Re: Atari may be have been sold !!

From: Magnus Kollberg <Magnus.Kollberg_at_emw.ericsson.se>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 09:44:16 +0100

Hi,

> ATARI CORP. MAY BE IN THE HANDS OF ACTIVISION OR WILLIAMS
> SOON!

Ehhh.....
 
> It looks like Atari Corp. has been sold! A post on Jaguar Interactive from
> Dave Bell, The Atari Preservation Society web page operator, said he just got
> off the phone with Jhon Skruch, the only person left working for Atari. Mr.
> Skruch said JTS has sold Atari, but he doesen't know to who. Here is the
> original post from Jaguar Interactive:

Shit.
 
> Subject: Just got off the phone with John Skruch. IT IS CONFIRMED
>
> As of the date the Jagwire webpage was taken down
> Atari was sold for about two months of operating capital.
> There are two possibilities for this sale. He did not
> know who exactly Atari was sold to, but he did mention
> somthing about either "palm trees, or winter nights."
> He also told me that whoever bought Atari only wanted
> the gaming library. I personally believe it to be either
> WILLIAMS or ACTIVISION.
>
> ~Dave Bell

Interresting.
 
> Unfortunetly it does say it is only for the gaming library, but maybe
> something good will come of this yet.

I realy doubt it. I can't see that a games company would have any interrest
in the TOS boxes.

This is actually bad news as Wizztronics was after TOS and the Falcon. On
the other hand, I guess they still could get it as ACTIVISION probably
isn't interrested in this part of Atari.

//Magnus Kollberg
Received on ti. nov. 18 1997 - 10:01:00 CET