108 Stars Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) I am just sharing this from user Marcel Franquinet from the Lynx fan group on Facebook. Apparently, he was invited to RJ Mical's home, where RJ showed him some rare Lynx memorabilia. Rare as in "I have never seen it before". Beside what appears to be a dev system and a Lynx design document, RJ also showed two slightly different prototypes of the Lynx itself. They are very different looking from the final version. Enjoy! The two Lynx prototypes: A Lynx dev system it seems: An original Lynx 1 faceplate, possibly the original mock up: Lynx documentation... Atari Lynx Fans: https://www.facebook.com/groups/146341305436247/?ref=bookmarks Edited July 24, 2015 by 108 Stars 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trew Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 NIIIIICE! My plain old full collection of games feels pretty weak right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Well that's fascinating! Thank you for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 This is really cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamer Deluxe tm Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Great stuff, fantastic that so many cool new things for the Lynx are happening so long after it came out. That 'd-pad' looks really uncomfortable, are you supposed to stick your thumb in the center or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StijnDW Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Would be so cool if that documentation could be digitized. Those design documents are always a great read for historical purposes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serblander Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 I am just sharing this from user Marcel Franquinet from the Lynx fan group on Facebook. ... Thank you so much for sharing! Always so cool to see something totally new for an old system you love and collect for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlynxalot Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarBrett Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Awesome. Hope these get preserved in the future, thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland p Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Wow that's amazing! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadPricey Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 If those early prototypes were the ones they pitched to the focus group then they definitely picked the best one to go for. In my opinion the Lynx 1 is far superior to the Lynx 2. Its just better built, feels better and looks stunning. Great pics though. Anyone know if the first 2 shown work? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland p Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 (edited) If those early prototypes were the ones they pitched to the focus group then they definitely picked the best one to go for. In my opinion the Lynx 1 is far superior to the Lynx 2. Its just better built, feels better and looks stunning. I also prefer the Lynx 1 over the 2, it looks more elegant to me. http://www.1up.com/features/rj-mical-interview Probably the most important thing I learned from the Lynx: never trust focus groups. In all the focus group testing, and we did a lot of it with consumers, we had a bunch of different models that we showed them. [We asked] "which one do you like? Which one would you like to have it be?" We showed them big ones; we showed them little ones. We showed them gigantic ones; we showed them little tiny ones. They loved the big ones. They all told us, "Make it big. Make it big. This one feels like it's substantial and I'm really getting my money's worth." They all told us to make it big, so we made it big. And when it came out on the market, they all said, "Why is this damn thing so big?" It'd drive me nuts, because the original Lynx was mostly air space inside. We put it in, because that's what they told us they wanted. Edited July 25, 2015 by roland p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Stars Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 I find the Lynx 1 butt ugly, and the Lynx 2 very stylish. But the Lynx 1 is more comfortable to hold for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Dragon Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Fantastic. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Runner 87 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I am just sharing this from user Marcel Franquinet from the Lynx fan group on Facebook. Apparently, he was invited to RJ Mical's home, where RJ showed him some rare Lynx memorabilia. Rare as in "I have never seen it before". Beside what appears to be a dev system and a Lynx design document, RJ also showed two slightly different prototypes of the Lynx itself. They are very different looking from the final version. Enjoy! The two Lynx prototypes: 11224564_1474483616202133_3736407631179493346_n.jpg 11796294_1474483649535463_2705058982890087873_n.jpg A Lynx dev system it seems: 11745586_1474483639535464_8870539192137061899_n.jpg An original Lynx 1 faceplate, possibly the original mock up: 11755856_1474483626202132_7986299799584507687_n.jpg Lynx documentation... 11709659_1474483672868794_7183210171803219650_n.jpg Atari Lynx Fans: https://www.facebook.com/groups/146341305436247/?ref=bookmarks Cool, thanks for sharing this . I've never seen this before . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Is that a game that he has in the proto unit and if so, which one? I can't place it (unless it's a mock-up). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level42 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Noticed this on FB, very very cool ! >>> We need scans of that book with schematics and construction drawings !!!!! <<< Please ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandheldGuru Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 That is incredible! That second mockup unit actually looks kinda cool The control...wheel(?) looks, um very uncomfortable. Still, a neat looking kit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlynxalot Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Was just thinking about these hardware prototypes the other day. Has any more information or pictures come to light about these? Very curious how the control-wheel / dpad would have worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 On 7/24/2015 at 3:06 PM, 108 Stars said: Lynx documentation... I would frame that and hang it in my gameroom! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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