JustinMSalvato Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Trying to find more information and photos about the line of telephones Atari was working on in the early 1980s. It's fascinating stuff, but Atari Museum has very little information. Does anyone know where the prototypes have gone (thinking the trash, but hoping otherwise)? Are there more, higher quality photos? Did the kiosk ever make it out of the Atari offices? Thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 According to this web article Mitsubishi ordered all their Atari prototypes and paperwork destroyed; implying Mitsubishi had some Atari prototypes. Not sure when the article was written. http://www.atarimuseum.com/ataritel/ataritel.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Vintage-Mitsubishi-Luma-Video-Telephone-1986-LU-1000-Designed-by-Atari-/142405098255?hash=item2128015b0f:g:s0EAAOSwjL5ZNMJ9 Allan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinMSalvato Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 According to this web article Mitsubishi ordered all their Atari prototypes and paperwork destroyed; implying Mitsubishi had some Atari prototypes. Not sure when the article was written. http://www.atarimuseum.com/ataritel/ataritel.html Geezus. That's sad. Also sad that I missed that on the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinMSalvato Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Vintage-Mitsubishi-Luma-Video-Telephone-1986-LU-1000-Designed-by-Atari-/142405098255?hash=item2128015b0f:g:s0EAAOSwjL5ZNMJ9 Allan I can't imagine these sell well to collectors. I would think if it had the Atari branding, people would go nuts for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timboehlert Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 I worked for Atari and helped demo this in NYC, and possibly Bell Labs in NJ during 1982 I think, and close to 1983. I actually saw a fully functional product in an AT&T store in Syracuse in the early 1990’s - which caught me off guard! The AtariTel picture phone was developed by our engineers in the 42nd St. Lab, perhaps as WCI Labs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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