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From: kline@arizona.edu (Nick Kline)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Atari News/Rumor(Is It Real?)
Summary: ITS a JOKE!!!!
Message-ID: <9960@megaron.arizona.edu>
Date: 30 Mar 89 06:02:45 GMT
References: <41086@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Reply-To: kline@arizona.edu (Nick Kline)
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson
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In article <41086@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> <rohde@cis.ohio-state.edu> writes:
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>I'm not sure if this is real or not, but it was just posted on
>a local BBS and did not appear to be a joke.  Note: I will not be liable
>for the content of what follows, nor am I suggesting that it be taken as
>fact. (But it sure will be interesting if this is true!!!)
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>ATARI ANNOUNCES SWEEPING REORGANIZATION;
>8-BIT COMPUTER LINES AND HOME VIDEO GAMES SOLD TO COLECO;
>NEW HIGH END WORKSTATIONS ANNOUNCED;
>HEADQUARTERS MOVES TO GERMANY

This is obviously a joke.

It is dated as April 1, for God's sake.

A machine called the FU?  

Sig Hartman, a German immigrant?

The 8 bit line is worth a little more than $50k (probably).

Nick Kline

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