, Komodor, and Apple were facing strict competition with lo w-cost PC compatible machines imported from Asia. With the appearance of Windows 3. 0, PCs have finally been able to use graphical user interfaces and have been supported by many software development companies around the world. Atari and Komodor's sales were no longer compared. The suspicion time begins. The Tramiel and his wife noticed that the microcomputer market was in a hard time, but the video games and consoles were still profitable. Atari has begun developing a groundbreaking 6 4-bit console and Jaguar. Initially, the design was assigned to a British company called Flare Technologies, and the engineer immediately moved through the Atlantic Ocean, leading John Matison to develop. 21 years after Pong, Atari again worked on video games again.

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Rocky007 inside

Jaguar and Links.

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by Shaoto Thu 10 Oct 2019 - 17:07

I'm really happy that people are interested in these machines.

At that time, major companies such as Atari, Komodor, and Apple were facing strict competition with lo w-cost PC compatible machines imported from Asia. With the appearance of Windows 3. 0, PCs have finally been able to use graphical user interfaces and have been supported by many software development companies around the world. Atari and Komodor's sales were no longer compared. The suspicion time begins. The Tramiel and his wife noticed that the microcomputer market was in a hard time, but the video games and consoles were still profitable. Atari has begun developing a groundbreaking 6 4-bit console and Jaguar. Initially, the design was assigned to a British company called Flare Technologies, and the engineer immediately moved through the Atlantic Ocean, leading John Matison to develop. 21 years after Pong, Atari again worked on video games again.

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Atari Frog Incurable Patient Messages: 1212 Created: 2005/03/12

by rickyordi Fri 11 Oct 2019 - 0:59

rocky007 wrote:

Shaoth wrote: I'm so lucky!

OMG, they picked two of my top 10s :)

I think The Last Starfighter is incredibly polished for a game of this era.

I have the prototype cartridge for The Last Starfighter and it's really great to play and a lot easier than Star Raiders II.