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From: jcb@frisbee.Sun.COM (Jim Becker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: RJ Mical [now -- Epyx not Atari made Lynx]
Keywords: Lynx, Atari, CBM
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Date: 19 Jan 90 22:33:34 GMT
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hgm@ccvr1.ncsu.edu (Hal G. Meeks) writes:

   ifarqhar@mqccsunc.mq.oz (Ian Farquhar) writes:

   >I am very impressed with the way Atari is handling the Lynx. 
   >

   >So Atari is back at what it does best: games, and I am not saying this in
   >any derogatory manner.  Atari are the best in the world at this.  
   >
   Make a distinction here: There are _two_ Atari companies. 

			     [ clipped ]

   --hal

I  believe  that  most  all of the work for the Lynx was done by Epyx,
including both hardware and software. Atari got involved when Epyx ran
low/out of money to get the product out the door.

So the success of Atari with the Lynx is really success of Epyx to do
the work creating it and Atari to carry the ball through to completion
of production.

RJ, Dave Needle and the rest of Epyx are the ones that should get the
bulk of praise for the Lynx. RJ and Dave had the vision to create the
Lynx, hopefully they will also get some of the profit!


-Jim Becker
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