VAXMail

[Goochman]

Some interesting reads here -

 

10 Years of Atari/Atari Games VaxMail

 

Jed Margolis got his hands on something precious: a decade of internal mail from the now-defunct Atari Games corporation, makers of some of the more beloved arcade games in history and one of the more amazing stories in computer history. Buried among these large collections of e-mails from the Atari Corp. VAX are discussions of programming, trivia, jokes, and some real insights into the day-to-day concerns of this company.

 

http://www.textfiles.com/games/ATARIMAIL/

 

A few interesting tidbits -

1. Someone saying that large corporations like Atari stumble but rarely fail

2. Mentioning impact of games on Kids in 86

 

and a few others

[Nukey Shay]

From: KIM::CALFEE         16-DEC-1983 13:50  

To: @SYS$MAIL:COINOP

Subj: Atari 800 Software Theft

 

It has been brought to my attention that some stolen Atari computer  

software may now be residing on one or more of our VAXes.  

 

This is intolerable.

 

We are a company whose existance depends on software sales, and every

ATARI game that was in a cartridge and has been put on disc and then

on the VAX is a potential leak to the outside world that can impact

sales. Any competitors' games that might be on the system could  

substantially weaken Atari's cases against piracy in court. People

who participate in stealing software are risking their jobs and the

company's future.  

 

Please delete all questionable files immediately!!!

 

As Jed would say, Thank you or else.

                 Steve Calfee

 

[Happy_Dude]

http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=22008

 

It's always good to be reminded again

[Goochman]

Lol,

 

Boy did I miss that msg last week!

[Big Player]

Well to be fair, that thread was from a year ago last week.

[Goochman]

From: KIM::DURFEY 12-MAY-1987 10:37:09.75

To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK

CC:

Subj: Sick time

 

 

A person (non-exempt) has all 12 days of sick time acrued by the end of

the year. This person then contracts hepatitis and not wanting to loose

their two and a half weeks bonus sick pay, comes to work and infects the

entire company and then everyone has to go home.

 

just a thought

 

 

Yikes!

[AtariDude]

Yeah I have read some of the emails from their system. Some of it was quite interesting.

[Mindfield]

These are all from the coin-op division, are they not?

[Nukey Shay]

Can't be...the memo regarding piracy above was mainly centered on the 8-bit computer ( they had this blather about the public's piracy of software hurting the industry, and they couldn't even control it within the company )

[Esc]

Typical company email talk, I was searching for that politically incorrect message...you know, that message that after you clicked SEND you wish you can cancel...this is what I found....

 

someone posted a message requesting some ideas for a slogan for the upcoming 20th anniversary of Atari....here was one of the responses:

 

 

From: GAWD::TAUDIO 22-JAN-1992 14:33:14.84

To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK

CC:

Subj: top 15 slogans for our 20th aniversary

 

 

TOP 15 SLOGANS FOR ATARI GAMES

 

15) We get free tokens at GolfLand

 

14) Atari Games, 20 years and still shrinking

 

13) Atari Games is like a bad lunch, we keep coming up.

 

12) A.G. is 20 years old, one more year and we can drink

 

11) 20 years old, finally past puberty (except Victor)

 

10) A.G., 20 years building a better pixel

 

9) We could have been a contender!

 

Luck will get you through places where skill hasn't a chance

 

7) Still crazy after all these beers

 

6) Atari Games, We still have Ed Logg!

 

5) 20 years is old for most potted plants.

 

4) Atari Games, Our President drives a Rolls Royce!

 

3) Mother of all games companies!

 

2) Atari Games, Don't mess with us, or we'll sue you!

 

AND THE NUMBER 1 TOP SLOGAN FOR ATARI IS..

 

1) Atari Games, A good place to stay on your way to EA

 

 

Sure enough, this guy had to apologize, some people were offended by his comments.

[SteveW]