Atari Rescue Group Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 (edited) I was with my brother at some camera shop while he was looking for some parts for something and I saw a flyer advertising some sign samples for sale by a company that makes a lot of fiber optic signs and displays in the same building. One of the items on the flyer was for a Atari sign. We ended up leaving the place with it. It's a fiber optic sign 24" tall and 20" wide. It burns white for about 35 seconds and then goes through a rainbow wave four times in about 25 seconds. Looks like it may need a little cosmetic work but it's in nice shape as far as the lighting stuff goes. I asked the guy who sold it to us and he said that it was custom made in the early 90's as a proposal for a larger sign that Atari bought. He didn't know much more than that. I'm not so good with attachments. Hopefully I got the photos to go in here. Edited March 22, 2006 by Atari Rescue Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Rescue Group Posted December 13, 2004 Author Share Posted December 13, 2004 Dang--sorry for the large photos. I thought I made them smaller but obviously I didn't do that right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A2600 Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Sweet sign!! Congrats on the super cool find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Heheh it looks like a HUGE Hasbro Lite-Brite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickybaby Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Very cool looking indeed! Great find! People here have found the neatest stuff lately! That would look incredible in a game room especially one dedicated to atari stuff! I would definitely hold onto it if I were you, but I am sure that (besides myself drooling) you'd get quite a few offers for it if you ever decided to sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Rescue Group Posted December 13, 2004 Author Share Posted December 13, 2004 As of now I'm looking to hold onto it. Any offers would have to be pretty interesting. This thing wasn't cheap. As soon as I can get hold of a good video camera I'll try to make a good movie of the display sequence. I tried with my inexpensive digital camera and the movie function is very poor on that thing. Where's the best place to park a movie of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Rescue Group Posted December 13, 2004 Author Share Posted December 13, 2004 (edited) Whoa--I got those dimensions wrong. (fixed them above) A closer look at the ID badge on the back says it was made on August 6, 1991. Edited March 22, 2006 by Atari Rescue Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christianscott27 Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 wow thats a truely great find! i want it and i'm sure almost everyone else does but i think you should hang onto it, you'll never find another like it. i'm still kicking myself (3 years later) for not dropping $40 on a neon nintendo sign at a flea, and those are much more common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedijeff Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Very cool sign! How about some pics of the inside? I wanna make one. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Scientist Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Whoa--I got those dimensions wrong. It's 24 inches tall and 20 inches wide. I kinda figured... unless, of course, you live in the Land of the Giants... -MS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph3 Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 i'm still kicking myself (3 years later) for not dropping $40 on a neon nintendo sign at a flea I had a chance about 3 years ago to get the R2D2 Pepsi display/cooler for $30.00 . Mine will still hurt for many years to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 That sign is very cool, thanks for sharing pictures of it. Would be great to see a video of it in a dark room. Where's the best place to park a movie of this? I can put the movie on our server. You can either email it to me (albert@atariage.com) or if it's too large, I can give you FTP access so you can upload it. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Rescue Group Posted December 14, 2004 Author Share Posted December 14, 2004 Yup, this thing is a Lite-Bright on steroids for sure! I'm sure I can get a good video camera to use during the Christmas holidays. Al, I can send you the memory card or copy the movie from the card to a dvd disc. It would propably be a mistake to let me have FTP access--I've got enough problems with image sizes as you can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 I'm sure I can get a good video camera to use during the Christmas holidays. Al, I can send you the memory card or copy the movie from the card to a dvd disc. It would propably be a mistake to let me have FTP access--I've got enough problems with image sizes as you can see. Sending a DVD disc or memory card would be fine, although a DVD disc would be better since you'd probably want the memory card back. Let me know when you've made the video and I can give you my address to mail the disc to. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Dang--sorry for the large photos. I thought I made them smaller but obviously I didn't do that right. I just resized the images so they are a bit easier to view in the thread. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcostin Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I can say with some confidence that that is the coolest thing in the world, ever. Even my Atari-indifferent wife was impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeguard Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Just taking a look at it again and that sure is the coolest thing in the world. Hey brother, you are sure lucky I wanted to make a stop at the camera shop! Let's fire that thing up for the holidays as the lights are so cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 That my friend is awesome.I need to find things like that.lol.Congrats on the great find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Soldier Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Very nice find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classics Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 I am totally jealous. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Take a look at the time-stamps on the posts... the original poster found this thing 2 YEARS ago... --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
else Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I think once the date of a thread gets to be over N years old, there should be a big honking hot-pink flashing display that tells someone trying to reply to it. I swear not a week goes by where someone doesn't resurrect some ancient thread..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Franzman Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 (edited) How about a Microsoft-style popup dialog box saying something like: "The last post in the topic to which you are replying was made on %DATE%. Since this is more than %OLD_TOPIC_WARN_INTERVAL% ago, please reconsider posting if you have nothing significant to add. Are you sure you want to post this reply? [NO] [YES]" Edited December 20, 2006 by A.J. Franzman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uzumaki Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Or just disable the reply button if it goes unanswered for a certain period of time. It's probably better to start a new thread and link to old thread than to bump a 2 year old post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeguard Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Need to post a video to this topic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
AtariAge on Instagram
Watch us on YouTube
Chat on Discord
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.