Faicuai Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 To this day, I still can't figure it out: ?? NO WAY he's looking at the CRT... what the hell is this guy looking at? Let's not even talk about the dog... ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danwinslow Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 He's looking off in the distance, trying to absorb the fact that he just made SO much money using his new Atari on the Stock Market! The dog just wants a smoke, he's staring at the ashtray. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 9 minutes ago, Faicuai said: NO WAY he's looking at the CRT... what the hell is this guy looking at? He is looking at his wife, sitting naked on the table (to the right/offscreen) to distract him from the A8. His wife is only wearing high heels and nothing else and his response is something like: "Nice shoes, really nice shoes". ("Late Closing" probably means late clothing or lost clothing.) 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 He's sitting there thinking "those boxes for the software were bloody heavy, I've done my back in" The dogs thinking "no walks for me tonight" 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+gnusto Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 He's peering down in surprise at that 810 to the far right, which has just gone from the satisfying "fwhump beep - fwhump beep" pattern to "beep.............beep..........beep" and he's in the moment of indecision between "does that just mean BASIC is doing some form of character I/O instead of raw reads with this god awful finance software, or is that sector about to fail with a 138?" I remember my friends being regularly surprised that I could tell the whether I'd get sync and at what speed based on the early modem negotiation sounds. Us core nerds were the 8-bit whisperers back then. The dog is just sad he's wearing that vest, inside with a computer, in freakin candlelight. What is wrong with him? Also, where is my bone. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preppie Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Dual screens, the other is just out of camera shot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manterola Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) Typical in this kind of pictures... if you show the face of the person using the computer you cannot show the computer screen, and vice versa. You will notice many cases of "weird angle" tv or computer screens in these promotional pictures... It's interesting the stereotype of a person who follows the stock market.. it looks like some kind of Sherlock Holmes Edited March 17, 2021 by manterola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitoco Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Nah.... He is just reading what the other page says. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manterola Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, vitoco said: Nah.... He is just reading what the other page says. or looking at the second screen... you know, typical multiscreen setup of the 80s 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faicuai Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) 55 minutes ago, CharlieChaplin said: His wife is only wearing high heels and nothing else LoOoOoL !!! Maybe the answer lies in Dan's and yours... Yep, he made a ton of cash, and the wife is feeling "rewarding", that night (that's why the dog is looking the other way!) Here, just behind the TV, near the stairs: Edited March 17, 2021 by Faicuai 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erichenneke Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 He's looking at his sea monkey colony and wondering why the hell they don't look anything like the advertisements. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaeron Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Atari has a few covers like this. I always liked the Assembler Editor guy giving the Are You Kidding Me look. 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzspeed Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Ah 80's advertising, miss the good 'ol days... ..Simpler times, when machine's didn't even have to be plugged in for the advert! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 14 hours ago, Faicuai said: NO WAY he's looking at the CRT... what the hell is this guy looking at? He's looking for HELP (key). Poor guy will need to wait till XL series arrives... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 15 hours ago, Faicuai said: LoOoOoL !!! Maybe the answer lies in Dan's and yours... Yep, he made a ton of cash, and the wife is feeling "rewarding", that night (that's why the dog is looking the other way!) Here, just behind the TV, near the stairs: Nice stairs.... Good lord, she would keep me busy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Too much image manipulation; she looks plastic. I understand some men don't mind the plastic look, but... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 He's getting up to go to the bathroom because he crapped his pants when he saw how much his portfolio crashed? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faicuai Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, phaeron said: Atari has a few covers like this. I always liked the Assembler Editor guy giving the Are You Kidding Me look. LoOoL !!! Of course! How could I forget that whimsical look after looking at it so many times? This one I clearly understood, later on in life: He looks as if he's coding an intentional bug on his next release, after looking at his (disappointing) pay-check... 8-)) Edited March 18, 2021 by Faicuai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 50 minutes ago, flashjazzcat said: Too much image manipulation; she looks plastic. I understand some men don't mind the plastic look, but... I know exactly what you mean but she looks more 'real' than most....And I hope she plays Atari all day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 6 minutes ago, Faicuai said: He looks as if he's coding an intentional bug on his next release 8-)) Oh nooo...Its XXL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faicuai Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 57 minutes ago, flashjazzcat said: Too much image manipulation; she looks plastic. I understand some men don't mind the plastic look, but... Jon, you are pushing it and you KNOW it. :-) This is as far as I. an go for you here, and still reflecting the mood and mystery of the original scene (he was probably looking at the kitchen, now that I think about it...): 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 14 minutes ago, Mclaneinc said: ....And I hope she plays Atari all day! Oh I'm sure she can make that joystick do amazing things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, zzip said: Oh I'm sure she can make that joystick do amazing things I don't doubt it, I'm sure her up and down action is superb.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faicuai Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 Now, What about this one? That 400 has only ONE video output, and it is a long RF cable coming from the back it.... Where the hell is it? The image on the TV looks very real, and photographed (not superimposed) so it suggests it was live during photo-shoot... Can anyone solve this enigma? At least the Dog can be given the benefit of the doubt (kind of looking at the screen, and so she is!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 12 minutes ago, Faicuai said: Now, What about this one? That 400 has only ONE video output, and it is a long RF cable coming from the back it.... Where the hell is it? The image on the TV looks very real, and photographed (not superimposed) so it suggests it was live during photo-shoot... Can anyone solve this enigma? At least the Dog can be given the benefit of the doubt (kind of looking at the screen, and so she is!) She has the perfect COVID mask! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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