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From: mag2@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Michael A Gorski)
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Subject: Atari & Coleco
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Date: 31 Mar 89 12:46:51 GMT
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I just heard that Atari Corp. just sold their 6502 based computers and
all their game systems to Coleco.

Can anyone verify or shoot down this rumor?

If it is true, I guess Atari finally wants to get rid of their "game
machine" image.  To me, the key word here is "image".  Selling off
the game systems and low end computers will NOT change their image.

The name Atari is synonymous with games.  We all know that they also
produce "real computers" but to the non-Atari computer owners, they are
just toys.  The only way to loose their image is a name change.