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Article #37492Re: Atari News/Rumor(Is It Real?)
From: Nick Kline
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 1989 06:02
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 1989 06:02
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In article <41086@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> <rohde@cis.ohio-state.edu> writes:
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>I'm not sure if this is real or not, but it was just posted on
>a local BBS and did not appear to be a joke. Note: I will not be liable
>for the content of what follows, nor am I suggesting that it be taken as
>fact. (But it sure will be interesting if this is true!!!)
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>ATARI ANNOUNCES SWEEPING REORGANIZATION;
>8-BIT COMPUTER LINES AND HOME VIDEO GAMES SOLD TO COLECO;
>NEW HIGH END WORKSTATIONS ANNOUNCED;
>HEADQUARTERS MOVES TO GERMANY
This is obviously a joke.
It is dated as April 1, for God's sake.
A machine called the FU?
Sig Hartman, a German immigrant?
The 8 bit line is worth a little more than $50k (probably).
Nick Kline
kline@arizona.edu [or] {allegra|noao}!arizona!kline
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!ig!arizona!kline From: kline@arizona.edu (Nick Kline) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Atari News/Rumor(Is It Real?) Summary: ITS a JOKE!!!! Message-ID: <9960@megaron.arizona.edu> Date: 30 Mar 89 06:02:45 GMT References: <41086@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Reply-To: kline@arizona.edu (Nick Kline) Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson Lines: 25