jahfish Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Thirty years from now they'll be posting about the legendary Atari thread that would not die. And how much ET sucked! and how it was too expensive ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donutty Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Guys I have no reason to doubt this 'myth'. It happens all the time. I work in the consumer electronics industry and at the end of every line there is always excess / surplus stock and parts. Sometimes I wish somebody would shoot the buyers and planners who are responsible for procuring parts and forecasting sales, but it's inevitable and they can't get it right 100% of the time, especially with effects minimum orders and lead times. Just this month we trashed millions of £s worth of flat screen TVs because they were last year's model. At least these days the stuff gets recycled. And why would you want to go digging around a landfill? To prove the myth, or just to get at the cartridges? (as if they are worth anything). If your answer if the first option, then I can see what you are getting at; there ain't nothing like an adventure and a myth to be proved / disproven! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mock Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Guys I have no reason to doubt this 'myth'. It happens all the time. I work in the consumer electronics industry and at the end of every line there is always excess / surplus stock and parts. Sometimes I wish somebody would shoot the buyers and planners who are responsible for procuring parts and forecasting sales, but it's inevitable and they can't get it right 100% of the time, especially with effects minimum orders and lead times. Just this month we trashed millions of £s worth of flat screen TVs because they were last year's model. At least these days the stuff gets recycled. And why would you want to go digging around a landfill? To prove the myth, or just to get at the cartridges? (as if they are worth anything). If your answer if the first option, then I can see what you are getting at; there ain't nothing like an adventure and a myth to be proved / disproven! then again if anyone proves the myth then there is no need for this never ending thread....which i love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tcv Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 TITS OR GT.. oh wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakpack Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 You act like you've never seen golden globes before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math You Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Y'know, a chunk of landfill concrete with Atari cartridges and hardware sticking out of it would make an interesting piece of modern art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolligames Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Just think if you could find the location you could make a small fortune on Ebay from collectors. I know I would love to display a nice big chunk of rock on top of my T.V. with ET cartridges sticking through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Just think if you could find the location you could make a small fortune on Ebay from collectors. I know I would love to display a nice big chunk of rock on top of my T.V. with ET cartridges sticking through. ...a very small fortune, indeed. The shipping would be outrageous. Might sell one or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakpack Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 All this landfill talk is bringing back nostalgia for me <sniff> As if Atari stuff didn't already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 The Alamagordo thread! It must be fall! Someone should change the name to the 'Zombie Atari Undead Dumpsite Extravaganza!' I love how it never dies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Stars Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Hehe, this is a great myth... I hope it is never proven that this did not happen. The thought of loads of E.T.carts buried in the desert is nice. I am not that much of an Atari-expert, did any Atari employee of the time ever comment on this myth? I mean, the guys can speak freely today since the original company is defunct. Actually, if someone could confirm the event and the place it happened, it would be a nice symbolic grave for Atari itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I know it's a long one, but start at the beginning and actually read the thread. It will only take a few pages in for all your questions to be answered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdement Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) Except the question of what was buried. I see no evidence it was 18 truckloads of ET. It was probably just a random assortment of anything Atari decided they couldn't sell in the crash environment. The popular attribution of this event to ET carts strikes me as most likely a mythical exaggeration. Edited October 8, 2008 by gdement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Except the question of what was buried. I see no evidence it was 18 truckloads of ET. It was probably just a random assortment of anything Atari decided they couldn't sell in the crash environment. The popular attribution of this event to ET carts strikes me as most likely a mythical exaggeration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcv Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 It was not ET at all that was dumped in the desert. It was its sequel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 oh, the inhumanity! oh, wait, et is an alien... so that kinda fits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 oh, the inhumanity! oh, wait, et is an alien... so that kinda fits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroogur Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 (edited) Has anyone considered calling in Geraldo Rivera? i'm sure he would like a shot at redemption after the Al Capone debacle. Edited October 18, 2008 by kroogur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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