iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 I got a few of these check-out games from ebay. Back in the time they were part of the Atari game library and the employees could check them out. I studied the check out cards and stumbled across the name Joe Copson. After a quick search I found him......http://www.atariage.com/programmer_page.html?SystemID=5200&ProgrammerID=134 I think it´s cool to have some games with the signature of a former Atari programmer! And who is Liz Poole? She checked out every game.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickNixonArisen Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Hey, that's really neat. Reminds me of "whisper of the heart" by studio Ghibli, where the couple meet after seeing each others names on checked-out books. I'd never heard of the atari library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 I'd never heard of the atari library. I have never heard about the game library too till I got my hands on these. Most of those who checked out the games used initials of their names.........could the name on the card above Joe Copson be Dennis Koble?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 I'd never heard of the atari library. I have never heard about the game library too till I got my hands on these. Most of those who checked out the games used initials of their names.........could the name on the card above Joe Copson be Dennis Koble?? Yep, it is Dennis Koble. These have popped up before in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 There was a guy in San Jose who had a load of protos and a huge box full of these up on ebay, I am betting that's where Iwan got them from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 There was a guy in San Jose who had a load of protos and a huge box full of these up on ebay, I am betting that's where Iwan got them from. Nope, I got them from zeitshabba! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 There was a guy in San Jose who had a load of protos and a huge box full of these up on ebay, I am betting that's where Iwan got them from. Nope, I got them from zeitshabba! and zeit got them from him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustJeff2 Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 There was a guy in San Jose who had a load of protos and a huge box full of these up on ebay, I am betting that's where Iwan got them from. I bought several of them from that guy... and love em .. yes, the fact that you know real atari peeps from back in the day were using them is why I love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickNixonArisen Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 It's cool. I imagine them taking them home and thinking "hey, this is crap. I can do better than this.." Did any other companies, like Activision, have a similar lending setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss 2600 Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 That's awesome! I wonder why there are no "in" dates. I guess the Atari library worked on the honor system. On a slightly related note, it reminds me of when library books all had their own check out cards attached and you could see how often (or not) they were checked out and when. Old books could have check out stamp dates from the 1960s. Now with computer systems, books are just scanned and a generic card is put in with the due date so there is no nostalgia anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Wonder007 Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 I bought most of them from the guy and almost all of his protos. He purchased the box from a yard sale many years ago. He definitely hit the jackpot and I got most of it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickNixonArisen Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Hey, wonder, I have a question. Does her majesty's government KNOW what exactly you're doing with all the money they give you? You write in 'pen with knockout gas' and buy protos instead, don't you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 Yes, the fact that you know real atari peeps from back in the day were using them is why I love them. Yes, they are pretty nice to have especially if you get 6 of them for only a few bucks each! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball22 Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 I got one of these from eBay too... makes me happy to have one. Didn't recognize any names right off, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Didn't recognize any names right off, though. Remember that Atari employed more than just programmers. I imagine that all sorts of employees would have a reason to check out games. People like Graphic Artists, Play Testers, Manual Writers, Marketing, Engineers, etc. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball22 Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Remember that Atari employed more than just programmers. I imagine that all sorts of employees would have a reason to check out games. People like Graphic Artists, Play Testers, Manual Writers, Marketing, Engineers, etc. Tempest Oh, yeah, I figured that. And some of them may be programmers I just don't know the names of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickNixonArisen Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 How hard would it be to find a list of employees by year? Wouldn't that be public record at some point?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 How hard would it be to find a list of employees by year? Wouldn't that be public record at some point?" Public record? We do have at least one of the internal Atari phone books (from 1983, I believe). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 How hard would it be to find a list of employees by year? Wouldn't that be public record at some point?" Complete Atari phone lists are publicly available on several sites so I doubt such information would be considered sensitive anymore. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickNixonArisen Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 I was thinking more along the lines of tax records that might list the position (tell programmers from receptionists) as well as the name. Aren't taxes public record? I don't know much about that area of life, obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 I was thinking more along the lines of tax records that might list the position (tell programmers from receptionists) as well as the name. Aren't taxes public record? I don't know much about that area of life, obviously. I see. No, corporate tax filings generally just list the number of employees a corporation has, and this is the only information that would be publically available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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