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From: on@hpda.UUCP (Owen Rowley)
Newsgroups: net.games.video
Subject: Re: Gauntlet (Atari, actually)
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Date: Tue, 21-Jan-86 00:25:36 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 21 00:25:36 1986
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In article <1005@mit-eddie.UUCP> nathan@mit-eddie.UUCP (Nathan Glasser) writes:
>In article <507@well.UUCP> farren@well.UUCP (Mike Farren) writes:
>>...Anyhow, the Atari that makes the 520ST is NOT the
>>same as the Atari that makes arcade games.  Witness Marble Madness, 
>>which will be released first for the Amiga - Atari's not even involved.
>
>What makes you think that they are not the same Atari? Because of
>what you heard about Marble Madness? To the best of my knowledge
>there is only one Atari company.


I used to do a lot of bussiness with Atari, and I KNOW that
the home computer division and the Video Games divisions were indeed
boththe same company... but with seperate managemant. I guess both points
are correct in their own way. Of course a LOT has happened since
then (about two years) and I cannot say for sure that they have not split even
further. 
Some of this discussion came about because I assumed that Atari would make 
an attempt to put Gauntlet on its 520ST .. This probably just reflects the fact that I have been favorably impressed by the 520 and would really just
like an excuse to buy one. I also agree with a previous note that the 
Atari 800 is a great buy these days 
LUX .. on
Owen Rowley