toddtmw Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 We're all not gegtting any younger, and my memory isn't what it once was. My first Atari 800 was hooked to a 20" color TV that had a logo that was similar to the Atari Fuji logo. But, I cannot remember what it was, I thought it was Sanyo, but when I look at their logos, that's not it. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetick1 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Found this that looks like a serious Atari logo rip off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 Thanks. I agree. But, this was the 80s so the logo was much more primitive. I seem to recall, it kind of looked like the Atari logo without the gaps. So it was kind of like the two sides of the Atari logo pushed together without the middle bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Found this that looks like a serious Atari logo rip off. more of a ripoff of the nbc peacock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nezgar Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I want to say Citizen - but I can't find a logo to be sure... The brand logo I'm thinking of had a dot at the top, kinda like /i\ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle_jedi Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 The logo shown is Television South, the ITV franchise for South East England until the early 90s when it was replaced by Meridian. TVS made TV shows, not TVs. Mitsubishi perhaps? Their logo is roughly triangular like the Fuji. As a kid I used my 800XL with a Mitsubishi "Blue Diamond" TV that I "borrowed" from my Dad. Great picture on that thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 Mitsubishi? Nothing that sophisticated. Think whatever they sold at Rinks back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Mitsubishi? Nothing that sophisticated. Think whatever they sold at Rinks back then. Sanyo, maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I know what he's talking about, BUT I don't recall precisely what brand of television it was. Now it's gonna bother me all day... It was a single color image, right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 Yeah. As I stated in my original post, I thought that was it, but the logo isnt it. (Unless it was different back then) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 I know what he's talking about, BUT I don't recall precisely what brand of television it was. Now it's gonna bother me all day... It was a single color image, right? On the tv I had it was, but I think it might have been a brushed metal Logo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulletino Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 Nope. Im not sure if this is fun or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 QUASAR! It's gotta be Quasar! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 QUASAR! It's gotta be Quasar! THATS IT!!!!! Thank you! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulletino Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) Any of these names ring a bell? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_manufacturers edit: too late! Edited June 20, 2018 by Mulletino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 This is if!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) That was my first thought. I went there, didn't notice any brands I recognized, then did a Google image search for "tube television," then "1970s television." Then it struck me... the Quasar jingle by Patrick Swayze's mother. (At least, I heard it was her, from a book I read a million years ago. My information could be wrong.) You know the one. It came right to me after that. Edited June 20, 2018 by Jess Ragan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevymad Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I'm too late, but I too used a Quasar tv for my Atari back in the 80s. Even took it to college with me in 88. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Wow, that IS a rip off, I looked and saw it was a US side TV so I knew there would be a million and one versions Glad you found it, always gives the old memory stakes a real "I feel like its that day again" feeling... Happy for you.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfollett Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I wonder who ripped off who. below is a link to a Quasar tv manufactured in 1976 that had the logo. A quick search suggest Quasar was around since 1967, but I don't know what year both companies adopted their Fuji like logos. http://vintageelectronics.betamaxcollectors.com/quasartelevisionsetmodelwp3404nw.html Bob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Perhaps Atari ripped off Quasar. Whomever still owns this antiquated brand is in for a lot of cash if it ever goes to court. Too bad the current owners will probably go bankrupt shortly after delivering their tacobox consoles... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) This Atari Gotcha arcade game flyer is supposed to be from 1973. But there is no date on the actual flyer itself. So, I wouldn't call it verified at that date. The earliest items I could find (in a fairly quick search of 10-15 minutes) that have dates on them are these schematics of Pong and Gotcha and this Atari Innovative Leisure flyer. So they were at least using it by 1974, maybe earlier. PongSchematics.pdf Gotcha Schematics.pdf Edited June 20, 2018 by MrFish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 This Barrel Pong flyer is supposed to be from 1972, but, once again, there is no date on the actual flyer. The lettering does look older, and it's combined with the Syzygy name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) This Quasar remote is supposed to belong to a 1960's television (according to the Ebay seller). No date on it either (but a lot of crud ). But, of course, we know how sellers can lie or make things up about about their "vintage" equipment. Here's the actual auction: Ebay - Vintage 1960's Quasar TV Remote Edited June 20, 2018 by MrFish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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