Retro Rogue Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/196392-jack-tramiel-dead/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Very sad news indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Have to appreciate JT and the work he did keeping Atari relevent well past its prime. I loved the ST and got alot of mileage out of it. RIP Jack. Sad there hasnt been more mention of this - the C64 alone should've gotten some mention on the news. I think Mike Wallace passing away the same day may have influenced it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Yeah, hard to believe. Such an iconic figure... Thanks for the Atari legacy and the memories Jack! R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oky2000 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Reminds us all of our mortality. RIP to the true pioneer of home computing. PET,VIC,64,ST,LYNX,Falcon That's quite a legacy indeed, nothing Apple/Microsoft/IBM did in home computing comes close, and only Nolan's awesome VCS console rivals them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zeptari Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Sad news indeed. I don't post here often. but i felt the need today. My 520 ST wasn't my first pc, but it was definitely my favorite computer of all time. It looked sooo freaking advanced when it came out. I had so much fun playing with GFA Basic and Degas Elite. And logging onto local BBS systems was always fun. Waiting for the newest issue of STart magazine to come in the mail. Or traveling to Barnes&Noble to pick up the latest copy of ST Format. Owning a computer with a REAL monitor was amazing....playing Dungeon Master till the wee hours of the morning. I could go on all night here about the "ST" days. The ST's brand new GUI interface, looks like kids play today. But looked the future of computing. Going my local Atari user group meeting. Seeing the guys from Gribnif demo Neodesk 3 in person was neat. One weird thing i missed that the ST didn't have, a top loading cartidge slot like my old 800xl. Time to fire up Steem... and watch some old interview videos of Jack on the web.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amimitl Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 You will not be forgotten. Rest in peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amimitl Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) Double post Edited April 11, 2012 by Amimitl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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