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From: danscott@atari.UUCP (Dan Scott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Atari suing Nintendo?
Message-ID: <1312@atari.UUCP>
Date: 11 Jan 89 23:55:18 GMT
References: <4154@ihlpe.ATT.COM>
Organization: Atari Corp., Sunnyvale CA.
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in article <4154@ihlpe.ATT.COM>, kimes@ihlpe.ATT.COM (Kit Kimes) says:
> 
> From article <1244@fredonia.UUCP>, by sale5312@fredonia.UUCP (Marty Saletta):
>> 
>> 
>>    On the PBS (?) show Computer Chronicals,they reported that Atari is suing
>> Nintendo.  Is this correct?  The reporter said that since Nintendo is
>> dominating the video game market,Atari was suing them,saying that it was
>> a monopoly.  I also remember something about the cartridge port of the
>> Nintendo being involved.
>> 
>>   
> There is a law suit and it involves the use of the Nintendo encryption
> copy protection system.  It seems that there is a master/slave chip set that
> is involved with all Nintendo cartridges.  This forces all third party
> companies to come to Nintendo if they want to release a game for their system.


You must also remember that the suit is between Atari Games (In Milpitas CA)
and not with Atari Corp. (In Sunnyvale CA).


Dan Scott/Atari Corp.