Vax 91

Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1991 Jed Margolin
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From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 2-JAN-1991 12:37:15.74
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: MCCARTHY
Subj: New employee.
If you haven't already noticed or been introduced, we have a new
employee starting today.
His name is John Moore. He is a hardware design engineer in the
Electrical Design group, reporting to me. His office is the corner
cubicle just outside my office.
Drop by and say Hi.
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From: KIM::MARGOLIN 2-JAN-1991 15:09:19.55
To: FRYE
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Temperature
It is 3:08 pm and it is 76 degrees in my office. 76 degrees is too hot.

Jed
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From: MIKE::MARTIN 2-JAN-1991 16:01:40.42
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: YAMAICHI SOCKETS
HI JED,
I PLACED THE ORDER FOR YOUR SOCKETS, THEY ARE DUE IN ON 1-8-91 DUE TO
INVENTORY. I ASKED TONY TO PLEASE EXPEDITE THE ORDER.
F.Y.I. P.O.#LQ32174 PURCHASE REQ #4574....
HAVE A NICE EVENING AND REMEMBER TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY.
MELANIE
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From: KIM::LOGG 2-JAN-1991 16:14:13.48
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: SA audio and the 2105 comm boards
Jed;
I forgot to mention that I am going out to field test in February
with the 2105 comm boards AND SA audio. This means I will need to solve
the problem I am having with the SCOM interrupt and the comm board interrupt.
Any ideas for a short term solution?
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From: GAWD::WEST 2-JAN-1991 18:29:22.72
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: MsPacman for sale?
Does anyone out there in Vaxland have a
Ms.PacMan that they'd like to sell?
Call Mark West at x3792 or vaxmail if so.
-------Thanx
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From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 3-JAN-1991 12:33:43.29
To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY
CC: SHEPPERD
Subj: TPU problems
TPU has been fixed on all nodes. You can use your TPU$INIT files again.
ds
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From: MIKE::BELL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING - EXT 1750" 3-JAN-1991 13:25:
56.78
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: CER-8022
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ATARI GAMES CORP COMPONENT EVALUATION REQUEST CER# 8022
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REQUESTED ACTION: NEW COMPONENT APPLICATION: Sounds
PROJECT: Race Drivin' USED ON ASSEMBLY:
PART NUMBER: GENERIC:
DESCRIPTION: IC,CMOS,DSP,40 MHz, 68P,PLCC
MANUFACTURER: ANALOG DEVICES MFG P/N: ADSP-2105KP-40
==============================================================================
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From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 3-JAN-1991 15:18:2
0.89
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER
CC:
Subj:
3.02
To: @SYS$MAIL:TEAMTACO
CC:
Subj: vacation log
I have made up a nifty chart to keep track of your accumulative vacation

hours and sick days. There is a small stack of them beside my cockroach
infested computer. Please come by and pick one up. If there is only one
left, please make a xerox.
Keeping track of your own vacation hours is a wise thing to do.
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From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 3-JAN-1991 22:15:53.57
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC: SHEPPERD
Subj: LQ0 (TTQ2) printer location
The QMS laser printer LQ0 (TTQ2) has been moved. The new address is by
the engineering Xerox machine behind Lois Turner's office (yes, that big
ugly printer that is there now is going away).
ds
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From: GAWD::HORSE 4-JAN-1991 08:41:07.64
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Come and Play Horse!!!
Hey all you Basketball Fans!!! Horse is going out on field test today.
Please come and play a game while you're having your Friday donut.
A 6-pack of your favorite beverage goes to anyone finding a serious bug.
Thanks,
The Horse Team
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41.88
To: MARGOLIN,SMITH,RSHERMAN
CC:
Subj: CER-8022 - Completed
From: MIKE::MARGOLIN 3-JAN-1991 13:25:03.33
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
REQUESTED ACTION: NEW COMPONENT APPLICATION: Sounds
PROJECT: Race Drivin' USED ON ASSEMBLY:
DESCRIPTION: IC,CMOS,DSP,40 MHz, 68P,PLCC
MANUFACTURER: ANALOG DEVICES MFG P/N: ADSP-2105KP-40
CONTACT: ANALOG DEVICES PHONE: 4-8 947-0633
COMMENTS:
==============================================================================
ENGINEERING REPLY/NOTES:
Note: this is a cheaper version of ADSP-2101KP-40 (137662-040)
w/less features/int memory
cc: smith
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AVL DESCRIPTION | PART NUMBER
|
IC,DSP,CMOS,40MHZ,68P,PLCC | 137674-040
==============================================================================
DISPOSITION: X_APPROVED __RESTRICTED APPROVAL __ADD AVL NOTE
__REJECTED __SUBSTITUTE APPROVED
AVL ACTION: X_ADD MFR X_ASSIGN NEW P/N X_REVISE DESCRIPTION
__REMOVE MFR __CONVERT P/N __EXPORT LICENSE REQ
__REVISE MFR __INACTIVATE P/N __SAFETY CRITICAL
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ASSIGNED TO: DATE AUTHORIZED BY DATE
RS R SHERMAN 4-JAN-1991
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From: KIM::LOGG 4-JAN-1991 12:03:15.47
To: MARGOLIN,MONCRIEF,DOWNEND
CC:
Subj: GSP time outs with DSPlink
Jed;
We are getting GSP time outs when the DSPlink PCB is installed. Is
there anything that this board may interfer with to cause this? Does the
DSP interrupt have higher priority that the ADSP interrupt or something to
interfer with info going to the GSP?
I will try disconnecting the DSPlink until I can isolate the problem.
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To: KIM::LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: GSP time outs with DSPlink
I don't know of anything that would cause the problem.

Jed
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From: BERT::OPERATOR 4-JAN-1991 14:00:23.18
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: PHONE MESSAGE
HI JED,
JEFF KELLMAN OF PLUS LOGIC CALLED FOR YOU AT 1:50 PM, PLEASE CALL HIM
AT 452-1353.
THANK YOU,
TINA
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From: BERT::GROSSMAN 4-JAN-1991 14:35:49.51
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Mr. Nakajima's Gift Turkey Give-Away
If you have not picked up your holiday turkey from Mr. Nakajima, please
make sure you see Cynde Grossman or Sandi Brown before the end of the
day on Tuesday, January 8. Any turkeys left at that time will be donated
to a local homeless shelter.
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From: KIM::DOWNEND 4-JAN-1991 15:28:57.76
CC:
Subj: Arium Echo
I spoke to Howard Randall at Manco, the Rep for Arium.
He says that Arium continues to sell and support the Arium Echo Dev. system.
He says Arium is focusing manpower on their logic analyzer line so there is
no effort underway to support additional processors with the Arium Echo.
This may have lead to the rumors here at Atari that Arium is longer supporting
the Echo which others interpreted to mean it is no longer available.
Howard says production, sales, and support of the Arium Echo will continue
indefinitely.
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From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 7-JAN-1991 11:13:16.47
CC:
Subj:
A 1200 Bd. Hays compatible external modem complete with users manual and
an additional adapter cable. It's ready to use on any Mac. or MacII.
Also work on PC. with an adapter cable.
$45 or best offer.

Farrokh x-1775
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To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI, JED!
MIKE SEIBERT OF MICRON TRIED TO REACH YOU AT (208)368-3956.
THANKS,
LORENE
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To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
PARDON MY MONDAY AFTERNOON SEIZURE...MIKE SEIBERTS NUMBER IS (208)368-3956.

THANKS,
LORENE
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From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 7-JAN-1991 16:56:42.86
CC:
Subj: MISSING BOTTLE OF SPECIAL ALCOHOL
I HAVE MISPLACED A SMALL BOTTLE OF SPECIAL ALCOHOL (NO NOT THE INGESTIBLE
TYPE). IT HAS A SPOUT TYPE LID AND IS ABOUT 7 IN. TALL. IF YOU HAVE FOUND
IT IN OR AROUND YOUR AREA, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL COME AND RETRIEVE
IT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
LINDA PAULO
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To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED,
PLEASE CALL MIKE SIEBERT OF MICRON AT (208)368-3956, HE CALLED FOR
YOU AT 9:55 AM.
THANK YOU,
TINA
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From: MIKE::WILLIAMS 8-JAN-1991 12:34:03.67
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: HOME FOR SALE
My parents have put their home up for sale. It is being shown by appt.
only. It is located in Morgan Hill off of East Dunne Ave. in the foothills
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Telephone # xxx-xxx-xxxx. Below is a description.
A. Single family tri-level detached home, a planned development with home-
owners assn., monthly dues $55.00.
B. Two bedrooms, two and one half baths, 1553 sq. ft.
C. Woodburning fireplace and ceiling fan in living room, central forced
air heating and air conditioning.
D. W-wood shake roof, wood shake roof, gutters and downspouts, and concrete
slab foundation.
E. City sewer and water, and PG&E utilities.
F. Quiet street, end of cul-de-sac lot, with excellent view.
G. Two car attached garage with automatic garage door opener and built in
storage cabinets.
H. Homeowners association maintains front landscaping and sprinkler system.
I. All window coverings remain, 220 volts for dryer, inside laundry area.
J. All double pane windows, tinted in living room, ceiling and walls insulated,
garden window in kitchen.
K. Kitchen has free standing range and oven, built in dishwasher, disposal
and free standing microwave.
L. Large deck overlooking hills with picturesque views.
M. Cable tv, and rented water softener.
N. Home decorated like a model home using extensive wall paper and upgraded
carpet throughout home.
O. Built in alarm system and wrought iron security doors and windows.
P. Price: $237,750
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CC:
Subj: Hot Processor at Great Price!?
Here is a message Tim sent me - sounds exciting. My comments follow...
From: KIM::HUBBERSTEY 8-JAN-1991 12:15:46.26
To: DOWNEND
Subj: New 68000 development tools
I would like to suggest that we make sure any new tools will support some of
the new processors Motorola is planning. At least one of them, the 68EC020,
looks very interesting. The 68EC020 is a reduced cost version of the 68020
(EC stands for Embedded Control) that reduces the address bus to 24 bits and
removes co-processor support so it can fit in a cheaper 100-pin package. It has
a maximum clock speed of 25MHz. It's availability is slated for 2nd quarter
this year (although who believes Motorola's release dates?) and is targetted
for $15 in our quantities. Given that we are currently paying $13 for 16MHz
68000s this sounds very interesting.
Tim
............................end of Tim's message......................
This is exciting and frustrating at the same time. I am pretty sure NONE
of the 68000/68010 emulators will support the 68020 processor. The jump from
16 to 32 bit data is too much for them. So what do you do? Wait for something
like the the 68EC020 to make it into our designs or buy new equipment now?
Sometimes any action is better than no action even it turns out to be
wrong in a year or two. In spite of the emulator problem, I would certainly
encourage new hardware designs to consider processors with the
power/price ratio offered by the 68EC020. It should be approached as
a choice for the whole department with the intention of standardizing
most future designs upon it. Tim also mentioned a 683xx processor which
also offers greater speed while retaining much of the 68000 architecture.
New purchases should be evaluted in terms of supporting that processor as well.
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From: GAWD::RAY 8-JAN-1991 17:52:40.65
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,STEWART,SMITH,BRYANT
CC: RAY
Subj: ATEI early Feb. next year
According to January '91 Playmeter, ATEI (London) will be the first week
in February '92 (not early January). This should make getting
the games over there in time much easier next year!
John
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From: ERNIE::RAY 8-JAN-1991 18:06:30.80
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,STEWART,SMITH,BRYANT
CC: RAY
Subj: ATEI earlyshow sym sys$mail
According to January '91 Playmeter, ATEI (London) will be the first week
in February '92 (not early January). This should make getting
the games over there in time much easier next year!
John
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To: @SYS$MAIL:EE.DIS
CC: RAY
Subj: Moving party 1/19/91!
The Ray family will be moving from beautiful Milpitas to the

country (only 20 minutes away!) on Saturday, January 19, 1991.
If you feel like getting some exercise that Saturday, we could
sure use the help! (We will provide food and beverages to keep
you going.)
If you are interested in attending this "party", please RSVP. I
will provide you with a map and further details.
Thanks!!
John
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To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
GOOD MORNING JED,

KEITH CHARLSTON OF REDAK CALLED FOR YOU AT 9:50 AM, PLEASE CALL HIM
BACK AT (800)356-8352.
THANK YOU,
TINA
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2.64
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: hows about a date
Today is 1-9-91
Isn't that cute? Maybe we can get this year over with in one day.
Note to Pat McCarthy: I know, I know, it's 9-1-91.

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1.63
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: another date perhaps
I was just writing the date on a drawing when I noticed the coincidence.
No big deal, just a cute observation. But, now that I think of it, this
is really quite significant. This hasn't happened since January 8th, 1881!
This should be a holiday. Let's all go home and celebrate.
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4.20
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Chris has the next one..
To: BERT::CAMERON
CC:
Subj: RE: another date perhaps
is the next time Feb. 1, 2112?

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From: BERT::FRANZELLA "Yvette" 9-JAN-1991 15:14:58.58
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: House to share
Sunnyvale near 280, beautiful/quiet 3 bdrm condo, $500/mo + deposit

utilities included. Professional M/F, non-smoker, available immediately.
Call extension 3773 or xxx-xxxx.
Thank you
Kiyoko Humes
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From: MIKE::MARTIN 9-JAN-1991 15:26:11.24
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: YAMAICHI SOCKETS
GOOD AFTERNOON,
THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT YAMAICHI SENT OUR PARTS TO ANOTHER COMPANY.
I SPOKE TO TONY AND HE PROMISED ME THAT THE PARTS WILL BE IN TOMORROW 1-10-91.
HE WILL CALL ME WHEN THE PARTS ARE READY FOR PICK UP, EITHER MYSELF OR
A FELLOW ATARIAN WILL PICK UP THE PARTS.
IF THERE IS ANY OTHER INFO I WILL LET YOU KNOW.
SORRY FOR THE DELAY
MELANIE
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From: BERT::FRYE 9-JAN-1991 15:42:10.60
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: DATES TO REMEMBER
ONE
HQW ABOUT........1-9-1987,.....IT WAS A FRIDAY AND EVERYONE WENT HOME
AT NOON......BIG WATER MAIN BRAKE ON SYCAMORE DR........
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From: MIKE::KELLER 9-JAN-1991 15:58:23.47
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: ROOM TO RENT
EVERGREEN AREA, QUIET 4 BRM HOUSE, 375.00 + DEPOSIT, UTILITIES INCLUDED,

PROFESSIONAL FEMALE, AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY.
CALL EXTENSION:
CALL EXTENSION: 9412
THANKS KAREN
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From: BERT::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 9-JAN-1991 16:04:12.53
To: MARGOLIN
CC: DENCKER
Subj: PCB parts lists
Jed:
I have an answer to your problems re. PCB parts lists not being
available. Jeff Bell told me for over a year the SCIcards-generated parts lists
have been copied over to the PARTSLIST: directory (it's on Bert, in case you're
interested). Those files are plain ASCII except for the first line, which is
extra long. If you do a directory of partslist:*.sc, you'll see there are 59
files in that directory. The other zillions of parts lists in that directory
are WordMARC format, of course. Probably the reason you couldn't find a SCI-
cards parts lists yesterday was because it hadn't been released yet. Not until
it's released does it get copied over to that directory.
The three assemblies Ralph Perez used for the Compact link programs are:
A048979-01 North American
A048979-02 British
A048979-03 German
The link assemblies above are listed on the A048980-xx parts list. Hope this
info helps you.
Andrea
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To: BERT::DENCKER
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: PCB parts lists
Thank you,
Jed
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From: KIM::GRAY 9-JAN-1991 19:19:14.48
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: WILLOW GLEN HOME FOR RENT
1250 sq. ft.,

2 bedroom/1 bath,
hard-wood floors and fireplace,
newly painted exterior and interior,
gardener service included,
rent: $1050
This quaint home is in an established residential area, approx. 1/2 mile
from downtown Willow Glen. Respond to this message or call X-1772 (Atari).
- Alan -
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: CAR SPEAKERS
FOR SALE : 2 - 12 INCH. LANZAR PRO. SPEAKERS $ 250.00

1 - 150 WATT AUTO TEK AMPLIFIER $ 250.00
BOTH ITEMS ARE BRAND NEW ONLY 1 MONTH OLD, THEY ARE BEING SOLD EITHER
WAYS, SEPARATELY AT $ 250.00 EACH OR AS A PACKAGE FOR $ 450.00.
IF INTERESTED PLEASE CALL TINA AT THE FRONT LOBBY.
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To: MARGOLIN,OWENS
CC:
Subj: 136077 - DRIVER MEMORY MASTERS
136077 - HARD DRIVIN/RACE MEMORY MASTERS 10-Jan-1991
Page 1
PART
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
136077-1001 IC,PR_EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137448-200,210R
136077-1003 IC,PR_EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137448-200,210S
136077-1005 IC,PR_EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137448-200,210T
136077-1007 IC,PR_EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137448-200,210U
136077-1009 IC,PR_EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137448-200,210V
136077-1011 IC,PR_EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137448-200,210W
136077-1013 IC,PR_EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137448-200,210X
136077-1015 IC,PR_EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137448-200,210Y
136077-1017 IC,PR_EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137448-250,45C
136077-1021 IC,PR_EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137448-250,9/10H
136077-1022 IC,PR_EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137448-250,10H
136077-1023 IC,PR_EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137448-250,9/10K
136077-1024 IC,PR_EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137448-250,10K
136077-1025 IC,PR_GAL,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137647-015,40B
136077-1027 IC,PR_EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137665-1020,30J
136077-1028 IC,PR_EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137448-170,30F
136077-1030 IC,PR_EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137448-170,30E
136077-1032 IC,PR_EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137448-200,70N
136077 - HARD DRIVIN/RACE MEMORY MASTERS 10-Jan-1991
Page 2
PART
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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CC: RAY
Subj: Strategy Brainstorming! RSVP by Friday night!
You are invited to a brainstorming session, currently scheduled

for Wednesday, Jan. 16 from 12:00 to 2:00.
The focus of the session will be on corporate strategy. For example:
What does Atari do?
What does Atari do better than our competitors?
What are our unique advantages?
How can we capitalize on these advantages?
What areas do we want to explore?
What new capabilities should be developed?
etc.
We will have approximately 10 people in each group. The
moderators will be chosen from the Engineering and Marketing
Directors (Rick Moncrief, Pete Takaichi, Chris Downend, Mary
Fujihara, and yours truly).
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP by VAX to RAY
by end of day tomorrow (Friday). I will organize the
participants into "well-rounded" groups and assign moderators
by Tuesday. You will receive details of your meeting place and
moderator on Tuesday.
John
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From: KIM::LOGG 11-JAN-1991 17:37:05.24
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: ZOOM/shadows/ground avoidance
I have been asked by the lawyers if there are any games out there
that have used any one of the following features. If you could provide me
with any information that would be appreciated.
1. Player selectable Zoom. I have seen a Sega sitdown that used a zoom
to move to and from the cockpit of a jet but it was not controllable.
What is the name of this game? Are there other games with a zoom?
2. Terrain following shadows. I believe the game Zaxxon and F-15 used
shadows to give the player a height. Are there any others that
provided a shadow that followed the terrain?
3. Automatic ground avoidance. I believe F-15 and others prevented the
player from flying into the ground (vertical avoidance). Are there
any other games like this? Are there any games that detected terrain
in front of the player and helped the player avoid that terrain in
any way?
Thanks
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From: GAWD::SALWITZ 14-JAN-1991 11:18:26.23
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Here we go...
Well somebody has to do it.. (2 days to go).

Once we go to war there will be no turning back. There will be sons and
daughters and fathers and mothers killed. There will be thousands of Americans
killed and thousands more disfigured so that their lives will never be the same.
It may be a fast war, it may be a decisive war, but no war is a clean war.
The Arabs may or may not remember that Hussein attacked Kuwait but they
will most certainly remember the Arabs killed when the allied forces attack.
If we destroy Iraq there will be millions of refugees. They will not be looking
at America as their savior.
Going to war represents a major defeat for the administration. All the
talk about a "single voice" in the U.S. being the single greatest chance for
peace is just so much B.S. when the war starts.
I believe that sanctions should be given more time. One possible action
at this time is a full military blockade, stopping all air, sea and ground
transport into and out of Iraq. This is technically an act of war, but it will
kill many fewer people.
Peace,
JFS
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From: KIM::LOGG 14-JAN-1991 11:23:23.12
To: MARGOLIN,MONCRIEF
CC:
Subj: 2 WW 2105 PCBs
Jed;
I will need 2 more WW 2105 serial boards for my Field Test cabinet.
Should we use the current design I am using or do you want to do 4 new WW
boards (2 to replace the ones we are using in the lab)? I would like to get
them started in the done in the next two weeks.
Ed
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To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED,
STEVE BUCHHEIT OF TEXAS INSTRUMENTS CALLED FOR YOU AT 11:00 AM, PLEASE
CALL HIM BACK AT 748-2267.
RE: P 15.
THANK YOU,
TINA
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From: KIM::BIKE "BMX HEAT -- THE BMX RACING GAME" 15-JAN-1991 11:28:06
.36
To: MARGOLIN
CC: BIKE
Subj: PAL for DSK board
At one time you said you might be able to change a PAL on the DSK and give
me the full address range in the pair of 512's there rather than half the range
which I can use now. Are you planning on doing this, and if so when?
Bonnie
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From: MIKE::WILLIAMS 15-JAN-1991 11:30:53.23
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: ELECTRICIAN
CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND A GOOD AND DEPENDABLE ELECTRICIAN TO ME. I WILL

BE NEEDING SOME ELECTRICAL WORK DONE IN MY HOUSE IN ABOUT 3 - 5 WEEKS.
THANK YOU KEN WILLIAMS X3909

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To: BIKE
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: DSK Addressing
No, I don't have time to redo the DSK addressing. I don't have time now;
I don't expect to have time later.
Leon has started the layout of the Expanded Memory Board and will
probably be done next week. We will probably be able to get boards
on a two week turn-around.
Jed
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From: KIM::MILTY 15-JAN-1991 14:30:29.86
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: BOAT SHOW FREEBEES
I HAVE 4 TICKETS TO THE COW PALACE BOAT SHOW (COMPLIMENTS OF KRAGENS) FOR
WEDNESDAY..ONLY...
SHOW ADMISSION IS USUALLY $6 HOURS:1
;00...TRY THAT AGAIN...........HOURS: 1:00-10:30 PM
MILTY
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From: BERT::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 15-JAN-1991 16:31:23.50
To: BEHENSKY, MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: FYI, re. returned EPROMs
From: BERT::BENZLER "Linda Benzler, extension 3750" 15-JAN-1991 12:07:39.
82
To: BEHENSKY,MONCRIEF
CC: DENCKER,BENZLER
Subj: RACE DRIVIN LINK UPDATE KIT INSTRUCTIONS
I already returned my copy of the instruction manual to Andrea; however,

Elaine may want to ask operators to return the old EPROMs for credit. She
will be reviewing this with Bob Stewart to see if it is worth the trouble.
Since we are not charging customers for the kit, it makes it difficult
to send them a credit. Also, our accounting system is not set up to give
credits back directly to operators. Basically, we would be buying EPROMs
directly from operators.
--Linda
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 15-JAN-1991 16:37:27.90
CC:
Subj: Micro Times
Anyonoe out there have a copy of Micro Times I could look through,
I would really appreciate it.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Computer for sale
*******************************
* FOR SALE *
* *************************** *
* *
* IBM PC *
* 640K MEMORY *
* 360 K DISC DRIVE *
* DUAL FLOPPY *
* MONO MONITOR *
* EXTENDED KEYBOARD *
* BEST OFFER *
* *
* (xxx) xxx-xxxx X2211 *
* ASK FOR DIANE *
* *
*******************************
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FOR SALE $6500 MILTY EX 3742
To: MILTY
CC:
Subj: MUSTANG
1985 MUSTANG GT,302 4V H.O.,5SP,3.00 POSI,53K MI,

17 CTY/24 HWY ACTUAL MILEAGE,ORIGINAL OWNER,
BLACK W/GREY FABRIC INTERIOR,T-TOPS
P/S,P/DISC BRAKES,P/W,PDL,A/C,CC,TILT
LIGHT GROUP,GUAGES,KENWOOD AM/FM/CASSETTE STEREO,
PIONEER SPEAKERS,G.E. CB RADIO
UNDERCOATED,POLYSEALED,SCOTCHGUARDED.
FIRST YEAR WITH ROLLER CAM
LAST YEAR WITH HOLLEY 4V & ALUM INTAKE
FINNED ALUM VALVE COVERS
ALL FACTORY STOCK
NU 3 ROW RADIATOR
NU FACTORY HEATER CORE
NU VISORS
NU HOSES AND SERPENTINE BELT
CAR COVER,DASH COVER,SNOW CHAINS,ALL RECEIPTS AND RECORDS.
GOOD TIRES,GOOD BRAKES,GOOD CLUTCH,STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST SYS.
NEVER RACED,NEVER HIT
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::BROWN 16-JAN-1991 10:28:09.61
CC: BROWN
Subj: CAFE ATARI
*******************************************************************
THAT LONG AWAITED DAY HAS ARRIVED, THE GRAND OPENING OF CAFE ATARI! IF YOU
HAVEN'T TRIED OUT THE BREAKFAST THIS MORNING, BE SURE TO "DO LUNCH".
********************************************************************
___________________________________________________________________________
13.89
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: CER-8088
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
REQUESTED ACTION: NEW COMPONENT APPLICATION: Serial Communicatio
PROJECT: Street Driver, Cyclotro USED ON ASSEMBLY:
PART NUMBER: GENERIC: 75ALS194
DESCRIPTION: Quad Differential Line Driver
MANUFACTURER: TI MFG P/N: 75ALS194
==============================================================================
45.46
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: CER-8089
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
PROJECT: Street Driver, Cyclotro USED ON ASSEMBLY: DS III
DESCRIPTION: Quad Differential Line Receiver
==============================================================================
29.54
To: MARGOLIN,RSHERMAN
CC:
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
PROJECT: Street Driver, Cyclotro USED ON ASSEMBLY:
DESCRIPTION: Quad Differential Line Driver
CONTACT: TI PHONE:
COMMENTS:
Data is in TI ALS/AS Logic Data Book, 1986, page 3-85
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
|
IC,LINE DRIVER,DIFF,QUAD,W/3 ST O,16P/.3 | 137675-001
==============================================================================

==============================================================================
RS R SHERMAN 1/16/91
==============================================================================
12.16
CC:
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
PROJECT: Street Driver, Cyclotro USED ON ASSEMBLY: DS III
DESCRIPTION: Quad Differential Line Receiver
CONTACT: PHONE:
COMMENTS:
Data is in TI ALS/AS Logic Data Book, 1986, page 3-95
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
|
IC,LINE RECEIVER,DIFF,QUAD,W/3 ST O,CER,16P/.3 | 137676-001
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LICHAC 18-JAN-1991 06:22:43.91
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: GAME TICKETS
2 TICKETS FOR SUNDAYS 49'ER AND GIANTS GAME.........

SECTION 31 UPPER RESERVE .......ROW 17.. SEATS 15 & 16
$150.00 EACH
JOHN OR BILL
xxx-xxxx
(xxx)
___________________________________________________________________________
CC: BROWN
Subj: HEALTH INSURANCE MEETINGS
DON'T FORGET THE 9:00 AND 10:30 MEETINGS THIS MORNING. BE THERE AND BE
INFORMED.
SANDI
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 21-JAN-1991 13:31:35.82
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE,@SYS$MAIL:MARKETING
CC: RAY
Subj: Walkabout Friday Schedule
This schedule is posted on my bulletin board as well. Let me

know if you see any problems.
WALKABOUT FRIDAYS
DATE PROJECT PROJECT LEADER
------ ---------------- -------------------
2/1/91 Animators Sam Comstock
3/1/91 Audio Brad Fuller
4/5/91 Hardware Pat McCarthy
5/3/91 Marketing Mary Fujihara
6/7/91 Danger Express Paul Kwinn
7/12/91 Pit-Fighter II Gary Stark
8/9/91 Kelly Turner
9/6/91 Ed Logg
10/4/91 John Salwitz
11/1/91 Bob Flanagan
12/6/91 Mark Pierce
1/10/92 Bonnie Smithson
2/7/92 Peter Lipson
3/6/92 Natalie Burgess
4/3/92 Ed Rotberg
5/1/92 Dennis Harper
6/5/92 Andy Burgess
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj: inkjet printers
Has anyone ever used a SIMENZ ink-jet printer? Weired Stuff's

got a few of these printers with serial interface for $10/ea.!! Any
comments?
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
CC: BROWN
Subj: BENEFITS RE-ENROLLMENT
IF YOU ARE PRESENTLY ON EITHER THE LIFEGUARD OR NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL LIFE

(NWNL) GROUP MEDICAL INSURANCE PLANS, OR IF YOU PLAN TO CHANGE TO THE NWNL
HEALTH PLAN, YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT ONE OF THE MEETINGS ON LAST FRIDAY AND
RECEIVED INFORMATION AND AN INSURANCE PACKET. IF YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED A
PACKET, PLEASE OBTAIN ONE FROM HUMAN RESOURCES.
THERE ARE EXPLANATIONS FOR TWO TYPES OF HEALTH INSURANCES INSIDE, THE PREFERRED
PROVIDER ORGANIZATION (PPO) AND THE EXCLUSIVE PROVIDER ORGANIZATION (EPO).
BOTH ARE UNDER THE NWNL PLAN. THERE ARE ALSO INSURANCE ENROLLMENT FORMS FOR
EACH ONE. YOU MUST DECIDE WHAT TYPE OF INSURANCE YOU WANT, EITHER THE PPO OR
EPO, AND RETURN THE APPROPRIATE FORM TO HUMAN RESOURCES BY MONDAY, JANUARY 28.
ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES (KAISER EMPLOYEES OR EMPLOYEES WITH JUST DENTAL COVERAGE)
MUST COMPLETE AN ENROLLMENT FORM ALSO FOR THIS IS A RE-ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR
ALL EMPLOYEES. NWNL IS OUR INSURANCE CARRIER FOR LIFE INSURANCE AND ACCIDENTAL
DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE AS WELL AS MEDICAL AND DENTAL.
ALL FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO H.R. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT NO LATER THAN
JANUARY 28 FOR THESE CHANGES TO BECOME EFFECTIVE BY FEBRUARY 2.
REMEMBER, THIS RE-ENROLLMENT PERIOD INVOLVES EVERYONE!
SANDI
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Atari Wine Glasses
An offer that is hard to refuse....................................

Human Resources is closing out its stock of limited edition 1990
Holiday Wine Glasses. Glasses will be priced at the unbelievable
low price of TWO for $3.00. Act quickly if you are interested in
purchasing these collector's items as supplies are extremely limited.
If you want to purchase glasses, stop by my office, call me at Ext. 3754
or send me a mail message.
cynde
___________________________________________________________________________
5.35
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: stuff from my garage to yours
FOR SALE
Delta Table Saw, 10" Thin kerf blade.
Only got ripped a few times.........$225
Craftsman Belt and Disc Sander with stand.

9" disc
6 X 48 belt
Get belted for only..................$175
Upright Freezer, white, spacious, cold
Put one on ice for only..............$125
I have the manual for the tools in my office. Write or call 3727....Carole
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: ELI IS IN THE LOBBY...
THANKS,
LORENE
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: LOST AND FOUND
AN EARRING WAS FOUND IN THE DESIGN SERVICES AREA A FEW DAYS AGO. IT'S BLACK
AND GOLD AND TRIANGULAR IN SHAPE. IF YOU LOST IT, YOU CAN RETRIEVE IT AT THE
MAIN LOBBY.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj: JAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMA
NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTRY...
NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD ENGINEERS TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTRY...
NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD PROGRAMMERS TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTRY...
NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MANAGERS TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTRY...
NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD TECHS TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTRY...
NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD ENGINEERS TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTRY...
NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD PROGRAMMERS TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTRY...
NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MANAGERS TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTRY...
If you know of any unused (bare or otherwise) JAMMA style game boards
left over from previous prototypes that might be found around your lab,
please let me know. Your cooperation will be appreciated by all of us RATs
in the "RACE" lab.
___________________________________________________________________________
CC: BROWN
Subj: LAST CHANCE
O.K. FOR ALL OF YOU WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT ONE OF LAST FRIDAY'S HEALTH
INSURANCE MEETINGS BUT WEREN'T, OR FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE THERE BUT ARE
STILL CONFUSED OR HAVE QUESTIONS, THEN HERE IS YOUR LAST CHANCE. A NWNL
REPRESENTATIVE WILL AGAIN BE IN THE CAFETERIA TOMORROW FROM 10:00 TIL NOON TO
ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. THIS IS NOT A MEETING, BUT A COME-AS-YOU-ARE-WHEN-YOU-
CAN TYPE OF THING.
NO MORE EXCUSES ABOUT WHY YOU COULDN'T OR WOULDN'T ATTEND THE MEETINGS LAST
WEEK. THIS IS IT!
SANDI
___________________________________________________________________________
CC: BROWN
Subj: LOCKER ROOM/SHOWER ROOM CLEAN-UP
YOU KNOW THOSE FADED RED SHORTS AND THAT TATTERED ATARI SHIRT OF YOURS? YEAH,
THE ONES YOU HAVEN'T SEEN AROUND SINCE YOU STOPPED PLAYING VOLLYBALL LAST
SUMMER. WELL, I THINK I KNOW WHERE THEY ARE, AND PROBABLY ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS
COME WITHIN 10 FEET OF THE LOCKERS IN THE MEN AND/OR WOMENS RESTROOMS.
IT HAS BECOME QUITE GROSS IN BOTH THE LOCKER ROOMS AND THE EXERCISE ROOM AT
TIMES, SO ON FEBRUARY 1, AND EVERY FRIDAY THEREAFTER, THE LOCKERS WILL BE
CLEANED OUT. WHICH MEANS EVERYTHING LEFT IN THEM WILL BE DISPOSED OF.
SO LET'S JUMP ON THE "BETTER OUR ENVIRONMENT" BANDWAGON AND MAKE THIS A MORE
FRAGRANT AND NEATER PLACE TO WORK.
SANDI
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Health Insurance Re-Enrollment
There are a LARGE number of employees who have not completed insurance
re-enrollment cards and returned them to Human Resources.
It is necessary for ALL EMPLOYEES to complete an enrollment form before the end
of today. If you are a Kaiser subscriber you need to complete the re-
enrollment form for dental coverage under Northwestern National. If you are
an existing Northwestern subscriber, you need to complete the re-enrollment
form for medical and dental. If you are currently covered under Lifeguard, you
need to complete an enrollment form for one of the Northwestern plans or
Kaiser.
If you have questions, please contact either Sandi or myself or stop by the
cafeteria between 10:00 am an Noon and talk to the Northwestern National
representative.
cynde
REMINDER ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE AN INSURANCE ENROLLMENT FORM BEFORE THE
END OF TODAY (Friday, January 25).
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::STARK 25-JAN-1991 15:23:37.08
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC: LOIS,STARK
Subj: Zax emulator demo...
There will be a demo of the Zax emulator in my lab on Wed @ 2:00pm. The Zax
rep will be there to answer questions. If I get it converted in time, I'll
load Pitfighter as the test case.
gary
___________________________________________________________________________
CC: BROWN
Subj: LOCKER CLEAN-UP RETRACTION
I AM SORRY. I MISCONSTRUED THE INFORMATION I RECEIVED REGARDING THE FRIDAY

CLEAN UPS. THE LOCKERS THEMSELVES WILL NOT BE CLEANED OUT, BUT THE AREA AROUND
AND ON TOP OF THE LOCKERS AND SHOWER AREAS WILL BE.
SANDI
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FOR SALE..TO GOOD HOME....$2500 EVERYTHING MUST GO!!
To: MILTY
CC:
Subj: RANCHERO 28/JAN/91
1972 RANCHERO GT,351C W/HOLLEY 4BBL,RUNS PURRFECTLY

A/T,P/S,P/DISC BRAKES,A/C,TRANS COMPLETELY REBUILT PROFESSIONALY
NU SPEAKERS,TACH,GUAGES,
AMER.MAGS,NU HR60/14 T/A RADIALS,RECEIVER HITCH,TRANS PAN COOLER,
SHIFT KIT,HI ENERGY CAM,3 CORE RADIATOR,COMPLETELY REBUILT FRONT
SUSPENSION,NU REAR AXLE BEARINGS AND SEALS,3.00 GEARS,DUAL EXHAUST
W/TURBO MUFFLERS,AIR SHOCKS,NU FRONT SHOCKS,HOOD LOCKS,NU ALT,
NU BATTERY,NU FUEL PUMP,NU WINSHIELD WASHER AND MOTOR,NU HOSES,NU BELTS
NU SPARKS/WIRES/ETC.,GOOD BRAKES,UNDERCOATED,STEAM CLEANED OFTEN,
ALL MAINTAINENCE RECORDS,FACTORY SHOP MANUALS.
120K MILES ON ENGINE
EXTRAS:LT & RT DOORS,DRUMS,ROTORS,STEERING COLUMNM,DASH GUAGES,KNOBS,
TRIM,TAIL LIGHTS,DRIVE SHAFT,REAR END HOUSING COMPLETE BRAKE
TO BRAKE,REAR WINDOW,NUTS N' BOLTS,AND...........
A COMPLETE 140K MI 351C 2BBL ENGINE.
..............MILT LOPER (xxx)xxx-xxxx...EVES (xxx)xxx-xxxx.......
___________________________________________________________________________
2.13
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: referral please
I need the name of a physical therapist.

Thank you.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
CALVIN OF BAY CALLED REGARDING PLUS LOGIC,452-4853.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::STARK 29-JAN-1991 10:24:42.21
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC: LOIS,STARK
Subj: Zax emulator demo
Please note:
Tomorrow's Zax emulator demo is being moved from 2:00pm to 1:30pm
because of schedule conflicts.
gary
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 29-JAN-1991 15:48:34.06
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,STEWART,SMITH,BRESHEARS,FREITAS,BRYANT,SHIRLEY,HENRY,
MSHERMAN,VERNON,MCDOWELL,CALFEE,HINDORFF,THOMPSON
CC: RAY
Subj: Walkabout Friday -- 2/1/91 3:30 - 5:00
This Friday is Walkabout Friday (tm)!!

Atari Games' world renowned ANIMATION department will be
hosting this special event!!
Expect some exciting new developments from the old
timers: BMX Heat, NoName, BATMAN, and HORSE. Look out for those
up-and-coming superstars: Danger Express, Marble Man,
Gauntlet:TnA.
The festivities will begin at 3:30 in the Alpha, Nu, and

Omega labs in Engineering. Please come by the labs, sample the
munchies, play the games, and give your feedback (positive and
negative).
Friday, Feb. 1, 1991
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Alpha, Nu, Omega Labs
John
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MCCARTHY "Pat" 29-JAN-1991 18:42:54.74
To: @SYS$MAIL:HARDWARE
CC: JACKSON,LEON,JOE,MCCARTHY
Subj: BOM parts lister program release.
The parts list generator program for Viewlogic schematics is now

available. To use it put into your login.com :
$ BOM :== $ scicom:plist
SCICOM should already be in your login.
Type BOM /HELP for information about the switch options.
You need to run the VIEWDATA portion on the PC first. See Art, Leon,
Joe or me if you need help to get started.
Here is the help information from the program. As always please
report problems and bugs.
Engineers. Use the /eng switch to generate a parts list format
suitable for Tims COSTPL program using the MANPL option.
The PLIST command format is :
PLIST project assy#-version/rev (eg a012345-01a)
optional : /add /create /eng /goto /help /keep='level'
/local_xref /print /show='level'
Only the first letter after the / is significant.
project : The name of the project .bom file.
assembly/rev# : The assembly number and revision of the parts list to create.
The following switches are optional.
/add : If the assembly is not fount in the .AO file, then add it.
/create : If the .ao file is not found then create it.
/engineer : produce engineering parts list only.
/goto=n : Skip beginning procedures
/help : this message.
/keep='level' : What to do with temporary files
level can be ALL SOME NONE or a number.
/local_xref : do not copy or use the master plist_xref.dat file
/print : print an existing pl on the documemntation printers.
the project name is ignored.
/show='level' : How much information to display on the screen.
level can be ALL SOME NONE or a number.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: GYM PASSES
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE A FREE GUEST PASS FOR FITNESS USA, PLEASE CONTACT ME
AT THE FRONT DESK. I CAN HAVE THEM TOMORROW. THEY HAVE FACILITIES IN
DALY CITY, MTN. VIEW, MILPITAS (ON LANDESS), AND IN FREMONT. ALL SPAS
HAVE CO-ED AND WOMEN ONLY WORKOUT ROOMS, AEROBICS, POOLS, AND HOT WHIRLPOOL
SPAS.
THANK YOU,
LORENE
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::SALWITZ 30-JAN-1991 09:49:18.17
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Call to Wall People
Hey you "Wall-Peoples".

We will be putting a 2 player version of RAMPART into the Common Area.
Please play it.
thanks,
JFS
PS: Please play both 2 and 1 player games.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::FLANAGAN "Bob Flanagan" 30-JAN-1991 11:22:01.06
CC: FLANAGAN
Subj: batch job gone crazy
My apologies to those of you who use GAWD. I started

a batch job last night before I left, which was supposed to take
about 8 hours. This morning I found it still running because the
backup was run last night, and my job did not get much time. I
am setting the priority lower so it will not interfere with other
jobs being submitted today.
Again, I apologize. I did not mean to run this processor
intensive job during the day.
Bob
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: T-Shirts
Tengen would like to make those totally radical black with day-glow
K L A X T-shirts available to employees and their friends. If you're
interested in purchasing a T-shirt ($7.50 each + tax), call Jeannine
Smith at Ext. 430 on or before Wednesday, February 13. A minimum order
must be met BEFORE the order is placed.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Are your missing your ARMADILLO?
I seem to have acquired a "LOVE AN ARMADILLO" coffee mug. If you are

missing such an animal, please re-claim it from my desk top.
cynde
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FLOWERS
JUST A REMINDER ...THAT THERE STILL ARE FLOWERS AVAILABLE FOR ATARI
EMPLOYEES AND TENGEN EMPLOYEES. YOU MAY COME TO THE FRONT DESK FOR
AVAILABILITY AND PRICES. EACH WEEK STEVE THE FLOWERMAN WILL CALL FOR
ORDERS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING, AND DELIVER BY THURSDAY.
THERE WILL BE VALENTINES SPECIALS SOON.
THANK YOU,
TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::KWINN 31-JAN-1991 09:55:31.30
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Lost videotape
To Whom it may concern,
I discovered a videotape of a certain Disney classic in the Danger
Express lab on Tuesday. It's not mine. It may have been left here sometime
last week (I was out sick). Come claim it if it's yours.
Paul Kwinn
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::FRYE 31-JAN-1991 10:45:44.11
CC:
Subj: EXCESS EXCESS
AGAIN WE ARE CLEANING OUT THE WAREHOUSE AREA AND HAVE COME UP WITH
LOTS OF MISC. ITEMS, WHICH MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE BUILDING. A ROPED
OFF AREA WILL BE SET UP FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEB. 1ST FOR A ONE TIME
WALK THRU. IT'S ALL HISTORY MONDAY MORNING.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LOIS 31-JAN-1991 11:45:40.13
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: LOIS
Subj: New Addition
The Harper home has a new addition. Her name is Kayla Rose. She was born last
night at 8:00. Her vital statistics are:
19" long
8 lbs, 1 oz
Lots of dark hair
Congrats to Bonnie, Dennis, and little Miss Kayla!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 31-JAN-1991 15:22:01.75
To: BIKE
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: 1meg parts
Ok, I just checked the AVL for 150ns parts. They're listed under:
137668-150 ,but stock availability is ZERO all around.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::DIEKNEITE "The Universe exploded and the BEAT began" 31-JAN-199
1 16:13:58.10
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: DIEKNEITE
Subj: Live from NYC
MIMELIGHT, a highly acclaimed mime duo from New York City will be
appearing in a FREE children's performance this Sunday (Feb 3rd) at the
Milpitas Community Center (corner of Calaveras & Milpitas Rd), at 4PM.
Everyone is welcome to this concert sponsored by Young Audiences of
San Jose ("The Best in Arts Programming for Children"). Bring the whole
family, friends, relatives, in-laws, remote friends, aquaintances, and anyone
else you can think of!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 1-FEB-1991 11:29:43.83
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj: DIO update
I want to update the DIO-288 unit outside the FAMILY LAB.

If anyone's using it (or planning to) today, I'll shut it down
This afternoon.
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 1-FEB-1991 11:46:20.00
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj: Correction to DIO update
What I meant to say was that if anyone's using it, let

me know so that I won't shut it down. So, unless if I hear
from anyone by 1:00 today, I'll get started.
I want to update the DIO-288 unit outside the FAMILY LAB.
If anyone's using it (or planning to) today, I'll shut it down
This afternoon.
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 1-FEB-1991 14:45:44.60
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: DENCKER
Subj: Furniture for sale
Is one of your New Year's resolutions to organize your hifi and TV setup?
If so, I have two solutions. I am selling my TV/VCR cart and Scandinavian oak
hi-fi cabinet. I'm buying an entertainment unit that will hold everything, and
it's due here in mid-February. Therefore, these two items will be available in
about 2 weeks.
TV CART: High-quality medium-dark wood laminate with rounded corners, casters,
and open shelf below for a VCR. The shelf is reversible: one side has the wood
laminate, the other side has a cane look. Perfect condition. (I have a picture
of this cart in my office.) $25.
HI-FI CABINET: Medium-gold tight-grained oak with radiused front edges; ample
room for 3 components inside, and 4 compartments for records at the bottom. A
turntable fits on top. Wood is in immaculate condition. This cabinet had a
smoke glass door, which no longer exists. I got a quote from a local glass shop
to have a new piece of glass cut for $54. I still have all the silver-colored
door hardware. Remote controls work through the smoke glass, by the way. Open
back allows for easy cable connections. 23 1/8" w x 18 1/8" D x 38" H. $60, or
negotiable with new glass door.
Andrea ext. 3718
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 4-FEB-1991 09:54:58.49
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj: FIRMWARE update
Final correction, DIO logicPak 303A-011A is now up to rev. level 14.0
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::JEDCOM 4-FEB-1991 11:11:20.92
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj:
Play the new version of RAMPART! The two-player version needs to get
its Stats Package verified; please play the one in the common area as
often as you can today, both in 1-player and in 2-player mode.
Thanks....
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::BROWN 4-FEB-1991 14:19:29.93
CC: BROWN
Subj: NEW HIRE
WE HAVE A NEW ATARIAN ON BOARD. NO, NOT A NEWBORN, BUT A NEW HIRE. JIM FLACK
STARTED TODAY AS DIRECTOR OF SIMULATION PRODUCTS. JIMS RESPONSIBILITY IS TO
DEVELOP NEW SIMULATOR BUSINESS USING THE HARD DRIVIN' TECHNOLOGY.
AFTER 10 YEARS AT ARGOSYSTEMS, INC., JIM'S MOST RECENT POSITION THERE HAS BEEN
AS DIRECTOR OF LONG RANGE STRATEGIC PLANS WHERE HE WORKED WITH THE STRATEGIC
PLANNING ORGANIZATION AT ARGOSYSTEMS' PARENT, THE BOEING COMPANY.
YOU CAN FIND JIM'S OFFICE IN THE DESIGN SERVICES AREA NEAR THE DOOR THAT LEADS
INTO ADMINISTRATION. STOP BY, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, AND GIVE HIM A BIG ATARI
WELCOME!
SANDI
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From: KIM::BRAD "Give the gift that keeps on giving: A female kitten"
4-FEB-1991 14:51:57.28
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: BRAD
Subj: Marble Madness
I'm looking for a Marble Madness upright to purchase. If anyone is aware

of any for sale please let me know.
- brad -
x3788
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From: KIM::STARK 5-FEB-1991 09:29:49.85
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC: STARK
Subj: Zax emulator
Our loaner Zax emulator will most likely be picked up on Friday. If you
have any questions or would like to try it out, I will leave it up & running
in my lab until that time. If you need any help, just let me know.
gary
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From: BERT::OPERATOR 5-FEB-1991 10:14:40.01
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: V-DAY
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!

I KNOW HOW HARD EVERYONE IS WORKING HERE AT ATARI/TENGEN, SO CONSIDER THIS
A FRIENDLY REMINDER.
VALENTINES DAY IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. YOU HAVE ONLY ONE WEEK TO DECIDE
ON A GIFT FOR THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE. MAY I SUGGEST FLOWERS??!
TINA AND I WILL BE TAKING ORDERS AT THE FRONT DESK UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY, THE
12TH. THE FLOWERMAN WILL DELIVER ON VALENTINES DAY.
1 DOZ. LG. ROSES - $22.00 1/2 DOZ. LG. ROSES - $11.00
IF ROSES ARE NOT YOUR FLOWER OF CHOICE, PLEASE STOP BY AND SEE THE LIST OF
FLOWERS AVAILABLE.
THANK YOU,
LORENE
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From: ERNIE::LEON 5-FEB-1991 14:56:44.87
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: PARTS LIST
DS III ERNIE$USERDISK:[BOARD.A049095.R1]A049095.01R1;1
A049096.01R1;1
ME A049098.R1 A049097.01R1;1
A049098.01R1;1
DSP A049242.R1 A049242.01R1;1
A049243.01R1;1
FIND PARTS LIST IN THESE FILES.
LEON
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From: KIM::MARGOLIN 5-FEB-1991 20:36:29.41
To: SHEPPERD
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Tape Drive
I am unable to arrange transport and I don't really have room for the
Tape Drive. Thanks anyway.
I couldn't get the LSI11 out last night. Today it was gone. I thought
I had more time. It is probably just as well.
Jed
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From: GAWD::HORSE 6-FEB-1991 14:14:49.48
CC:
Subj: Come and try the new version of HORSE!!!
HORSE !!! HORSE !!! HORSE !!! HORSE !!! HORSE !!! HORSE !!! HORSE !!! HORSE !!!
Hey all you Basketball Fans (and non-fans)!!! Come out and try the new version
of HORSE!!! We're going out on Field Test tomorrow, so please play as often as
you can to exercise the stats, and of course, to find any bugs.
THANKS!!! From the Horse Stable
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::SMITH 6-FEB-1991 16:42:39.58
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: 1991 PHYSICAL INVENTORY
Well its that time of the year again. We are scheduled to take the annual
Physical Inventory February 27 - March 3. There will be at least a one day
shutdown of in the Receiving area and a two day shutdown of the Stockroom.
If you are expecting delivery of material, fixed asset, or whatever during the
shutdown period, you can help us by contacting the buyer to try and schedule
your delivery prior to or after the physical. In the event that it cannot be
rescheduled please make special arrangements with the Warehouse Supervisor,
Steve Williamson, so that we can arrange to receive your material and at the
same time coordinate the receipt with the auditors.
All MTOs received at the Stockroom door by 12:00pm February 26, will be filled
and available for pickup by 4:00pm. We'll be very appreciative, if you do not
wait untill the last moment to submit your MTO. We expect to be released and
available for business 6:00am Monday morning, March 4.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation. If you have any special requirements
please contact me or Steve and we'll do whatever we can to accomodate your needs
Thanx, Tom Smith
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::DAVECOOK 7-FEB-1991 06:43:46.62
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: TRUCK FOR SALE
FOR SALE
1982 RED TOYOTA PICKUP
DELUXE LONGBED 4X4
5 SPD, AIR COND., AM/FM/CB/TAPE
153K CARED FOR MILES
SERVICE RECORDS
NEW B.F.GOODRICH RADIAL AT'S
8"(AMERICAN RACING) WHITE SPOKES
KYB SHOCKS
CUSTOM WALNUT CENTER CONSOLE W/CUP HOLDERS
BRAHMA SHELL AND DASH COVER
TOO MANY REBUILT AND REPLACED PARTS TO LIST
ASKING $4,600.00 CASH
NEED MORE INFO.?
CALL DAVE COOK @ 434-3731
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From: GAWD::RAMPART 7-FEB-1991 10:09:54.33
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: The fortunes of War
We Sold Out.
In the Rampart lab you will find a 2 player JOYSTICK version
of Rampart. Please play it.
We are particularaly interested in the 1 player game and
if we need to modify collisions, etc.
thanks,
JFS
PS:
I will leave a response sheet next to it.
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From: KIM::STARK 7-FEB-1991 15:03:15.12
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC: STARK
Subj: AMS emulator demo - Friday
The AMS rep will be in tomorrow (Friday) at 2:30 in my lab to demo the
latest from AMS. Like the Zax unit, source debug is supported via their
version of XRAY. Although more expensive than the Zax, it supposably
allows hot patching, traces, etc which are NOT easily accessable with the
Zax. For the hardware people, the SF macros are available also.
gary
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From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 8-FEB-1991 10:25:37.00
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Stealing
Somebody stole the grease board cleaner from Ed Logg's lab.

Somebody stole two grease board erasures from our lab area.
Question: Is there anyone around that just got some new
grease boards?
Question: Are these items really stolen, or are they just
being borrowed?
Please let us know.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::BROWN 8-FEB-1991 11:46:11.31
CC: BROWN
Subj: ATARI GAMES ACME SHOW
THE LAS VEGAS ACME SHOW WILL BE HELD IN LAS VEGAS MARCH 22 - 24. AGAIN THIS
YEAR THE COMPANY WILL REIMBURSE ATARI EMPLOYEES UP TO $200 OF SUPPORTABLE
EXPENSES FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO ATTEND THE ACME SHOW ON THEIR OWN. THE
CONDITIONS OF THIS REIMBURSEMENT ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. THE COMPANY WILL PROVIDE ONE WORKING DAY TO SEE THE SHOW. IF THE EMPLOYEE
WILL MISS MORE THAN ONE DAY OF WORK, THE ADDITIONAL TIME MUST BE TAKEN AS
VACATION OR UNPAID TIME OFF.
2. EMPLOYEE MUST SUBMIT AN EXPENSE REPORT ALONG WITH ALL RECEIPTS (NOT
INCLUDING MEAL EXPENSES FOR SPOUSE OR CHILDREN).
3. EMPLOYEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION, LODGING AND
PURCHASING THEIR OWN BADGE ($25) AT THE SHOW. BEFORE BUYING A BADGE YOU
MAY WANT TO CHECK AROUND FOR EXTRAS AT THE BOOTH. IF YOU WILL NOT BE
NEEDING YOUR BADGE THE FOLOWING DAY, YOU MAY WISH TO LEAVE IT AT THE BOOTH
SO SOMEONE ELSE IS ABLE TO USE IT.
4. THE EMPLOYEE IS TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ARRANGING THEIR OWN TRAVEL AND
LODGING. THE COMPANY WILL ARRANGE TRAVEL AND LODGING FOR APPROVED COMPANY
SPONSORED EMPLOYEES ONLY.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU ARRANGE YOUR AIR TRAVEL TODAY, YOU CAN GET AN $82 ROUND
TRIP FARE TO LAS VEGAS.
BOB SHEFFIELD
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::HUBBERSTEY 8-FEB-1991 11:55:47.95
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC: HUBBERSTEY
Subj: 14/7MHz 680x0 processors
With the increase in the number of 14MHz 68000 games we have here, I think I
should point out a potential problem area. While it is obvious to all (I hope)
that you can't run a board at 14MHz with an 8MHz 68000, it is also true that
you shouldn't run a board at 7MHz with a 16MHz processor. This is because the
faster parts have a MINIMUM clock speed requirement of 8MHz. If you do run a
fast part at this speed you may encounter flakey operation, particularly when
the part gets hot.
So . . . The bottom line is when you grab a 68000 to stuff into your board
make sure it is the right speed for the job. This goes especially for the
processors in the Arium and AMS emulator pods since they typically run much
hotter than processors on a board.
Tim
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 8-FEB-1991 14:26:4
1.20
CC:
Subj: Weird Stuff
Weird Stuff is moving! Leaving us! Better get over there and make your
deals now.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 8-FEB-1991 19:27:09.74
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
BOB FRYE IS ON VACATION FEB 11-24. DENNIS NALE SHOULD BE CONTACTED IF THERE
IS A FACILITIES PROBLEM.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 11-FEB-1991 11:44:08.38
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Brake shop in Mountain View area
Does anyone know a good brake shop in the Mountain View area? Is
there a place I should avoid? I have a 83 Toyota Camry that may need some
brake work. I may also need my wheel bearings packed and a front end
allignment?
Please leave a VAX mail message or call me at x1739.
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 11-FEB-1991 14:15:00.70
CC:
Subj: 3-ring binders
Get your black 3-ring binders for FREE at the ...STUFF next door.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::DOWNEND 11-FEB-1991 18:31:46.42
To: MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN
CC: LOGG,RAY
Subj: 170 NS 1 MEG EPROMS
REGARDING JOHNS message (attached), does this "buy" on 1 meg 170Ns

EPROM's apply to Multi-sync games only? If yes, What parts of the
Multi-sync H/W as used by NoName require 170 NS 1M EPROMs? Then
I can generate a requirement...
....................... john's msg for reference .....................
From: KIM::RAY 11-FEB-1991 09:41:48.57
To: BIKE,KHODADADI,LOGG,DOWNEND
CC: RAY
Subj: 170nS 1Meg EPROMs
At Jed's suggestion, Rob Bryant and Mary Burnias are putting
together a buy on these EPROMs. The standard lead-time is 14
weeks, so they will try to get some quicker through
distribution. Please let Rob know your requirements over the
next 3 months or so. (Bonnie -- please c.c. me.)
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::SHELTON "EVELYN" 12-FEB-1991 08:21:32.87
CC:
Subj: JEFF BELL
I WOULD LIKE TO WISH JEFF BELL A HAPPY 18TH. ANNIVERSARY WITH ATAIRI!!!!
JEFF IT IS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU, AND I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME
TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP IN RECEIVING, HERE AT 735. YOU NEVER SAY
NO! YOU ARE ALWAYS HERE WHEN WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE.
A FRIEND ALWAYS,
E.S.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::OPERATOR 12-FEB-1991 10:57:58.83
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FLOWERS
REMEMBER...TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO PLACE YOUR FLOWER ORDER TO BE

DELIVERED ON VALENTINES DAY.
PLEASE SEE MYSELF, OR TINA, TO PLACE YOUR ORDER.
THANK YOU,
LORENE
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::QA 12-FEB-1991 12:19:17.65
CC:
Subj: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODYSAYING HI
JUST SAYING HI FROM THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK.

___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LORENE 12-FEB-1991 17:22:41.42
CC:
Subj: LOST AND FOUND
THERE WAS A BOX OF MISCELLLANEOUS STUFF FOUND IN THE MAIN LOBBY MALE RESTROOM.
IF IT'S YOURS, CLAIM IT BY FRIDAY OR IT WILL BE HISTORY.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LORENE 14-FEB-1991 11:59:35.39
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FLOWERS
TO ALL WHO ORDERED FLOWERS, PLEASE COME TO THE LOBBY. THEY'RE HERE...
THANKS,
LORENE
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 14-FEB-1991 13:21:24.44
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: SHEPPERD
Subj: Item 4 sale
A friend has a 6'x6' teakwood wall unit for sale. She's asking $300 OBO.
Call (xxx) xxx-xxxx for details.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BURGESS "Andrew" 14-FEB-1991 13:30:13.25
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Looking for...
I'm looking for an Imagewriter I or II for my mother. Who's looking into

getting a Mac Classic. If you have one you're l
thinking of getting rid of (especially those of you with laserwriters)
please keep me in mind.
Thanks in advance,
Andy Burgess x1782
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::BELL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING - EXT 1750" 15-FEB-1991 13:39:
01.42
To: OWENS,MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: 136078 - RACE MEMORY MASTERS
136078 - HARD DRIVIN RACE COMPACT MEMORY MASTERS 15-Feb-1991

Page 1
PART
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
136078-1001 IC,EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,COMPACT,137448-200,210R
136078-1003 IC,EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,COMPACT,137448-200,210S
136078-1005 IC,EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,COMPACT,137448-200,210T
136078-1007 IC,EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,COMPACT,137448-200,210U
136078-1009 IC,EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,COMPACT,137448-200,210V
136078-1011 IC,EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,COMPACT,137448-200,210W
136078-1013 IC,EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,COMPACT,137448-200,210X
136078-1014 IC,EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,COMPACT,137448-200,200X
136078-1015 IC,EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,COMPACT,137448-200,210Y
136078-1030 IC,EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,COMPACT,137448-170,30E
136078-1031 IC,EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,COMPACT,137448-170,10E
From: MIKE::BELL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING - EXT 1750" 15-FEB-1991 14:38:
08.01
To: OWENS,MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: 136077 - RACE MEMORY MASTERS
136077 - HARD DRIVIN RACE MEMORY MASTERS 15-Feb-1991

Page 1
PART
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
136077-1017 IC,PR_EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137448-250,45C
136077-1027 IC,PR_EPROM,HARD_DRIVIN/RACE,137665-1020,30J
136077 - HARD DRIVIN RACE MEMORY MASTERS 15-Feb-1991
Page 2
PART
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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From: GAWD::NATALIE 15-FEB-1991 14:48:27.74
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,MOMODA
CC:
Subj: NBA BRAINSTORMING
We are considering aquiring a license from the NBA for Horse, to make it more
appealing to our players and distributors. If you have some ideas on how we
could use this license, please come to a brainstorming meeting:
Date: Wednesday, Feb 20
Time: 12:00 Noon, for lunch
Where: Engineering Conference Room
Pizza & Soda will be provided.
Spaces are limited, so please RSVP ASAP.
Thanks,
Natalie
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::RALSTON 15-FEB-1991 14:51:20.28
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: SURVIVORS SOFTBALL IS BACK!
Atari Survivors softball will be starting up again this spring

with league play beginning in early April. Our games will be played on
Tuesday nights at 5:30 at Twin Creeks. Sign up outside my office if
interested.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 15-FEB-1991 15:43:2
1.31
CC:
Subj: weirder still
Trivia question: Quess why Weird Stuff is moving?
The City of Milpitas is throwing them out because this area is not
zoned retail.
Tomorrow is the last day they are open to the public.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BIKE "BMX HEAT -- THE BMX RACING GAME" 19-FEB-1991 12:21:19
.51
To: MARGOLIN
CC: BIKE
Subj: ROMs on the Multisync Board
Are 250 ns parts OK on the main board? Or do they need to be faster.

Bonnie
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MARGOLIN 19-FEB-1991 15:15:09.71
To: KIM::BIKE
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: ROMs on the Multisync Board
ROMs on the MultiSync (main) board must be 200 ns. I say again, 200 ns.
Regards,
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BAUER 19-FEB-1991 16:37:18.66
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: ride sharing
2/19/91
If you drive from Alameda or you drive past any of the East Bay BART
stations on your way to work and you would like to take on a rider
to help pay fuel expenses and/or to allow you to use the car pool
lane, please call me at X419.
David Bauer
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::ALBAUGH "Dr. Bizarro" 21-FEB-1991 15:13:34.23
CC:
Subj: Common Bugs
(This file lives in ee$userdisk:[68k_us.memo]common_bugs.txt)

WHO NEEDS TO READ THIS: every game programmer and every project leader
whose game programmer says he/she has none of these bugs (they're lying).
Hardware engineers might also find it a useful refresher.
I have been doing a lot of poking around in dusty corners lately,
trying to move people from older coin and eeprom routines to newer ones.
In the process I have discovered a few bugs and "accidents waiting to
happen". Each is described below, although I'm not claiming that they are
new or that I didn't create some of them myself. First some background.
Most of our games have (at least) two levels of interrupt. Some games add
an extra level of "software interrupt" or "foreground". Others have
multiple processors (you don't? how about that 6502 on your sound board?)
All these things mean that the statements of a program are often executed
in a different order than one might expect from the source listing. Keeping
things on track requires a certain degree of (dare I say it) discipline.
NOTE: These are not the only bugs in our code. They are just ones I have
seen often, or lately. Each topic below is presented as: subject,
background, the bug, and suggested changes.
Mike
SUBJECT: unrelated functions sharing a latch
BACKGROUND:
Our hardware guys are very fond of grouping miscellaneous bits
together in four-, six-, or eight- bit latches. They are unlikely to
change because a) it's cheaper b) it's not _that_ much of a hassle,
usually and c) it's now the "standard". The problem arises because these
latches are write-only, so they need to be shadowed. Unfortunately, when
a game has two programmers (or one programmer in two different moods or
seasons), there tend to be two (or more) shadows for the same latch. Also,
we don't always take care about order of update or possible interrupts.
THE BUG:
Failure to use a single shadow, or to "guard" references to that
shadow, leads to random setting/clearing of bits. This is especially
prevalent in the _added_at_the_last_minute vcr code, which may, for
example, change the resolution of your LETA...
THE FIX:
A single routine that has its own shadow and disables interrupts
while mucking with it. the one below is called to set a some bits by:
mod_latch( FIRST_BIT | OTHER_BIT );
and called to clear the same bits by:
mod_latch( ~( FIRST_BIT | OTHER_BIT ) );
and it assumes that there is only one such latch, of up to 31 bits.
The actual code snippet below assumes a 16-bit latch (and shadow), but
all the '.W's could be '.B' or '.L' for 8 or 31 bits.
It is _probably_ a real good idea if the latch address and the shadow
address were _not_ available to anybody else, to "put some teeth" in the
"convention" of using this routine.
-------- sample code follows --------
xdef mod_latch
* Modifies LATCH according to its param. If MSB set, clears any bits
* that are clear in the param, else sets any that are set. NOTE: this
* is the reverse of the original (ROMALOT) mod_latch, but nobody was
* using that, and this is a more intuitive interface.
mod_latch:
MOVE SR,D1
OR #$700,SR * Lock INTS
MOVE.L 4(SP),D0 * Read parameter LONG
BMI.S ML10 * D31 signals 0: OR in bits 1:AND out bits
OR.W bitshd,D0
BRA.S ML20
ML10: AND.W bitshd,D0
ML20: MOVE.W D0,LATCH Set LATCH
MOVE.W D0,bitshd update shadow
MOVE D1,SR
RTS
SUBJECT: Spinning on eer_busy() in Vblank
BACKGROUND:
Many of our games use EEPROM to hold statistics, High Scores, etc.
One problem with EEPROM is that each byte (typically) takes time to
write. This is normally handled by having a routine ( eer_hwt() ) that
is called every VBlank actually do the write. If the test switch is
changed while the game is writing, corrupt data could result. So, a
routine ( eer_busy() ) is supplied to tell when it is safe to "turn over"
the game from test to game or vice-versa.
THE BUG:
Somewhere, sometime, somone decided that the code to do this
should look roughly like:
VBLANK_IRQ:
<save some regs and hit VBACK>
TST.W INSELF
BEQ <go handle game Vblank>
* We think we are in selftest, does the switch agree?
IFTST <proceed with selftest version of Vblank routine>
* We need to transit from test to game.
VB0: JSR eer_busy
TST.L D0
BNE VB0
< code to fake a reset, which will find the test switch off and start game>
A similar piece of code is used when the game vblank finds the test switch
on. Since an EEPROM write can make no progress with Vblank IRQs essentially
disabled, the eer_busy() will, if it ever returns TRUE, continue to do so
forever (or until WATCHDOG kicks in).
THE FIX:
Don't just hang. Work towards finishing the write by calling eer_hwt()
every Vblank until eer_busy() returns 0. This will let the game program
continue too, until it is safe to "turn over".
VBLANK_IRQ:
<save some regs and hit VBACK>
TST.W INSELF
BEQ <go handle game Vblank>
* We think we are in selftest, does the switch agree?
IFTST <proceed with selftest version of Vblank routine>
* We need to transit from test to game.
JSR eer_busy
TST.L D0
BEQ DIE
JSR eer_hwt
<restore regs>
RTI
DIE:
< code to fake a reset, which will find the test switch off and start game>
Incidentally, this is essentially what SYSTEM I originally did. I have no
idea how the buggy code arose, but I have seen it in several games now.
SUBJECT: VBACK, who hits it and when
BACKGROUND:
Most of our hardware designs generate an interrupt at the beginning
of Vertical Blank. Most also have an address to "strobe" to acknowledge
(and clear) this interrupt. Three warnings:
1) VAD-based systems cannot tolerate random gunk being stored in VBACK, always
store a zero. You may want to use a CLR instruction but...
2) If you are using a 68010 in development and a 68000 in production, make
sure your VBACK can tolerate being read (modern VADS can) because the
68000 (but not the 68010) does a read-modify-write cycle for CLR.W
3) Some games will generate another IRQ at line 256 if you strobe VBACK
"too soon" (i.e. between lines 240 and 256).
THE BUG:
Several annoyances, mainly related to lunching VADS and getting spurious
double Vblanks, which may have the side effect of inducing EEPROM errors.
THE FIX:
Make sure you are writing the proper value, and preferably late, rather
than early in your Vblank IRQ routine.
SUBJECT: How to set your priority level from C.
BACKGROUND:
Sometimes a routine written in C needs to disable interrupts during
a "critical section". Since the MOVE xxx,SR instruction is not available
in C, various snippets of assembly have been making the rounds.
THE BUG:
One of these snippets goes something like:
OLD_IPL: DS.W 1
...
xdef ints_off,ints_on
ints_off:
MOVE.W SR,OLD_IPL ; Save old value of Interrupt priority
MOVE.W 6(SP),SR ; Set new value from parameter
RTS
ints_on:
MOVE.W OLD_IPL,SR
RTS
This works fine until the day that a mainline routine does an
ints_off(0x2200) (saving 20xx in OLD_IPL), then is itself interrupted
(say at level 4) by a routine that does an ints_off(0x2600), saving
22xx in OLD_IPL. BOTH calls to ints_on will "restore" the 22xx, leaving
the "mainline" at level 2 forever. I've seen a variation on this theme
which maintains a complicated stack in "private" memory, but does not
check for consistency or stack overflow.
THE FIX:
Work with, rather than against, the language. The following:
xdef set_ipl
set_ipl:
MOVEQ.L #0,D0 ; Not _strictly_ needed, but tidy
MOVE.W SR,D0
MOVE.W 6(SP),SR
RTS
can be used in conjunction with a local variable in the procedure calling
it:
void
foo()
{
int old_ipl;
...
old_ipl = set_ipl(#COMM_LEVEL)
...
(void) set_ipl(old_ipl);
}
SUBJECT: is "foreground" really vblank?
BACKGROUND:
Many of our games use an "interrupt level" between the lowest priority
real interrupt and "background". This typically handles things that really
should happen once a frame (like animation drivers), but are not critically
dependant on the beam position. The Vblank IRQ routine checks to see if the
"foreground" is active. If not, it is "activated" by marking it active,
lowering the interrupt priority level, and "calling" the foreground. When
the foreground returns, the IPL is once again raised, the "active" flag
is cleared, and Vblank returns. If Vblank finds the foreground already
active, it simply returns.
THE BUG:
Sometimes the VBlank routine does not lower its IPL, making the entire
foreground routine essentially part of the Vblank IRQ. Another problem
is covered below.
THE FIX:
Make sure the sequence of operations detailed above is followed, and
that Vblank can be re-entered safely.
SUBJECT: BIG "critical sections"
BACKGROUND:
In just about any game there are "critical sections", where we need
to ensure that only one routine is mucking about with a given data
structure. For quick changes to small pieces of data, simply raising the
IPL will work just fine, but some games leave interrupts masked for
multiple frames, to keep "foreground" from running while a large routine
runs in "background".
THE BUG:
When VBlank is left masked for a long time, operations that actually
need to be done during the blanking interval will actually get done at an
essentially random time. The hardware may or may not allow this. Also if
Vblank is left masked for a long time, the result may be two "back to back"
Vblank interrupts, with subsequent errors in writes to the EEPROM.
THE FIX:
If you need to prevent the foreground from running, "mark" it in the
same way Vblank does. Since presumably this is done in "background", there
should be no hazards. If you really need to mask interrupts for a long
time, perhaps you need to re-think the data structure and associated
critical sections.
SUBJECT: 6502 reading test-switch considered harmful
BACKGROUND:
For reasons lost in the mists of time, the sound processor (6502)
has its own input for reading the test switch. Among other changes, the
"coin read exception" will return current values of the coin inputs,
rather than the "modulo four counters" if the test switch is found on.
The main processor also reads the test switch, and can, therefore, have
a different opinion about whether the pair are in "game" or "test" mode.
THE BUG:
When the test switch is switched on after some coins have been
deposited, there is a 1 in 4 chance of "seeing" an extraneous coin on
each mech. This will occur when the number of coins seen by a mech,
modulo four, is three, because the 6502 will change to reporting '0',
which is in fact the next valid value for the mech. The "credit" thus
earned cannot usually be spent, since the main processor should see
the test switch soon thereafter, but the EEPROM count of coins will
be off from both the Electro-mechanical counters and the number of
coins in the cashbox. Also, there is the possibility of a more permanent
fault leading to bizarre behavior.
THE FIX:
There are a variety of options, ranging from converting to a scheme
of "modulo three" counters, with zero a "forbidden value" to having a
different exception for "raw coin switch" to having a command to set
the 6502 in "test mode" rather than giving it access to the test switch.
I welcome and solicit comment, but would frankly prefer all three...
SUBJECT: calling eer_incs() et al. from interrupt level
BACKGROUND:
There are a number of routines in both the coin and eeprom code
that cannot be safely re-entered. I also cannot make all of them
"critical sections" because of deadly-embrace possibilties when called
an arbitrary number of times from who-knows-where in a game.
THE BUG:
Calling certain routines with interrupts masked (like, from your
VBlank routine) can lead to a deadly embrace. The most likely candidates
are eer_incs() and cn_credits(). They are only most likely because you
are most likely to want to call them then, although it never seems to
be really needed.
THE FIX:
Don't!
SUBJECT: calling com_[f]wrt() with an exception, or com_exc() with a command
BACKGROUND:
RPM accepts two kinds of "commands". The vast majority of them are
inserted in a queue when received, to be processed as soon as the main
loop has time. A special form, called an "exception" is processed as
soon as it is received, and requires special handling. The code in
RPMSLV.MAC (6502) and SND_COM.ASM (68000) take special pains to make
everything work. This work is subverted when a game programmer uses
com_exc() to send a "normal" command, or (more usually) uses com_[f]wrt()
to send an exception.
THE BUG:
Mis-using these routines (as the handed-down-for-generations sound
test code does, among others) can lead to spurious and/or lost coins.
It is the number one reason for such spurious coins, despite 6+ years
of my lectures.
THE FIX:
Use com_wrt() or com_fwrt() for normal commands, com_exc() for
exceptions. If your old code from games gone by does not do this, fix it.
While you are at it, make sure you check the return value from com_wrt()
if you care whether or not it succeeded. Hardware guys might consider
adding a (low priority) interrupt for comm_buffer_empty (maskable by
writing a latch bit, of course) to speed up "queued" output with the
sort of horrifying kluges I have glimpsed.
SUBJECT: Who hits watchdog and when
BACKGROUND:
I may not have been the one who brought the "Watchdog" to Atari,
but Rich Patak and I were the first I know of to have used one in a game
here. The basic idea is simple. If you can determine an upper bound on
the amount of "processing time" in your "main loop", you can have a timer
that will reset the CPU if it is not reset at least that frequently. As
a first approximation, this works fine, but there are a few problems.
Concessions to cost lead to watchdog circuits with a period of 128
milliseconds or so, while our games sometimes have sections (particularly
in initialization) longer than this. Also, our emulators often have
problems with watchdog, so it is disabled during most of the development
cycle, being tested as the game is going out the door.
THE BUG (1):
In an attempt to get around the tight timing of watchdog, some folks
hit it in their Vblank IRQ. While this solves one problem, it creates
another. In the absence of software "sanity checks", the mainline of a
game can be "insane" and effectively hung up, while the Vblank routine
is just fine and will never be reset.
THE FIX (1):
Add some sort of "sanity check", if only on such things as "stack
pointer in bounds" or a longer interval software managed timer. A really
spiffy scheme might include a software timer set at every "state
transition" to the maximum length of the state, and a "scanner" to check
critical data structures "in the background".
THE BUG (2):
As a quasi-religious reaction to bug (1), some folks shun hitting
watchdog in Vblank at all, prefering to sprinkle watchdog hits semi-
randomly through their code. Unfortunately, the choice of when and where
is made without much time (remember, watchdog is usually disabled until
management is breathing down your neck to release), and even choices that
worked once may be invalidated by late changes in "tuning". In the face
of these difficulties, a programmer often sprinkles enough "hits" to
ensure that watchdog will never "bite", no matter how tangled the game
gets, thus again effectively disabling it.
The near-random nature of the "sprinkling" can cause other problems
too. A few weeks ago I fixed a bug in the RAM test that had to do with
WATCHDOG statements being placed between a CMPA.L and the branch that
tested the result of the compare. These clobbered the condition codes.
What is particularly noteworthy is that in the process of writing this
memo, I came across a note from Jed Margolin (dated 16-JUN-1988) addressing
this issue. I assume I changed _some_ copy of the RAM test at that time,
but obviously not the "master". Old code rises from the grave...
THE FIX (2):
(OPINION ONLY) Abandon approach 2 and apply fix 1. I stress that
this is my opinion, but I feel fairly strongly about this and am willing
to debate at length issues of "correctness by construction" and the
"partitioning" of software projects...
___________________________________________________________________________
.60
To: MOORE,FUJIHARA,RAY,DOWNEND,TAKAICHI,MONCRIEF,MEYETTE,BENZLER,AKNIN,CAMER
ON,
WEST,DIEKNEITE,MARGOLIN,KHODADADI,PEREZ
CC: BIKE
Subj: BMX Heat 3rd Review
B M X H E A T 3 R D R E V I E W
2pm, Monday Feb 25
Central Conference Room
Your presence is requested at our pre-fieldtest review. You'll
be receiving a hardcopy meeting agenda. The game will be playable
after 11 am that morning in the engineering common area. We'll
move the game to the conference room for the meeting.
Please RSVP to this VAXMAIL address.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::PASQUINELLI 22-FEB-1991 14:29:23.56
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: CONDO FOR RENT
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NO PETS. REPLY TO DOUG P. X3960, OR CALL AFTER
5 PM 259-2898.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::FRANZELLA "Yvette" 25-FEB-1991 08:54:18.62
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FOR SALE
FOR SALE
ROLAND D-10 MULTI TIMBRAL LINEAR SYNTH. WITH 1 ROM CARD, LIKE NEW!!!!
USED ONLY FOR HOME USE. $950.00 OR BEST OFFER.
SONY CCD V8AF 8MM CAMCORDER, COMES WITH EVERYTHING NEEDED TO RECORD AND PLAY
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(PAID $925.00 NEW)
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL YVETTE AT X5850.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::KENDALL 25-FEB-1991 10:08:40.74
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj: Development systems
The emulator saga continues!! For all who are interested, the folks in
applied research will be demonstrating and giving their opinions of
the HMI system and the AMS running XRAY with SCSI download. There will
be no salesmen present, only Atari programmers experiences. Come to
the Applied Research lab at 1:00 on Wed. Feb. 27 if you are interested.
Matt
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LORENE "TIGER" 25-FEB-1991 11:10:09.10
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED!
JOAN FROM DR. xxxxxxxx'S OFFICE CALLED AT 10:57. YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT
TUES. @ 1:00. PLEASE CALL HER AT (xxx)xxx-xxxx.
THANKS,
LORENE
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 25-FEB-1991 12:01:34.83
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: DENCKER
Subj: Porsche 911S for sale
Well, it's time for a change. I've had this Porsche for 8 years, and am now
selling it. It is mechanically sound, very good condition inside and out, and I
wouldn't hesitate to drive it across the country tomorrow. (Don't worry -- I
plan on buying another Porsche.) If you are interested in a very-well-cared-
for car, read on.
1977 Porsche 911S -- Coupe with Electric Sunroof
- Iris Blue Metallic paint with clear coat; sanded down to bare metal and
painted three years ago. Painted (not chrome) headlight rims. Hella H-4
halogen headlights, amber Cibie fog lights.
- Black and cork interior, black headliner. Leather seats and steering
wheel. Driver's seat has sheepskin cover. Floor mats.
- Amenities: Factory air conditioning, power windows, power brakes, rear
defroster, right-hand mirror added (both mirrors defrost and have
electric motors), bra, and car cover.
- Sound system: four Pioneer speakers, electric antenna. An AM/FM/cassette
is negotiable. Ungo Box alarm system with ignition kill switch.
- 2.7 liter, 165 hp engine was completely overhauled about 67K miles ago.
NUMEROUS improvements made to the engine: see me for details. Suffice it
to say the engine runs cool. 5-speed transmission is in good condition.
- Gold-center BBS wheels. Front tires are still good; rear ones are only
5 months old. Front brake discs replaced in 1987.
- Specs: 0-60 mph acceleration about 7.3 secs. or less. Takes ANY
gas of 87 octane or higher; gets 17-25 mpg. Easily passes smog tests.
- All records for the last eight years are available. Price: $13,500.
I'll even throw in a DMV certificate for a personalized license plate.
(High Blue Book price for this year and model is $14,450.)
For more information, contact Andrea Dencker
Ext. 3718
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::OWENS 25-FEB-1991 12:02:04.16
CC:
Subj: DIO 29A GAL Programer Problem
I believe the DIO 29A GAL Programer has bit the dust. With the GAL program
pack installed in the 29A the unit fails self test. MFG has a GAL programer
if you get desperate. Call Ken Williams.
RLO
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::KANE 26-FEB-1991 15:48:34.64
CC:
Subj: Atari Games v. Nintendo
If you, or any other current or former Atari employee you know, has saved
articles or studies published on the video game industry from 1976 through
1984, I would appreciate knowing about it, I'm interested in articles
discussing general conditions, as well as profiles on specific companies
and products.
Please call me at x-1791 with and questions. Thanks for your help.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::TINA 27-FEB-1991 08:56:29.83
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED,
MIKE FELICE OF ELECTEC CALLED FOR YOU AT 9:00 AM, PLEASE CALL HIM BACK
AT 496-0706.
THANK YOU,
TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::MARTIN 27-FEB-1991 10:22:38.84
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK,MARTIN
CC:
Subj: DANCE FOR HEART
GOOD MORNING,
I WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN AN AEROBIC FUND RAISER FOR THE AMERICAN HEART
ASSOCIATION. DANCE FOR HEART IS A TWO HOUR AEROBIC WORKOUT.
THE PURPOSE OF DANCE FOR HEART IS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE #1 CAUSE OF DEATH-
HEART DISEASE. THE ONLY WAY DANCE FOR HEART CAN BE A SUCCESS IS FOR PEOPLE
LIKE YOU (KIND GIVING SOULS) TO SPONSER PEOPLE LIKE ME.
SO, PLEASE HELP ME MAKE DANCE FOR HEART A SUCCESS. ANY AMOUNT WOULD BE
DEEPLY APPRECIATED. ($5.00, $10.00, $15.00, ETC...) YOUR CONTRIBUTION
IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN HAVING ALOT OF FUN AND GETTING A GREAT WORKOUT,
GIVE ME A CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION.
DATE: MARCH 2
PLACE: OHLONE COLLEGE (FREMONT)
TIME: 9:00 - 11:00 A.M.
P.S.
TO THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE ALREADY SPONSERED ME (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE)
THANKS AGAIN...
MELANIE
X3930
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::RAY 27-FEB-1991 14:54:51.23
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC: RAY
Subj: Abbreviation for Japan or Japanese is JPN
Any time you are trying to abbreviate Japan or Japanese, please

use JPN (not JAP). A small, but important point!
Thank you.
John
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::KENDALL 27-FEB-1991 19:32:33.36
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE,DOWNEND,RAY,MONCRIEF
CC:
Subj: HMI emulator
For those people who missed the HMI demo today (or couldn't see or hear
anything because there was no room in my office) here is a brief recap
of our experiences with the HMI emulator running HMI SourceGate debugger
software :
HMI Emulator
Pros
- Fast Download speed
Because it downloads using the parallel printer port of the PC, program
downloads are extremely fast. The ZAX emulator and the HMI have roughly
equivalent download times, which is about twice as fast as an AMS with fast
download capabilities
- Source Level Trace
It is possible to view the trace in assembly, bus state or source forms and
to search the buffer for address, data and other conditions. The trace can
be time tagged if desired.
- Performance Analyzer
Although a little tricky to set up, the performance anlyzer features of the
HMI are powerful. Code coverage analysis and performance timing information
are available.
- All Emulator features are Available from debugger
Because both the emulator and the debugger are from the same vendor, all
emulator features (trace, hardware events etc.) are directly accessible from
the debugger. Because XRAY is an emulator independent debugger, not all
emulator features are available from XRAY
Cons
- Flaky !!!
This unit does some very unpredictable things, and these things usually happen
at the worst possible time. Software breakpoints do not always seem to work
and sometimes calling the trace buffer causes the debugger to crash. HMI is
bringing a new emulator to see if this will fix our problems but it seems more
like a problem with the debugger software.
- Poor User Interface
Not all functions are available from the command line. To do some seemingly
simple things (such as setting a write break on a location), requires a great
deal of mucking around with various windows. The macro facility is weak and
only works for command line commands. There are a lot of flashy colors, but
the colors don't really mean anything and do not help the debugging process.
The general philosophy seems to be that flashy colors and windows make a good
user interface. The debugger works with a mouse (which XRAY doesn't). With
that exception, XRAY is definitely a better debugger than SourceGate.
- Slow Single Step
Single stepping is very slow. Single stepping source lines is beyond sluggish
bordering on painful. No facility is provided to step around subroutine calls.
- Not all features available for Microtec Compiler yet
In Applied Research we are using the Microtec Greenhills compiler, which
outputs in IEEE-695 format. Structure viewing, and viewing of local and
register variables is not supported with IEEE-695 format although HMI promises
support "real soon now ..."
In summary, the HMI system has good features but still has software problems
to work out before we should consider the purchase of any more units. If
anyone has any more questions or would like to play around with the system
please give me a call at x1773 or drop by the Applied Research lab.
Matt
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::GROSSMAN 28-FEB-1991 12:07:04.11
To: @NOT-DAN
CC:
Subj: It's a SURPRISE Party
Dan Van turns the big 40 on Friday. Judi Van Elderen is planning a
surprise party for Dan in the Atari cafeteria on Friday, March 1
@ 3:00 pm. Please mark your calendars and stop by the cafeteria to
SURPRISE Dan.
REMEMBER - Surprise Party for Dan Van - 3:00 pm on Friday.
___________________________________________________________________________
.08
To: MARGOLIN
CC: BIKE
Subj: Can you give me the part number for the power supply?
John Moore needs it.

Bonnie
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::RALSTON 28-FEB-1991 15:21:24.63
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: ATARI GOLF TOURNAMENT
THAT'S RIGHT---PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR ANOTHER FUN-FILLED ATARI

GOLF TOURNAMENT ARE NOW BEING MADE!
WHEN: Don't know. (Some summer weekend.)
WHERE: Probably Pleasant Hell...er...Hills.
COST: Don't know. (Not much.)
PRIZES: There might be some. (Depends on how much we
charge to enter.)
FOR WHO: Umm...let's see...I guess Atari employees,
family, and friends...and probably anyone else.
REFRESHMENTS: Sure.
WHAT?! YOU WANT MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS?! SORRY---THAT'S ALL I
KNOW.
Actually, we need to get a rough estimate of how many people would
be participating in order to get a date scheduled by the course. So, if
you happen to be interested, please respond by mail or by signing up on
the sheet posted outside my office.
Oh, there is one detail I do know:
FUN: Tons! (Don't miss it!)
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 1-MAR-1991 10:51:52.40
To: MARGOLIN,MONCRIEF,BEHENSKY,OWENS,MEYETTE,DOWNEND
CC:
Subj: 53 vs 50Hz
Jed;
I have checked the vertical sync pulses with several scopes and they
all indicate that I am running the monitors at 50Hz not 53Hz. Please check
the frame rate again. If we are running at an incorrect rate maybe changing
to the proper rate will improve some of the problems I am having adjusting
the monitors (because they are rated at min of 50Hz). I also need to know
the frame rate to determine clock time.
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::HUBBERSTEY 1-MAR-1991 16:00:38.98
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC: HUBBERSTEY
Subj: IEEE
Is anyone out there an IEEE member? I want to join and need someone to use as
a reference.
Thanks,
Tim
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::MARTIN 4-MAR-1991 08:23:20.78
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: DSP BOARDS
GOOD MORNING JED,

YOUR DSP BOARDS ARE DUE IN ON 3-19-91. RICK ASKED FOR A 3 WEEK DELIVERY.
JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION: P.O. #LQ32277
VENDOR ADVANCED PROTO
HAVE A GOOD DAY,
MELANIE
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::RALSTON 5-MAR-1991 08:43:01.80
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Atari/Tengen Golf Tournament
That's right, all you fine folks at Tengen---this golf tournament

is open to you, too. Sorry I neglected to mention this in the initial
message.
The sign-up sheet outside my office is filling up fast. Please
come by soon and get your name on there if interested.
Again, the details: Tournament to be held on some Saturday or
Sunday, probably in May or June, at the beautiful Pleasant Hills Country
Club/Resort. Entry fee is yet to be determined, as are most other details.
PLEASE NOTE: THE NEXT STEP, ACCORDING TO TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR JOSE
SANDOVAL, IS TO GET A DATE ARRANGED BY THE COURSE, THEN TO PROVIDE THEM WITH
A DEPOSIT. THIS MEANS WE NEED SOME MONEY NOW. WE ARE ASKING THAT EVERYONE
INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING PLEASE COUGH UP $10.00 A.S.A.P. THANKS.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BURGESS "Andrew" 5-MAR-1991 13:12:59.74
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: For Sale
FOR SALE...FOR SALE....FOR SALE
Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR Camera
- Olympus 1:1.8 50mm lens
- Albinar 1:2.8 28mm lens
- Pentax AF-18 flash
- Vivtar 49mm UV Haze Filter
- Albinar 49mm Polarizing Filter
- Lebo Voyager Camera case
$250.00 or B.O.
If interested send mail to BURGESS.
Andy
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::WILLIAMSON 5-MAR-1991 14:15:52.49
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FOR SALE
1974 CHEVY LUV STEPSIDE PICK-UP

RUNS GOOD, NEW TIRES
$1200.00 OR BEST OFFER
IF INTERESTED CALL EXT.3931
OR MAIL ME
THANX
STEVE
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::FRANZELLA "Yvette" 5-MAR-1991 15:19:05.04
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Day with the A's
MANY OF YOU HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN HAVING A COMPANY BASEBALL OUTING. ON

SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1991 THE OAKLAND A'S WILL PLAY THE BOSTON RED SOX AT 1:O5 PM.
WE CAN PURCHASE A BLOCK GROUP OF SEATS AT THE PLAZA LEVEL FOR $10.00 PER TICKET
IF WE ACT QUICKLY. CONTACT ME AT X5850 NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, MARCH 19TH TO
ORDER TICKETS FOR YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. ALL REQUESTS FOR TICKETS MUST
BE PRE-PAID PRIOR TO MARCH 19TH AND NO REFUNDS WILL BE AVAILABLE. TICKETS WILL
BE DISTRIBUTED TO YOU PRIOR TO THE GAME. EVERYONE MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN
TRANSPRTATION.
A TAILGATE PARTY IS IN THE WORKS AND POSSIBLY MORE. DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO
SEE THE A'S BURY THE BOSOX!
RSVP ASAP!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::DOWNEND 5-MAR-1991 17:03:35.84
CC:
Subj: Need Info
I need a first year physics textbook on mechanics so I can calculate the

g-forces created on a spinning object - like those contraptions they put pilots
in to simulate g-forces. If you have a physics textbook, please bring it in.
Where are Haliday and Resnick when you need them?
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::HUBBERSTEY 6-MAR-1991 21:04:01.44
To: MCCARTHY,LEE,MARGOLIN,JMOORE,KHODADADI,DROBNY,NGUYEN,MCNAMARA,DURFEY
CC: HUBBERSTEY
Subj: Bad PCB vendors
I have just had 2 bad batches of proto boards in a row from a vendor. I'm sure
all of you have experienced this problem as well so I am asking for any info
you may have on which vendors you have received bad work from so that I can
compile a "hit list" of vendors not to use that I will pass on to Melanie
Martin. Once I have the list, I will mail a copy to all of you so that you can
be informed and warned as well.
Thanks for your (anticipated) input.
Tim
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MARGOLIN 6-MAR-1991 21:26:19.38
To: HUBBERSTEY
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: PC Boards
The boards I have gotten from Cirexx were really awful.

Not just once, but twice.
Since January I have asked Melanie not to buy my prototype
boards from them.
I have had very good boards from 'SK' which I believe is Skyline Circuits.
Regards,
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LICHAC 7-MAR-1991 05:46:34.42
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: JACKET
FOUND IN THE MENS SHOWER ROOM THIS MORNING:

LEATHER JACKET....
OWNER PLEASE CALL JERRY @ 3741
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::TINA 7-MAR-1991 12:47:41.91
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: PLANTS FOR SALE
TO ALL ATARI/TENGEN EMPLOYEES, THERE WILL BE A HUGE PLANT SALE ON

FRIDAY MARCH 08,1991. IT WILL BE AT LUNCH TIME 11:30 AM. THE
LOCATION WILL BE AT THE ATARI EMPLOYEE ENTRANCE ( SIDE DOOR ).
ALL THE PLANTS THAT ARE IN ATARI/TENGEN BUILDING WILL BE UP FOR
SALE RANGING FROM $10.00 AND UP! THERE'S ABOUT 20-25 PLANTS.
DON'T MISS OUT !!!!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::TINA 7-MAR-1991 15:14:09.46
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: LOCATION FOR PLANT SALE
THE PLANTS THAT ARE BEING SOLD WILL BE BY THE SIDE DOOR OF THE
ADMINISTRATION AREA ( OUTSIDE THE BUILDING ). THE PLANTS THAT YOU
WILL SEE OUT THERE WILL BE THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE GONNA BE FOR SALE.
ALSO, ALL PLANTS BEING REMOVED FROM THE BUILDING WILL BE REPLACED
WITH NEW ONES.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::HINDORFF 7-MAR-1991 16:42:01.37
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Franz & Dave's
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take an immediate right on Scott. Olcott is on the
left, but the law says to keep going, and make a U
at that time of day. Turn into the parking lot of
the wood paneled building at the corner of Scott
and Olcott, park (you ARE authorized to park there)
then look for 120D. There is additional parking in
the back.
From Elsewhere: Find 101 and Montague/San Thomas,
go south on San Thomas, then see above.
For your Future Reference:

Phone: (xxx)-xxx xxxx (24.0 hsr/day)
FAX: (xxx)-xxx xxxx (23.5 hrs/day)
Mail: Bitmasters
3080 Olcott Str, Ste 120D
Santa Clara 95054
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 8-MAR-1991 09:41:49.08
To: MARGOLIN,MONCRIEF,DURFEY
CC:
Subj: comm board cables
Jed;
When Eric and I were trying to get the comm boards running, we
discovered that shielded cables would not work (all 3 we tried). The
only cables that worked were loose wires. When you have some time (after
DSIII) please look into this.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::ALBAUGH "Dr. Bizarro" 8-MAR-1991 14:56:09.86
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj: Need Victim, uh... Volunteer
(I apologize to all you hardware guys who dropped hot soldering irons in
your laps in your haste to read this, but there is no "Programmers" list)
I short while ago, I sent out a memo about common bugs. One
of them had to do with the 6502 and 68000 independantly deciding whether
or not they were in self-test. I have modified SACOIN.MAC to deal with
this problem by having a separate exception for self-test read of the
raw switches. I also added provision for table-driven assignment of
coin-counters to coin-mechs. I'd really like some brave volunteer to
use this version, so I can know if it _really_ works. It should "drop
right in" with no changes, if you can tolerate getting the incrementing
counters on your self-test screen. Then, by adding an exception that
uses E$TCSW (Test Coin SWitches) and using that, you will get the raw
switches for your self test and avoid bogus coins in your EEPROM when
you flip the test switch. The new code is five bytes shorter than the
old code, but the added table space for the exception cancels some of
that. In any case, it should pose no problem.
Takers?
Mike
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::DENTON 11-MAR-1991 07:33:06.09
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: NEW ADDITION
DODIE SALAS HAD A BABY BOY-JOSEPH RAYMOND. HE ARRIVED ON SATURDAY AT

12:40 AM WEIGHING IN AT 8 POUNDS 3 1/4 OUNCES. BOTH BABY AND MOMMIE
ARE DOING FINE.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::STARK 11-MAR-1991 09:07:23.50
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: Pitfighter article...
Thanks, Jed!!! I always appreciate getting ahold of articles which

mention the games I worked on....
gary
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LORENE "TIGER" 11-MAR-1991 09:12:44.88
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: ST. PATRICK'S SPECIAL
ATTENTION ALL SPIRITED FOLK!
NEXT SUNDAY IS ST. PATRICK'S DAY. TO HELP CELEBRATE, THE FLOWERMAN HAS
A SPECIAL THIS WEEK. LARGE CARNATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN GREEN!! THIS
WILL BE THE TRADITIONAL BRIGHT GREEN, MOST COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH
ST. PATTY'S.
2 DOZEN LG. CARNATIONS ARE $10.00
REMEMBER, ALL OTHER FLOWERS WILL BE AVAILABLE. IF YOU WISH TO PLACE AN
ORDER, PLEASE CONTACT TINA OR LORENE AT THE FRONT DESK BY WEDNESDAY A.M.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
LORENE
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BRAD "Virtual exercise --- think about it..." 11-MAR-1991 1
0:06:04.65
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC: BRAD
Subj: Printouts
Please stop by the printer room and see if you have any listings under
your username. The place was generally a mess so I tried to arrange
listings as best I could. There are listings that have been buried
by people who apparently are too busy to arrange them neatly.
And there are listings that have been there for some time, perhaps
because they were buried or because the owner forgot to pick it up.
Just for those who don't know, you can add a switch to the $ PRINT
statement to have the system notify you when your job has completed
printing: /NOTIFY. I know most of us are very busy and when we print
a job out sometimes we forget to pick it up. Maybe the /NOTIFY switch
will help. Also, maybe we could stop in at the printer room to check
if there is a printout that we forgot about (even our leader has MAIL
listings that date back to NOV!).
- brad -
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 11-MAR-1991 15:34:54.54
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: bmx
Ok, I narrowed it down to the DSK. I've double checked the mod for
10F and 30F slots on the DSK board, but they're done right.
Any idea where I can look?
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 11-MAR-1991 16:08:51.97
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,STEWART,SMITH,BRYANT,BRESHEARS,FREITAS,THOMPSON,HINDO
RFF,CALFEE
CC: RAY
Subj: Walkabout "Friday" -- MONDAY 3/18/91 -- 3:30-5:00
The next Walkabout Friday (tm) is REALLY special. It is SO
special, it will be held on a Monday instead of a Friday! The
reason? Atari's world-class sales force will be in town! They
are coming all the way to Milpitas just to attend this
incredible event. (Well, maybe they will take care of some
other business as long as they are here -- like final plans for
the ACME show later in the week.)
Speaking of world-class.....
Atari's world-class Audio Department will be hosting the event.
negative).
Monday, March 18, 1991
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
John
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 11-MAR-1991 16:41:52.46
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: CALIFORNIA KING WATER BED FOR SALE
12 DRAWER PEDESTAL, MIRRORED HEADBOARD WITH MOUNTED LIGHTS ON EACH SIDE,

SIDE PADS,HEATERAND LINER. $250 OR B.O. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED GIVE ME A CALL,
EXT.3700.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::RALSTON 12-MAR-1991 10:17:08.41
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: GOLF TOURNAMENT
The following details have been worked out:

Location: Pleasant Hills
Date: May 11, 1991 (Saturday), 10:00 AM.
Cost: $22 per person for green fees, $19 for a cart (yes, carts
should be available, but we should probably let them know
ahead of time how many we'll need. Please let me know soon
if you'll want one.)
We will no doubt be asking everyone to chip in a few more dol
dollars to help pay for refreshments and some prizes.
Scoring format: Any suggestions?
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: LONG DISTANCE CALLING DISABLED
TO ALL EFFECTED:
THE PROBLEM WITH THE LONG DISTANCE CALLING IS NOT WITHIN THE SYSTEM AT
ATARI, IT'S THE PHONE COMPANY. THEY'RE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SAY
THEY WILL HAVE IT WORKING TODAY. WHEN?? I DON'T KNOW, BUT THEY'RE
TRYING TO FIX IT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
LORENE
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: LONG DISTANCE REPAIR
IT'S FIXED!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::FRYE 13-MAR-1991 09:07:01.42
CC:
Subj: VISITORS
SOMETIME TODAY I WILL BE ESCORTING OUR PROPERTY OWNERS THRU OUR BUILDING
FOR A LOOK SEE. THIS WILL INVOLVE BUILDING 675 ONLY.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::EVELYN 13-MAR-1991 14:50:06.54
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP
FOR SALE
KING SIZE WATERBED
BOOKCASE HEADBOARD WITH MIRROR
PADS, DARK WOOD FINISH
HEATER AND LINER
$150 OR BEST OFFER
** WILL DELIVER****
CONTACT EVELYN AT X3740 OR STOP BY DOCUMENTATION
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::PAAUW 13-MAR-1991 16:25:29.60
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Seeking DAMARK catalog
Does anyone have the most recent DAMARK catalog?
Thanks, Don
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::SUTTLES "You're on the list!" 13-MAR-1991 16:29:21.24
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: SUTTLES
Subj: How to find someone else who can't spell (either)
A maxim stolen from Mr. Scott of the Starship Enterprise:
There is no tool so useless that NOTHING
can be found for it to be used to fix.
I've found one of those tools...in fact several.
Thanx to the efforts of Jeff Bell (who did the phone list part
and maintains it for everybody), and another party I suspect wants to
remain blameless {thanks, Mike}, I've glued a paper clip and a bobby pin
together.
There is now a tool called NAME to search the company phone list
for people whose names you know but spellings that are, like, AlIEn??
If you put "$ NAME :== $UTL$EXE:NAME" (no quotes) in your LOGIN.COM,
next time you $RESTART or log in, you can say things like $NAME STEVE
and get STAFF as a match. I don't want to use real examples, because
those people think we spell our names wierd. 'Scuse me, weird.
It does not supplant the FONE command most of you have, cuz it doesn't
know about digits (you can't say $NAME 1710 and get anything useful; but
$FONE 1710 will tell you that's my number). It can be customized to use
other phone lists, if you have similar problems with private lists, but
people who computerize their phone list tend to computerize their own
solutions. See me if customizing this sounds useful to you.
sas
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
TANYA HENDERSON OF ELCOR RETURNED YOUR CALL,980-8868.

___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED!
TONYA WITH ELCOR CALLED AT 11:41 REGARDING ORCAD. PLEASE CALL HER AT
(408)988-8068.
THANKS,
LORENE
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::KENDALL 14-MAR-1991 19:25:27.00
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: DSIII Mathbox
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S WORKING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Question : When I set the area in data memory which contains the shadow
locations for the ports (romaddrl, portwr, etc.) to 0 wait states the
program develops 'polygon burps'. Any reason why the shadow locations
must be set to the same number of wait states as the ports ?
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::DURFEY 15-MAR-1991 10:45:00.63
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: For sale
Qty: One 1982 Datsun King Cab 4x4 w/ camper shell and optional lumber rack.
About 109k mi., runs well, all recipts, $3800. or best offer
Qty: One, 1948 Dodge 4 yard dump truck. Engine runs fine but due to la
bers freeze, there is a slight 2 foot crack in the water jacket. Brakes need rk
too. $450. or best offer. Will deliver.
Qty: One, Year? Plymouth slant 6 engine and manual trans. Supposed to run.
Make offer.
Qty: One, Datsun 280Z 5 speed trans. $100.00
Must sell all of this within the next year or ten.
Erik x1755
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::BENZLER "Linda Benzler, extension 3750" 15-MAR-1991 11:47:10.
74
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: BENZLER
Subj: HOUSEKEEPER NEEDED
Does anybody have any good recommendations for a housekeeping service?

I am fed up with my current service and looking for a change. I live
in West San Jose/Willow Glen area.
Also, any advice on services to avoid would be appreciated.
Thanks!
--Linda
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::KENDALL
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: DSIII Mathbox
no.
jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::WILLIAMS 15-MAR-1991 14:35:57.44
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: HOME LOANS
IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN A HOME LOAN OR REFINANCING THIS IS A GOOD TIME

TO DO IT. MY WIFE WORKS FOR HOME FUNDING, A MORTGAGE COMPANY, AND WOULD BE
HAPPY TO ASSIST YOU OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU. INTEREST RATES ARE
VERY LOW RIGHT NOW AND YOU MAY BE ABLE TO LOWER YOUR HOUSE PAYMENT OR GET
CASH OUT TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR OR ?. CALL ME AT 3909 OR YOU CAN CALL HER
DIRECT AT:
408-985-2940 ASK FOR PAM WILLIAMS
THANKS
KEN WILLIAMS
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::JMOORE 15-MAR-1991 15:38:19.97
CC: JMOORE
Subj: Power-up woes
Problem: The BATMAN board would occasionally (and sometimes often)

power up without the VAD properly initialized, leading to Video RAM failures
which, by the nature of the test, would loop. If these tests were bypassed
by pushing buttons, the program would go on to hang (can't run without RAM)
and the watchdog would reinit everything, which would somehow clear the VAD
problem.
Solution: Modify the RAM tests so that if there is a failure, the
program goes back and reinits the VAD, just like after the watchdog timeout.
There is still somewhat of a scope loop for the RAM failure and the operator
can still bypass the test by pushing buttons.
Observation: If the VAD does not create VBLANK after power up, and
the processor gets lost before it can init the VAD into working, things hang
up. Using an independent watchdog timer (ala 555) would eliminate having to
depend on the VAD to power up cleanly and permit the processor to reset the
VAD directly during init routines.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 15-MAR-1991 17:04:00.73
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: MCCARTHY
Subj: .
Happy St. Patricks day.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 18-MAR-1991 08:52:08.50
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: World's Finest Chocolate
Monarch Christian School is having a fundraiser, so I have placed a

box of the World's Finest Chocolate in the Engineering Common Area. Please
stop by if you have the munchies. Each candy bar is $1.00.
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 18-MAR-1991 09:06:46.77
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Steel Talons is now ready
Steel Talons is going on test this Thursday morning so we need

your help in testing the latest and greatest program. Watchdog is now
enabled, so let Ed Rotberg or myself know if there are problems. If the
game stops for any reason then find us. Please do not press reset unless
you are sure that we already know about the bug.
We need to get accurate stats so play the game as you would in the
arcade and insert coins only when you need them.
Thanks and good hunting
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 18-MAR-1991 09:23:17.30
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Correction - the chocolate costs $2.00 not $1.00
Sorry about the error. (Don't you just love the 100% price increase
when you least expect it?)
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 18-MAR-1991 09:39:18.32
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Summer camps
I would like to send my 12 year old daughter to her first summer camp
this year. Does anyone have any recommendations? Are there any camps you
would not recommend? I would appreciate any information you may have on this
subject.
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::DENTON 18-MAR-1991 14:45:10.37
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: RAMPART T-SHIRTS
RAMPART T-SHIRTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE.

THE COST IS $7.50 PLUS TAX.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MILTY 19-MAR-1991 08:28:27.97
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: MO'POLICY
...SOOO,IN KEEPING WITH THE TRENDS,HOW ABOUT THAT HELMET POLICY,

..AND SEAT BELTS,..AND SO FORTH.
MILTY
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::BELL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING - EXT 1750" 19-MAR-1991 14:08:
30.63
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: CER-8277
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
REQUESTED ACTION: NEW COMPONENT APPLICATION:
PROJECT: Cyclotron USED ON ASSEMBLY:
DESCRIPTION: Programmed Parts
MANUFACTURER: MFG P/N:
==============================================================================
05.65
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: CER-8278
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
PROJECT: Steel Talons USED ON ASSEMBLY:
==============================================================================
18.13
To: MARGOLIN,OWENS,SMITHSON
CC:
From: MIKE::MARGOLIN 19-MAR-1991 13:59:31.77
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
PROJECT: Cyclotron USED ON ASSEMBLY:
CONTACT: PHONE:
COMMENTS:
Please assign a Programmed-Part Series for Cyclotron 521
==============================================================================
WE WILL USE THE NEW RELEASE PROCEDURE FOR THIS PROJECT
==============================================================================
|
IC,PROGRAMMED MEMORY MASTERS,BMX HEAT | 136086-XXXX
==============================================================================
AVL ACTION: __ADD MFR X_ASSIGN NEW P/N __REVISE DESCRIPTION

==============================================================================
RO J BELL 19-MAR-1991
==============================================================================
55.62
To: MARGOLIN,OWENS,LOGG
CC:
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
CONTACT: PHONE:
COMMENTS:
Please assign a Programmed-Parts series for Steel Talons 523
==============================================================================
WE WILL USE THE NEW RELEASE PROCEDURE FOR THIS PROJECT
==============================================================================
|
IC,PROGRAMMED MEMORY MASTER,STEEL TALONS | 136087-XXXX
==============================================================================
AVL ACTION: __ADD MFR X_ASSIGN NEW P/N __REVISE DESCRIPTION
==============================================================================
RO J BELL 19-MAR-1991
==============================================================================
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::TINA "TINA, TINA, BO-BEENA..." 19-MAR-1991 15:53:33.37
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: CAFETERIA ( YOGURT )
THE FLAVOR FOR THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE.

BE SURE TO CHECK FOR THE FLAVOR OF THE DAY.
THANKS,
LORENE & TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
19.18
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: CER-8279
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
PROJECT: Race Drivin' Panorama USED ON ASSEMBLY:
==============================================================================
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: RIDE-SHARE
IF ANYONE IS DRIVING DOWNTOWN S.J. OR NEAR THE LIGHT RAIL WITHIN THE NEXT
20 MIN AND WOULD LIKE TO HELP SOMEONE OUT, JIM NEWLANDER NEEDS A RIDE.
PLEASE CALL EXT. 3770.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::MEYETTE 20-MAR-1991 09:36:19.07
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: WORD PROCESSING SOFTWARE
Does anybody out there in vaxland have Wordstar or IBM Displaywrite for PC/AT?
If you do, please give me a call at 1752 or reply to this address.
Thnx,
Rick
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 20-MAR-1991 10:55:58.95
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: free candy bars?
OK. I realize I did advertise a price of $1.00 before correcting

myself, and I realize I trusted you to leave some money behind after taking
one of the World's Finest Chocolate bars, but it appears that there are
several of you out there who did not pay for your sweet snack. If you
have a guilty conscience and would like to make amends then call me at x1739.
Otherwise, I will make a contribution to Monarch Christian School.
Many thanks to those of you who made this parents job of selling candy
so easy. I am sure I will return the favor.
___________________________________________________________________________
11.32
CC:
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
PROJECT: Race Drivin' Panorama USED ON ASSEMBLY:
CONTACT: PHONE:
COMMENTS:
Please assign a programmed-part series for Race Drivin' Panorama 534
==============================================================================
we will use the new release procedure for this project
==============================================================================
|
IC,PROGRAMMED MEMORY MASTER,RACE PANORAMA | 136088-XXXX
==============================================================================
AVL ACTION: __ADD MFR X_ASSIGN NEW P/N X_REVISE DESCRIPTION

==============================================================================
JB J BELL 20-MAR-1991
==============================================================================
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MCCARTHY "Pat" 20-MAR-1991 18:01:48.03
To: LOGG,SMITHSON,STEVIE,CAMERON
CC: RAY,DOWNEND,MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN,MCCARTHY
Subj: coin counters for BMX HEAT and STEEL TALONS
I am a little concerned about the ground return path for the coin
counters on these games. The power comes from the audio board analog
power, and the darlington switch is on the multisync board. The
ground return goes through the serial interface (SCOM) signal ground wire.
Even though it is contra DFM, for these two games I think we should
use 5 volt coin counters, and drive them from the logic +5v supply
located conveniently nearby at the coin door.
Pat.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FLAVOR OF THE DAY
TODAYS YOGURT FLAVOR IS...
GHIRADELLI CHOCLATE
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::JMOORE 21-MAR-1991 10:32:49.00
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: JMOORE
Subj: Bodyshop needed
I need to find a good autobody shop for some unscheduled hit-and-run

repair for my Prelude. If anyone knows of a good shop, or ones to avoid
(potentially valuable information!) I would appreciate it. Thanks.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::TINA "TINA, TINA, BO-BEENA..." 21-MAR-1991 12:36:16.53
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED,
DR. xxxxxxxx CALLED FOR YOU AT 11:50 AM, HE WILL TRY YOU LATER.
THANK YOU,
TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: BOAT FOR SALE
'64 CHRIS CRAFT "CHALLENGER", 36 FT. (ONLY 50 BUILT)
NEW TWIN 350'S
NEW TRANSMISSIONS
SLEEPS SIX
FULL GALLEY
HEAD W/SHOWER
FISH FINDER
MARINE RADIO
CB, ETC, ETC...
CONTACT MICHELLE AT X-3753 IF INTERESTED
53.84
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: CER-8285
============================================================================
============================================================================
REQUESTED ACTION: NEW COMPONENT APPLICATION: DSP LINK Board
PROJECT: Steel Talons 523 USED ON ASSEMBLY:
DESCRIPTION: CRYSTAL, 10.000 MHz, 0.01%, S-R, HC-18/U
==============================================================================
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
VANILLA CREME
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 22-MAR-1991 09:28:48.19
To: MARGOLIN
CC: KHODADADI
Subj: A-D design
Jed_
I'm doing a project for my applied elec. design class where we have to
interface some fiber optics with a microcomputer using voltage conversion
to digital data between the computers I/O ports. I was wondering if I
may model my basic A-D ckt after yours. You wouldn't mind, would you?
I'll tell you more about it when I come back from vacation next week.
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 22-MAR-1991 10:10:15.56
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Steel Talons on test
Steel Talons is on test at Sunnyvale Golfland. Stop by and check it

out. If you have any suggestions or see problems that the players are having,
let me know. The game will only be out a week, so stop by soon.
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::KWINN 22-MAR-1991 11:05:45.03
CC:
Subj: The other side speaks out:
Someone send this man a prize. (I like the way he thinks!)

Then tell him to get all his friends back into the arcade.
Meanwhile, introduce him to a teenager. (Sigh...)
(But how could he be so wrong about digitizing?)
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::STARK 21-MAR-1991 22:41:14.57
To: PIERCE,KWINN,RAY
CC:
Subj:
Path: dms!motcsd!apple!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ncar!gatech!prism!prism.gatech.EDU
!ce1zzes
From: ce1zzes@prism.gatech.EDU (Eric Sheppard)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Williams/Atari (Was Re: No More Bally Tables?)
Message-ID: <24784@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Date: 21 Mar 91 05:33:35 GMT
Sender: ce1zzes@prism.gatech.EDU
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
Lines: 43
(This article piece came through rec.games.pinball, and I wanted to
add to that, but I forgot to cross it here.)
baumgart@esquire.dpw.com (Steve Baumgarten) writes:
>They've had a few bombs, of course, but back when video games were
>being cranked out by the dozen -- most decidedly mediocre -- Williams
>games always stood out. The attention to every detail -- from sound
>to graphics to game play -- showed, and the arrival of a new Williams
>video game usually meant that you had to start getting to the arcade
>early to get any playing time.
>Williams games are, above all, players' games, just the way their pins
>are players' pins.
You state exactly Atari's position today, IMHO. In these days of
chop-socky/scrolling-blastemups, I always look forward to finding a new
Atari video, because I know they go the extra mile to bring innovation
into our otherwise dull lives... (eh! dramatic, corny pause)
I could forgive them for "Pit Fighter", though I can't see why they
would sully their mounting reputation with this muddled chop-socky
derivative. Easy bucks, I guess. Couldn't they at least have digitized the
characters more carefully, and animated them more smoothly? But I digress.
Rattle through the list of recent Atari vids. Crystal Caverns, Marble
Madness, Packrat, Indy & Temple of Doom, Road Runner, Paperboy, 720,
Night Stocker, Rolling Thunder, (?forget name)/Badlands, Xybots, Toobin,
Gauntlet, APB, Klax, Hard/Race Drivin', S.T.U.N. Runner, Cyberball, Rampart.
Each truly in a class by itself; I've seen other companies try to copy them
and fail miserably. (Remember that horrid SNK ripoff of Rolling Thunder?
That one lasted only two months.) Some were disappointing, most were
terrific, but each had at least one extremely well developed aspect.
Some take an old idea and apply a new concept (Cyberball, Hard Drivin'),
but many are totally unique (Marble Madness, Paperboy, Toobin, Klax, etc.)
Let the other companies continue to spit out the ninjadrek shootanythings,
but the only vids that get my quarters come from Atari.
Eric
One last thing. I hope this 'digitized people' thing passes quickly;
Williams' new football game looks sloppy, with all those blitting images.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::KHODADADI
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: A-D design
You are free to use any circuit that is public domain.

Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::DOWNEND 22-MAR-1991 14:11:38.94
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,JEFFERSON
CC:
Subj: Central Conference Room
I said it was OK to place the Road Riot Game in the Central Conf. Room
for a week or so. Meetings can happen around it. When no meetings are
in progress, it's OK to be in there playing the game. We needed a
spot to put it where people could play it before field test without
impacting the noise level in workplaces. The game room is full so
the Central Conf. Room seemed like the next best choice. Sorry for
any inconvenience.
- Chris Downend
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From: KIM::PIERCE 22-MAR-1991 15:15:55.21
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Hey. Hey.
ROAD RIOT
4WD
in the
BEAUTIFULLY APPOINTED CENTRAL CONFERENCE ROOM
PLAY THIS GAME to help us and YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORK!!
ROAD RIOT 4WD is going out on test next week. Due to the
sort-a-loud RUMP THUMPtm we have moved it to the CENTRAL CONFERENCE
ROOM. Please stop by and give it a go and let us know any bugs
or problems on the sheet on the attract plex.
Also please use all the coins you enter so we have accurate
statistic readings. EXTRA COINS HURT STATS!
FREE SIX PACK OF MILLER BEER (MGD, Lite or High Life)
TO ANYONE WHO MEETS AND BEATS the EVIL, LYING SKUZZY RAT.
Thanx ---> TEAM ROAD RIOT
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 25-MAR-1991 09:40:45.00
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: RAY
Subj: ACME video -- Tuesday 3/26 12:30 SHARP Central Conf. Room
I got 15 to 20 minutes of video with my "Spycam" at the ACME

show last week. Some of the highlights are:
Sonic Blast Man -- Taito -- Punching bag for input
Time Traveler -- Sega -- They called it a halogram, but
it is a laser disc game that has a mirror that
makes the image appear in space.
Simpsons Video -- Konami -- Great graphics (just like
the cartoon) but repetitive, old gameplay
If you want to stay a couple minutes longer, you can see the
new Excalibur Hotel.
John
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
TODAYS YOUGURT FLAVOR IS...
CHOCOLATE FUDGE
___________________________________________________________________________
56.38
CC:
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
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PROJECT: Steel Talons 523 USED ON ASSEMBLY:
DESCRIPTION: CRYSTAL, 10.000 MHz, 0.01%, S-R, HC-18/U
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From: KIM::RUSTY 25-MAR-1991 14:01:50.59
CC: RUSTY
Subj: Mini-brainstorm for Navy Symposium
Atari has been invited to participate in a Navy symposisium

called the "Skill Enhancement Project." What they are really talking
about is applying gaming techniques and interactive game technology
to training someone in basic electronics (the selected example is
"how to debug a three stage audio amplifier"). I just recieved a
package with all the background information and some questions they
will be discussing NEXT WEEK at this symposium.
Also in this package, I discovered that I am to give a
15 minute presentation and written comments on the topics they will
be discussing. Being rather short on time, I need your help! I would like
to have a mini-brainstorming on what kind of games could be created for
their purpose or could enhance their training techniques tomorrow during
lunch (around 11:30 to 12:30). Pizza and soft drinks will be provided. I
would like to keep this to around 4-6 interested people so if you are
"interested people", please respond to this VAXmail. I will let you know the
details and if this is a "go" by the end of today.
If you have any question, or would like to see the information
package the Navy sent me, just come by my office. I will have a copy of
the package posted on the cubicle outside my door.
Rusty
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::FLANAGAN "Bob Flanagan" 25-MAR-1991 15:13:17.65
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: FLANAGAN
Subj: New Marble Man game!!!
MARBLE MAN
MARBLE MADNESS II
March 25, 1991
!! NEW LATEST AND GREATEST FIELD TEST VERSION !!
ps. includes all 17 levels of the final game
Please come by and play the Marble Man in the common area. We need
multiplayer play. Please report bugs and problems to 1742, Bob Flanagan,
Cris Drobny, or Mike Hally. The game will be going out on field test tomorrow.
The typical six pack of your choice (within reason) will be given for resets
or hang ups.
We thank you for your support.
Marble Man Team
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::FUJIHARA 26-MAR-1991 16:14:25.78
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: FUJIHARA
Subj: ATARI AWARDS
We just returned from the ACME show where Atari Games received "Manufacturer
of the Year", awarded by AAMA (our amusement machine association). This
award was voted on by distributors and based on:
- Production, Quality, Reliability
- Marketing and Promotions
- Customer Support
It is the only award extended to any manufacturer and this represents the
second year in a row that Atari Games has received this top honor...they
have only been doing it for two years!
Also, during the ACME show, our Pit-Fighter game received a Platinum award
for sales achievement, given by the AAMA. Very few games ever reach this
level of achievement so again, it is quite a feat.
And lastly, we also received this week, a very impressive trophy for
STUNRUNNER, given by Game Player's magazine, as it was voted "best arcade
game of 1990"!
Congratulations to all employees for making Atari Game's achievements so
highly recognized in our industry. These awards, along with many others
received in past years, will be displayed in a newly-designed case that
will be mounted in our re-decorated lobby.
p.s. Not only did we receive some great awards at the show, but we
also had success in selling our newest games!
Mary
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
MOUNTAIN BLACKBERRY
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::YAMAMOTO 27-MAR-1991 19:35:36.93
CC:
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT:

"Late this afternoon Judge Fern Smith of the Federal Court in
San Francisco granted a preliminary injunction to Nintendo which
alleged a violation of its copyright by Tengen and Atari. The
Court order provides a very one-sided and prejudiced opinion and
determined as if we are unlawful copiers of Nintendo's NES console
chips, which is definitely far from the truth. However, the
decision was given, and the damage caused by the decision and its
impact will not be small. As a matter of course, Tengen and Atari
are prepared to appeal after having meetings with our attorneys.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, it looks as though we lost a major battle.
Let us accept the fact and maintain to be calm and strong. We
will continue to be in business, so sit tight and wait for
further comment to be announced by me shortly. Thank you for
your cooperation, understanding and further support."
Hide Nakajima, President
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::PETERSON "Eric" 28-MAR-1991 07:56:05.68
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: VGA MONITOR
I need to borrow VGA monitor for a few days.

If anyone has one please call me at ex. 3914.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MCNAMARA MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI GUYS,
TANYA HENDERSON WITH ELCOR CALLED AT 9:43. PLEASE CALL HER AT 980-8868.
THANKS,
LORENE
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 28-MAR-1991 11:03:31.64
CC:
Subj: AMS Logic Pod
Has anyone out there in engineering seen or know of the wherabouts

of one of the AMS Logic Pods?
Thanks in advance
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:

GHIRADELLI CHOCOLATE
P.S.- HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::YAMAMOTO 28-MAR-1991 13:55:04.70
CC:
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT:

As I mentioned yesterday, the Federal Court in San Francisco issued
a written decision in favor of Nintendo in the ongoing lawsuit.
That order granted Nintendo's motion for a preliminary injunction
prohibiting us from manufacturing or selling our Nintendo Entertain-
ment System game cartridges.
In its written order, the Court found that our cartridges infringed
Nintendo's copyright on the computer program contained in Nintendo's
lockout chips contained in the NES base units. The Court found that
Tengen cartridges and the means by which they were developed went
too far in incorporating similarities to Nintendo's program which
we believe are necessary for Tengen cartridges to be compatible
with the NES. We believe that the Court's opinion makes it
impractical, if not impossible, to produce cartridges compatible
with the NES.
Given the proliferation of compatible computer products throughout
the electronics industry, we find the Court's opinion to be a
highly unusual result and an incorrect interpretation of the
copyright laws which we intend to appeal. We expect to be taking
the first step to pursue an appeal early next week.
Hide Nakajima, President
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LOIS 28-MAR-1991 14:30:50.51
CC: LOIS
Subj: Facility Info
Sometime this weekend some of the walls in engineering are going to be

repainted. It is scheduled for Friday but that could change. If you do come
in be aware of the wet walls. Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::JEFFERSON 1-APR-1991 08:45:32.32
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: CANDY!
Jack Aknin is selling delicious Helen Grace

chocolate almond bars for his son's Little
League baseball team. Price is only $1.00!!!!
Hurry to Jack's office while supplies last!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::FLANAGAN "Bob Flanagan" 1-APR-1991 14:03:17.41
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: FLANAGAN
Subj: MARBLE MAN game in common area - last chance to break it!
MARBLE MAN
MARBLE MADNESS II
April 1, 1991
!! MASSIVE BUGS HAVE BEEN SQUASHED !!
!! COME TRY AND FIND MODRE !!
Cris Drobny, or Mike Hally. The game will be going out on field test tomorrow.
or hang ups.
Marble Man Team
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 1-APR-1991 15:35:11.54
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,STEWART,SMITH,BRESHEARS,FREITAS,BRYANT,SHIRLEY,THOMPS
ON
CC: RAY
Subj: ACME '91 Binder available
The ACME '91 binder of sell sheets / ratings is on the common

area table for your viewing pleasure. (A few more games will be
added this week, as they get turned in.)
Thanks to those who collected the info. and to Lois for
organizing it!
John
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::PIERCE 2-APR-1991 13:52:48.73
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: IT'S BASEBALL SEASON!
SAY HEY BASEBALL FANS

IT'S SUNNY AND IT'S A BEAUTIFULL DAY FOR
A BALL GAME. THE ATARI SURVIORS ARE BACK AND HAVE
MOVED UP TO THE "DOUBLE D" DIVISION AT TWIN CREEKS
SPORT COMPLEX.
As former owner you can imagine my chagrin
at having had to sell this team last year just as
they were begining to blossom into their coveted
"DOUBLE D" status. My organization back then knew they
were destined for greatness but unfortunately could not
afford the new uniforms they wanted and therefore had
to let them go. But this doesn't mean I won't be there
to show my support of this fine group of atheletes who
have been training for months.
DON'T YOU MISS OUT.
The New ATARI SURVIVORS vs. The Psycos
Field # 9
TODAY, TUESDAY the 2nd of APRIL at 5:30 pm
at
Twin Creeks Sports complex just of Carribean
Drive which is just off 237.
NO BETTING PLEASE!
DRESS WARM.
MSP
( Yes the S. is for Steinbrener)
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::PORTERA 2-APR-1991 16:55:49.41
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: camel camel camel
THE VIDEO LAB

IS IN THE NEED OF A SMALL CAMEL, AS IN THE NATIVITY SCENE
SEEN DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. IF ANYONE CAN BRING THERE CAMEL IN TO
WORK IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. NOTIFY ROB ROWE IMMEDIATELY
IF YOU BRING ONE TO WORK WE NEED IT ASAP!!!
THANKYOU
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 2-APR-1991 18:26:54.14
To: PIERCE
CC: SPEED, LEE, MCCARTHY, RAY, MONCRIEF, MARGOLIN, KHODADADI
Subj: security
Today Dennis showed me how to program the TMS320 chip. But it seems
we " THE ROADRIOT TEAM " were not clear about what setting the R-bit
does to the chip with respect to re-using/re-programming it.
Thankyou JED & ERIC for pointing out the R-bit to me, and explaining
how it works.
Knowing that the security bit is set on these chips makes the
piracy that much slower, and we can always ERASE THE CHIPS TO RE-BURN
them if we need to.
I'll personally make sure that none of the 320 chips will leave
this building without the lock on them.
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MILTY 3-APR-1991 12:03:31.88
CC:
Subj: THE SOUND OF THUMPING IN THE NIGHT...
MILT WOULD MOST GRACIOUSLY ACCEPT ANY AND ALL COMMENTS,DIRECTION,OR

DEFINITIONS OF A "PREFERED" SOUND OR BETTER SOUND, OR WHAT-IF,EVEN
WITH REGARDS TO THE RUMPTHUMP ON ROAD RIOT AND/OR STEEL TALONS.
.........."I NEED INPUT" (#5)
MILTY
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::TINA "TINA, TINA, BO-BEENA..." 4-APR-1991 13:48:25.20
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED,
YOUR VISITOR IS IN THE LOBBY.
THANK YOU,
TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Art Jackson
Art Jackson was taken to the hospital

last Sunday and we just received an
update on his condition. They found
out he has pneumonia, and as soon as they
have that cleared up (which will probably
take 7-10 days) he will have back surgery.
He is in the El Camino Hospital, room 531B.
His wife said they are trying to limit visitors
because they have him heavily sedated.
We'll keep you posted as soon as we hear anything.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::COMSTOCK 5-APR-1991 10:23:42.52
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Bradshaw Videotape Needs Repair
Personal item:
Help Needed : Videotape Damage Control
Ouch! I have recorded over a big section of
a borrowed tape and am HOPING somebody may also
have taped it so that I can repair the damage.
What it is: Bradshaw on The Family, episodes 1-5
This is a self-help lecture series.
These were broadcast a number of times on KQED and this
tape was made during one pledge day -- five one-hour
episodes in a row. I taped over episodes 2, 3 and half
of 4.
May I borrow your copy to restore this? Any help/suggestions?
Please help me look less like a dope to my friend's friend...
Sam
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: CANDY!!!
Jack Aknin has just a few more Helen Grace

chocolate almond bars to sell for his son's
Little League. This chocolate bar is
delicious with coffee! Remember it's only $1.00
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::FLANAGAN "Bob Flanagan" 5-APR-1991 11:04:17.06
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: FLANAGAN
Subj: New MARBLE MAN in the common area!!!
MARBLE MAN
MARBLE MADNESS II
April 5, 1991
!! GAMEPLAY IS MUCH SMOOTHER - ENEMIES MUCH LESS FRUSTRATING !!
!! PLEASE TRY IT OUT, WE NEED FEEDBACK !!
Cris Drobny, or Mike Hally. The game will be going out on field test TODAY.
or hang ups.
Marble Man Team
PS. We REALLY need feedback on the areas you used to think were frustrating.
We also now give more continue time.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::FUJIHARA 5-APR-1991 15:17:20.83
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: FUJIHARA
Subj: Atari Games on Cable TV
Financial News Network (FNN on cable ch. 18) is featuring Atari Games
in a new segment called "Computing: Today and Tomorrow". We will be
shown in a 9-minute segment for their Corporate Profile of the Week.
AIR TIME: SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 7:00 AM Eastern standard time
YES THAT MEANS SET YOUR VCR'S FOR 4:00 AM TOMORROW MORNING IF YOU
WANT TO SEE IT OUT HERE.
For those of you who are interested, I will be circulating extra copies
in manufacturing, engineering, and administration. I am sure these
departments will have the tape available for showing next week.
The segment shows some great footage of the manufacturing process and
demonstrates the development of both Batman and Race Drivin' to some
extent. Of course, there are also a few key executive interviews also.
Thanks again to all of you who participated in the filming last week.
Mary
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LOIS 5-APR-1991 17:15:28.31
CC: LOIS
Subj: Painting
This weekend there will again be some painting in the building. Plans include
the walls near the audio department. So be aware of the wet walls if you plan
to work this weekend.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::BENZLER "Linda Benzler, extension 3750" 8-APR-1991 14:43:22.
50
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: BENZLER
Subj: WHERE DID THAT VAN COME FROM ANYWAY?
OOOOOPPPS!
My 87 Jeep Cherokee is in need of some body work--a new front quarter panel
and some additional cosmetic/paint work to be exact. I have no idea where to
take it to get the work done. Do any of you have a recommendation for a good
body shop (or any to avoid)?
...I guess that's why these things are called "accidents"...who would smash
their car on purpose?...
Thanks!
--Linda
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::SUTTLES "You're on the list!" 8-APR-1991 16:09:42.79
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: SUTTLES
Subj: I moved!!!
I guess my probation is over. I'm no longer in the no-man's-land of

the Berlin Hall (we really DO have to rename that place). I've finally been
admitted to the ranks of the Administration.
My new office is back-to-back with my old office. Some will remember
it as Bob Frye's old office. It, like the office I just left, is adjacent to
the Executive Conference room, but it's nearer to Sandi Brown's office and
Bob Frye's (my new neighbors).
Bob pointed out that since I had to keep my door closed when I was in
the hallway, the fact that I'm no longer a tenant wouldn't be particularly
obvious. In my new home, the door will usually be open.
The old office? It goes to storage (nobody else wants it, either).
Stop on by! Marvel at the amount of junk I can squeeze in! Ogle the
earthquake testing equipment! Tell me that you AREN'T moving anything, and
that everything WORKS! Volunteer to help me move the next time!
sas
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::STARK 8-APR-1991 16:15:27.94
CC:
Subj: RAD station moved...
If you used the RAD PC in Andy's lab, it's been moved to my lab. Feel
free to use it just as you did before (no need to knock)....
gary
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::JEDCOM 8-APR-1991 16:22:55.35
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: change to MSGS
Could you please incorporate the XDEF into your MSGS.ASM for me? See the
definition of LASTMSG in my copy [JEDCOM.PROG.SELFTEST]MSGS.ASM near the
end.
You could do a DIF on it and your MSGS if you like...
By adding the definition of LASTMSG, I can have my own messages declared
and drawn by your routines without impacting any of your code (since i'll
be able to chain my messages to the end of yours).
Thank you. Peter.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MARGOLIN 8-APR-1991 19:39:45.76
To: KIM::JEDCOM
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: change to MSGS
done.
it is incorporated in gsptst.vlda .
jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::JEDCOM 9-APR-1991 09:25:43.42
To: KIM::MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: RE: change to MSGS
thanks.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FLOWER SAVINGS
THE FLOWERMAN HAS SPRING FEVER. THIS WEEK ONLY HE HAS REDUCED PRICES
FROM OUR FLOWER LIST.
2 DZ. LARGE ROSES - REG. $10.00 NOW..... $7.50
2 DZ. LARGE CARNATION - REG. $12.50 NOW....$11.00
2 DZ. MINI CARNATION - REG. $6.50 NOW..... $6.00
IRIS - (10) PER BUNCH - REG.$8.50 NOW..... $8.00
DAFFODILS - (25) PER BUNCH - REG.$5.50 NOW.... $5.00
ORDERS WILL BE CALLED IN ON WEDNESDAY AND DELIVERED ON THURSDAY.
THANK YOU,
LORENE & TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::WILLIAMSON 9-APR-1991 10:26:01.29
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK,WILLIAMSON
CC:
Subj: TIME TO GET IN SHAPE FOR SUMMER
FOR SALE:
DP GYMPAC 1500 FITNESS SYSTEM
Its a complete home workout machine that you can do about
50 different exercises. Its in great condition. I paid over
$250.00 for it. I'm letting it go only $150. If interested
I have the instruction course book for the machine in my office,
it shows what the machine looks like and all the different
exercises it does. Call Ext.3931 or stop by my office.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::WILLIAMS 9-APR-1991 13:17:56.10
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: WANTED
WANTED: 7 - 10 HORSEPOWER OUTBOARD MOTOR, PREFERABLY LONG SHAFT

CALL PAUL SHEPARD AT X3913
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @EE
CC:
Subj: +5v to GND short
Any clever ideas on finding a 60 ohm bridge between power and GND on a
board that worked fine for several hours and then developed this short?!!
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::KHODADADI
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: +5v to GND short
Use a low resistance Ohmmeter.

Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::JACKIE 9-APR-1991 14:28:12.89
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Entertainer
I am looking to book a clown (or similar) for my daughter's upcoming

birthday party. Before I let my fingers do the walking I thought I
would check to see if I can get any recommendations from Vaxland.
If you could give me a call at 3772 or send me a note via vax with any
suggestions, I would appreciate it.
Jackie
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @EE
CC:
Subj: short
I didn't find the short, but I did get rid of it by violently shaking
the board. It seemed to be caused by some debris from a mod that was
installed during FCC test.
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BIKE "BMX HEAT -- THE BMX RACING GAME" 10-APR-1991 12:41:23
.02
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC: BIKE
Subj: Xacto knife
Whoever removed the Xacto knife from the ROM burning station outside of
Dave Shepperd's office, please bring it back and leave it there.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::HUMES 10-APR-1991 13:32:12.22
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Thoughts on the recent
From: KIM::BRAD "Virtual exercise --- think about it..." 10-APR-1991 1

4:32:17.14
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC: BRAD
Subj: GENERIC AUDIO SELF TEST PROCEDURES
The AUDIO Group recommends that before a game is released for manufacturing
the majority of audio calls are removed from the AUDIO portion of the SELF-TEST.
The reason is that we DO NOT want to give our competition the advantage of
having intimate knowledge of our operations.
The recommended audio calls to be included for RELEASE are:
* Any audio processor related tests (like YAMAHA (usually S_YTST) and
ADPCM (usually S_ADTEST)).
* SCOM or other communications test (NOTE that this is usually an internal test
and not a specific call available to the user. It is usually reported to the
user at the beginning of the AUDIO SELF-TEST)
* The ability to RESET or STOP all sounds
* Reporting of diagnostic results (NOTE that this is also usually internal and
not a specific call. It's usually reported at AUDIO SELF-TEST startup)
* DAC for VOLUME calls (if appropriate)
* Generally, any calls that would help test the game on the line
- brad -
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::GROSSMAN 10-APR-1991 14:33:46.81
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Northwestern Nationanl Insurance Meeting
Thursday, April 11
10:00 am - Noon
Atari Games Cafeteria
Sandy Campigli, our Northwestern National Insurance representative will
be in the Cafeteria to answer any questions you have on medical or dental
claims or coverage. If you want clarification on any old or new issues,
take a few minutes to stop by and discuss them with Sandy Campigli.
Don't forget Thursday from 10:00 to Noon in the cafeteria, Sandy Campigli
will be available to answer your EPO or PPO and/or dental insurance
questions.
cynde
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::SMITH 10-APR-1991 14:40:31.12
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: JEWELRY
IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN SOME HAND MADE EARINGS, PINS & BOLO TIES,
FOR A BIRTHDAY OR ANY OTHER SPECIAL OCCASION CONTACT GINA CLOSE ON YOUR
BREAK OR LUNCH AT 3968 YOU KNOW MOTHERS DAY IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
YOU CAN SPECIAL ORDER WHAT COLORS AND STYLES.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BRAD "Virtual exercise --- think about it..." 10-APR-1991 1
4:41:21.09
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj:
From: KIM::STARK 10-APR-1991 14:38:02.63
To: KIM::BRAD
CC:
Subj: RE: GENERIC AUDIO SELF TEST PROCEDURES
I fully agree and did so with Pit. You're mail made it sound more difficult
than it really is. Since all the 'required' sounds are at the beginning of
the list, all one really has to do is make an arbitrary upper limit cut-off
after, say, the first 30 sounds. You might want to point this out to folks
so as not to scare them away...
gary
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: PRICES FOR JEWELRY
EARINGS DEPENDING ON SIZE 13.00 TO 15.00 BOLO TIES 12.00

PINS 10.00 BOLO AND MATCHING EARINGS 20.00 PIN AND MATCHING EARING
18.00
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Thoughts on the recent "tragedies"
Now as the Persian Gulf crisis seems to be winding down, there is clearly
much more to do before peace can truly become a reality.
Life is full of contradictions. Society is full of injustice. Despite all
appearances to the contrary, human society is dominated by the animalistic
principle that the strong devour the weak. War is the symbol of that
principle. Even in ordinary society, the strong despise and look down upon
the weak and torment them. And the weak cling to the strong as they torment
those who are still weaker. Perhaps it is this chain of evil, if you will,
that has been the unchanging karma of the human race since ancient times.
Even those who are supposed to protect and save those in trouble act in the
opposite fashion, using their position to arrogantly exploit and sacrifice
others in the interest of their own egoistic self-protection.
Politicians tend to be haughty and pompous toward the general populace. And
they may resort to trickery in seeking to secure fame and fortune for
themselves. Lawyers are in the best position to protect persons who are
suffering and in trouble. But in spite of this, there are many lawyers who
take the opposite stance of lording it over their clients. (How well do I
know this to be the fact!) Clergymen may use the power of religion to
elevate themselves and look arrogantly down on their believers, viewing them
as a means to their own personal ends.
There are similar examples in other fields as well where the appearance and
the heart are mutually contradictory; in a word, this is falsehood.
What can be done about these contradictions and deceptions? Is there
nothing for us to do but give up in the face of the structure of evil? It
is true that since changes in the system alone will never in themselves
succeed in altering human nature, the same tragedies will simply go on
repeating athemselves?
Your response is welcome and much appreciated.
Kiyoko
send
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 10-APR-1991 16:26:25.33
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
TOM MCKEE OF ADI OF CALLED AND ASKED THAT YOU RETURN HIS CALL,559-2037.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::GROSSMAN 11-APR-1991 08:28:18.31
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Northwestern National Meeting
Sorry, I got confused. Sandy from Northwestern National will NOT be in
today to answer questions. The meeting will take place next week.
Further details to follow.
cynde
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BURGESS "Andrew" 11-APR-1991 15:59:53.90
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER.DIS
CC:
Subj: New CELPROCESS V1.67
***** ATTENTION ***** ATTENTION ***** ATTENTION *****

There is now a new version of CELPROCESS (v1.67). This new version
supports the ability to convert a close reduced cell in a .IMG/.ASM
file pair to a cell in a .RAD file. You can now examine the results
of the close reduction without having to burn ROMS!!
To invoke this new option, create a .OPT file with the following:
/IMG2RAD = filename, label, [colfile]
where FILENAME = the non-suffix .IMG/.ASM file pair name
(i.e. ALPHA for ALPHA.ASM and ALPHA.IMG)
LABEL = a celprocess label in the .ASM file
(i.e. MAP000)
COLFILE = an OPTIONAL .COL file that contains the
palettes you wish to apply to the .RAD
output. (i.e. ALPHA.COL) If no COLFILE
is provided, the RAD default palettes
are used.
For further explanation of this new feature, see Andrew Burgess.
Thanks in advance,
SYSTEM SUPPORT
___________________________________________________________________________
.86
To: MARGOLIN
CC: BIKE
Subj: Self Test
In the selftest screen which sends force to the motor ( it still says
steering wheel ) force is also being sent to the port which we are using for
the fan driver.
Bonnie
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::BIKE
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: Self Test
When you know for sure that you want to use it I will do Self-Test for it.
Or, you can convince Rick that doing it now is more important than the
eight other things that I am doing, all at the same time.
jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::WEST 12-APR-1991 09:40:59.89
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: remedial towel training
O.K. That's enough of that. For the past two weeks, someone has
been throwing the towels in the men's shower room on the floor
underneath the bench. If you're angry with the clean-up people, or
the new rules about their clearing out the shower room every Friday,
then TELL THEM ABOUT IT, don't take it out on the rest of us. I invite
whomever is doing this to
1)respond to this mail address
2)cease the juvenile delinquency
3)do both of the above
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::ALBAUGH "Dr. Bizarro" 12-APR-1991 09:46:10.45
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Big Brother is listening to you
Those of you who still believe that the U.S.A is

"The land of the free" may wish to read the following excerpt
from "The RISKS forum" on UseNet. The complete message can be
found in ee$userdisk:[Albaugh]Senate.txt. For those of you who
would be interested in such details. W. H. Murray has posted
other stuff on UseNet, which has tended to be fairly well
reasoned. I don't know anything else about him, but note that
he posted from DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL, which is the "visible"
network node run by the National Security Agency. If even
the spooks think this is going too far...
Mike
Path: dms!motcsd!apple!decwrl!ucbvax!CSL.SRI.COM!risks
From: WHMurray@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL
Newsgroups: comp.risks
Subject: U.S. Senate S. 266
Message-ID: <CMM.0.90.1.671329115.risks@chiron.csl.sri.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 91 17:23 EDT
Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
Reply-To: risks@csl.sri.com
Organization: The Internet
Approved: risks@csl.sri.com
Lines: 12
Senate 266 introduced by Mr. Biden (for himself and Mr. DeConcini)
contains the following section:
SEC. 2201. COOPERATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT
It is the sense of Congress that providers of electronic communications
services and manufacturers of electronic communications service equipment shall
ensure that communications systems permit the government to obtain the plain
text contents of voice, data, and other communications when appropriately
authorized by law.
[ Selected excerpts from the followup post by the same author:]
The referenced language requires that manufacturers build trap-doors
into all cryptographic equipment and that providers of cconfidential
channels reserve to themselves, their agents, and assigns the ability to
read all traffic.
[Does anybody] believe that it is possible for
manufacturers of crypto gear to include such a mechanism and also to reserve
its use to those "appropriately authorized by law" to employ it?
[Does anybody] believe that providers of electronic
communications services can reserve to themselves the ability to read all the
traffic and still keep the traffic "confidential" in any meaningful sense?
[Would _YOU_] buy crypto gear or confidential services from vendors who were
subject to such a law?
[...] An earlier Senate went to great pains to assure itself that there were
no trapdoors in the DES. Mr. Biden and Mr. DeConcini want to mandate them.
[...]
Any assertion that all use of any such trap-doors would be only
"when appropriately authorized by law" is absurd on its face. It is not
humanly possible to construct a mechanism that could meet that
requirement; any such mechanism would be subject to abuse.
[...]
William Hugh Murray, Executive Consultant, Information System Security 21
Locust Avenue, Suite 2D, New Canaan, Connecticut 06840 203 966 4769
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 12-APR-1991 11:47:33.39
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC: SHEPPERD
Subj: System down time
I have to put some new firmware in the terminal servers which is

supposed to fix some of the many problems we're having. I figure
it'll take a few hours to do, so expect the systems to be inaccesable
tomorrow (saturday 4/13) from about 10am to 2pm.
ds
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Atari Games vs. Nintendo
To: Employees of Atari Games and Tengen 4/12/91
From: Hide Nakajima, President
On March 27 the District Court issued a preliminary injunction preventing
Tengen from the further manufacturing or marketing of its NES-compatible game
cartridges. As a result of the Court's order, many newspaper and industry
press articles appeared that portrayed our company in a negative lights. We
strongly disagree with the Court's position and steps were taken immediately
to appeal the decision.
One of the legal procedures taken was to ask the Court to stay its order
pending an outcome of the litigation. We believe that the denial of a stay
would result in grave consequences for Tengen. Yesterday, the Court asked
for additional information in considering Tengen's request for a stay. We
anticipate the Court's answer shortly, but for now, Tengen and retailers can
continue their NES-compatible game cartridge business.
However, it was necessary to have a staff reduction at Tengen because of the
considerable commercial damage done by the preliminary injunction order.
This was a painful process for all involved and I deeply appreciate the
loyalty and efforts of all affected employees.
At present, the Company's attorneys continue to vigorously pursue our
antitrust and other claims against Nintendo as well as continue the appeal
of the preliminary injunction. We strongly believe our position is as
correct today as when the lawsuit began. Thank you for your continued
efforts for, and belief in our Company. I am pround of you.
Regards,
Hide Nakajima
P.S. Further information will be provided regarding the status of the
lawsuit as it becomes available.
send
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FLOWER SPECIAL
THE FLOWERMAN HAS EXTENDED HIS SPECIAL PRICES FOR 1 MORE WEEK.
YOU MAY STILL GET 2 DOZEN ROSES FOR $7.50
DON'T MISS OUT!!!
THANKS,
LORENE & TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LICHAC 15-APR-1991 15:58:47.67
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: SERIOUS STUFF
What is going on out there in VAXLAND? Was Kiyoko's mail message about the
middle east so thought provoking that no one can put their thoughts in a tidy
package or does responding mean taking a chance and showing inner feelings
that we are not willing to share? Right now, I claim both but have given
Kiyoko's comments serious thinking time..... Makes me define my position
on some of the things that count in life.
Jerry
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::DIEKNEITE "The Universe exploded and the BEAT began" 15-APR-199
1 17:01:49.01
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: DIEKNEITE
Subj:
JULIETTA & JEREMY
Clown Duo
FREE PERFORMANCE
Sunday April, 21 @4PM
Milpitas Community Center
Presented by Young Audiences of San Jose and the City of Milpitas
For info call 294-6991
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::BROWN 15-APR-1991 17:04:16.83
CC: BROWN
Subj: NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL REP
THE NWNL REPRESENTATIVE WHO WAS SCHEDULED HERE LAST WEEK HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED
FOR THIS WEEK:
THURSDAY, APRIL 18
10:00 - NOON
CAFETERIA
SHE WILL BE THERE TO ANSWER YOUR NWNL MEDICAL/DENTAL QUESTIONS SO BE SURE TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY.
HUMAN RESOURCES
___________________________________________________________________________
CC: @SYS$MAIL:ANIMATORS
Subj: ".. not in my backyard..."
I'm disappointed at all my co-workers and neighbors who've complained

about the relative high noise level of ROADRIOT and STEEL. Why don't you
try playing the game, have your rump thumped and you might change your
mind; you might even go back for more...
I bit those few who don't like a noisy rump-thump outside their office,
also oppose off-shore drilling along Calif. coast.
NOT IN MY BACKYARD... well just don't forget that it's these noisy thumpers
that keep you and I employed here. (and the attorneys too)
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BEHENSKY 16-APR-1991 12:37:20.14
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK,MONCRIEF
CC:
Subj: Compact Flourescents
Yeah, I know you've heard it all before, but this time it's really
true: YOU CAN SAVE BIG MONEY AND HELP THE ENVIRONMENT TOO!!
Here's the deal: PG+E and OSH have teamed up to offer a $7.00 rebate
on the OSRAM electronically ballasted compact flourescent bulbs.
I know what you're thinking; flourescents buzz, they flicker, don't
come on fast, and the color of light makes you look bad. Suprise!
these have electronic ballasts so they don't buzz or flicker and come
on almost instantly. Also, the chemists who formulate the phosphors have
finally realized that people don't like to look like corpses and have
come up with a new compound that has a reasonable color. I find it
almost indistinguishable from an incandescent lamp in a lamp that has a
shade.
Now for the savings:
75 Watt incandescent 20 Watt compact flourescent
Bulb Life: 1000hr * 10 = 10,000hr 10,000 hr
KWHR Used: .075 * 10000 = 750 .020 * 10000=200
Elec. cost @$.10/KWHR 750 * $.10 = $75.00 200 * $.10 = $20.00
Bulb Cost: $.75 * 10 = $ 7.50 $14.99-$7.00=$ 7.99
Total Cost: $82.50 $27.99
Thus, over the life of the compact flourescent (~3 years @ 10hrs/day)
you save a total of 550 kwhr of electricity and $55.51 in cold cash.
Your savings may vary due to different electric rates.
The environmental benefits are also impressive: At .09 gallon of fuel oil
and 1.5 lbs of carbon dioxide per kwhr (33% efficiency in a fuel oil
electric plant) you will have saved roughly a 55 gallon drum worth of oil
and prevented more that 3/4 of a ton of carbon dioxide from getting into
the atmosphere.
Here's the only downside: It can be a hassle to get these lamps to work
in table lamps since the OSRAM bulb is longer and wider at the base than
an incandescent bulb. You may have to modify the hoop that holds up
the shade, or buy an extender to move the bulb higher in the fixture.
The OSRAM lamps have such a high surface brightness that they may be
uncomfortable to look at in bare bulb applications. OSRAM offers a 15 watt
bulb with a built in reflector for $18.99-$7.00 that can be used under these
conditions or to replace 75 watt spotlights. Panasonic also has a line
of compact florescents that have built in globes to address this problem.
There are two types: an older, non electronic type that uses a small amount
of radioactivity to start the lamp, and a newer electronic type that
works like the OSRAM. Unfortunately, the new ones are not available
at OSH yet, and the older ones are not covered by the rebate. PG+E
offered the new ones by mail order in last month's newsletter included
with your bill for $7.50 for 20 watt (75 watt equiv) and $9.50 for 27
watt (100 watt equiv). I sent away for 3 of each but haven't got them
yet.
If you want to see these bulbs, I have two in my office this
week, and I'd be happy to demonstrate them for you. Just remember,
for each one of these you can find a place for in your home you will
save 55 bucks and enough foreign (or domestic) oil to drive your car
more than 1000 miles over the life of the lamp. Check them out!
(The PG+E rebate is good through the end of April).
Max Behensky
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BEHENSKY 16-APR-1991 12:46:07.21
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK,MONCRIEF
CC:
Subj: Spelling....
That's fluorescents, not flourescents.....

___________________________________________________________________________
CC: KHODADADI
Subj: Is anyone selling girl scout cookies?
I'ld like to buy some.

Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Give yourself some moments to ponder on the fundamentals of life
First of all, I thank you very much for those who took time to respond to
my mail sent last week, namely, Mike Albaugh, John Ray, Bonnie Bike, Bridget
Erdman and Gary Stark. I thank you to Jerry Lichac for your this morning's
response.
Here is an another familiar topic on which I would like to address to ponder
...
The recent beating of an unarmed citizen by a group of Los Angeles police
officers has shocked a city and a nation.
I've been taught that the three impurities of our age are greed, anger and igno-
rance. Greed causes disharmony between people and the environment. Anger
causes disharmony between people, and ignorance or complaining causes dis-
harmony within our very body or illness. The sight of uncontrolled anger
shown on the video taped beating of Rodney King was a horrifying example of the
world of Anger. And this comes just after humankind's greatest expression of
Anger, the war in the Middle Eas! People in the world of Anger may hate
others simply because they are of different race or religion.
One of the books I recently read states "...he who is in the world of Anger,
motivatd by the warped desire to be better than everyone, is forever
belittling others and exalting himself. He is like a hawk sweeping the sky
in search of prey. He may outwardly display benevolence, righteousness, pro-
priety wisdom and good faith, and even possess a rudimentary moral sense,
but his heart remains in the world of Anger."
Controlling our negative impulses is the only way we can survive in a civilized
sociery. My memtor in life explained that one of the major functions of
religion is to foster self-control and self-restraint. He said that "the
building of lasting peace depends on how many people capable of self-straint
can be fostered through religious guidance. If a religion is worthy of the
name, and if it is one that can respond to the needs of contemporary times,
it should be able to nurture in its followers the spiritual base for becoming
good citizens of the world."
Society is a living thing. It is a process, a series of changes. We live in a
world where national borders are bridged by communication and travel in ways
never before dreamed of. we need to work on building bridges to link people in
humanistic ways. For us to create lasting harmony, we must become the broad-
minded, self-controlled and intelligent individuals needed for the new century.
We must become bigger than our problems!
Thank you for allowing me to express my passion for bettering our world.
April 26 is my last day at Atari. If nothing else, at least, I am so very
delighted to hear from those people who responded to my passionate
appeal (!?) and I truly believe they are among many who teach or will teach
their children to be the leaders of our nation and of the 21st century.
Thank you!
Wish you all the best, good health and a long happy life!
Remember that the happiness is our Right, not a privilege!
Kiyoko
send
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::MARGOLIN 16-APR-1991 16:51:27.19
To: AVL
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
REQUESTED ACTION: NEW COMPONENT APPLICATION: DS III Board
PART NUMBER: GENERIC: AD 90461-
DESCRIPTION: IC,CMOS,DSP,50MHz,68P,PLCC
MANUFACTURER: ANALOG DEVICES MFG P/N: AD 90461-1
CONTACT: TOM MCKEE PHONE: 559-2037
COMMENTS:
ADSP-2101KP-50 (137662-050) and ADSP-2101KG-50 (137663-050) have
design errors which they do no plan to fix until the end of the summer.
They have agreed to select-out parts that will work in my circuit and
label it as "AD 90461-1"
==============================================================================
Disqualify: ANALOG_DEVICES ADSP-2101KP-50
Qualify: ANALOG_DEVICES AD90461-1
AVLNOTE: SPECIALY SELECTED FOR/PER JED MARGOLIN
==============================================================================
|
|
==============================================================================
DISPOSITION: X_APPROVED __RESTRICTED APPROVAL X_ADD AVL NOTE
AVL ACTION: X_ADD MFR __ASSIGN NEW P/N __REVISE DESCRIPTION
X_REMOVE MFR __CONVERT P/N __EXPORT LICENSE REQ
==============================================================================
RS R SHERMAN 17-APR-1991
==============================================================================
___________________________________________________________________________
To: BURNIAS
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: ADSP-2101 Forecast
Please call Tom McKee of Analog Devices at (408) 559-2037. He needs

to get a forecast for our use of ADSP-2101s. (He is filling in for
Margot while she has her baby, and is her boss.)
This is what makes it complicated:
The ADSP-2101KP-50, Atari pn 137662-050, (IC,CMOS,DSP,50MHz,68P,PLCC)
has design problems that they do not plan to fix until the end of the
summer. In the meantime they will select-out parts that will work in my
circuit. The label on these special parts will be "AD 90461-1". I am
getting a new Atari part number for it and will use this new number
on my parts list.
This part is used on the DS III board which I am still checking out.
By all appearances, we will use this board (which replaces ADSP II) on:
Steel Talons
BMX
Street Driver
DS III also uses an ADSP-2105KP-40 which is not affected by their poor
design. However, this part is used on the DS III board to do Sounds
and the EDs will probably use Brad's Sound Board on Steel Talons.
The Eds' game did very well on field test and will probably be a big hit
so we will need a lot of 2101s.
If and when they get the regular IC to work we will switch over to that
part.
Regards,
jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::BELL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING - EXT 1750" 17-APR-1991 08:45:
59.03
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: CER-8354
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LORENE "TIGER" 17-APR-1991 11:59:38.35
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FLOWERS
Are you in the Dog House, according to your spouse?

Maybe you've got a Wild Hair and want to show a loved one how much you care!
Perhaps that special someone deserves flowers for something they've done.
But hey, who needs a reason to give flowers?
We've got what you want. Reasonably priced, too.
2 DOZEN LARGE ROSES for only $7.50
Colors: Red, yellow, Pink, Orange, Salmon, Pale Peach, White, and
Spring Surprise (pink with white trim)
For a small fee, you may wish to add...
Baby's Breath $4.00
Fern Greens $2.50
Remember, flowers are not only for those of you with significant others
and are in no way a form of request for commitment. So don't be shy,
buy, buy, buy!
Have A Nice Day!
Tina & Lorene
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::BENZLER "Linda Benzler, extension 3750" 17-APR-1991 12:52:14.
01
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: BENZLER
Subj: WARNING!!!!
Our friends, the civil servants that park near here in those official
black and white cars, have found a new hiding place in the fields near
McCarthy and 237. One was spotted in the brush next to the new ramp
for 237 West off of McCarthy. You know, that signal that has nobody to
really signal to because there is currently no real cross-traffic (except
from the field)...well it turns red anyway sometimes and you are supposed
to stop even when there are no other cars around.
Drive defensively!
--Linda
___________________________________________________________________________
29.71
CC:
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
COMMENTS:
ADSP-2101KP-50 (137662-050) and ADSP-2101KG-50 (137663-050) have
design errors which they do no plan to fix until the end of the summer.
They have agreed to select-out parts that will work in my circuit and
label it as "AD 90461-1"
==============================================================================
Disqualify: ANALOG_DEVICES ADSP-2101KP-50
Qualify: ANALOG_DEVICES AD90461-1
AVLNOTE: SPECIALY SELECTED FOR/PER JED MARGOLIN
==============================================================================
|
|
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
24.17
CC:
From: MIKE::RSHERMAN 17-APR-1991 09:52:05.05
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
REQUESTED ACTION: AVL CORRECTION APPLICATION:
PROJECT: USED ON ASSEMBLY:
PART NUMBER: 137663-050 GENERIC:
DESCRIPTION: IC,CMOS,DSP,50MHZ,68P,PGA
COMMENTS:
APPROVE ANALOG DEVICES P/N AD 90461-2
DISQUALIFY AD P/N ADSP-2101KG-50
PUT IN AVL NOTE:
SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR/PER JED MARGOLIN
==============================================================================
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|
|
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==============================================================================
___________________________________________________________________________
CC: BROWN
Subj: NWNL REPRESENTATIVE
SANDI CAMPIGLI, FROM NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL LIFE, IS HERE IN THE CAFETERIA TO

ANSWER ANY NWNL MEDICAL OR DENTAL QUESTIONS. SHE WILL BE HERE UNTIL 12 NOON.
HUMAN RESOURCES
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FLOWERS
THEY'RE HERE!
DON'T FORGET TO PICK THEM UP BEFORE YOU LEAVE.
THANKS,
LORENE & TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 18-APR-1991 14:24:51.00
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: pot joysticks on the IBM PC
I am trying to determine what I should buy to have two pot joysticks

(4 inputs) connected to an IBM PC. What joysticks work well? Which ones to
avoid? The joysticks can be simple. One needs to return to center and the
other need not.
What interface PCB should I buy to read the two joysticks? Is there
any software interface beyond reading a latch?
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 18-APR-1991 16:45:48.58
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE,@SYS$MAIL:MIKE_USERS
CC: SHEPPERD
Some more equipment trickled in this week.

I'll be changing the rest of the firmware in the terminal servers
on Sunday. Judging how long it took last time, I expect it to take
about 4 hours. So the terminals connected to the servers will be
unusable from about 10am to 2pm this sunday (4/21/91).
I'll also be adding some additional disks to KIM and replacing the
disk controllers on MIKE. This should take about 4 hours (some of
it may overlap the terminal server firmware replacment time).
One should expect the systems to be unusable on sunday from about
10am to 6pm.
ds
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::DOWNEND 18-APR-1991 16:52:10.33
CC:
Subj: New Coin-op employee
Please welcome Victor Marcieca to Coin-op. Victor prefers to pronounce his last
name as Mer-CHEE-ah. Victor comes to us from Tengen where he was a Game
Counselor. His primary role in Coin-op is playtester with some game analysis
and design as a secondary role for all Engineering groups. Victor will also be
available to assist with field test games in terms of moving, stat taking, and
collections. He cannot drive the truck. Victor will report to me.
Initial assignments include final playtest on Marble Man and Road Riot - you
know, logging 40 hours of bug-free play before the program memory masters are
released. He is also assigned to work with the SPACE team in a game analysis
role and possibly some game design as circumstances permit.
Victor has quite a bit of experience with Coin-op games and I invite all the
game teams to solicit his opinions. I think you will find him enthusiatic and
insightful.
His office is the cubicle between Peter Lipson and The EPROM programmer.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::RUSTY 19-APR-1991 15:31:05.30
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE,FUJIHARA,BENZLER,MOMODA
CC: RUSTY
Subj: Network Game Vote
In an effort to expand the boundaries of where we can sell our game expertise,
we are preparing a business plan for an Atari on-line Network.
You can help!
As part of the business plan, we will be proposing an initial offering of two
different games on the network. We obviously would like to start off strong,
and so would like to initially pick the two games which will best show off
our system and generate the most player interest.
So, please look over the very brief description of the capabilites of this
proposed network and the 10 game ideas which we have come up with so far
and pick which two you think would be best to start up with. If you have
any additional game ideas you think would be good for this playing
environment, by all means please forward them to this address and we will
add them to our list of candidates!
The file which contains the game ideas is called netgames.doc in [RUSTY].
Please treat this file as company confidential and do not make copies of
it or broadcast its contents.
Please try and cast your vote on or before Thursday 4/25.
Thanks,
Rusty
P.S. If you would like more information on the proposed capabilites of
our network, please feel free to see me for the additional info.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: BLINDNESS
IS ANYONE OUT THERE MISSING A PAIR OF GLASSES??? THEY WERE FOUND IN THE
CAFETERIA. ANYONE WHO WISHES TO CLAIM THEM, PLEASE BE PREPARED TO IDENTIFY!
THANKS,
LORENE
___________________________________________________________________________
CC: BROWN
Subj: BENEFITS 360 LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAM
IT'S BEEN SOME TIME SINCE WE INTRODUCED "B360", AN ENHANCEMENT TO OUR

EXISTING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PACKAGE. THIS FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY IS
UNDERWRITTEN BY THE AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND MAKES
AVAILABLE ADDITIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR
FAMILIES.
B360 OFFERS MANY FEATURES:
- THE DEATH BENEFIT IS GUARANTEED.
- IT'S ECONOMICAL. COVERAGE MAY BE OBTAINED FOR AS LITTLE AS $4 PER
WEEK.
- THERE'S PORTABILITY. SINCE YOU OWN THE POLICY, THE INSURANCE IS YOURS
WITHOUT AN INCREASE IN COST OR DECREASE IN BENEFIT IF YOU RETIRE OR
CHANGE EMPLOYMENT.
- RE-ENROLLMENT IS EASY. SIMPLY COMPLETE A BRIEF APPLICATION. PHYSICAL
EXAMINATIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED UP TO THE B360 PROGRAM LIMITS.
- FAMILY PROTECTION IS PROVIDED. YOU CAN INSURE OTHER MEMBERS OF YOUR
FAMILY EVEN IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE YOURSELF.
THE COVERAGE OFFERED IS AN INNOVATIVE PLAN OF "UNIVERSAL LIFE" INSURANCE
PROTECTION FROM AETNA. UNIVERSAL LIFE OFFERS ALL OF THE TRADITIONAL BENEFITS
OF WHOLE LIFE INSURANCE, SUCH AS THE ACCUMULATION OF CASH VALUES AND FAVORABLE
TAX TREATMENT, PLUS SOME EXCITING ADDITIONAL FEATURES.
THE CASH VALUES IN THE PLAN ACCUMULATE AT ATTRACTIVE "NEW MONEY" INTEREST
RATES, CURRENTLY 8%! THE GUARANTEED MINIMUM INTEREST RATE IS 4.5%. PREMIUM
SCHEDULES ARE FLEXIBLE. THE AMOUNT OF COVERAGE CAN BE CHANGED WITHOUT BUYING A
NEW POLICY. YOU ALSO HAVE THE OPTION OF MAKING ADDITIONAL "LUMP SUM" DEPOSITS
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PLAN'S ATTRACTIVE INTEREST RATES.
AN AETNA REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE HERE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, FROM 10:00 TIL NOON
IN THE EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM TO MEET WITH EMPLOYEES WHO WERE NOT ELIGIBLE
OR WERE NOT AVAILABLE DURING THE LAST ENROLLMENT PERIOD. YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO YOUR EXISTING FRINGE BENEFITS PACKAGE.
HUMAN RESOURCES
___________________________________________________________________________
.76
To: MARGOLIN
CC: BIKE
Subj: Aux Mem Boards
I have one Aux Mem board missing. I vaguely remember Glenn thinking that
the boards were malfunctioning and taking them over to your test setup.
Do you have one of our still? 2 are in Florida, 1 in the destruct test bike,
1 in a new dev bike and 1 on my bench = 5. At one point I had 6.
Bonnie
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: UPDATE ON ART JACKSON
Art had his back surgery last Wednesday, April 17th.

The doctor's ran into some complications but as far
as we know the surgery was successful. He was put
into TCU (transitional care unit) for a few days aftr
the surgery but should be back in his room now. His
wife said she'd call Pete Takaichi when he's ready to
have visitors. His family expects he'll be released
from the hospital next week.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 23-APR-1991 09:29:43.54
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: 7th grade math
My 12 year old daughter brought home the following math homework
problems last night. Now everyone knows the standard joke about parents
being unable to help their children with the new math. Now I consider
myself intelligent and considering I have a Masters degree in Math from
Stanford, I figured I could handle this.
Find the next three numbers in the sequences:
1. -16, -6, +4, +1
1. +16 -6 +4 +14 (just add +10 each time)
2. +10 +6 +2 -2 (just add -4 each time)
3. -5 +10 -20 +40 (-80 160 -320 ok so it's a little harder)
4. -1 +1 -2 +6 (???????)
I could provide a dozen different answers for a dozen different
reasons. Could someone give me a simple answer an ordinary 7th grader
could understand? Maybe these people write tax laws and texts for the
IRS during the summer months. I wonder what the advanced 7th graders
get for problems?
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::ROLM "SUTTLES, SHEPPERD, or ALBAUGH" 23-APR-1991 13:05:08.
58
CC: ROLM
Subj: Featured feature
We are running out of numbers!!

In late 1991, Pacific Bell will begin to require (408) prefixes
to dial a 1 before any area code. This is already the case in the (415)
area code. The bottom line is that YOU MUST dial 9(to get out)-1-area-number
after this starts, and 9(to get out)-number for 408 numbers on our phone
system.
This dialing is available and will work now, if you choose to switch
gradually, or like me, live in (415) and have to do it anyways. After the
change, you'll get the recordings of "have to dial a one" and "a one is not
necessary" at the appropriate times. Contrary to popular opinion, they
DO need to issue the messages, because a few months after they start, they
can no longer tell (nor insert it for you).
For the curious and terminally bored, the reason for the change is
as follows. Area codes are supposed to always have a 1 or 0 as the middle
digit, and exchanges (the group of three that start a seven-digit number)
are supposed to NOT have a 0 or 1 as the middle digit. They have begun to
run out of exchanges, and are going to have to create exchanges that are
against the rules. So, since there may be a 903 prefix and a 903 area code,
when you dial a number starting with 903, they'll assume you want the newly
created phone numbers for the apartments going up across town. Since this
would make area (903) inaccessable (and others as each prefix was set up)
the one in the front tells the equipment that this is an out-of-area call.
To sum it up: One-plus dialing is coming to 408; you can start
to use it at any time, but by Christmas it will be required. From company
phones, dial 9, 1, areacode, number, or 9, number-within-408.
sas
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 23-APR-1991 13:27:1
7.72
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MOTORAMPFANCONTROLANALOGPRINTEDCIRCUITBOARDASSEMBLY
What connector are you using for the fan cord input?
Will it generally be about the same size?
Will the power input and motor output connectors be the same
and generally in the same position?
Hello and how do you do?
___________________________________________________________________________
37.19
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: CER-8363
=============================================================================
=============================================================================
REQUESTED ACTION: NEW COMPONENT APPLICATION: Motor and Fan Amp
PROJECT: BMX USED ON ASSEMBLY: A049305-01
PART NUMBER: GENERIC: 2N6347
DESCRIPTION: IC, Triac, 8A, 400V
MANUFACTURER: MOTOROLA MFG P/N: 2N6347
This CER has been assigned to Ray Sherman, ext 1751
==============================================================================
14.91
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: CER-8364
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
PROJECT: BMX 521 USED ON ASSEMBLY: A049305-01
PART NUMBER: GENERIC: LM311
DESCRIPTION: IC, Comparator, 8 pin DIP
MANUFACTURER: NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MFG P/N: LM311N
==============================================================================
___________________________________________________________________________
CC: BROWN
Subj: AETNA OPTIONAL LIFE INSURANCE
THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM AETNA IS HERE IN THE EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM TO MEET
WITH THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEWLY ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INSURANCE OR THOSE OF YOU WHO
HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BEFORE BUT HAVE NOW ONLY BECOME INTERESTED. PLEASE DROP BY
TO DISCUSS THIS INSURANCE PLAN WITH HIM.
I WILL BE PERSONALLY CALLING THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE JUST BECOME ELIGIBLE BECAUSE
I WILL NEED A WAIVER FORM SIGNED IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED.
SANDI BROWN
___________________________________________________________________________
01.86
CC:
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
PROJECT: BMX 521 USED ON ASSEMBLY: A049305-01
PART NUMBER: GENERIC: LM311
DESCRIPTION: IC, Comparator, 8 pin DIP
MANUFACTURER: NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MFG P/N: LM311N
CONTACT: PHONE:
COMMENTS:
==============================================================================
APPROVE:
NATIONAL_SEMICONDUCTOR LM311N
MOTOROLA LM311N
SGS-THOMSON LM311N
==============================================================================
|
| 137687-001
==============================================================================
AVL ACTION: X_ADD MFR X_ASSIGN NEW P/N __REVISE DESCRIPTION
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: ART JACKSON
Just got an update on Art's condition. The surgery

was a success, but he still has some fluid in his
lungs and has developed some blood clots. He will
probably be in the hospital another 5-8 days. But
now at least he can have visitors. If you'd like
to pop in to see him, here's the info:
El Camino Hospital
2500 Grant Rd.
Mountain View 94039-7025
415-940-7000
Room: 404-B
Visiting hours from 8:00 AM - Noon
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Art Jackson
OOPS!! Art's visiting hours are Noon - 8:00 PM!!!
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED,
DAVE OF ABBUCUS ELECTRONICS CALLED FOR YOU AT 2:00 PM. PLEASE CALL HIM
BACK AT 732-2000.
THANKS,
TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: PHONE BOOKS
THERE ARE AVAILABLE WHITE PAGES AND YELLOW PAGES . IF INTERESTED PLEASE
CONTACT DAVID PASQUINELLI AT EXT. 3746 OR BY E-MAIL ( DAVE )
THANKS
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: PHONE BOOKS
AT THE REQUEST OF DAVE, PLEASE PICK UP YOUR PHONE BOOKS BETWEEN 12-4 THURS.
THANK YOU
___________________________________________________________________________
CC: SUTTLES
The CONNECT function is how you talk to a party you have on HOLD.
There are several ways for someone to wind up on HOLD. That's
complicated. How to talk to them? That's simple.
You have someone on HOLD if you get a higher pitched dial tone than
you're used to. You have had someone placed on HOLD if you hear a soft beep
during a conversation. And you can put someone on HOLD.
How to UNHOLD? That's CONNECT. If you have a button marked CONNECT
or CNCT, push it. If you don't, do a FLASH if appropriate, and dial * 1.
That's FLASH, STAR, ONE. Hurry, your parties are standing by!
___________________________________________________________________________
CC: SUTTLES
What is this FLASH nonsense, anyways?

It's simple. When you push the buttons, you simply make noise.
IF the phone system is expecting you to make dialing noises, it dials. IF
it is expecting access codes, it accesses. IF the noises you make (like
talking, singing, playing the flute, or playing the keypad) get sent to
"the other end", it sends.
Once you are connected to another phone, the ONLY thing you can
do is hang up. BUT, if you hang up and quickly pick up again, phone systems
tend to not disconnect (as you may have experienced at home). This is called
FLASHing the switchhook (the hook that holds the handset and works the switch).
You FLASH when you need to get the attention of the phone system. You
can tell if you have its attention, because it generates a tone to let you know.
When you want to transfer a call, you are already connected by definition. You
need to tell the phone system what to do. You FLASH to get a dial tone.
FLASH is unneccesary (but doesn't hurt) if you already have a dial tone.
Now, some people find it difficult to get the timing down, and either
flash for too short or too long a time. Too short simply doesn't work, but
too long can be disastrous!
Some Ergonomic Engineer at Rolm realized this and provided a FLASH
button on the phones we use (most of us, anyways). If you have a flash
button, DON'T USE THE SWITCHOOK. It has electronics behind it to stay hung
up for long enough to make sure. It WILL hang up the phone. Just push the
flash button. On phones that don't have the button (like wall phones) simply
hang up very breifly--usually pushing the hangup button with your finger is
better than actually hanging up the phone.
Of course, there are exceptions, and several, at that. The best general
rule I can give for multibutton phones is: If it has a flash button, use it.
If it doesn't, it might be an ETS (one of the electronic types we have). ETSs
never need a flash, and in fact, can't. If you have feature buttons, they
should not need to be preceded by a flash (feature buttons are those that
aren't "line" buttons and also arent 0-9, #, or *--the dial pad). If you
find that you make noise instead of doing what you want, do a FLASH.
The bottom line is: FLASH is to get the attention of the phone system.
Performing a FLASH gets you some kind of dial tone, and is needed before any
of the feature codes (watch this space for more details). ETS sets (only!)
don't have and can't use the FLASH function. All other sets need a FLASH;
if you have a button marked FLASH, use it; if you don't, momentarily push
the switchook. Dedicated buttons (buttons marked TRANSFER, for example)
won't need a FLASH beforehand if they are properly programmed; if they aren't
properly programmed, let me know, & I'll fix it.
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: ZAX 68020 demo
ZAX will be here today to demo their 68020 emulator. Executive Conf. Room
@ 11AM. Come by if interested.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 25-APR-1991 10:35:0
3.27
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: trivia question
Who turns the big 4 0 today, and goes by the name Stevie?
Happy Birthday, Stevie!

___________________________________________________________________________
To: SMITHSON
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Hardware
To: Rick Moncrief 1 of 1
Fr: Jed Margolin
Re: Special Report
Dt: 25 April 1991
In order for BMX to be released, the following must be done:
Memory Expansion Board

----------------------
There is a PC error that must be fixed.
PC must generate a useable parts list.
MultiSync
---------
If BMX is to use the DSPLINK Board, the MultiSync board must be changed.
The plan is to change the SCOM Interrupt and replace Slapstic with
Pat's GAL6001. If these are the only changes, the board will remain
compatible with Steel Talons and Street Driver. It could also be used
in Panorama if a GAL6001 can be programmed to behave like a Slapstic 115.
A new version will have to be created (MultiSync II), documented, and
checked.
ADSP II
-------
If BMX is to use the ADSP II Board, a new version must be documented.
If BMX is to use a partially loaded DS III Board, we have to:
1. Correct the existing Rev 1 Board;
2. Create an appropriate parts list;
3. Build and test two DS II RAM Boards so Bonnie can continue development.
(Both her ADSP II Boards have RAM boards which can only be used with
ADSP II Boards.)
DSPLINK
-------
If Bonnie is planning on using it, it has to be released. I don't know if
PC has a useable parts list yet.
Motor and Fan Amp

-----------------
The board will have to work.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: LOST KEYS ?
DID ANYBODY OUT THERE LOSE A SET OF KEYS ? I FOUND THEM IN THE PARKING
LOT ( ADMINISTRATION AREA ) YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THEY WILL BE IN THE FRONT.
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS IDENTIFY THEM.
THANK YOU,
LORENE & TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: RE: LOST KEYS ?
APPARENTLY, MY MESSAGE DID NOT COME THROUGH. WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY WAS
THEY WILL BE IN THE FRONT LOBBY. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS IDENTIFY THEM.
THANKS AGAIN,
LORENE & TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::PETRICK "Jim Petrick" 26-APR-1991 16:57:24.03
To: @SM:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Vending machines
Did you notice that the prices in the vending machines just went up another
5 cents? What a rip off, that's about 25% inflation per year. Soda used to
be 50 cents is now 65, and candy is now 55 cents for smaller amounts. Who's
in charge of these bandits? What's to be done?
How about self-serve sodas in the Engineering refrigerator? We keep a stock of
various flavors in the cooler, available to anyone for a reasonable price (about
35 cents/can) on a honor system. If the sodas get paid for, the practice
continues. If they get ripped off, the practice stops. If you don't have the
cash, an IOU is OK too.
We could fund this initially from the donut fund, or interested parties could pu
t
up some cash.
How about sodaheads, any interest?
-- jim
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MCNAMARA 26-APR-1991 17:12:35.51
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj:
To: MONCRIEF,MCNAMARA,MCCARTHY,STEVIE,CAMERON,LOGG
CC: DOWNEND
Subj: Steel Talons - APU?
The ADC on Multi-sync needs a regulated 15VDC. The plan is to put the
regulator circuit on the "Rump-thump" driver PCB for production. Moncrief
agrees that it's a good place to put it - he needs to check with Jed to
confirm the technical details. I am assuming Rick will get the circuit
to Mccarthy so it will be included in the Rump-thump. Pat, please set a
deadline for getting the info. Pat/Rick can get the wiring info to Stevie.
I want to do an FCC test on the game in Mid to late June 1991, so I will
need Rump-thump PCB's W/15VDC regulation by 6/15/91 at the latest.
IN THE MEANTIME, Steel talons field test games will use an APU PCB since it
has the needed 15VDC regulator.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 26-APR-1991 17:40:09.77
CC: DENCKER
Subj: Missing Videotapes
We seem to be missing a set of three training videotapes on QuarkXPress 3.0

software for the Macintosh produced by the MacAcademy. The slip-in paper
labels on the plastic boxes are mostly light blue. I know Lois Turner
currently has one set, and we have one set. However, if you know of the
whereabouts of the 3rd set, I'd appreciate knowing where it is.
Thanks, Andrea
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 28-APR-1991 22:20:26.37
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,CALFEE,HINDORFF,STEWART,BRESHEARS,SMITH,BRYANT,FREITA
S,
SHIRLEY,HENRY,FLACK
CC: RAY
Subj: Walkabout Friday -- May 3 -- 3:30-5:00
Well, it's time to get back on track with Walkabout Fridays --
the first Friday of the month (which happens to be this
Friday). May's special event will be hosted by Pat McCarthy and
the Electrical Design group.
negative).
Friday, May 3, 1991
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
John
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MILTY 29-APR-1991 08:34:46.87
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: free fire wood (ready to split)
check out the back of my ranchero (which you may notice is again being
offered for sale)and take a stump home tonite,...thrill your friends,..
dress up your garden or split it up for firewood.IT'S BLACK WALNUT,..MAYBE
YOU CAN SHAVE IT THIN AND MAKE SOME NICE VENEER (SP?),OR MAYBE WE CAN SPLIT THE
RENTAL OF A POWER SPLITTER AND HAVE A SPLITTIN' PARTY. HURRY,HURRY,..THIS
OFFER EXPIRES WHEN THE WOODS ALL GONE....... MILTY
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Texas chainsaw message here.
Hi
Does anybody out there have any advice or insight into
which is a good( or bad) brand of chainsaw.
Does anybody have one they want to sell?
MSP
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::RALSTON 29-APR-1991 10:42:42.20
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Here we go again........
TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR UPCOMING OAKLAND A's GAMES:

SUNDAY, MAY 5th, 12:00, vs. CLEVELAND; "YOUTH BASEBALL DAY"
(whatever that is); 2 seats.
TUESDAY, MAY 7th, 7:05 PM, vs. BALTIMORE; 2 seats.
TICKETS ARE $12.00 EACH. SEATS ARE FIELD LEVEL, FIRST BASE SIDE, 24 ROWS
ABOVE THE BULLPEN.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::JIMENEZ 29-APR-1991 13:40:00.98
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK,JIMENEZ
CC:
Subj: VIDEO TAPES
I HAVE A BOX OF VIDEO TAPES IN RECEIVING AREA,THEY CAME FROM FRY'S

ELECTRONICS IF SOMEONE IS EXPECTING THIS TAPES,COME AND PICK EM UP
THANKS. MIGUEL.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::RUSTY 29-APR-1991 14:04:32.88
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE,FUJIHARA,BENZLER,MOMODA
CC: RUSTY
Subj: Network Game Vote (a reminder)
There is still time to get your vote in for your favorite network games...
If you have already voted, THANK YOU!! If not, please take a few minutes
to review the games and send me your vote! I will be taking the final vote
count next Monday, so you still have 1 week, but don't put it off, vote today!
Currently the voting is running neck and neck between 6 different games!
In fact, only 1 out of the 11 games on the list has no votes at all!
Remember, vote for your TWO (2) favorite games...
The file which contains the game ideas is called netgames.doc in [RUSTY].
Please treat this file as company confidential and do not make copies of
it or broadcast its contents.
Thanks,
Rusty
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::PETRICK "Jim Petrick" 29-APR-1991 18:21:31.12
To: @SM:ENGINEER
CC:
Subj: Soda preferences
Ok, there's plenty of interest in having cheap soda in the Engineering cooler.
Now, those of you who are interested, what flavors and about how much per week
do you consume?
Also, Chris thought that we should share the fetching and stocking duties;
those participating taking turns on a regular basis. That's cool with me,
are YOU still interested?
-- jim
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::ROLM "SUTTLES, SHEPPERD, or ALBAUGH" 30-APR-1991 06:18:53.
34
CC: ROLM
A thing to keep in mind: In September, the East Bay (Fremont North)

will change from area code 415 to 510. 415 will continue to serve the
peninsula. For the initial part of the change, either area code will work;
then it will kindly tell you, then it will become "permanent" and start
misrouting calls (sending Oakland calls to SF, for example).
You should be able to tell from the location of the party you're calling
whether or not their area code has changed.
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: Jim's soda thing has got me thinking.
Ok so there is plenty of interest in getting communal soda

but has anybody noticed that the "Mousy" beer they are selling
in the Cafe has no kick to it?
Ok so how about an "Engineering Beer Cooler"? Why heck we
could set up neat bar area with like a stuffed mouse head
and some neat tall vinyl bar stools and maybe a dart board.
Come on let's organize!

___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LIPSON 30-APR-1991 10:23:08.39
CC:
Subj: Pierce's Place
.. and the bar needs bartops like SHOOZ, HORSE and RELIEF PITCHER....
___________________________________________________________________________
.70
To: MARGOLIN
CC: BIKE
Subj: Please call
I wanted to ask you about DTST1 which is where my program has been hanging in
a loop. I downloaded your symbols for selftest from [margolin.bonnie].
It goes there when there is no watchdog clear. I'm not sure that that means.
Bonnie
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: 1985 ISUZU Trooper II 4 Wheel Drive for sale.
1985 ISUZU Trooper II

4 Wheel Drive 2 Door
4 Speed Stick Shift
1.9 Liter 4 Cylinder
AC,PS,TAPE,FOG LIGHTS
Oil Change every 2K miles
All Factory Maintainence Compliance
Michellen Tires - 15K miles
Brake Job - 15K miles
This vehicle was driven by a nurse with such loving care that most of her
patients were envious. She usually got 25 MPG in the City and 33 MPG on the
open Highway. Asking price $5,500. Give me a call at 4923 if your interested
and I'll drive it to work for you to inspect.
Thanx... Tom
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 30-APR-1991 15:12:55.09
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Quick Basic for the PC
Does anyone have a Quick Basic manual for the PC or know enough
about that version of Basic to answer some questions for me? In particular,
I need to know what the VIEW command and VIEW SCREEN commands do.
If you know please call me at x1732.
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: More stuff on the 1985 ISUZU Trooper II for sale
You'll have to excuse me..I just got back from vacation and it seems like I've
caught a case of Reaganism...I couldn't remember my phone number. It is 3923
not 4923. The color of the vehicle is a candy red exterior and a tan interior.
The driver and front passenger seats have sheepskin covers. It also has a fold
down rear seat, a full-size spare tire, and plenty of cargo area.
Thanx... Tom
PS: Thanx to QA (Jimmy Breshears) for catching the phone number error.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::MSHERMAN 1-MAY-1991 08:04:09.66
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj:
NEEDED URGENTLY A HOME PONG GAME FOR MASS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT. WILL BUY
OR BORROW. GAME IS TO BE USED IN A COMMERCIAL FOR TURBO GRAPHICS.
PLEASE REPLY A.S.A.P. TO MARK SHERMAN AT EXT. 3939 OR VAX MAIL MSHERMAN.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 1-MAY-1991 10:03:15.76
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj: tools
I'ld like to have my wire stripper back. You know who you are.
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::KWINN 1-MAY-1991 10:18:41.57
CC:
Subj: Pierce's Place
Or we could put Hard Drivin' in it and call it "Veers".
Or put BMX in it and call it "Gears".
Or Audio Group could run it and call it "Ears".
Or we could go there if Nintendo wins the suit and call it "Tears".
"You want a place where everybody knows your Game."
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::TINA "TINA, TINA, BO-BEENA..." 1-MAY-1991 10:57:19.93
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED,
PATTY OF DAVILLA CIRCUITS CALLED FOR YOU AT 10:38 AM. PLEASE CALL HER BACK AT
996-9855.
THANK YOU,
TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
PATTY OF DAVILLA CIRCUITS RETURNED YOUR CALL AT 2:13 PM. PLEASE CALL
HER BACK AT 996-9855. SHE'LL BE THERE UNTIL 3:30 PM.
THANKS,
TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LORENE "TIGER" 2-MAY-1991 14:32:59.61
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: HAWAIIAN SHIRT DAY
Attention all you CRAZY PEOPLE! It's time to whip out your favorite
HAWAIIAN SHIRT.
WHO - All Atari/Tengen employees
WHAT - Hawaiian Shirt Day
WHEN - Friday, May 17th
WHERE - Here, of course
WHY - Why not? Besides, PRIZES will be awarded!
Prizes for what???
One prize will be awarded for each of the following
categories:
FUNNIEST
UGLIEST
MOST COLORFUL
Don't forget... Friday, May 17th, wear those shirts!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::RALSTON 2-MAY-1991 14:36:31.32
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: ATTENTION GOLF TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANTS!
DON'T FORGET---THE BIG EVENT IS A WEEK FROM THIS SATURDAY. IN THE MEANTIME,
YOU MUST:
1) FORM YOUR OWN FOURSOME/TEAM, IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO. IF NOT,
WE WILL ASSIGN YOU TO A FOURSOME. LET US KNOW BY MONDAY IF YOU'VE
GOTTEN YOUR OWN TEAM TOGETHER.
2) PAY UP! $28 COVERS EVERYTHING (EXCEPT CARTS). WE NEED MONEY
A.S.A.P. TO BUY SUPPLIES AND PRIZES.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::PETRICK "Jim Petrick" 3-MAY-1991 15:14:28.33
To: @SM:ENGINEER,@SM:ANIMATORS
CC:
Subj: Stuff in UTL$PPS
Greetings,
In an effort to identify obsolete utilites in utl$pps, I have moved a bunch
of files from
ee$userdisk:[pps.utilities] (aka utl$pps:)
to
ee$userdisk:[pps.utilities.obsolete]
If your favorite utility has suddenly vanished, let me know and I'll put it
back. If I'm not around and you need it right away, just define a symbol to
point to the new location for the utility and use that until I can put the
utility back for you. For example, if XXX.EXE has vanished, the line below
will let you run SYMXXX instead of XXX to run the utility.
$ symxxx :== $ ee$userdisk:[pps.utilites.obsolete]xxx.exe
Thanks,
-- jim
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::FRYE 3-MAY-1991 15:47:06.01
CC:
Subj: PAINTING
ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY, 5/6 & 5/7 THE EXTERIOR OF BUILDING 735 WILL
BE PAINTED.... YOU MAY WANT TO PARK YOUR CAR OUT OF PAINTING RANGE.
THE NEW PAINT JOB WILL BE RED ON LITE GRAY.....
___________________________________________________________________________
From: ERNIE::MCCARTHY "Pat" 6-MAY-1991 10:46:48.57
To: MARGOLIN
CC: MCCARTHY
Subj: DSPCOM BOARD.
Hi Jed.
The FILM/FAB for DSPCOM pc board is in PC design. I know that you
have signed it. However I do not konw if a purchase requesition has
been written for it, and since Rick is out for the next ten days I
thought I would ask you. No one from purchasing has asked for a copy
of the film/fab yet.
Do you know what the requirements for this board are ?
Pat
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::DEPEW 6-MAY-1991 12:34:34.32
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: For Sale
Mint Condition, RED, 1987, 325 BMW.

5 speed, with air, cruise control,
damper and spoiler. 35,000 miles with
12 months remaining on the warranty.
Low Blue Book lists car at $13,500;
asking $12,600.
Call Rick Thompson at x3761
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MARGOLIN 6-MAY-1991 13:11:00.45
To: LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Volume Control
Why don't you read the volume control pot with the A/D? The advantage
is that the operator will be able to set the volume during the game
(which is where the volume should be set) and you will be spared the
abuse from operators outraged because they have just spent $8K on a
game with a stupid volume control.
regards,
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: ERNIE::MCCARTHY
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: DSPCOM BOARD.
Rick filled out a Purchase Req before he left.

Rich Moore reports he has signed it and sent it on its way.
Last week I asked 'PC' to take the film&fab to Purchasing. Apparently they
have not done so. So what else is new.
regards,
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::YAMAMOTO 6-MAY-1991 14:17:38.79
CC:
Subj: Meeting of employees of Atari Games and Tengen
Message from the President:

I would like to have a meeting with all the employees from 11:00 to
11:30 a.m. on May 8 in the cafeteria to discuss the general status
of the company's current business and legal situation. With me in
attendance will be Mr. Marty Payson, Vice Chairman of Time Warner
who is also a member of the Atari Board of Directors. He also will
say a few words at the meeting.
Please adjust your schedules to be in the cafeteria so that the
meeting can start promptly at 11:00 a.m. The cafeteria will
resume serving after 11:30 a.m.
From 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. I am planning, tentatively, to have a
tour of Atari and Tengen with Mr. Payson. However, we may or
may not have enough time to do this depending upon the agenda
of that day.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::SYSTEM "Colossus/Guardian" 6-MAY-1991 14:22:45.35
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE_USERS,@SYS$MAIL:KIM_USERS
CC:
Gawd seems to be having a serious problem. I have changed everything including

the rubber feet on the cabinet and the problem persists. The next option
requires a reconfiguration of the disk subsystems. Since Gawd remains highly
unreliable at present, I am choosing to do this reconfig today. I expect this
procedure to take around 10 hours and I'm going to begin at 6pm.
What's this mean to you? It means Gawd, Kim, EEx$USERDISK and TE$USERDISK will
be unavailable for use from 6pm today (5/6/91) until tomorrow morning.
I don't know what is causing the problem, so this might not fix it. Since
the system has had this problem off and on for about 2 years AND it shows
up anywhere from every couple hours to once in 3 or 4 months, it may take
awhile even to find out whether its fixed or not.
Sorry if this presents a problem to anyone.
ds
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: SANDWICH BASKETS
At the request of the Cafe Staff, would all employees who

collecting the Burger/Sandwich Baskets please return them to
the Cafe at your earliest convenience. The supply of baskets
is limited and stock is diminishing ever-so-rapidly.
Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Enjoy your stay, and Thank You for flying America West!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 6-MAY-1991 14:32:13.94
To: KIM::MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: RE: Volume Control
Because all four A/D convertors are in use and I did not plan on
stuffing the 8 bit ADC.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::BELL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING - EXT 1750" 6-MAY-1991 16:55:
46.62
To: OWENS,MARGOLIN,MONCRIEF,BELL
CC:
Subj: 136088 - RACE DRIVIN PANORAMA MEMORY MASTERS
136088 - RACE DRIVIN PANORAMA MEMORY MASTERS 6-May-1991

Page 1
PART
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
136088-1001 IC,PR_EPROM,RACE DRIVIN PANORAMA,137448-200,210R
136088-1003 IC,PR_EPROM,RACE DRIVIN PANORAMA,137448-200,210S
136088-1005 IC,PR_EPROM,RACE DRIVIN PANORAMA,137448-200,210T
136088-1007 IC,PR_EPROM,RACE DRIVIN PANORAMA,137448-200,210U
136088-1009 IC,PR_EPROM,RACE DRIVIN PANORAMA,137448-200,210V
136088-1011 IC,PR_EPROM,RACE DRIVIN PANORAMA,137448-200,210W
136088-1013 IC,PR_EPROM,RACE DRIVIN PANORAMA,137448-200,210X
136088-1015 IC,PR_EPROM,RACE DRIVIN PANORAMA,137448-200,210Y
136088-1017 IC,PR_EPROM,RACE DRIVIN PANORAMA,137448-200,9/10K
136088-1018 IC,PR_EPROM,RACE DRIVIN PANORAMA,137448-200,9/10H
136088-1019 IC,PR_EPROM,RACE DRIVIN PANORAMA,137448-200,10K
136088-1020 IC,PR_EPROM,RACE DRIVIN PANORAMA,137448-200,10H
136088-1021 IC,PR_EPROM,RACE DRIVIN PANORAMA,137448-200,9K
136088-1022 IC,PR_EPROM,RACE DRIVIN PANORAMA,137448-200,9H
136088-1025 IC,PR_EPROM,RACE DRIVIN PANORAMA,137668-150,10E
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::ROLM "SUTTLES, SHEPPERD, or ALBAUGH" 7-MAY-1991 06:18:33.
89
CC: ROLM

Also, the Campbell/San Jose/Santa Clara/Saratoga White Pages,
dated March 1991, has a misprint that Pac Bell felt was worthy of correction.
I dunno what it is, but it must be a doozy. If you have one of these phone
books (basically the San Jose white pages), pick up a corrected page in the
lobby. Please, only take one if you need it.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Flavor of the Day
Today's Yogurt Flavor of the Day is...
Banana Strawberry
(only 10 calories/oz., contains NutraSweet)
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 7-MAY-1991 11:08:25.60
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE,TAKAICHI,FRYE
CC: RAY
Subj: Facility Cleanup 2:00-4:00 Today (Tuesday)
Ladies and Gentlemen:

Because we have not done it in a while, and because of a VIP
tour tomorrow, we will be having a cleanup this afternoon from
2:00 to 3:00 (or however long it takes).
Chris, Pat, and I will be available for advice on what to do
with things you don't want. We will have carts you can put it
on. You should try to make your labs look tidy -- the janitors
will clean the floors tonight.
There are a lot of games in the common area and in the lab
corridors that are either sold or to be sold. These games will
be moved to the warehouse. If you have purchased a game but not
taken it home, you can take it home by May 24. After that time,
it will be sold (again) to someone who will take it home.
I will have drinks for those participating. Thanks for your help!
John
P.S. Techs should plan on 2:00-4:00.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Mother's Day
Just a friendly reminder... Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 12th.

As a courtesy, The Flowerman will deliver any orders on Friday rather
than Thursday to help the flowers remain fresh for Sunday.
For any occasion... Say it with style, say it with flowers. She'll
love 'em.
If you'd like to place an order, please contact Tina or Lorene
at the front desk.
Have a Nice Day!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::LIPSON 7-MAY-1991 11:37:10.84
CC:
Subj:
.. this came in over USENET

>>>>>
Newsgroups: rec.games.video.arcade
Subject: New Game
It's called "Brainstormer" and (of course) allows two player
interaction, but NOT the way you think---in alternating levels, the players
make the board for the other player _in real time_ or race through the board,
garnering more points for hard boards.
The basic object is to race through an epeliptic's mind (a fluid, ever-
changing thing), jumping your thought cycle from thought track to thought
track (these tracks fade in and out of existence QUICKLY), pick up power-ups
, such as the ability to fly for a short time, extra lives (BOY do you need
those!), mental screens (which block out the thought lightning and protectors
--small spheres whose job is to track and destroy you!). Yes, you do have a
laser to disrupt these bubbles, but the bubbles, speed of track fading, and
frequency and accuracy of the thought lightning increase as you go deeper and
deeper into the person's mind.
This game is hard but addicting! Anyone want to hear more about it?
--
I thought I felt love for you/There was a closeness and warmth that I had
never had before/Yet, it was not love./We both search endlessly for it/
We will not find it within each other/What we have, though, is also/
Special, in and of itself/We are too close to part/Yet too far to love.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
does this sound for real? Anyone heard of it or is it this guy's opium dream?
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: Cheap Soda
Greetings sodaheads,
I have stocked the refrigerator in the common area with various soda
flavors. These are available to you and yours for the pittance cost of 35
cents per can, (or 45 cents/can for the Koala Springs). The sodas for sale
are all on the bottom two shelves of the refrigerator in cases. There are a
few loose sodas in there already; I put them on the upper shelves so nobody
takes them by mistake.
Take all that you want, just pay for what you take. If you don't have cash,
just mark down on the sheet (taped to the refrigerator door) what you've taken,
along with who you are of course. We'll settle accounts when it's time to buy
more. I prefer this later method, since it doesn't leave wads of cold cash
laying in the cooler.
Let me know if there are flavors you can't live without, and I'll try to get
them, but remember this stuff does come from the Price Club, so the selection
isn't the greatest. I have more Coke and Diet Coke in my office if the supply
runs low. These were by far the most popular requested flavors.
Enjoy,
- jim
P.S. Don't forget to recycle the empties.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Volume Control
The complete 8 Bit A/D circuit costs $2.419 .

1 ADC0809 137243-001 $1.62 $1.62
1 74LS244 137038-001 $0.263 $0.263
16 Cap, 0.1 122002-104 $0.031 $0.496
8 Res, 100 110000-101 $0.004 $0.032
2 Res, 4.7K 110000-472 0.004 $0.008
------
$2.419
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 7-MAY-1991 15:51:43.88
To: KIM::MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: RE: Volume Control
Well, maybe we can use this after all. I'm going to wait til Rusty
has the new code installed in RPM before I make a decision on software or
pot control of the DVC.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BIKE "BMX HEAT -- THE BMX RACING GAME" 7-MAY-1991 16:45:31
.64
To: MARGOLIN
CC: BIKE
Subj: Aux Mem Board
I'm not finished with my graphics run which will test the remaining ROM
slot on the Aux Mem board. Did you verify that selftest gives proper
checksums for those parts?
It will be tomorrow before I can complete this. I know you want to release
then.
Bonnie
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::BIKE
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: Aux Mem Board
I probably tested them but tomorrow would be fine.

Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::BROWN 7-MAY-1991 18:14:48.67
CC: BROWN
Subj: ALL EMPLOYEE MEETING
REMINDER REMINDER REMINDER REMINDER REMINDER REMINDER REMINDER REMINDER

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
DON'T FORGET THE 11:00 EMPLOYEES MEETING IN THE CAFETERIA ON WEDNESDAY.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
PLEASE BE PROMPT PLEASE BE PROMPT PLEASE BE PROMPT PLEASE BE PROMPT
Human Resources
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SM:ENGINEER
CC:
Subj: RAD file format changes
I've made some changes to the RAD file format that result in smaller RAD files.
The newer file format starts in the next version of RAD (V1.5) that is in testin
g
with some of the animators (currently Bridget, Sean & Mark).
As a result of these changes, the programs that read RAD files on the VAX will
have to be updated. I have already converted PBCOLOR, and rewritten RADOPS to
support the new and old file versions. If you have any tools of your own that
read RAD files, let me know and I'll give details of the changes (they're fairly
minor).
What this means to you is that I'll be re-releasing any of the VAX tools that re
ad
RAD files as fast as I can get them rewritten and tested. The newer versions wi
ll
be able to read both old and new formats, and will additionally recognize MacBin
ary
format RAD files.
Today's release is PBCOLOR (it's the first one anybody complained about).
Next stop is CELPROCESS, followed closely by RADMOD.
-- jim
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 8-MAY-1991 10:54:51.14
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,CALFEE,STEWART,SMITH,FREITAS
CC: RAY
Subj: Sega's Time Traveller at Sunnyvale Golfland
Sega's "Halogram" game Time Traveller is at Sunnyvale Golfland.

This is the one that uses a mirror to project a video disk
image into the middle of a small space. It received a lot of
attention at ACME. The game play was similar to Dragon's Lair
-- long annoying pauses when you guess the wrong way to push
the joystick. But the image is unique!
Check it out! Report back on your impressions and the player's
reactions.
Thanks!!
John
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::DOWNEND 8-MAY-1991 13:06:05.28
To: BURNIAS
CC: MARGOLIN,MONCRIEF,MOORE,STEWART,LOGG,CCARTHY,RAY
Subj: DRAM's
Mary, I left youi a message on your answering machine, but here is the scoop
again:
*Jed Margolin heard for Joan at Merit that 64K x 4 DRAM's are in short supply
with lengthening leadtimes. 150 NS or faster.
* We need to use these on the Multi-Sync PCB being used in STEEL TALONS.
The usage is : 4 per PCB
8 per Game
1000 games in August/September timeframe
* PLEASE SEE IF YOU CAN GET THIS QUANTITY OF DRAMS IN THIS TIMEFRAME.
We need thsi info in the next day or two.
* As a point of comparison, please get data on the 256K x 4 DRAM, you
know, price and delivery/leadtime etc. ... 150 Ns or faster.
.....calling Jed for more info and he reports that:
* Jed has already talked to Mary about this...Jed will not submit
Multi-sync to PC Design till this is resolved. Expects to have
info in a day or two at the most.
* Joe is on vacation so Leon is doing DSIII, could'nt do Multi-sync now
anyway.
* Multi-sync was entered with "Schemactive" (sp?); has to be converted
to Viewlogic before changes can be done.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::DOWNEND
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: DRAM's
On your last point, I was promised they would keep the old system running
in order to work on my old boards or SciCards would do a conversion
program to ViewLogic. Do you know if they have done such a program?
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 8-MAY-1991 13:36:12.94
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,CALFEE,STEWART,FREITAS,SMITH
CC: RAY
Subj: Sega's Time Traveller is also at Milpitas Golfland
Jim Freitas tells me that Sega's Time Traveller is also at

Milpitas Golfland (at least it was there over the weekend).
John
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 8-MAY-1991 16:07:11.85
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
TOM DEMPSEY OF TI CALLED AND ASKED THAT YOU RETURN HIS CALL,748-2291.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: LAST CHANCE
O.K. THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE TO IMPRESS THAT WOMAN THAT BROUGHT YOU INTO
THE WORLD (AND CAN STILL TAKE YOU OUT) WITH A LOVELY BOUQUET OF FLOWERS FROM
THE FLOWERMAN. YOU MAY PLACE ORDERS UP TO 5:30 TODAY.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 9-MAY-1991 10:05:52.21
CC:
Subj: DVC control
Jed;
I will use the 8 bit ADC to control the volume for the interim. We
do NOT need any changes to self test for now. I will let you know if this
changes in the future.
I believe the only self test screen turning the audio on is in the
audio test. Is that correct?
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MCCARTHY
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Jeds question
Pat, do you have any info on this?
.....................................................................
To: KIM::DOWNEND
Subj: RE: DRAM's
From: KIM::MCCARTHY "Pat" 9-MAY-1991 11:19:52.30

To: DOWNEND,MARGOLIN
CC: MONCRIEF,RAY,MOORE,MCCARTHY
Subj: Schemactive to viewlogic conversion.
Scicards supplied a beta test version of the software to us
yesterday. We do not expect this to be a piece of cake. We have an
agreement with Sicards to keep the Megatek/VAX system and software
until this software works satisfactorily.
The upcoming changes to Multisync will be done with the old system.
We will be attempting to convert Multisync and other boards to Workview,
(the Viewlogic system) but we will not switch over to this until we
are satisfied that everything works ok. We hope that the translation
will be transparent to the end user, but we will let you know when we
are doing it.
Pat.
==========================================================
To: MCCARTHY
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Jeds question
Pat, do you have any info on this?
.....................................................................
To: KIM::DOWNEND
Subj: RE: DRAM's
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 9-MAY-1991 11:50:17.06
CC:
Subj: dnl speedup
Max Behensky informed me that downloads will go faster with larger

record sizes. I did some experiments and found that /rec=2000 instead of
/rec=250 will reduce download times by 25% or so (your mileage will vary).
Feel free to vary the sizes and let me know the optimal size. We
believe this change occured when we added the ethernet to the VAXs. Do not
try to use /rec=4000 because it will hang the AMS. I do not know the limit
for the AMS, so if you find the limit let me know about that too.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 9-MAY-1991 12:13:25.69
To: MARGOLIN
CC: DENCKER
Subj: Review of R.D. Panorama schematic package
Jed:
I need you to review the Panorama schemos when you get in today. They're in
Mary Sumner's office, but not pasted up as of right now. I basically Xeroxed
them from cockpit R.D. and compact R.D. for the Multisync.
They have to go out this afternoon to Purchasing, so as soon as possible would
be appreciated.
Andrea
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 9-MAY-1991 12:41:48.41
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: DENCKER
Subj: Dining table and chairs for sale
Brass-and-Glass Dining Table and Four Chairs:

The table top is smoked glass, 42" square but with very rounded corners; the
base is four curved brass legs. Can seat six people. The chairs are Breuer
style, armless, with brass tubing. The seats and backs are upholstered in
burgundy/beige velour. Everything is in excellent, like-new condition. Asking
$225.
Andrea, x3718
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: DVC control
Yes, I believe the only Self-Test screen that turns the audio on is in the
audio test; however, audio is also turned on during the automatic part of
Self-Test.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: PEREZ
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Motor and Fan Amp
The assembly number for the Motor and Fan Amp is:
A049305-01
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: CAFETERIA
THE GRILL PORTION OF OUR CAFETERIA WILL SHUT DOWN AT ONE O'CLOCK
TODAY FOR REPAIR WORK ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. ALL OTHER SERVICES
WILL BE OPEN AS USUAL.
ON ANOTHER FACILITY NOTE, WE WILL BE REPAINTING THE PATIO BENCHES
ON BOTH SIDES OF OUR BUILDING TODAY AND WILL REQUIRE ABOUT TWO
DAYS TO DRY.
AND, THANKS TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED ON THE BUILDING CLEAN-UP
THIS PASS WEEK.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 10-MAY-1991 15:08:41.80
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: Audio self test
Jed;
I believe you are right in that Brad changed the order of the self
test calls. Please tell me what you believe the standard is and I will get
Brad to use that standard in our game and Bonnie's too.
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN, STEVIE, MONCRIEF,TAKAICHI
CC: DOWNEND
Subj: More info on Steel Talons Harness design
From: KIM::LOGG 10-MAY-1991 16:45:17.53
To: KIM::DOWNEND
CC:
Subj: RE: Steel Talons, Cabinet #2 Harness
Please have Jed review the harness before deciding which way to go.
In fact Jed should probably approve all these decisions.
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To: LEON
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: DS III Fil&Fab
Leon,
DS III looks good. Let's do Film & Fab.
I will have inputs for MultiSync on
Monday afternoon.
Regards,
Jed
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From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 13-MAY-1991 10:57:34.91
CC: MCCARTHY
Subj: Vendor list
There is a data base of vendors, manufacturers reps, distributors

etc. on the VAX. It was originally compiled by Erwin Arvidson so a
lot of the information is incorrect. Even still, I find it very
useful. In order to maintain this file and keep the information up to
date I have asked Jeff Bell to give all the hardware engineers
(Including Applied Research) read/write access to the file.
The hope is that if you use it and find some incorrect information
that you will take moment to edit it. I believe that Jeff sorts this
file every night.
If you would like to use it it is in mike$avl:[avl.vend]vend.lis
I use these commands to search and edit it.
$ V*ENDOR :== SEARCH/NOHEAD mike$avl:[avl.vend]vend.lis
$ EV*ENDOR :== edit /tpu mike$avl:[avl.vend]vend.lis
If you try to update it and are denied access please contact Jeff bell,
Rick Meyette or myself. If you have comments, I am listeneing.
Pat.
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Just a reminder, Hawaiian Shirt Day is this Friday, the 17th.

As a special treat, Atari will provide free Sno Cones in various
Hawaiian flavors; NO limit per person.
Also, to keep in tune with the Hawaiian theme, the Cafe will serve
Hawaiian Sweet & Sour Fish
Clam Chowder
Ham Sandwich or
Polynesian Burger
Don't forget your zaniest shirt, and DON'T MISS OUT on
GREAT FOOD & GREAT FUN!
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From: KIM::BIKE "BMX HEAT -- THE BMX RACING GAME" 13-MAY-1991 12:39:45
.85
To: MARGOLIN
CC: BIKE
Subj: Self Test
Do you have a screen we can test the fan driver with? I think it would be
find to have it as another option on the send force screen.
Bonnie
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To: KIM::BIKE
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: Self Test
The last entry on the "DRIVE MOTOR TEST MENU" is:

"FAN: SEND FORCE"
This tests the Fan.
Jed
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CC:
Subj: jumper cables
Anyone has a set of jumper cables? I left the lights on this morning.
Farrokh
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To: MARGOLIN,RAY,DOWNEND
CC: MOORE,TAKAICHI,MONCRIEF,MCCARTHY
Subj: DSIII film/fab
Film and Fab for the DSIII board will be ready tomorrow (Tuesday)
afternoon. Is someone preparing a purchase req. for boards.
Pat.
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CC:
Subj: Re: jumper-cables
Thanks for response, I'm set.

Farrokh
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To: KIM::MCCARTHY
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: DSIII film/fab
yes
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: LOST KEYS
DID ANYONE OUT THERE LOSE A SET OF KEYS? PLEASE DESCRIBE.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED,
TOM DEMPSEY OF TI CALLED FOR YOU AT 3:20 PM. PLEASE CALL HIM BACK AT
748-2291.
THANKS,
TINA
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From: ERNIE::EVELYN 13-MAY-1991 15:59:19.63
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: FAX
DJED THERE IS A FAX FOR YOU IN MY OFFICE.

JEVELYN
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From: BERT::BROWN 13-MAY-1991 17:11:13.48
CC: BROWN
Subj: New Hired
"She has been with us for years, but she really belonged to someone else. As
of today, though, she is a genuine "Atarian". Yes, you guessed it. Linda
Paula is now a regular employee. Atari's gain, California Plant Protection's
loss. Stop by to congratulate her. You will be in for a pleasant surprise,
the lack of polyester!!!
Also starting today as a regular Atari employee is Ramsina (Remy) Sayad. She
has been working as a temporary employee in the Marketing/Sales Department for
the past thee months. She will continue supporting Mary, Shane, Linda, Jerry,
and Anne as Sr. Secretary
A big "Welcome" to both of you ladies.
Human Resources
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19
CC: ROLM
How can I remember all these strange CODES???

It's easy...use the map.
The MAP? I don't see no stinkin' MAP!
It's on your phone.
Oh.
Say, how do you use it?
Glad you asked. See the areas near each of the keys on the side?
Like near the 1 it says "CONNECT *" and "CAMP-ON #"? That's to remind you that
CONNECT is * and 1 (that's why it's next to the 1). Likewise, CAMP-ON is #1.
All the CAMP-ON functions are #1; CANCEL CAMP ON is ##1. The "normal" codes
all start with # (pound) or * (star), and end in a single digit. The "undo"
codes are repeats of the pound or star, ending with the same digit.
On the right side of the phone, it says near the 3 key, "* PICK-UP".
This means PICK-UP is *3, not 3*. Things starting with digits are assumed to
be phone numbers of some kind: extensions, trunk access (like paging), outside
calls (actually, the 9 is a special trunk access), and so on. The function
codes always start with a pound or star.
Remember that you may need to FLASH before any particular access code!
For those of you who are into lists, here's the full translation of
the map (other codes exist, but this will get you a long ways):
* 1 CONNECT * 3 <ext> Pick up extension

* * 1 garbage * * 3 GROUP PICK UP
# 1 CAMP ON # 3 <index> dial STATION speed no.
# # 1 CANCEL CAMP ON # # 3 <index> <number> Program sta spd
* 4 ADD ON (conf call) * 6 <ext> PARK a call

# 4 SAVE a phone no. # 6 <2-digit-index> dial SYSTEM spd no.
* 7 <ext> TRANSFER a call to ext * 9 Put a call on HARD HOLD

# 7 REPEAT a phone no. # 9 <ext> FORWARD my calls to ext
# # 7 nonsense # # 9 CANCEL forwarding
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Today's yogurt flavor is ...
CAPPUCINO
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From: GAWD::RAY 14-MAY-1991 10:07:30.34
CC: RAY
Subj: Street Fighter II in Engr. Common Area
Street Fighter II, the current hit fighting game, is in the
common area for a couple more days.
John
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From: KIM::RALSTON 14-MAY-1991 10:26:16.02
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: ATARI CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT
The 1991 Atari Classic Golf Tournament is history, having been held this past
Saturday at Pleasant Hills. Special thanks are in order to the following
people for making it a most enjoyable event: Hide Nakajima, for his most
generous donations to help cover costs; Rick Thompson, for his efforts in
lining up an impressive collection of donated prizes; Lois Turner, Matt
Kendall, and Rick Rowe for their efficient handling of the all-important
beer cart (and for reserving the picnic site); and, of course, all who
helped in organizing the tourney---Rob Rowe, Lois Turner, Jose Sandoval,
Milt Loper, Peter Lipson, and others whom I'm forgetting now. (Sorry.)
Oh yeah---thanks Farrokh for getting the golf lesson coupons.
You all must be wondering who the big winners were. Well...OK, I'll tell
you:
FIRST PLACE TEAM (3 under par*): Ralston, Rowe, Rowe, Martins
SECOND PLACE (3 under*): Momoda, Taylor, Williams, Lanzinger
THIRD PLACE (Even par): Nakajima, Sheffield, Thompson
FOURTH PLACE (4 OVER): McComb, McComb, Logg, Mercieca
LAST PLACE (21 over): Hubberstey, Wrightnour, Moore (John), Mohr
*The Ralston team took first place honors via an exciting sudden-
death "chip-off" at the ninth green.
MEN'S CLOSEST TO THE PIN #1: Hide Nakajima
MEN'S CLOSEST TO THE PIN #2: Jerry Momoda
WOMEN'S CLOSEST TO THE PIN/LONG DRIVE 1ST PLACE: Becky Rowe
WOMEN'S CLOSEST TO THE PIN/LONG DRIVE 2ND PLACE: Kathleen (McComb)
MEN'S LONGEST DRIVE #1: Fernando Martins
MEN'S LONGEST DRIVE #2: Dave Ralston
Well, you DID say you wanted to know, didn't you?!
Stay tuned for details on next year's tournament to be held at the
Old Course at St. Andrew's in Scotland.
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From: KIM::LOGG 14-MAY-1991 11:05:09.60
CC:
Subj: Audio self test changes
The SAxxx self test procedure has changed. In the old days we would
send S_STAT (7) and follow with a S_YTST, etc. Now you must wait for the
clear to send (55) that is returned from the 6502 before writing to the 6502
port (S_YTST, etc.).
Check your self test and see if it still works. This code was added
when the latest DVC code was added.
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From: KIM::MCNAMARA 14-MAY-1991 13:52:25.01
To: MARGOLIN
CC: MCNAMARA
Subj: talons field test game
Jed,
Looks like we had one over-voltage detection event last night.
I found out something today with the hardware so I need to tell you
what I did when I first encountered this problem last week:
I first exchanged ADSP II boards, then COMM boards, and the problem was
still on the right side. Then I removed the MSYNC board from the right side and
installed another MSYNC board and the problem was still on the right side. I
figured the MSYNC board was ok so I assumed it was harnessing or power supply
related.
Well, this morning I exchanged complete board sets between the right
and left sides and the problem changed to the left side!
I looked at the rams on the MSYNC board and I noticed that 5K,15K,25K,
and 35K are -10 instead of -12 which are on the development system boards. Can
this be a problem?
Glenn
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From: MIKE::MARGOLIN 14-MAY-1991 18:36:35.50
To: KIM::MCNAMARA
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: talons field test game
-10 (100 ns) RAMs should be ok unless they are our old friends the standard
power Hyundai parts. (Part number does not say 'LP').
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CC:
Subj: New versions of CELLIST and CELPROCESS
I have released new versions of the above programs. They are in utl$pps.
The difference is that they will deal with the new RAD file format in
addition to the old one. This means that the users of RAD 1.5 (a.k.a. NRAD)
won't have to convert their files anymore.
As always, if any problems occur, let me know. If you need the older version
of either of these programs, it now resides in:
EE$USERDISK:[pps.utilities.obsolete]
-- jim
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CC:
Subj: Followup to that last mesg
When I said the animators didn't have to convert their files anymore, I meant
they didn't have to convert unless they use:
RADMOD
TEK
RADTOPIF
on the files. I'll get these changed as soon as possible and let you know
when all are done and the evil CONVRAD program can be left in the past.
-- jim
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Today's yogurt flavor is...
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: VISITORS IN BUILDING 675
TOMORROW MORNING BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AM I WILL BE ESCORTING SOME

INSURANCE PEOPLE IN AND OUT AND AROUND OUR BUILDING.
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From: KIM::LOGG 16-MAY-1991 10:36:24.53
CC:
Subj: SCOM mods
Jed;
The SCOM mods appear to work fine. You can release these for PC layout.
I am considering adding a backlit to one of my control panel buttons.
Is there any problem doing so? If not which output should I use?
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 16-MAY-1991 10:39:41.32
To: DOWNEND,BENZLER,MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: Resets
Well, I spoke too soon. We have had three resets within the last
half hour. I will have Glenn reburn the ADSP EPROMs. If this fails I don't
know what I can do to fix the problem. We have swapped out everything and it
seems to occur.
I'll let you know more this afternoon.
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From: MIKE::FREITAS 16-MAY-1991 14:17:37.30
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: AUTO REPAIR SHOPS
A RECENT ISSUE OF "BAY AREA CONSUMERS CHECKBOOK" HAS RATINGS OF OVER 500
LOCAL CAR DEALERSHIPS AND AUTO REPAIR SHOPS. IT LISTS THE TYPES OF CARS
EACH FACILITY SERVICES, THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE RATING, PERCENTAGE OF
WORK DONE PROPERLY ON THE FIRST TRY, THE SHOPS HOURLY LABOR RATE AND
PRICE INDEX COMPARED TO OTHER SHOPS IN THE SURVEY, AS WELL AS A LOT
OF GENERAL INFORMATION ON SELECTING A GOOD CAR DEALERSHIP OR REPAIR
SHOP TO SERVICE YOUR CAR. THE REPORT IS VERY WELL DONE AND IS
RECOMMENDED READING FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH A CAR IN NEED OF REPAIR.
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT, THE REPORT WILL BE IN MY OFFICE
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
JIM
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
REMINDER, HAWAIIAN SHIRT DAY IS TOMARROW FRIDAY 5/17/91 AT 1:00 PM.

DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR SUN GLASSES & TANNING LOTION.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 16-MAY-1991 16:02:5
5.62
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: It seems to me.......
Yesterday I was making my usual dead complete stop at the four-way

intersection, because I know better. Oliver Sudden, an unmarked Milpitas
patrol car roared out of the parking lot from behind a tree and another
big car to chase after a California stopper. Something suddenly occured
to me! These numbheads are sitting on private property.
Can they do that? Can't the owners of the property tell them to get lost?
Catching people for traffic violations is not a matter of immeadiate
public safety. They should have to have permission to use the parking lot
like anyone else.
Maybe the only way to get rid of them is to put pressure on the owners of
the property to ask the police to go elsewhere. Whadda you think?
If Milpitas really is this set on filling their coffers, why don't they
just put a fu**ing toll booth on Barber Lane?
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To: MARGOLIN
CC: MCNAMARA
Subj: Talons too hot!
Just FYI Steel Talons is not going out tomorrow. I am performing a heat test on
it by connecting thermocouples to it because the left side would not work at all
after the back door was closed for a short time.
Glenn
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From: KIM::HORSE 16-MAY-1991 18:48:54.18
CC:
Subj: Come and try out the New Version of HORSE!!!!
So, what better things have you got to do than to help find
bugs in the latest version of HORSE. You're going to go there
to get a donut (or bagel) anyway. So how 'bout stopping by and
giving it a try. Grab a friend, and try the 2 player version.
PLEASE let me know if you find any lock up bugs.
Thanks,
Natalie
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To: LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN,MEYETTE,MCNAMARA
Subj: Talons temperature measurements
Here are the temperature measurements after running overnight:

Monitor compartment: 41
Upper center of electronics compartment: 38
Lower center of electronics compartment: 29
Center area of MSYNC pcb: 34
Audio pcb audio output transistor: 44
The game was playable this morning even though it was very hot. I got into self-
test and found no errors, but when I exited self-test I got a "bad poly bufffer
error".
Glenn
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To: MARGOLIN
CC: MCNAMARA
Subj: ambient room temp
I forgot to mention that the ambient room temp was 22 deg.

Glenn
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From: KIM::LOGG 17-MAY-1991 10:05:20.68
To: LOPER,TAKAICHI,MOORE,DOWNEND,MEYETTE,MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN,MCCARTHY
CC:
Subj: Rump Thumper
Milt;
Last night, Jed measured the thumper at 119db. I have asked Rick
Meyette for the UL or lawfull noise levels permitted. Considering the short
time we have left before release, I believe we may need an electrical
engineer to help you design this to meet the noise requirements.
Suggestions I have heard are: reduce the throw of the solenoid,
use a smaller solenoid, reduce the voltage to the soleneoid, add rubber
stops to the solenoid, ....
I have asked Rick Moncrief whether Jed is the engineer on the project
or if I should ask PaT McCarthy for assistance. I should have an answer today.
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From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 17-MAY-1991 10:26:05.46
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj: @SYS$MAIL:EE
If you have my FLUKE VOM bring it back. I need

to make some current measurements that are crucial to
this project. And next time you take it, do leave a
note behind. Again I need it back today.!!
Farrokh
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From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 17-MAY-1991 10:41:53.34
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj: lost & found
Ok, thanks for returning my VOM and my wrenches

too.! I still wished that you'ld leave me a note next
time so I don't have to search every lab.
Farrokh
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From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 19-MAY-1991 13:40:48.72
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC: SHEPPERD
Subj: DIO 288's
The 2 DIO model 288's have had firmware changes (from rev 2.? to rev 5.1).
Evidently they made lots of little changes. The main change is the ability
to use a faster programming algorithm on some of the TI Eproms. The next most
significant change is the ability to program 4Mbit Eproms.
Among the little changes was the addition of another byte of checksum. I
changed the DIO programs on the VAX to both verify using a 24 bit checksum and
also to report the 24 bit checksum (note that the lower 16 bits continue to
represent the old checksum values).
ds
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To: LOGG,MARGOLIN,MEYETTE
CC: MCNAMARA
Subj: talons heat test measurements
Here are the temperature measurements for Steel Talons with the fan installed
on the right side of the cabinet:
Monitor compartment: 20 deg (41 w/o fan)
Upper center of PCB compartment: 28 deg (38 w/o fan)
Above center of PCB set: 28 deg (34 w/o fan)
Ambient room temp: 22 deg (same as prev test)
The left side did have 5 Error counts but no "bad poly buffer errors" nor resets
occured over the weekend. The right side had 2 resets and 1 comm error.
Glenn
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From: BERT::JEFFERSON 20-MAY-1991 10:09:14.27
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: 8 mm projector
Remember that old 8 mm projector that you watched

your home movies on when you were a kid??? Well,
does anybody out there still have one (or your
parents)?? We've decided to put our old home
movies on video tape, but we want to check them
out first. My parents old projector died some
years ago and I don't know where to find one. If
you don't have one, any ideas where I could rent
one??? Any advise will be welcome!!!!
Thanks alot
Karen
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From: KIM::LOGG 20-MAY-1991 10:29:33.13
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Steel Talons testing needed
We are going out tomorrow morning for another field test. Please
stop by and play the game. It is in the new cabinet located outside the
Marble II lab. The new thumper is installed. Check it out. This is still
the old program. If you see any resets let Glenn or myself know.
Thanks
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From: KIM::ROTBERG "Professor of Gonzo" 20-MAY-1991 16:08:47.76
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Ticket to A's/White Sox Game Thursday night (5/23)
I have one ticket to the A's / White Sox game Thursday Evening.
Lower reserved near the 1st base bullpen. $12.
First caller takes it...
- Ed Rotberg x1739 -
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From: KIM::LOGG 20-MAY-1991 16:15:38.35
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: Thumper control
Jed;
I am using LC1ON and LC1OFF for the thumper control.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: Thumper control
That's what I thought. Didn't you also want to control an LED?
Jed
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62
CC: ROLM
Have you ever started a phone conversation and KNOWN that the other
party was not having a good day, just by how they spoke? That's called
emotional leakage. Everyone is prone to it.
If you're having a bad time, let the phone ring a little longer
while you count to ten or recite your mantra or do whatever it is you
do to calm down and change gears. Your caller may never know, but if
they did, that's the path they would want to take anyways.
Sometimes you'll connect with someone who is "leaking." Perhaps
they just spilled coffee on their desk or clothes, or they're calling with
a problem--their computer just dumped an hour's work. Realise that they
are angry or frustrated with their situation, and not with you. Simply
knowing that you are not the target makes the storm easier to weather.
DO try not to get swept up, even if you are the target of someone's anger,
temporarily or otherwise.
And remember: Smile.
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: free passes
>>>> TONIGHT <<<<

I have several free passes to see Mike Norris (of A's fame) pitching
for the Reno Silver Sox at the San Jose Giants (who are about 28-16 and
in first place!). Should be a good game... and enjoy the barbecue
chicken & ribs and the $2.50 large Molsons' too!
x1740 or the Family Lab (next to RampartS or Steel Talons)
Peter.
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From: KIM::LOGG 21-MAY-1991 09:35:23.42
To: KIM::MARGOLIN
CC:
Yes, can't I use LC2 for that?

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From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 21-MAY-1991 12:32:03.07
CC: MCCARTHY
Subj: Programmable part family pin codes.
Do you forget Programmable device family pin codes.

There is a list of them on the vax.
Put in your login
$ fpin :== searc /mat=and ABEL3DEV:DEVICES.TXT in your login
Then to search for a lattice gal 16v8 for example, enter
$ fpin lattice,16v8
or $ fpin lattice,16v8, dip
Pat.
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To: KIM::LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Yes. I forgot there is only one rumper thumper per board set.
Jed
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To: GAWD::MCCARTHY
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: Programmable part family pin codes.
How can I get the family code for the Lattice 22V10? It is not in the file.
Jed
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To: KIM::MARGOLIN
CC: MCCARTHY
The list it the original list of devices that came with ABEL about
two years ago. We could try and get the latest list from DATA I/O
which should have newer parts on there if tere are several parts
missing .
We have been promised the new Version 4 of abel in a month or so which
should have the latest software and device list.
My wall chart shows that part wit a fam/pin code of
Lattice 22v10 gal dip 36/28
there is also a 22v10ues which has a f/p of 36/7f
Pat.
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To: KIM::MCCARTHY
CC: MARGOLIN
Thank you.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: New RADMOD version
I have created a new version of RADMOD in UTL$EXE that deals with the new
RAD file format, so files created with the new rad (v1.5) don't have to be
converted first.
I had to really look to find all the pieces to RADMOD, so I don't know if
all of them are the most recent. Everything I tested seemed to work, but
RADMOD is fairly complex, and I'm sure I didn't test everything, so I left
the older version in UTL$EXE::RADMOD_OLD.EXE. If you have any problems with
the new version, please let me know. You can always use the older version
until any bugs you find are corrected.
Thanks for your patience,
-- jim
P.S. The last program to be modified to handle the new version of RAD files
will be TEK. I'll get that one out as soon as possible.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::FLACK 22-MAY-1991 11:37:16.11
CC: FLACK
Subj: Simulation Products Meeting
Subject: Simulation Products Overview Meeting

Jim Flack, Director of Simulation Products, will hold an after hours meeting
this Thursday afternoon, May 23, at 5:00 pm in the company cafeteria. Jim
will present an overview of recent activities related to simulator based
driver training for police organizations. The meeting will take 30 to 45
minutes. All those who can make this time available in their schedule
are welcome to attend. Please coordinate with your supervisor as necessary.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SM:ENGINEER, @SM:ANIMATORS
CC:
Subj: New TEK version
I have put a new version of TEK into UTL$EXE. This version will handle the
new RAD (v1.5) files. The old version is now in UTL$EXE:TEK_OLD.EXE.
Let me know if it has any problems.
-- jim
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To: @SM:ANIMATORS,@SM:ENGINEER
CC:
Subj: RAD v1.5 status
Ok, now I've converted all the utilities normally used to muck with RAD files
to handle the new file format. This means you should be able to use the new
version(s) of RAD without converting the files (via CONVRAD).
The only time you should need to convert now is if you find a bug in RAD v1.5
and need to work on that file with an older version of RAD.
Thanks for your patience in this switchover,
-- jim
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj:
To whom it may concern:
The MultiSync board which was used in Compact Hard Drivin',

Compact Race Drivin', Stun Runner, and Panorama, and which will be
used in Steel Talons, was designed to produce a video output in
accordance with Atari Standard Video, namely:
Black Level: 0.5V
Low Level: 1.0V
Peak White: 3.5V
The monitors used in Stun Runner did not meet this standard and saturated
long before the video reached 3.5V. I installed resistors to reduce the video
to levels that the monitors could handle.
Since Rick Meyette has apparently discontinued the practice of approving
monitors that do not meet his own specifications, I will have the Steel Talons
boards configured to produce 3.5V Peak White video.
If Rick Meyette wants to resume the practice of approving non-spec monitors,
I don't want to hear the complaints when there are problems with the displays
on the production line.
By the way, he has a board set in his lab and could have easily measured the
video output.
Also, I strongly recommend to the project team that they inspect their boards
to verify the absence of: R97, R108, and R112.
They should also verify that their monitors are tracked properly; otherwise
the game won't look right on Production monitors, and Meyette will assume
it is my fault.
Regards,
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: LOGG,MEYETTE,MONCRIEF
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Why Me?
To whom it may concern:
The MultiSync board which was used in Compact Hard Drivin',

Compact Race Drivin', Stun Runner, and Panorama, and which will be
used in Steel Talons, was designed to produce a video output in
accordance with Atari Standard Video, namely:
Black Level: 0.5V
Low Level: 1.0V
Peak White: 3.5V
The monitors used in Stun Runner did not meet this standard and saturated
long before the video reached 3.5V. I installed resistors to reduce the video
to levels that the monitors could handle.
Since Rick Meyette has apparently discontinued the practice of approving
monitors that do not meet his own specifications, I will have the Steel Talons
boards configured to produce 3.5V Peak White video.
If Rick Meyette wants to resume the practice of approving non-spec monitors,
I don't want to hear the complaints when there are problems with the displays
on the production line.
By the way, he has a board set in his lab and could have easily measured the
video output.
Also, I strongly recommend to the project team that they inspect their boards
to verify the absence of: R97, R108, and R112.
They should also verify that their monitors are tracked properly; otherwise
the game won't look right on Production monitors, and Meyette will assume
it is my fault.
Regards,
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC: SPEED
Subj: E-PROM/ ASIC65
Dennis has programmed a 27C512 to run the programming routine on the

PCB, and I get to test it. When is a good time to use your bench set-up
to verify that this e-prom works?
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::KHODADADI
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: E-PROM/ ASIC65
How about 3pm (Erik has to set it up)?

Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: ASIC65
3:00 SOUNDS GOOD, I'LL BE BY IN A FEW.

___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::PIERCE 23-MAY-1991 15:28:00.06
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: A's Tickets.
Hello
I have 2 tickets available for Saturday's 1:05 A's vs the
Sox Game. They are on the 1st baseline side behind the visitors
dugout and are $14.00 each.
MSP
___________________________________________________________________________
To: PIERCE,AKERS
CC: @RACE,MARGOLIN
Subj: ASIC65-B
Thankyou Jed for your help with this process. The part works fine in
game mode and passes our self-test.
Thanks again
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::ALBAUGH "Dr. Bizarro" 24-MAY-1991 10:46:30.52
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: ACM Meeting: Virtual Reality
There will be a meeting of the Bay Area ACM/SIGGRAPH in the auditorium

of XEROX PARC on Tuesday, May 28, at 8:00 pm. The topic of this
meeting is Virtual Reality: Technological and Socialogical. Admission
is free. The address of Xerox Palo Alto Research Center is
3333 Coyote Drive, Palo Alto.
- Jim Flack -
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj: nets anyone?
I have just finished a two-day class on neural nets. If there is enough

interest, I can organize the notes and set up an hour or two to go over
the subject. Anyone who is interested should let me know and give me an
idea on your level of knowledge so i can set up an appropriate presentation.
Peter
___________________________________________________________________________
To: WILLIAMS,FREITAS
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Labels
A reminder:
When Tam brings over the ASICs on Tuesday morning to program for
Road Riot please make sure he also brings the labels. The labels should
say "B" .
The programming station will be set up for Road Riot, which means
the program Version is 2.0 (Race Drivin' was 1.3).
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::BRYANT 24-MAY-1991 16:16:37.01
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj:
On your preliminary parts list for DSPCOM, item # 4 does not appear
in MANMAN nor on the AVL. I wanted to mention it to you, as perhaps
there is a CER pending. The part number is 137023-002, 74LS74. Perhaps
you can let me know what's the deal? Thanks and have a good weekend.
Rob
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MIKE::BRYANT
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: 74LS74
Try 137023-001.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: LOST KEYS
IF ANYONE FOUND A SINGLE KEY ON A KEY CHAIN, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. WE HAVE A
STRANDED EMPLOYEE WITH NO HOPE OF HAVING A THREE DAY WEEKEND AWAY FROM LOVELY
MILPITAS.
LINDA
___________________________________________________________________________
47
CC: ROLM
Don't you just HATE to talk to rude people on the phone? Well,
SO DO THEY. Yes, YOU can be just as rude as the people you despise.
Like the way this is going? Of course not. It's arrogant,
it talks down to you, and you feel like you know better. Unfortunately,
sometimes we DO sound like we are above dealing with people on the phone.
We can make this happen less often by avoiding certain trigger
phrases. These are things "nobody likes to hear--not a spouse, not a
child, and least of all, a customer."
I DON'T KNOW should be replaced with an offer to find out.
WE CAN'T DO THAT should come with a sincere apology, and only
when there are no alternatives to offer.
YOU'LL HAVE TO ... is a lie. The caller doesn't HAVE to do
anything. It feels much different to hear, "In order for that to happen,
we need you to ..."
JUST A SECOND never is. If you feel the need to excuse yourself
from the conversation, ask if the caller is willing to hold for a minute
or two. Don't simply presume that they have nothing better to do than wait.
NO, at the beginning of a sentence. If you avoid saying NO as
the first word, you force yourself to project a positive image, and even if
you must deny a request, you put the caller in your camp by giving reasons
or making the caller feel like you didn't WANT to say no, even if you had to.
These changes can't happen overnight. It takes a while to affect

speech patterns; it takes a while just to realize you have them. When you
hear yourself utter one of these trigger phrases, simply think of how you
could have phrased things differently...and before too long, you'll use
those speech patterns instead.
And people will call you just to hear you talk...
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: message
Hi Jed,
You have some PC Boards in receiving.
Thanks,
Lorene
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MILTY 28-MAY-1991 09:42:21.87
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: 3 FER SALE
WELL IT 'S PRETTY LIKELY THAT CARL IS GONNA BY HIMSELF ONE OF THOSE 1991/92
FULL SIZE CAPRICE STATION WAGONS FOR HIS BIRTHDAY PRESENT (HE'S 83 LAST MONDAY)
SOOO....THE 1988 AEROSTAR IS GOINGUP FOR SALE:
-1988 W/ 9K MILES
-V6 4 SPEED AUTO
-TRAILER PKG
-EDDIE BAUER EDITION
-RED W/TAN INT
-ELECTRONIC GUAGES AND ALL THE STUFF THEY HAD TO OFFER....
PRICE IS SOMEWHERE AROUND $13K....IF YOU'RE INTERESTED I'LL GET THE PARTICULARS.
CALL MILTY 3742
DON'T FORGET THE '85 MUSTANG GT 5 SPEED T-TOP BLACK BEAUTY, NOW ONLY $6000
...OR THE CLASSIC '72 RANCHERO (THAT'S HWAAVOS RANCHEROS) GT 351 4BBL MARKED
DOWN TO THE UNBELEIVABLE PRICE OF $2200....
CALL FOR A TEST DRIVE,....MILTY 3742
BOTH THE RANCHERO AND THE 'STANG ARE HERE TODAY.
(KEN ,DID YOU DRIVE THE 390 GT TODAY???)
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MCNAMARA, MARGOLIN, MCCARTHY
CC: LOGG, DOWNEND, MOORE, RAY
Subj: Steel Talons FCC game
This is an important week. We have to get another Steel Talons cabinet

functional for the FCC test scheduled for the week of 6/3. If the FCC test
slips, it is possible that the Doc release on 6/17 will slip too.
Pete's group is building up the cabinet and will supply everything but
the PCB's.
Glen/Erik need to supply the PCB's:
Glen: (2) Multi-sync with all mods including SLOOP and SCOM interrupt.
Mods have to be extra neat and close to PCB.
(2) SA2S
(1) Rump Thump
Glen: please see Stevie and see if she needs any PCB's to
assist in the harness layout; I gave her (2) Multi-
Syncs and (1) SA2S PCB.
ERIK: (2) DSIII (if we have to, we can take them from Lipson's bench)
(2) DSPCOM (Lipson has DSPLINKS - no good: Need DSPCOM w/ASIC 65)
PROBLEM: Erik Durfey and Rick Moncrief are on VACATION all week.
Can Jed supply the needed PCB's?
PROBLEM: Ed & Ed's bench setup is still running DSPLINK PCB's - is firmware
compatible between DSPCOM and DSPLINK?
PROBLEM: Controls may not arrive til Thursday - then Jerry's group has to
construct them.
Let's try to get the game (cabinet is currently in Harness area) running by
6/3/91 at 5 PM even though the odds look low right now.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BRAD "Virtual exercise --- think about it..." 28-MAY-1991 1
1:37:41.15
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC: BRAD
Subj: Sound Call Symbols
There have been many requests for different 'include' formats for audio
call symbols through the years. These files are produced when a new audio
program is linked. Currently we can produce five different formats for you.
Just so y'all are up to date, I'll list the formats that we can produce.
You can decide for yourself which one you would like to use. We suggest
however, that if you can, that you use the 'audio.asm' format as this is the
fastest way to include new audio calls. As shown below, 'audio.asm' contains
EQU for each symbol. This takes no space in your program and you only have to
re-link your program (not re-compile) to be up-to-date with the audio calls.
FORMAT: 'audio.ol'
.id "date" "May 24 1991 16:59:24"
.id "target" "unknown"
.id "translator" "SYMCON"
.defg {S_A}%1 191
.defg {S_ADTEST}%2 5
.defg {S_ARMPOUND}%3 159
.defg {S_B}%4 193
ETC...
FORMAT: 'audioe.asm'
XREF S_A,S_ADTEST,S_ARMPOUND,S_B,S_BG1,S_BG2,S_BG3,S_BG4
XREF S_BG5,S_BHIT,S_BLOWER1,S_BLOWER2,S_BLOWER3,S_BLOWER4,S_BLOWER5,S
_BLOWER6
XREF S_BLOWER7,S_BLOWER8,S_BLUE,S_BODACIOUS,S_BODBLU,S_BODGRN,S_BODRE
D,S_BONUS
XREF S_BONUSCNT,S_BONUSINIT,S_BRICK_MOVE,S_BROOM,S_BUBBLE1,S_BUBBLE2,
S_BUBBLE3,S_BUBBLE4
ETC...
FORMAT: 'audioe.h'
typedef short *_STYPE;
#define STYPE extern _STYPE
STYPE S_A,S_ADTEST,S_ARMPOUND,S_B,S_BG1,S_BG2,S_BG3,S_BG4;
STYPE S_BG5,S_BHIT,S_BLOWER1,S_BLOWER2,S_BLOWER3,S_BLOWER4,S_BLOWER5,S_BLOWER6;
ETC...
FORMAT: 'audio.h
#define S_BG3 91
#define S_BG4 92
#define S_BG5 93
#define S_BHIT 94
#define S_BLOWER1 56
#define S_BLOWER2 58
ETC...
FORMAT: audio.asm
S_BG3 EQU 91
S_BG4 EQU 92
S_BG5 EQU 93
S_BHIT EQU 94
S_BLOWER1 EQU 56
S_BLOWER2 EQU 58
S_BLOWER3 EQU 60
S_BLOWER4 EQU 62
ETC...
If there is an additional format that you would like, let us know.
If you provide us with a convertor application we can add it to the list.
- brad -
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: WARNING!!
FLASH! THIS JUST IN... WARNING TO ALL THOSE WHO HEAD HOME BY WAY OF
NORTHBOUND McCARTHY...
EVERYONES FAVORITE BOYS IN BLUE HAVE A SIX, COUNT 'EM SIX!, MAN SPEED TRAP
HIDDEN BEHIND THE BUSHES AS YOU HEAD TOWARD 237. YOU MIGHT WANT TO WATCH
YOUR SPEED AS IT APPEARS THEY TAKE NO PRISONERS!!
HAVE A NICE DAY!
LORENE
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MCNAMARA,LOGG,MARGOLIN,MONCRIEF
CC: DOWNEND
Subj: Talons fan
Regarding Glenn's message (see below), I think that the fan on the bottom
blowing down and out is our best bet right now. If it passes the heat test
then I would favor it. Moncrief expressly asked that any fan mounted near the
floor should be an exhaust fan to avoid sucking in dust. Jed's opinion would
count more heavily than mine...
............................ Glenn's message ...............................
From: GAWD::MCNAMARA 28-MAY-1991 16:47:15.27
To: DOWNEND,LOGG
Subj: Steel Talons fan
Someone needs to decide how the fan should be mounted in Steel Talons
for production. It's Jed's hardware so he should have input. ID is at a loss
of where to put the fan for the production cabinets. They asked me and I
suggested on top of the cabinet, but they said no because it's too close to
the monitors. The side is out because of the possibility of other games
blocking the airflow. I suggested having the fan at the bottom blowing air
down and out the rear with holes, but this can be a problem because hot air
rises. I told ID not to do it this way until there was more input from other
people, but they did it that way for the next game. Moncrief suggested having
the fan blowing out the back, but the audio boards would have to be stacked to
make room.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::GEYER 29-MAY-1991 09:50:29.99
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: TRAILER FOR SALE
LAKE BERRYESSA, PLEASURE COVE RESORT

ONE BEDROOM, 8'X 40', FURNISHED, PATIO, AWNING, SHED.
INCLUDES PRIVATE BOAT DOCK.
CALL DEBORAH GEYER @ TENGEN, 473-9427 FOR MORE INFORMATION
ASKING $6,500 (SPACE RENT PAID TO AUGUST, 1991)
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::MARTIN 29-MAY-1991 10:27:44.70
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MEMORY EXPANSION PCB
GOOD MORNING JED,

LEON FRITTS BROUGHT OVER THE 049097-01 REV A. I HAVE NOT RECEIVIED
A PURCHASE REQ. CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE QUANTITY AND DELIVERY
THAT YOU NEED.
THANKS
MELANIE
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::YAMAMOTO 30-MAY-1991 15:00:02.99
CC:
Subj: Message from the President
On June 3 at 2 p.m. in the company cafeteria, I would like to have all
employees present to discuss Atari's business during the last fiscal
year and our financial results. I would appreciate it if you could
arrange your schedule to be there promptly at 2 p.m.
- Hide Nakajima -
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MCCARTHY,DOWNEND,MARGOLIN,SMITH
CC:
Subj: RUMP THUMP PCB
Per Chris Downend's memo of May 21, 10 Rump Thump boards are needed
around July 8th. Will this be the only requirement? I have increased
numbers on every other board on the memo per Rick Moncrief's input. I'm
now wondering if there's reason to build more of these also. Please
respond by VAX mail or call ext. 3925. Thank you.
Rob
___________________________________________________________________________
To: BRYANT
CC: MCCARTHY,DOWNEND,MARGOLIN,SMITH
Subj: Rump Thump
Only Steel Talons is using Rump Thump. Moncrief has no need for it on
his projects hence he did not increase the quantity. It's OK to leave it
at 10 - we have not missed something as far as I know right now. Thanks for
the concern though.
............................................................................
To: MCCARTHY,DOWNEND,MARGOLIN,SMITH
Subj: RUMP THUMP PCB
Per Chris Downend's memo of May 21, 10 Rump Thump boards are needed
around July 8th. Will this be the only requirement? I have increased
numbers on every other board on the memo per Rick Moncrief's input. I'm
now wondering if there's reason to build more of these also. Please
respond by VAX mail or call ext. 3925. Thank you.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Current Self-Test
The latest Self-Test for Steel Talons is in:

[margolin.aces]stal2_3.vlda
It features menus for DS III and for DSPCOM.
MSP Tests should work now.
Regards,
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MILTY 3-JUN-1991 08:26:35.61
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: clearance sale...
1985 mustang GT,5.0 L HO, 5SP,T-TOP,BLK W/GREY INT

55K MI,17/24 MILEAGE (ACTUAL) P/S,P/DB,P/W,P/DL,A/C,CC,TILT
LIGHT GROUP,GUAGES,KENWOOD STEREO/CASSETTE
ORIGINAL OWNER
$5800.........GOING ,GOING,...
1988 AEROSTAR (FORD MINI VAN) 3.8 V6,AUTO 4SP,EDDIE BAUER EDITION,RED W/TAN INT
9500 MI,STILL LIKE NEW,ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES.....
ORIGINAL OWNER
$12,000.....GOING, GOING,.....
CALL MILTY....3742 MAKE ME AN OFFER I CAN'T CONFUSE .
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::TINA "TINA, TINA, BO-BEENA..." 3-JUN-1991 13:26:12.15
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Flower Specials
The Flowerman has reduced some prices especially for ATARI/TENGEN Employees.
These prices will be effective for the week of June 3rd and the following
June 10th. Then, the next 3 weeks he will be on vacation.
Mixed Bouquets ..........................was $7.50 ..........now $7.00
Large Roses .............................was $9.00 ..........now $7.50
Football Mums .............................was $10.00 ........now $9.00

Peruvian Lilies ............................was $7.00 ........now $6.50
Tiger Lilies ...............................was $ 11.00 ......now $10.00
The flower list is located at the front lobby. We have a variety of flowers
and colors available.
DON'T FORGET THESE PRICES ARE GOOD FOR ONLY 2 WEEKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 3-JUN-1991 16:20:46.73
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,STEWART,SMITH,BRYANT,BRESHEARS,FREITAS,FLACK,CALFEE,H
INDORFF,THOMPSON
CC: RAY
Subj: Walkabout Friday -- June 7, 1991 -- 3:30-5:00pm
Now that the weather has turned so nice, it is time to have

another Walkabout Friday! This month's event will be hosted by
Mary Fujihara and Atari's Marketing Department.
negative).
Friday, June 7, 1991
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
John
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::ROLM "SUTTLES, SHEPPERD, or ALBAUGH" 4-JUN-1991 06:19:06.
64
CC: ROLM
Today's feature is:
S E
M L
I
One Nancy Friedman calls herself the Telephone Doctor (really!).

She runs a $1-million-plus telephone consulting business (yes, really).
She points out that when you smile, your voice sounds much more pleasant.
And a put-on smile sounds better than a real frown under any circumstances.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::TINA "TINA, TINA, BO-BEENA..." 4-JUN-1991 10:31:31.89
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: Message
Hi Jed,
You have a package here at the front lobby. It's from INTEL CORP.
Thanks,
TIna
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LORENE "TIGER" 5-JUN-1991 09:29:01.89
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: Message
Hi Jed,
You have boards in receiving.
Thanks,
Lorene
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MCCARTHY "Pat" 5-JUN-1991 10:30:33.99
To: E_D
CC: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,MCCARTHY
Subj: DATA I/O and ABEL 4 - VMS and UNISITE
Wayne Winther, the local rep for DATA I/O is coming in tomorrow to
go over the details of a UNISITE programmer which I plan to purchase.
There are several modules for the UNISITE so I want to make sure we
get what we need. The unisite is primarily a PAL/GAL/FPGA/EPLD
universal logic programmer, though there is EPROM gang programmer
module available also.
Also ABEL-4 for VMS is finally released. This version has many new
features including the ability to process logic without specifying
the target device. We will be upgrading to ABEL 4 but we will not get
the retargetters unless we need them.
If you have other issues to raise, or have specific requirements for
logic programming that we need to be able to handle (Other that the
regular PALs/GALs that we use now, please let me know and I will
cover it or you can come by.
Pat.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MCCARTHY "Pat" 5-JUN-1991 15:40:58.17
To: DOWNEND,LOGG
CC: MCNAMARA,STEVIE,MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN,MCCARTHY
Subj: Steel Talons lamp drivers.
The START button lamp on RACE RIOT is extremely dim. (It is hard to
tell if it is on or not.) the Mail message below describes the
problem. The 2N3904 solution is not significantly better to be a
complete solution. I recommend that the lighted buttons for STEEL
TALONS have 12 volt lamps, and be driven from 12 volts instead of 5
volts as is currently planned. Any Comments !
Pat.
>From: KIM::MCCARTHY "Pat" 5-JUN-1991 13:33:23.46

>To: LEE,MILTY,PIERCE
>CC: RAY,STEVIE,MCCARTHY
>Subj: lamp brightness on Race Riot
>
>The coin door lamp problem of yesterday was caused by having 12 volt
>lamps in the coin door. Coin Controls are rushing out 6.3 volt lamps.
>
>Todays START BUTTON lamp problem is less easy to solve. The lamp is a
>6.3 volt lamp. We supply 5 volts. The driver that turns it on and off
>is a 2N5306 darlington. (Most of the prototypes have 2N3904 drivers).
>The 2N5306 drops .8 volts. There is only 4.2 volts left for the bulb
>and it does not get very bright. The 2N3904 driver only drops .4 volts
>so th elamp get about 4.6 volts. This is much higher on the intensity
>curve so the light is brighter. The 2N3904 pinout is different from
>the 2N5306.
>
>These are the options that I see.
>. Replace the 2N5306 with a 2N3904. (Means MFG must hand form the
> transistors). We get a reasonable increase in brightness.
>. Find a 4.5 volt wedge base lamp. (Good Luck)
>. Change the Harness to apply 12 volts instead of 5 volts, and use 12
> volt lamps (the ones we remove from the coin doors). Lots of rework.
>. Its no big deal.
>
>Whatever solution needs to be decided real soon or it will be too late.
>I personally prefer to ask MFG to hand form the 2N3904s and use them.
>I know that they will bitch and moan, but it will not take that long
>to bend out one lead in a few hundred transistors.
>I do not recomment any rework. Just Phase in.
>
>Comments.
>
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::FUJIHARA 6-JUN-1991 18:07:47.18
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: FUJIHARA
Subj: WALKABOUT FRIDAY
The JUNE 7 WALKABOUT (3:30 -5:50) is being hosted by the marketing department
and we would like to get as many interested parties coming through the labs
as possible. Sooo....we will do our best to put out a gourmet munchie
spread to entice any of you who are usually too busy, too timid, too
bored by the munchies, whatever.
We would also like to encourage all of you to share your comments about the
games with the teams, as this is a big part of the reason we have these
walkabouts. WE WILL HAVE A COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS FORM AVAILABLE AND ASK
THAT YOU FILL ONE OUT AFTER YOU'VE PLAYED THE GAMES UP AND RUNNING.
THESE FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE ENGINEERING COMMON AREA, WHICH IS
ALSO WHERE ALL THE GREAT FOOD/DRINKS WILL BE. You can write down your
comments while munching. We will summarize all of your suggestions
and make them available to the teams.
GAMES EXPECTED TO BE UP AND RUNNING FOR TOMORROW:
o STEEL TALONS
o BMX HEAT
o STREAK SHOOTER (HORSE)
o DANGER EXPRESS
o ROUNDABOUT (Turner's lab)
Hope to see a big turnout and thanks in advance for those of you who
take the time to give your feedback.
-- Mary
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 7-JUN-1991 10:18:5
8.09
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: hello and how do you do?
Hello.......
I have good news for those of you who miss Weird Stuff. There is a new
business called "Curtis Trading" to fill the void. Curtis Trading is located
on Milpitas Blvd near the corner of Yosemite. They deal more in big stuff
like furniture, computers, test equipment, software, metro carts, etc.
It looks like they are getting into smaller stuff, but they don't have
the piles of junk that Weird Stuff had. The big difference, though, is
.......they are really nice! (can you believe it?) When I walk in they
say, "Hi Carole!" And they wave at me every Saturday and Sunday when I
ride by on my bike. So, if you go there, be sure to say biker Carole
sent you.
Also, reserve a time in your schedule this weekend or next week to go
to Camera One to see "Citizen Kane". This movie has always been called
the greatest movie ever made. I had seen it several times on television
and always thought it was really good, but wasn't convinced it was the
best ever. Well, you have to see the film version on a big screen to
appreciate it. I sat in the theater saying to myself, "This IS the
best film ever made." The photography is incredible! They must have
lightened it up for video on tv. It is so beautifully shot, dark and
brooding. There are scenes when the characters are speaking from a
complete shadow. It is totally cool, no director now would do the
stuff in this film, it couldn't possibly be done in color, it's
awesome, go see it!!!!
ok bye
Carole
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MCNAMARA 7-JUN-1991 12:33:23.17
To: MARGOLIN,MONCRIEF,LEON,STEVIE,MCCARTHY
CC: MCNAMARA
Subj: msync coin counter outputs
After cutting the split pad that connects J6 pins 6 & 7 together I noticed that
pins 6 & 7 are swapped on the pcb. Pin 7 should be pin 6 and pin 6 should be
pin 7 according to the schematic.
Stevie,
The harness will need these wires exchanged.
Glenn
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From: BERT::FRYE 7-JUN-1991 15:29:01.88
CC:
Subj: FACILITIES
I will be on vacation next week, 6/10 to 6/15. Please direct all your
building related problems to Sandi at x3751. Thanks, Bob
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5.92
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: metro
Does anyone have a copy of this week's Metro here?

Thanks already.
Carole
3727
bye
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From: MIKE::BRYANT 10-JUN-1991 13:27:29.52
To: MARGOLIN
CC: MONCRIEF
Subj: Prototype boards
Hello. Just a quick question as to who will supply the following GALs
on the following boards when we build these for you:
A049096-01 DS III PCB
136087-9002, -9003, -9004
A049349-01 DSPCOM PCB
136087-9005, -9006
I am trying to have these boards completed by Monday, July 8th.
I've used the parts lists you gave me for everything, so, should
anything happen to change between now and then please let me know.
If you want to do the GALs yourself, let me know if I should supply
you with the raw parts. Perhaps we could give Joan a call, invite
her into your office and see what she could supply. She's good at
GALs......Anyway, let me know.....Also, did you know.....
Mary Burnias has been talking to TI. They are having problems
with the ASIC 65 falling out, not testing properly, failing, etc....
I am already short to one of my kits to the floor for Road Riot.
Is there anybody you can talk to at TI to help the situation? This
is getting to be a serious problem. Probably Mary has talked to you
already.....
Thanks for your help.
Rob
x 3925
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To: MARGOLIN
CC: MONCRIEF
Subj:
Sorry. One more thing. What the heck is ASIC 65b on the DSPCOM
board? Is this also 137665-1020 ? Thanks again...
Rob
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From: KIM::MARGOLIN 10-JUN-1991 15:04:09.07
To: BRYANT,MONCRIEF
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Prototype Boards
Hello. Just a quick answer as to who will supply the following GALs
on the following boards when you build these for whomever:
A049096-01 DS III PCB
136087-9002, -9003, -9004
A049349-01 DSPCOM PCB
136087-9005, -9006
You will.
(I will supply the masters if you tell me when you need them by. Also,
the JEDEC files will be available on a Floppy)
The MultiSync Board (Rev B) uses one GAL (136087-9001). Pat McCarthy is in
charge of that GAL, so I suggest you ask him.
There has been a small change to the DS III parts list. Since I am scheduled
to deliver to Leon the final changes for the DS III and DSPCOM Boards today
I will have to get back to you later today or tomorrow.
I am sorry you are having problems getting working ASIC65s from TI.
I talked to the TI rep about the ASIC65s. He said he would try to arrange
a conference call on Thursday with a TI engineer and myself. However you
should know that:
1. I did not design this IC; TI did. I am not responsible for
ICs designed by persons other than myself.
2. I do not run their Fab line. I am not responsible for
ICs produced on Fab lines other than my own.
3. I am not in charge of purchasing parts; see Mary Burnias. Or
Tom Smith.
4. This is the fourth TI rep we have had in the last 18 months. When
I called him he didn't have a clue as to who I was even after I
introduced myself.
Regarding ASIC65b. When we programmed parts for Race Drivin' we put an

'ok' label on them. For Roard Riot we put a 'B'. For Steel Talons we will
put a 'C'. I thought it would be nice to indicate on the parts list which
went with what game. I have since reconsidered and the parts list will simply
say 'ASIC 65'.
Regards,
Jed
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: flowers
Flower special this week!

Tiger lillies (named after me, of course) are on a 50% sale.
You pay half and I'll pay the other half!!
Call early, call soon.
Lorene
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To: LEON
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: MultiSync
And the winner is:

Please correct the schematic to show how the coin counter traces
are actually run on the board.
Jed
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From: BERT::BROWN 10-JUN-1991 18:52:13.49
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: BROWN
Subj: FOR SALE
A C L A S S I C ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
1966 MUSTANG
6 CYLINDER -- 4,000 MILES ON REBUILT TRANSMISSION
ORIGINAL "RUNNING HORSES" INTERIOR
$3,500 / OR BEST OFFER
CALL SANDI AT X3751
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From: KIM::PETRICK "Jim Petrick" 10-JUN-1991 19:06:40.14
CC:
Subj: Tek Printer now speaks Postscript
We have upgraded the Tektronix printer to speak Postscript. This means you
can now print directly from the Macintosh to the TEK. Unfortunately this
also means that the TEK program no longer works. I've rewritten TEK
to output Postscript, but it doesn't work right as yet. I hope to finish
debugging Tuesday. In the meantime, if you want a color printout, you'll
have to go through a Macintosh (use Debabelizer for RAD files). Sorry
for the inconvenience. -- jim
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24
CC: ROLM
You need to talk to ____, and RIGHT NOW!! You tried CAMP, but they've
been on the phone for MINUTES. How do I let them know I'm waiting?
HOLD on, a minute. Put yourself on HOLD!
Yes, that's right. Put yourself on HOLD...on their phone. They'll get
the soft beep letting them know you're waiting on them, and unless they are
doing something uninteruptible, they can CONNECT with you to find out what's
wrong.
Here's how: Call them! Dial their extension. Listen to the busy
signal. What a nice rhythm it has. How peaceful the slow beat is... HEY!
When it disappears, they've been notified. Hang on, you're on hold, and they
know about you now. They may use CONNECT to talk to you, or simply close up
the call they were on. If they finish the call, you'll ring through. If not,
you'll have plenty to discuss...
How do you know if it worked? The busy signal goes away. Actually,
there are two busy signals. You get a fast busy if someone is already on hold.
In that event, when you don't get the hint (listening to the fast busy waiting
for it to go away), you'll eventually get switched to the error tone.
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: flower message sent 6/10
Please disregard the gramatically incorrect flower message sent from my

terminal Monday evening, AFTER I left! Apparently, I forgot to lo when
I left last night.
I'm almost certain I know who sent the message. Hmmm? Could it be
Dave Portera who is always using my terminal? I think so!
Sorry for any inconvenience for those of you inquiring as to how much
50% off is. Unfortunately, Tiger Lillies are still $10.
YA'LL HAVE A NICE DAY, Y'HERE!
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4.84
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: david lynch returns
Stay tuned 25 years for The Return of Laura Palmer.

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To: DOWNEND
CC: LOGG,MCCARTHY,MARGOLIN,MCNAMARA
Subj: Talons Eprom p/n's
Chris,
Quite awhile ago Jed Margolin had already got a base number of 136087 for Steel
Talons.
Ed,
Jed gave you the printout of the part numbers awhile back and yesterday he
suggested to me that we use the following numbers, if acceptable, for the audio
board programmed parts:
136087-5001 Audio program,
136087-5002 & -5003 Two 1M adpcm eproms,
136087-5004 2M adpcm eprom.
Are any of these going to be OTP'S? If so then the numbers will be different.
Glenn.
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From: KIM::DOWNEND 11-JUN-1991 13:25:55.15
To: MCNAMARA LOGG, MARGOLIN MCCARTHY
CC: DOWNEND
Subj: TALONS MEMORY
Regarding your query on EPROM numbers (see message below),

We no longewr buy OTP's. SO you only need to have ROM and EPROM P/N's
for the areas likely to go to ROM...
.............................................................................
To: DOWNEND
CC: LOGG,MCCARTHY,MARGOLIN,MCNAMARA
Subj: Talons Eprom p/n's
Quite awhile ago Jed Margolin had already got a base number of 136087 for Steel
Talons.
Ed,
Jed gave you the printout of the part numbers awhile back and yesterday he
suggested to me that we use the following numbers, if acceptable, for the audio
board programmed parts:
136087-5001 Audio program,
136087-5002 & -5003 Two 1M adpcm eproms,
136087-5004 2M adpcm eprom.
Are any of these going to be OTP'S? If so then the numbers will be different.
Glenn.
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From: KIM::LOGG 11-JUN-1991 16:50:47.24
To: MARGOLIN,JMOORE,MCNAMARA,DOWNEND,ROTBERG
CC:
Subj: part numbers for SAIIS
The following part numbers are what I would like to use. Please
note that I do not know how many EPROMs I will be using at production time.
The current plan is to use 1Meg parts with a possiblility of using 2Meg
ROMs if time permits.
136087- 5001 Program 27512
5002 1Meg ADPCM
5003 1Meg ADPCM
5004 1Meg ADPCM
5005 1Meg ADPCM
5006 2Meg ADPCM
5007 2Meg ADPCM
5008 2Meg ADPCM
5009 2Meg ADPCM
If there is a problem with these numbers then let me know.
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To: MCCARTHY
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: SLOOP
The SLOOP you gave me does not work as advertised.

Please advise.
Regards,
Jed
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To: AVELLAR
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj:
Manny Gerard.
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To: LOGG
CC: MCCARTHY,DOWNEND,JMOORE,MARGOLIN,MCNAMARA
Subj: SAIIS programmed parts
Ed,
John Moore said these are the possible stuffing options for the SAIIS ADPCM:
Four 1M,
Two 2M,
One 4M,
Two 4M.
So it looks to me that if I reserve part numbers for four 1M and two 2M, it will
take care of all possible options, correct? This assumes that the 4M's will
replace the 2M's, which Pat says will be decided later?
Glenn
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From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 11-JUN-1991 21:15:34.16
CC:
Subj: LOST & FOUND
I FOUND A PERSONAL RAZOR TONIGHT. IF THE OWNER WISHES TO RETRIEVE IT, IT WILL BE
LOCATED AT THE FRONT DESK.
LINDA
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From: KIM::RALSTON 12-JUN-1991 09:26:03.22
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: help
Anyone still got yesterday's (Tuesday's) Business section from the Chronicle
handy? If so, could I have it? Thanks.
DR
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Change in Cafe Menu
The Ortega Burger w/mild green chile & cheese will not be
served on Thursday, as the menu states.
The Teriyaki Steak Sandwich will be served Thursday, and the
Ortega Burger on Friday.
While I have your attention, The FOTD is LEMON CHIFFON.

HAVE A NICE DAY!
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From: BERT::LOIS 12-JUN-1991 09:52:38.08
CC: LOIS
Subj: Have You Seen?
The manual for the NES Robot is needed. Does anyone know it's whereabouts?
Please reply asap.
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To: SMITHSON
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Memories
I have another Memory Expansion Board for you.

It works but use it only as a last resort (there were some
bad traces that I had to fix; others may be marginal).
Erik has the board so you can come by anytime to claim it.
Jed
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To: BIKE,DOWNEND,RAY,MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN,MCCARTHY
CC:
Subj: 1 Meg, 150 ns Eproms
Hello. Will any of you be using 150 ns 1 Meg Eproms on your

upcoming games? Primarily Steel Talons, BMX and Street Driver is
what I'm interested in. If so, how many per game? Your input would
help me plan our requirements for the summer and beyond. Thank you.
Rob
x 3925
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From: GAWD::COMSTOCK 12-JUN-1991 13:51:41.65
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Science Fiction Paperbacks for Sale Cheap
I have a box full of old science fiction paperbacks from

the 50's and 60's in my office and I'm letting them go
at the incredible (by today's standards) price of only
50 cents each.
If you like aged and collectible sci-fi, stop on by.
Sam Comstock x3790
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From: KIM::LOGG 12-JUN-1991 15:01:06.69
CC:
Subj: msp is a reserved word
For those programmers out there who will be using Microtec, do

not use the symbol "msp" in your C or ASM files. This symbol is a reserved
symbol. Apparently, there is a register of that name on the 68020. Thus the
68000/68010 assembler will generate some non-informative error on lines using
this symbol.
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Public Apology
TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE/WERE CONCERNED:

I have been informed that it was NOT Dave Portera who sent the
E-mail message from my terminal. I'm sorry for alarming anyone.
I should've spoken to Dave prior to sending the message in which
I mentioned Dave's name. The Portagee temper, ya' just can't
control it sometimes!
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To: BERT::LORENE
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: Public Apology

To: BERT::LORENE
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: Public Apology
My last mail message was supposed to say:
" I love it when you're out of control."
Then I chickened out but instead of exiting the process I sent a blank mail
message which I don't like to do.
Jed
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To: MCCARTHY
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: SLOOP
SLOOP #2 does not work, either. I am running out of time.
Jed
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To: MARGOLIN,LOGG
CC: MCNAMARA
Subj: aromrel.doc location
I worked with Jeff Bell today on the CER to reserve SAIIS audio board
programmed part numbers and he had me input "See Attached Document" instead of
the actual part numbers that you two want to use. What this means is that I
need to tell components where the AROMREL.DOC resides. Jed, Ed has created a
release directory called [LOGG.ACE.RELEASE] in which this file should reside.
If you like I can copy and edit it, and then have Ed copy it to the release
directory, or if you prefer you can edit it with the following info:
136087- 5001 512k eprom Audio program location 1F
- 5002 1M eprom Adpcm loc 1M
- 5005 1M eprom Adpcm loc 1R
- 5007 2M eprom Adpcm loc 1N
If we eventually go to 4M eproms for Adpcm is there an existing Atari p/n or
will I need to request one, I look in the AVL and couldn't find one.
Thanks,
Glenn
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To: MARGOLIN
CC: MCNAMARA
Subj: forgot two numbers
I forgot two part numbers:

-5003 1M adpcm location 1N
-5004 1M adpcm location 1P
Glenn
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From: MIKE::MARGOLIN 12-JUN-1991 17:56:52.86
To: KIM::MCNAMARA
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: aromrel.doc location
I would prefer that you handle the AROMREL.DOC, especially the Audio Part.
Let me know when you want me to check it.
By the way, according to the latest and greatest Components Procedure,
Programmed parts do not go on the AVL and therefore do not need to be
reserved. (Maybe no one told Jeff.)
Jed
ps - on 4Meg EPROMs: I do not have a clue.

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To: MIKE::MARGOLIN
CC: MCNAMARA
Subj: RE: aromrel.doc location
Ok, thanks. I'll copy the AROMREL.DOC into my own directory and edit it. I'll
let you see it when I'm done.
Glenn.
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FOTD
The flavor of the day is...
Hazelnut Amaretto
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Name Badges
Anyone who has any of the PLASTIC Visitor Badge's that were left in
your area from past visitors, would you PLEASE bring them forward?!!
We are completely out of badges would GREATLY APPRECIATE your
assistance.
Thank You
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 13-JUN-1991 11:56:47.57
CC: SHEPPERD
Subj: Online VAX training
We have a test copy of a program called User Basics Tutor. This program is
supposed to be a learning tool where one can gain a very basic understanding
of the operation and use of a Vax computer. This program is only for the
very novice users or those who don't know diddly about a computer.
It'll take about 2 hours to run through the program, but anytime after the
first 5 minutes (the first lesson), you can stop and be able to resume the
course at a later time.
I think the program expires in a couple of days, so today and tomorrow are
the only time you have to try this. I signed up as a test location for it
and have some simple before and after questionaires that the writers asked
that those who run the tutor complete. In any event, let me know what you
think of it, good or bad (I have some strong opinions already).
You can run it the next time you login or RESTART by entering UBT at the
dollar sign prompt. It draws a picture of a keyboard which may or may not
match the keyboard you are using. The PF1, PF2, PF4 and ENTER or RETURN
keys are about the only ones of significance. If you can find those keys
on your keyboard, you can successfully run this program. If you are using
a PC, it might draw the text wierd. You might get two copies of everything
or the letters will appear with spaces between them. If this is too much
to deal with, let me know because I want the writers to know too.
Good luck.
ds
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To: LOGG,ROTBERG,MCNAMARA,DOWNEND,MEYETTE,MONCRIEF
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Steel Talons' Programmed Parts
The following is the ROM Release procedure that I suggest be used for
Steel Talons. It is the procedure used for Panorama.
Requirements:
1. There should be a single file (AROMRELx.DOC) that contains all the
information needed to produce the latest Masters to build a game.
This file is created and maintained by the Project Team.
2. This file should not contain unnecessary information such as ROMs that
have been superseded.
Reason:
Previously, the parts lists maintained by the PC Group contained
all the latest programmed part numbers. When a part was raised another
Rev level the parts list was ECNed.
With Component Engineering's new system this is no longer the case.
I believe this is related to the new numbering system. Previously the Rev
level was built into the part number so that 136087-1001 was a Rev A part,
136087-2001 was a Rev B part, and so on. With the new system the part is
labeled with the Rev level: "136087-1001 Rev A", "136087-1001 Rev B", and
so on. The parts list is not changed as the Rev level is changed. The parts
list would continue to call out "136087-1001".
Therefore, there must be another document that tells Manufacturing what
ROMs (and other programmed parts) to put into the game.
Said document is the dreaded AROMRELx.DOC .
When you first release Rev A parts, the information goes in AROMREL.DOC .
Next is where my procedure might be different from the one specified by
Components Engineering:
When you release more Rev A parts or change the Rev level of existing
parts you will create a new AROMRELx.DOC such as AROMREL2.DOC, AROMREL3.DOC,
and so on.
The latest AROMRELx.DOC will contain all the programmed parts necessary
to build the game. It will not contain parts that have been superseded.
For Steel Talons the AROMRELx.DOC files should be located in
[Logg.Aces.Release] .
Rev A parts should be in [Logg.Aces.Release.ROMREVA] .
Rev B parts should be in [Logg.Aces.Release.ROMREVB] .
Note that a game can (and usually does) have programmed parts at several
different Rev levels.
When you are planning to release parts try to notify Rick Owens ahead of
time, preferably a few days. To release ROMs give him a copy of the new
AROMRELx.DOC along with the masters of the parts you are releasing.
Do not give him masters of parts that have already been released.
Jed
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From: KIM::LOGG 13-JUN-1991 14:33:08.67
To: KIM::MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: RE: Steel Talons' Programmed Parts
The directory name is [logg.ace....] not [logg.aceS....].

Do you want to change your sub directory to match?
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: Steel Talons' Programmed Parts
I stand corrected.
No.
Jed
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To: LOGG, MARGOLIN, MONCRIEF, ROTBERG, MCNAMARA, MCCARTHY, MOORE, BENZLER,
CC: LEON, DOWNEND, TAKAICHI, HATA, LANDAVERDE
Subj: Steel Talons FCC Test
Rick Meyette says that he was able to get Steel Talons to pass the FCC test
as of about 3PM today. Changes include:
1) Metal Standoffs between PCBs (Jed said that official release
documentaion has always specified
metal stand-offs...)
2) Filter caps on DSIII - I believe Rick said he would supply input
to PCB design - I did not ask him to do it one way or the other.
This is up to Jed.
3) Beads on Harness(es) - I did not ask how many.
Rick says the cabinet will be move to the ID common area since they are
anxious to get it.
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To: KIM::DOWNEND
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: Steel Talons FCC Test
I know about the caps to be added to the DSPCOM Board. Does the DS III
need caps, too?
Jed
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To: MCCARTHY,DOWNEND,LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: SLOOP
The latest SLOOP works in the simple mode, thus verifying that MultiSync Rev B
is correct.
Thanks.
Jed
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To: LOGG, MARGOLIN, MONCRIEF, ROTBERG, MCNAMRA, MOORE BENZLER
CC: MCNAMARA, DOWNEND, STEVIE, LEON
Subj: Correction to FCC message on Steel Talons
The caps have to be added to the DSPCOM PCB -- NOT -- DSIII PCB as stated
previously.
......................... previous message ..................................
To: LOGG, MARGOLIN, MONCRIEF, ROTBERG, MCNAMARA, MCCARTHY, MOORE, BENZLER,
CC: LEON, DOWNEND, TAKAICHI, HATA, LANDAVERDE
Subj: Steel Talons FCC Test
Rick Meyette says that he was able to get Steel Talons to pass the FCC test
as of about 3PM today. Changes include:
1) Metal Standoffs between PCBs (Jed said that official release
documentaion has always specified
metal stand-offs...)
2) Filter caps on DSIII(WRONG: should read DSPCOM) - I believe Rick
said he would supply input
to PCB design - I did not ask him to do it one way or the other.
This is up to Jed.
3) Beads on Harness(es) - I did not ask how many.
Rick says the cabinet will be move to the ID common area since they are
anxious to get it.
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From: BERT::MEYETTE 13-JUN-1991 17:41:43.27
To: MARGOLIN,LOGG,ROTBERG,MCNAMARA,DOWNEND,MONCRIEF
CC: MEYETTE
Subj: STEEL TALON'S PROGRAMMED PARTS
The Program Master Release Form, which is updated with each software revision,
will document the revision levels of the programmed parts to be stuffed in the
board. Each PCB assembly has a separate PMR form that is included with the
parts list and assembly drawing for the board.
The PMR form is generated or revised from the AROMREL form when the programmed
parts are released. Using Jed's system will make it easier for us to update the
PMR form when there are software revisions.
Rick
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CC:
Subj: Virus...Virus...Virus
As you may be aware, there are many amoral and sadistic programmers out there
and they have written programs for the PC's called Viruses. These programs hide
silently inside a legitimate application. Once you run the application on your
computer, they spring to life, and clone themselves into your computer and
continue to clone themselves into every computer they contact,. Once a part of
your machine, they do various things ranging from cute to destructive. And I
mean destructive. Many of the viruses intentionally destory data on your disk!!
The most popular way for viruses to spread is through "shareware" or other
"free" software particularly when downloaded from a BBS (Bulletin Board
Service). We now have more and more PC's in Engineering and they are NETWORKED
together which means a virus on one computer easily spreads to ALL the
computers. This means a virus can corrupt and destroy all our work. You have
a responsibility to your yourself, your fellow workers and the Company to
avoid introducing viruses.
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE
RULE #1: Only commercially purchased software may be loaded directly into
any PC on the Atari Games Network.
RULE #2: Think twice before copying any piece of software from one machine
to another. Is the source computer "clean"??? Is this piece of
software proven clean???
RULE #3: If you want to install downloaded or shareware/freeware software
on Atari Games Computers: 1) Download it from a reputable BBS; AND
2) use it regularly for at least 2 months on your personal property
computer (not on network) and verify its cleaness.
Feedback on this approach to viruses is solicited.
If this "on-your-honor" approach fails, we will have to take a harder line.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: LOGG, ROTBERG, MCNAMARA, MCCARTHY, MONCRIEF, MARGOLIN, LEON, TAKAICHI,HA
TA,STEVIE,
CC: DOWNEND, RAY, MOORE, FUJIHARA
Subj: Steel Talons NY Introduction
Rich announced in this morning's status meeting that the Steel Talons
Product Introduction Plan is offical and dates are confirmed:
WHAT: Steel Talons Product Introduction
WHEN: July 29, 1991
WHERE: New York, Time-Warner Building
How Many: (2) complete cabinets
(This is a one-city introduction and (2) cabinets is the entire requirement;
we are not doing the 11-city road show that required (5) cabinets. I will
still ask Mfg. to build enough PCB's for the originally planned (5) games)
Manufacturing is shut-down (completely) 7/22 through 8/2 so facilities
to pack and ship the games will not normally be available. Options are:
1) Ship games Thurs. 7/18 w/o PCB's; Hand-carry PCB's to show. Assumes cabinets
can be ready. I would want to send someone out 2 working days before the
show to install the PCB's and make sure everything is perfect. If the
distibutor (?) holding the games for us is closed on weekends that means
flying the PCB's to New York on Wednesday 7/24/91.
2) Make special arrangements to bring Mfg. staff in to arrange AIR shipment
on Tuesday 7/23 for the NY Intro on Monday, 7/29.
I prefer option (1). Comments?
Also, who is receiving the games in New York? A distributor?
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CC:
Subj: Soda Drinkers
After doing inventory a few days ago I discovered that we went from 17 cents too
much in the till to $18.08 too little. As I said from the start, as long as thi
s
plan breaks even (more or less), I'll continue buying soda. Well, $18 is not
breaking even, so kiss the cheap sodas goodbye. Please pay me what you owe me
so I can finish this plan off. It's too bad you can't trust your own co-workers
(at least the slime that took the sodas/cash).
-- jim
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From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 14-JUN-1991 15:11:56.93
CC:
Subj: Sodas
Come on lets get with it and come up with the money! $18.08 are
alot of sodas (about 52). 52 sodas are not accounted for. How could this be?
We are all extremely honest people around here right! Or are we? Or is someone
STEALING the money out of the fridge. It seems to me that someone had a good
idea that was to benefit everyone, was willing to put in the time and effort,
was to recieve virtually nothing in return, and has found their efforts to
have been thwarted by the ignorant. Cool.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 14-JUN-1991 15:22:14.30
To: KIM::DROBNY
CC: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER
Subj: RE: Sodas
Are you suggesting that we all chip in an come-up with the missing $18.
Well if it would persuade Jim to continue his service it'ld be worth the
money, but is there something we can do to prevent this kind of theft?
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: ERNIE::LIPSON 14-JUN-1991 15:32:53.68
CC:
Subj: shoulda used signup sheet, mon!
jim had asked that we DON'T leave cash in the fridge at one point
(if i remember correctly) and i bet whatever opportunists we have here
are more likely to abuse cash than cola (coke may be another story....)
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MIKE::BRYANT
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: 1 Meg, 150 ns Eproms
On Steel Talons I am not using using 1M 150 ns EPROMs on the MultiSync,

DS III, or DSPCOM Boards. I don't know what the Audio Board uses.
BMX can use up to ten 1M 150 ns EPROMs on the Memory Expansion Board. I
don't know how many Bonnie will actually use. Also, I don't know what the
Audio Board uses (it is the same one used on Steel Talons).
Street Driver will probably use 1M 150 ns EPROMs on the DSK Board.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
0.92
CC:
Subj: solution to coke problem
It's easy. We just design alittle box that takes are money, counts it,
and keeps it secure. Then we just design a little thing that dispenses
the soda, one at a time. We make it so we can choose which soda we want.
It has to keep the soda cold. I guess it should have some way of making
sure you are using real money. Maybe it can even make change. Oh yeah,
it would be great if it let us know when one kind of soda is out. We could
even pay someone for the convenience of buying the sodas and keeping it
full.
oh, oh, sounds kinda like a coke machine...........

___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: TEK is back!
I (with generous portions of help from Lyle) have finished altering Tek to outpu
t
Postscript, so now you can all use it from the VAX again. I've noticed one cave
at,
however; if you cancel a print job (DELETE/ENTRY=nnn TEK), the next print job wi
ll
also abort. If you cancel two in a row, it seems to screw up the tek print queu
e,
which can be fixed by some combination of turning the printer off and back on, a
nd
STOP/RESET/QUE=TEK, then START TEK on the VAX.
Enjoy, but to be safe, don't cancel print jobs.
-- jim
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 17-JUN-1991 11:24:04.89
CC:
Subj: 34010 users
Beware there seems to be a bug in the 34010 C compiler. I was trying

to load a bit field but the code loaded 16 bits. There seems to be a missing
SETF instruction. I believe the compiler thought the last one was still in
effect across all the calls to the floating point routines. If you need more
info stop by and I will tell you more.
___________________________________________________________________________
CC: BROWN
Subj: New Hire
In case you don't know aready, that fast moving guy with a smile from "here to
yonder" that you have seen delivering our mail for the past three months, is
Dave Pasquinelli. Dave has been substituting for Dennis Nale as a temporary
employee while the latter was proving himself as an Engineering Tech.
Congratulations to both Dennis and Dave are in order. Dennis is now
officially an Engineering Tech., reporting to Rick Moncrief and Dave is
officially Atari's Office Service Coordinator, reporting to me.
Sandi
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: MISSING MULTIMETER
Missing: Fluke multimeter, Model 87, with a bright yellow protective case.
Last seen in the BMX lab. If anybody knows where it is, please contact me.
Rick Meyette, Ext. 1752.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::ROTBERG "Professor of Gonzo" 17-JUN-1991 13:51:31.79
CC:
Subj: ROCKETEER
Is anyone interested in trying to catch an early (i.e. ~4:00 PM) showing

of ROCKETTER on Friday? If so reply to this message and maybe we can
organize another "Batman-like" outing.
- The Gonz -
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::DAVE 17-JUN-1991 14:35:16.41
CC:
Subj: Supply Orders
To: ALL ATARI GAMES AND TENGEN EMPLOYEES
I need to request all employees help in insuring that Atari
Games get the most competitive pricing on all office equipment
and office supply requests. If you are attempting to purchase
any materials, please contact me before placing the order.
Many times an item appears less expensive through a mail order
catalog, but when shipping and handling is included, the cost
exceeds what Atari Games would pay through a local supplier.
If you have a vague idea of what you want to purchase, stop by
my office (knock if the door is shut), call me on Ext. 3746 or
vax me at 'Dave' and I will let you look through my catalogs.
If you have found exactly what you want in a catalog, at a show-
room, etc., BEFORE placing the order, let me know and I will
check local prices and we will decide, the quickest and least
costly supplier.
Please remember to coordinate through your local Office Services
Coordinator, Dave Pasquinelli, for all office supplies, equipment,
or any related items.
Thanks!
Dave
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::JEFFERSON 17-JUN-1991 15:32:10.81
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: LOIS TURNER
Cynde Grossman just talked to Lois and said she sounds

great! She had microscopic surgery this morning which
took 3 hours but everything is fine. Way to go Lois!!!!!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::STEVIE 17-JUN-1991 15:50:42.57
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: STEEL TALONS
There's a copy of the wiring diagram on my desk for you to review.

Remember, it is preliminary, hot off the press last Friday. Scheduled
Production Release date is Monday, the 24th.
Stevie
___________________________________________________________________________
97
CC: ROLM
Didja ever feel like camping on someone's doorstep to make sure
you got to talk to them?
Well, that's the origin of the CAMP function. When you GOTTA talk
to someone, as SOON as they're off the phone, then CAMP on their line! As
soon as they hang up, your phone will ring--a long, steady ring. You'll know
it when you hear it. Pick up your phone, and theirs will ring (you'll get
a busy signal if they hung up just long enough to start another call...and
you took too long). Then discuss your urgent business.
How to do it? Simplicity itself! Call their extension -- they're
on the phone, right? DON'T HANG UP. Instead, if you have a CAMP button,
press it. Otherwise, FLASH if appropriate, and dial pound, one. You'll get
a (normal) dial tone back. It's all set. Hang up and wait for the phone to
ring!
What if the problem goes away, and you no longer need (or maybe
want) to talk to them? Pick up the phone--you should get a normal dial tone.
Dial pound, pound 1. You won't be bothered by the annoying long ring that you
no longer want to answer.
What if you forget, and leave your phone? Don't worry. If the long
ring isn't answered, the system assumes you no longer need the service.
___________________________________________________________________________
CC: BROWN
Subj: MORE VACATION DISCOUNT TICKETS
In addition to the recreational parks listed in a memo you received a few weeks
ago, we also have discount coupons for the following:
Santa Cruz Boardwalk ($2 savings on all day unlimited rides)
Knotts Berry Farm ($5.45 savings on adult ticket)
Get these and other discount coupons from your friendly Human Resources
Department.
Sandi
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARTIN
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Rev A Memory Expansion Boards
I received the Rev A Memory Expansion Boards (049097-01) yesterday.

They will probably work except there is a small problem.
On the component side of the board, parts usually have square pads on
pin 1. Manufacturing likes 'em that way. This board does not have them.
Rev 1 boards had them.
The plots I received for this Rev A board had them.
Leon thinks the vendor ('SK') screwed up; the board vendor made the film.
Would you look into it and let me know if I need to do anything about it
(like if there were a problem with the information we sent them)?
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 18-JUN-1991 17:25:21.66
To: KIM::DOWNEND
CC: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER
Subj: RE: Virus...Virus...Virus
I lost several months of data on my own PC to "JERUSALEM strain B." that

was apparently picked-up from SJSU computer lab. It took nearly 2 months
for it to completely cripple my PC, it eventually penetrated all my system,
.exe, and .com files until the computer came to a grinding halt.
Needless to say that the department deen denied the possibility of passing
out viruses from schools computers. So later I checked every PC in the lab
and discovered viruses on 2 PCs using my new virus checkerssss (I'm currently
running 3 virus checker softwares on my PC).
With so many PCs here, we ought to install an antivirus software on them
and sterilize our modem lines, and avoid close contact with any unknown
BBS and SHAREWARE products.
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: ROCKETEER!!
First of all, thanks to all those who responded. Now here's the scoop.
We have been given leave to go see the 5:35 showing ONLY on Friday.
Since matinee prices switch at 5:45 PM on weekdays, the cost will be
$3.75 per person attending. Rich Moore has kindly offered to cover
Popcorn... I would like to have the money by 3:30 PM today.
A side note is that I was planning on taking the afternoon off that
Friday and I was going to leave early enough to hold a spot in line.
Right now, it looks like I won't be able to get out of an obligation
that I have later that evening which would make going to the 5:30
showing impossible. In this even, someone else will need to step
forward to hold a place in line for the gang. Any volunteers?
- Ed Rotberg -
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MOORE,MONCRIEF,RAY,DOWNEND,MCCARTHY,MARGOLIN
CC: SMITH,STEWART
Subj: Information..........
I will be running a regenerative MRP this Friday night....There

will be major purchases on all electronics used in Steel Talons, i.e.,
1000 U.S. games & 250 Ireland games. This means I will be procuring
production quantities of the following assemblies:
A049676-01 Steel Talons Board Set
consisting of:
A046901-21 Multisync board
A049096-01 DS III board
A049349-01 DSPCOM board
A048480-01 SAIIS Audio board
A049536-01 Rump Thump board
Should any of you have requirements above and beyond those needed
to do the production run, please let me know by Friday morning. I do
NOT need to be advised on those pre-prod boards I have already scheduled
for you (the 40 DS III's, 36 DSPCOM's, 20 Rev B Multisync's and 10 Rump
Thump's).
Once again, MRP runs this Friday night...please phone me or send by
VAXmail any requirements you might have by Friday morning. Production
starts on or about August 16th.
Thanks everyone.
Rob
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FER SALE
A "FRIEND OF MINE" HAS SOME FORD PARTS HE WOULD LIKE TO "UNLOAD".....
1) A COMPLETE 1972 351C 2BBL ENGINE (140K MI AND RUNNING FINE WHEN REMOVED)
2) A COMPLETE 1972 9" OPEN REAR END (BRAKE TO BRAKE) 3.00:1 RATIO 28 SPLINE
3) LT & RT DOORS ,COMPLETE,BLACK , FITS 1972-76 RANCHERO
4) REAR WINDOW,DASH,ALL THE ALUM TRIM,ALL THE TRIM KLIPS N' WIDGETS,VARIOUS
FORD NUTS & BOLTS ,AND VARIOUS HARNESS ASSYS FOR THE SAME 1972 FORD RNCHRO.
I BELIEVE "MAKE OFFER" IS APPROPRIATE FOR ANY OR ALL ITEMS......
"MY FRIEND" NEEDS TO "MOVE" THESE ITEMS THIS WEEK,...DON'T DELAY,SPEAK UP TODAY
!!
CALL MILTY 3742,...OR FARROKH 1775, OR REPLY THIS MESSAGE.
MILTY
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: STEEL TALONS
Steel Talons will be going out to test on Friday Morning,

6/21/91 at Milpitas Golfland. We need heavy playtest in
the meantime. The game cabinet is located in the Alpha
Lab, so bring your buddy or your favorite competitor and
let 'em have it!!
- The Steel Talons Team -
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: ROCKETEER
Due to the underwhelming response ( < 5 people), the ROCKETEER

field trip is defunct. I will be returning the money to those
of you who paid me. Sorry.
- Ed -
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SM:ENGINEER
CC:
Subj: ROCKETEER is back on!
Please disregard that last Rotberg message. Due to an overwhelming

last-minute groundswell of support, the Rocketeer expedition is back
on. See Ed for details.
-- jim
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Auto For Sale
1986 Toyota MR2

4-cyl, 5-spd
Lt. Blue (metallic)
89K mi. (mostly frwy)
Power Steering, Windows, Brakes
Sunroof (removable)
Dual chrome exhaust w/glass pack
Spkr. sys. w/amp
well cared for
never needed any service other than tune-ups and oil changes
will part with for 2K and take over payments ($211 for 18 Mos.)
any questions, call x-444, Lorene, or Reply to this message
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: ROCKETEER
I have the tickets, but I busy today, so if you want 'em, come and get
'em in the Talons lab.
- Ed -
___________________________________________________________________________
CC: BROWN
Subj: EMPLOYEES IN NEED
For those of you who don't know, Rhonda Allen and Steve Williamson are Atari
employees who met at Atari, fell in love, and plan to be married this Saturday.
Sounds like a storybook romance and it has been until this past Tuesday at 2
a.m. when they were awaken by their dog barking and someone yelling "fire".
Everyone is fine, but their duplex was destroyed along with most of their
furniture and clothes. The wedding is still a go, and after some thought, so
is the honeymoon cruise.
Atari is making a donation to the couple to help them get on their feet again
and I am sure there are employees who would like to do the same. All monies
(checks should be made out to Atari Games) can be given to either
Melanie Martin (in building 735) or to the Human Resources Department. A list
of donors names, not the amount donated, will be given to the couple. If you
wish your gift to be anonymous, please let us know and we will honor your
request.
Sandi
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN, MONCRIEF
CC: LOGG, MCNAMARA
Subj: Is this possible?
Ed aske dGlenn to get EPROM ASIC65's from Mfg. Is that possible?

.................................................................
From: KIM::LOGG 20-JUN-1991 11:13:52.89
To: MCNAMARA,DOWNEND
CC:
Subj: ASIC65 chips
Glenn;
Please MTO ASIC65 erasable parts from manufactoring. Do NOT get
the OTP parts because we will be changing the code.
Thanks

To: KIM::DOWNEND
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: Is this possible?
No. We stock only OTPs. However, eraseable parts can and should be purchased
because the ASIC65 code for Steel Talons will definitely change.
Jed
To: LOGG,MCNAMARA,MONCRIEF
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: ASIC65
To: MARGOLIN, MONCRIEF
CC: LOGG, MCNAMARA
Subj: Is this possible?
Ed aske dGlenn to get EPROM ASIC65's from Mfg. Is that possible?
.................................................................
From: KIM::LOGG 20-JUN-1991 11:13:52.89
To: MCNAMARA,DOWNEND
CC:
Subj: ASIC65 chips
Glenn;
Please MTO ASIC65 erasable parts from manufactoring. Do NOT get
the OTP parts because we will be changing the code.
Thanks
.................................................................
To: KIM::DOWNEND
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: Is this possible?
No. We stock only OTPs. However, eraseable parts can and should be purchased
because the ASIC65 code for Steel Talons will definitely change.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Forgotten Features
Sorry folks! The MR2 also has...

AM/FM CASSETTE
CRUISE CONTROL
A/C
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::YAMAMOTO 20-JUN-1991 16:49:44.68
CC:
Subj: Documents for the Atari/Nintendo litigation
Please provide me with any documents you have regarding the old
Atari 2600 or 400/800 machines. Contact me at extension 1791 if
you have any questions. Thanks for your help.
Berry Kane
___________________________________________________________________________
To: LOGG,MCNAMARA,MONCRIEF,DOWNEND
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: GALs
I have changed the operation of the GAL on the DS III Board at location 1A/B.
This GAL is used in selecting the Graphics ROMs; these ROMs can be either
27C512s or 27C010s depending on whether there is a pin header in G0.
Old was: No Header = 27C512, Header = 27C010
I have changed it to:
No Header = 27C010, Header = 27C512
On DS III boards starting with Rev 2, the 68010 can read the state of
Pin Header G0. Self-Test starting with Version 2.4 uses this so it can
correctly compute checksums.
I would like to have all DS III Boards to have the new GAL. It is a 16V8-25
and the file is [Margolin.GALs.Release]DS3_ROM.JED. The old part has a checksum
of 4177; the new part has a checksum of 4178.
At the same time, the games should get the latest Self-Test which is
[Margolin.Aces]STAL2_4.VLDA [Note that Self-Test is not yet finished.]
(When I release the GALs I will ask to have the files moved to
[Logg.Ace.Release.ROMREVA].)
DS III Rev 1 boards can be modified to have this feature:
1. On bottom of board, Cut the trace going to 6P pin 19;
2. Connect a wire jumper from 6P pin 19 to 5J pin 1;
3. Connect a wire jumper from 6P pin 11 to pin header G0;
4. Connect a wire jumper from 6P pin 9 to 5D pin 6.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 21-JUN-1991 08:54:58.56
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: self test
I am now using the new self test. Please let me know when you fix
the CC1 and CC2 tests. I wanted to make sure you are aware that the thumper
must be left on for approximately 16ms before it is turned off.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: NUMFA PART NUMBERS
I assigned the following part numbers for these parts:

142057-001 TRANSFORMER,POWER,120V;16VCT@0.7A
179225-4401 FUSE_BLOCK,3AG,PCB_TERMINALS
Rick
___________________________________________________________________________
From: ERNIE::RAY 21-JUN-1991 09:25:03.20
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: RAY
Subj: Happy Birthday, Ed!
Everybody be sure to wish Ed Rotberg Happy Birthday today!!

(He is 40 and very happy about it. Still a kid at heart, though!)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ED!!!!!!!
___________________________________________________________________________
To: BERT::MEYETTE
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: NUMFA PART NUMBERS
Thank you.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 21-JUN-1991 13:26:50.96
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: DENCKER
Subj: Garage Sale Tomorrow
Garage Sale -- Saturday, June 22, 9 a.m to 4 p.m.

Smoke glass/brass dining table with four chairs, round Scandinavian Rya rug,
18th-19th century art, posters, car magazines, books, and lots of high-quality
women's clothing in sizes 10-16.
Small appliances (including a waffle iron), pots & pans, mini-blinds, curtains,
curtain rods, telephone answering machine, small tape recorder.
DEC Rainbow computer with lots of RAM, hard disk, 2 floppy drives, in a floor
stand, plus a Qume daisy-wheel printer. Communications software, WordMARC word
processing software, all manuals. Runs MS-DOS. Additional software is
available from the Rainbow Users Society (I have the telephone number).
4150 Cranford Circle, San Jose
(near Bascom and White Oaks Road)
___________________________________________________________________________
To: OWENS
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Steel Talons GALs
I couldn't release the GALs on Friday because I couldn't find Ed Logg

at the end of the day. I think they all went to the movie. Will try
again Monday.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BRAD "Virtual exercise --- think about it..." 22-JUN-1991 1
5:29:20.57
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: BRAD
Subj: STUFF!
FOR SALE
You name the price!
NO offer will be refused!
ATARI 520 ST -
Modified to 1MB. Double sided floppy, mouse, mouse pad
Hires and Medres Monitors. Paddles, joysticks, power supplies...
ATARI ST software
First Word Plus Word Processor
24 track MIDI sequencer
PC/INTERCOMM VT100 emulator
Other various software (developers package, text editors etc...)
ATARI 800 CARTS and RAM (AXLON 128k RAMDISK too!)
Still got your 400, 800, 1200 computer? Here are some games and
other carts that I've kept thru the years. Classics!
3.5" single sided floppies
Books and Manuals
68000 family doc
interfacing M6800, M6852, M6845, MC6821s
using the MC6844 DMA controller
MC68230
MC68451
dual-ported RAM for 68000
more...
ATARI/GEM development/programming books and manuals
GEM programming (Both large volumes from ATARI Corp)
Line A doc
Hardware spec
ATARI LOGO sourcebook
Hitchhikers guide
BIOS source
2 ABACUS books
ATARI ST application programming
VT100 User Guide
STANFORD Lisp Course notes
Various Books:
Home Video Equipment
Digital Principles and Applications
A reference Guide to Practical Electronics
Modern Culture and the Arts
Plane Trigonometry
Principles of Electronic Instrumentation
LISP by Winston and Horn (2nd edition. The standard)
Let's talk LISP
Stop by my office (located in the AUDIO area) for a look see.
Please see me for all transactions.
All sales final, no returns, sold as is.
- brad -
x3788
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::JEFFERSON 24-JUN-1991 08:58:37.94
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: ART JACKSON
TODAY IS ART JACKSON'S FIRST DAY BACK TO WORK

WELCOME BACK ART!!!!!!!!!
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN,MCCARTHY
CC:
Subj: GALS
Howdy, gents.....Sure could use some masters for the following GALs....
If I can get 'em I'll get you some built up boards.....
DS III 136087-9002, -9003, -9004
DSPCOM -9005, -9006
Multisync -9001
Thanks. If I can't get 'em just yet, please VAXmail scheduled delivery.
I can blow copies for these pre-prod boards over here. Sooner the better.
Regards,
Rob
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::COMSTOCK 24-JUN-1991 09:50:10.62
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Science Fiction Book Sale: The Sequel
The saga continues: MORE science fiction books for sale.

Response was sufficient to my first offering to encourage me
to bring in a new batch of both paperback and hardback books
from the 50's, 60's and 70's. All still for only 50 cents each!
They're in my office now for your perusal.
Sam (x3790)
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MONCRIEF,LOGG,MEYETTE,MCNAMARA,MCCARTHY,DURFEY,MARGOLIN
CC: DOWNEND,RAY,MOORE
Subj: Steel Talons Elevated Temp Heat test
Our normal procedure is to operate a PCB set at 70 degrees centigrade

in the Components Engineering Oven. This would be impractical with Steel
Talons so we put a complete game in the Mfg. Heat room (typical temp 120
degrees Farenheit) and let it run over the weekend, 6/21 - 6/24.
I saw no problems upon observing video on Monday Morning. Moncrief will
ask Erik Durfey to make a visual check as well. I will remove the game
about 3PM on Monday, allowing anyone else to observe the heat test game.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: MYSTERY CAFE THIS FRIDAY NITE
THE LOPERS AND THE SALWITZS PLAN TO ATTEND A "MYSTERY CAFE" DINER\THEATRE EVENT
THIS FRIDAY NITE....7:00-10:00 AT MACS TEA ROOM IN LOS ALTOS.
THE UPSTAIRS BANQUET ROOM SEATS 81 IN TABLES OF 8 AND 7,....WE WOULD BE
PLEASED TO HAVE OTHERS JOIN TO HELP "SOLVE THE MURDER" AND ENJOY THE DINING
EXPERIENCE.
FOR $40 A HEAD THE EVENING INCLUDES AN "INTERACTIVE" MURDER MYSTERY,..
AND A 4 COURSE DINER.
I'VE BEEN TO MACS TEA ROOM OFTEN. THE FOOD IS TERIFFIC AND THE PORTION
MANLY.
IF INTERESTED REPLY TO MILTY BY WEDNESDAY,..AS THE RESERVATIONS WILL BE
MADE THEN.
MILTY 3742
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: The Last Laugh (FREE Passes!)
For those who like to laugh, The Last Laugh salutes you!
FREE PASSES are available at the front desk for
the 8:00 show on Thursday, July 11. Each pass is good
for four persons.
For more information, please see Lorene or Tina.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 24-JUN-1991 13:14:21.38
CC:
Subj: china cabinet for-sale
I have a china cabinet in excellent shape, the only thing is that

it won't matche the new decor anymore. It's pickle stained and I'ld
like to try selling rather than re-finishing it. So if it sounds
like something you might be interested in call me at x-1775 or respond
by mail.
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
To: LOGG,ROTBERG,MONCRIEF
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: GAL Release
To: Ed Logg
Fr: Jed Margolin
Re: GAL Release
Dt: 24 June 1991
I need to release GALs today.

Please do the following:
1. Copy [Margolin.Stalons]AROMREL.DOC to [Logg.Ace.Release]
2. Copy [Margolin.Gals.Release]DS3_1.JED to [Logg.Ace.Release.ROMREVA]
3. Copy [Margolin.Gals.Release]DS3_2.JED to [Logg.Ace.Release.ROMREVA]
4. Copy [Margolin.Gals.Release]DS3_ROM.JED to [Logg.Ace.Release.ROMREVA]
5. Copy [Margolin.Gals.Release]DSPC1.JED to [Logg.Ace.Release.ROMREVA]
6. Copy [Margolin.Gals.Release]DSPC2.JED to [Logg.Ace.Release.ROMREVA]
A copy of all the reserved part numbers that I know about for Steel Talons
(including SAIIS) is in [Margolin.Stalons]Reserved_pns.doc
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj:
The previous message was sent by mistake. This is the real message:
I released GALs for DS III and DSPCOM today. To that end, Ed Rotberg copied
the following files to [Logg.Ace.Release.ROMREVA]
[Margolin.Gals.Release]DS3_1.JED
[Margolin.Gals.Release]DS3_ROM.JED
[Margolin.Gals.Release]DSPC1.JED
He also copied [Margolin.Stalons]AROMREL.DOC to [Logg.Ace.Release]
Therefore, [Logg.Ace.Release]AROMREL.DOC now contains all the currently
released programmed parts for Steel Talons (my GALs).
When you release more parts, please create AROMREL2.DOC . I would be
happy to help you fill in the form.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: LOGG,ROTBERG,MONCRIEF
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: GAL Release
The previous message was sent by mistake. This is the real message:
I released GALs for DS III and DSPCOM today. To that end, Ed Rotberg copied
the following files to [Logg.Ace.Release.ROMREVA]
[Margolin.Gals.Release]DS3_ROM.JED
He also copied [Margolin.Stalons]AROMREL.DOC to [Logg.Ace.Release]
Therefore, [Logg.Ace.Release]AROMREL.DOC now contains all the currently
released programmed parts for Steel Talons (my GALs).
When you release more parts, please create AROMREL2.DOC . I would be
happy to help you fill in the form.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BURGESS "Andrew" 24-JUN-1991 18:00:48.68
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FYI
For anyone interested in LIFE INSURANCE...try

TODD F. TAYLOR
The Principal Financial Group
(408) 249-1900
Todd has been my broker for the last couple of
years. If you are looking for a new broker
give him a call, you can use my name.
Andrew J. Burgess
___________________________________________________________________________
87
CC: ROLM
DOO dah, DOO dah, DOO dah ...

You did something wrong, right?
Well,... wrong.
The ROLM system uses tones to "talk" to you. You get a "dial tone"
to acknowledge that what you dial will be honored. You get a "busy signal"
to let you know your call was blocked. In fact, there are several different
dial tones, and busy signals, and ringing signals, to pass on different
"flavors" of information. One example: a double ring is used for an outside
call, and single for inside.
So there is a signal for "??? HUH ???" When you dial a code that
the phone system doesn't understand, you get what is known as Error Tone.
It sounds a lot like a European siren (ambulance, some police), with a fairly
rapid alternation of two pitches. The phone system is telling you, "I don't
understand," or "I can't."
An example is if you dial the code for a feature we don't have (like
Maid Request). Another example is for a code we could have but didn't put
in (like Display Time). One more is for a code that you're not allowed to
do (like Test Trunk). Yet another is trying to put two many people on hold,
or "camping on" more than one extension at a time. These are all things that
can't be done. The phone system considers this an error on its part, and
gives you the "error tone".
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC: MCNAMARA
Subj: new boards
Jed,
I got some new DSPCOM and DSIII boards from Karen and I want to know if you
prefer to test them first or should I test them in a game cabinet. If you don't
have the time then I will program the gals and get the needed parts and will
install the boards into the next field test cabinet and test them.
Glenn
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::MCNAMARA
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: new boards
Ys, it is fine with me if you test them.

Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::BELL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING - EXT 1750" 25-JUN-1991 15:40:
21.13
To: MARGOLIN,LOGG,OWENS,MCNAMARA
CC:
Subj: 136087 - STEEL TALONS MEMORY MASTERS
136087 - STEEL TALONS MEMORY MASTERS 25-Jun-1991

Page 1
PART
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
136087-1001 IC,PR EPROM,STEEL TALONS,137448-200,210R
136087-1003 IC,PR EPROM,STEEL TALONS,137448-200,210S
136087-1005 IC,PR EPROM,STEEL TALONS,137448-200,210T
136087-1007 IC,PR EPROM,STEEL TALONS,137448-200,210U
136087-1009 IC,PR EPROM,STEEL TALONS,137448-200,210V
136087-1011 IC,PR EPROM,STEEL TALONS,137448-200,210W
136087-1013 IC,PR EPROM,STEEL TALONS,137448-200,210X
136087-1015 IC,PR EPROM,STEEL TALONS,137448-200,210Y
136087-1017 IC,PR EPROM,STEEL TALONS,137668-200,2L/M
136087-1019 IC,PR EPROM,STEEL TALONS,137668-200,2K
136087-1021 IC,PR EPROM,STEEL TALONS,137668-200,2J
136087-1022 IC,PR EPROM,STEEL TALONS,137668-200,2P
136087-1023 IC,PR EPROM,STEEL TALONS,137668-200,2H
136087-1024 IC,PR EPROM,STEEL TALONS,137668-200,2N
136087-1025 IC,PR EPROM,STEEL TALONS,137448-200,5F
136087-1038 IC,PR GAL,STEEL TALONS,137646-025,2F
136087-1039 IC,PR GAL,STEEL TALONS,137646-025,2L
136087-5002 IC,PR EPROM,STEEL TALONS,137448-200,1M
136087-9001 IC,PR FPLA,STEEL TALONS,137684-035,200K
136087-9002 IC,PR GAL,STEEL TALONS,137647-015,6M
136087-9003 IC,PR GAL,STEEL TALONS,137647-015,6N
136087-9004 IC,PR GAL,STEEL TALONS,137647-015,1A/B
136087-9005 IC,PR GAL,STEEL TALONS,137646-015,4C
136087-9006 IC,PR GAL,STEEL TALONS,137646-015,8A
136087-9007 IC,PR PLD,STEEL TALONS,137665-1020,10C
___________________________________________________________________________
From: ERNIE::JACKSON 26-JUN-1991 09:15:04.04
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: APPRECIATION AND THANKS
APPRECIATION AND THANKS

GOD HAS BLESSED ME THROUGH MY MEDICAL DIFFICULTIES AND HAS FINALLY GIVEN
ME THE STRENGTH TO RETURN TO WORK.
I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE BACK.,I HAVE MISSED ALL OF VERY MUCH AND I
WOULD LIKE TO SEND A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL (ESPECIALLY JHON RAY WHO
APPRECIATES MY REAL WORTH)THAT SENT CARDS, PHONED AND THOSE WHO CAME
TO SE ME [SOME WITH CANDY AND SOME WITH SOUP]. EVERY ONE OF THOSE
CARDS, CALLS AND VISITS MADE ME A LITTLE STRONGER.
I HOPE TO GREET EACH OF YOU BEFORE THE WEEK IS OVER.
WITH GREAT APPRECIATION AND THANKS
ART JACKSON
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: AUCTION;..H.D.s AND MORE
DURFEY JUST CLUED ME IN TO AN "OPEN" AUCTION OF CITY OF OAKLAND VEHICLES

TO BE HELD AT 10:00 A.M. THIS SATURDAY,29 JUN 91.
PREVIEW OF THE VEHICLES IS FRIDAY FROM 9:00 TO 5:00 AND
SATURDAY FROM 8:00 TO 10:00
THE EXCITING PART IS THE 17 HARLEY DAVIDSONS....'84 THRU '88
WITH 9K TO 40K MILES ON THEM
....ALSO THERE WILL BE TRUCKS,GRADERS,DUMPS,CRANES,WHEEL BA
CITY SKATE BOARDS.....ETC
THE ADDRESS IS: 1000 GOODYEAR ROAD BENICIA,CA
(IT'S AN OPEN FIELD/LOT)
AGAIN THIS IS AN OPEN BID AUCTION,NO MINIMUM BID,NO ENTRY FEES,BUT ALL
CASH TRANSACTION (CASHIERS CHECKS) OR 25% DOWN TO HOLD FOR FULL PAYMENT ON
MONDAY. THIS IS BEING RUN BY "1ST CAPITAL AUCTION" AT (707)746-1844 (CAROL)
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 26-JUN-1991 10:11:03.29
To: BELL,OWENS,MCNAMARA,MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: 136087 reserved parts
Jeff;
The parts for the SAIIS numbered 136087-5002 through -5005 are
1Meg parts NOT 27512s.
The GALs 136087-1038 and -1039 should be 136085-1038 and 136085-1039.
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 26-JUN-1991 10:53:15.63
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,STEWART,SHIRLEY,MSHERMAN
CC: RAY
Subj: Speaking of Auctions....
AUCTION!!AUCTION!!AUCTION!!AUCTION!!AUCTION!!AUCTION!!AUCTION!!
Today, Wednesday, June 26 through noon Friday, June 28.
The following "games" are lined up in the 675 warehouse and are
offered for auction.
Rules:
There is a minimum starting bid and a minimum increment (i.e. you
can't bid $1 over the last bid).
The highest bid when I take down the bidding sheets (posted on each
game) Friday morning gets the goods.
Lois will gladly accept your money if you are the lucky winner.
Games must be removed within ONE WEEK!
Games:
19" Family cabinet, 1 joystick, JAMMA supply/harness,
$150 start, $10 increment
19" System 1, 1 joystick, not JAMMA,
19" Family Cabinet, no control panel, JAMMA harness, no power
supply,
4 Road Riots (2player):
25" monitors, proto PCBs, controls, seats, etc.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC: MCNAMARA
Subj: dsiii rev1 mods
Have you given me a mod list to upgrade DSIII Rev1 pcb's to Rev2? If you did
then I must have the mod list around here somewhere. If not then can you
vaxmail me the mod.
Thanks,
Glenn
___________________________________________________________________________
To: RAY,SMITHSON,MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN,TAKAICHI
CC: MEYETTE
Subj: UL TESTS - BMX HEAT
Due to a multitude of problems and unresolved design changes, I am delaying the

UL tests on BMX Heat until Thursday, July 11. In order to avoid having to
repeat this testing at later date, I need to have the following by that date.
1. NUMFA Board - A working REV 2 prototype board with a sample of the Magnetek
and Signal transformers.
2. Motor Filter - A working prototype filter assembly, including the heatsink
or metal chassis.
3. Platform Covers - All platform covers, installed on the prototype game.
4. Plastic Materials - Specification of the plastic materials to be used for
the platform covers, nylon insulators, and any other molded platic parts on
this game.
5. Software - A working program that will interface with the NUMFA board in
game play, and include self-test routines to exercise the motor and fan.
6. Harnesses - All changes in the harnesses layout to be incorporated in the
UL/FCC game, including the revised motor cable and harnesses to the NUMFA
board.
7. Power Supply - Production prototype power supply assembly, with the covers
for the fuse block and terminal block installed.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MCNAMARA
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: DS III Rev 1 Mods
I have changed the operation of the GAL on the DS III Board at location 1A/B.
This GAL is used in selecting the Graphics ROMs; these ROMs can be either
27C512s or 27C010s depending on whether there is a pin header in G0.
Old was: No Header = 27C512, Header = 27C010
I have changed it to:
No Header = 27C010, Header = 27C512
On DS III boards starting with Rev 2, the 68010 can read the state of
Pin Header G0. Self-Test starting with Version 2.4 uses this so it can
correctly compute checksums.
I would like to have all DS III Boards to have the new GAL. It is a 16V8-25
and the file is [Margolin.GALs.Release]DS3_ROM.JED. The old part has a checksum
of 4177; the new part has a checksum of 4178.
At the same time, the games should get the latest Self-Test which is
[Margolin.Aces]STAL2_4.VLDA [Note that Self-Test is not yet finished.]
(When I release the GALs I will ask to have the files moved to
[Logg.Ace.Release.ROMREVA].)
DS III Rev 1 boards can be modified to have this feature:

1. On bottom of board, Cut the trace going to 6P pin 19;
2. Connect a wire jumper from 6P pin 19 to 5J pin 1;
3. Connect a wire jumper from 6P pin 11 to pin header G0;
4. Connect a wire jumper from 6P pin 9 to 5D pin 6.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC: MCNAMARA
Subj: ds3 rev1 mods
I won't be able to mod your board until tomorrow because I have to leave now to
get the keys to the new house. Talk to you tomorrow.
Glenn
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Ticket to see the A's Firday Night vs Kansas City.
Nope,
Bo don't know KC anymore, but you can still see the A's trash the
Royals Friday Night 7:35 PM.
I have one ticket in section 106 (1st base side - lower reserved - GREAT
SEAT!!). Cost is $12 (the marked price as opposed to the MARKed price!).
First come first serve...
- Ed Rotberg -
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::BELL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING - EXT 1750" 27-JUN-1991 10:38:
56.15
To: OWENS,MCNAMARA,LOGG,MARGOLIN
CC:
136087 - STEEL TALONS MEMORY MASTERS 27-Jun-1991

Page 1
PART
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
136087-5006 IC,PR ROM,STEEL TALONS,137686-200,1M
136087-5007 IC,PR ROM,STEEL TALONS,137686-200,1R
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC: MCNAMARA
Subj: mods to your ds3 board
I still haven't had time to mod your DSIII board yet, but tomorrow I
should have the time after getting back from bringing Talons to Regency.
Also, Rick Owens had me verify the gals you released for the DSPCOM &
the DSIII and there were no problems, they all work fine.
And, we did another ESD test and got power-up resets when the coin door
was zapped with 15KV. Meyette found that installing a ground from the coin door
frame to the power supply base corrects the problem.
Glenn
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::SMITH 28-JUN-1991 09:36:51.28
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: SOFTBALL
WE NEED 3 WOWEN TO PLAY SOFTBALL ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT TWIN CREEKS.

IF YOUR INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT GINA CLOSE AT 3968. NEED TO KNOW BY
MONDAY JULY 1, 1991. IT WILL BE A BLAST!!!!!!!!!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::SMITH 28-JUN-1991 09:47:17.87
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FIX MY BOO BOO
ITS SUPPOSE TO READ WE NEED THREE WOMEN BUT NOW WE ONLY NEED TWO!
THANKS LORENE!!!!.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::KWINN 28-JUN-1991 09:49:17.44
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Indigo Girls tickets
Music Fans,
I have two tickets for Indigo Girls at Berkeley's Greek Theatre
TONIGHT! We paid $25.50 each, I'm asking $40 for the pair. Indigo Girls
is a pair of women who do folk-ish music of their own writing; by far the best
new musical artists I'VE seen in years. I will be leaving early today (10:45)
so if you want these tickets, call NOW.
Paul Kwinn (x1729)
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::GEYER 28-JUN-1991 10:34:25.37
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj:
I'm looking for a past issue of TWICE (This Week In Consumer

Electronics) -- May 27 -- does anyone out there have one I could
have? Please let me know ...
Thanks.
Deborah Geyer, Tengen x 427
___________________________________________________________________________
To: LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Reserved_pns.Doc
In [Logg.Ace.Release]Reserved_pns.Doc please change 136087-9004 blank part

from 137647-015 to 137646-015
Your version is more complete than mine so I would like you to correct yours,
then I will copy yours.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: RE: CC:
Jed,
[logg.ace.release]reserved_pns.doc has been fixed per your request.
- Ed -
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::ROTBERG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: CC:
Thank you.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::HUBBERSTEY 28-JUN-1991 17:11:40.56
To: MCCARTHY,LEE,JMOORE,MARGOLIN
CC: HUBBERSTEY
Subj: AMD MACH PLDs
I attended a focus group last nught on PLDs and several of the participants
mentioned the AMD MACH series. Their comments were uniformly negative and
centered mainly around a large list of problems with the design software and
attempting to pry information from AMD on how it worked.
I felt that I should pass this on in case anyone is considering using these
parts.
It was also mentioned that there is a problem with Altera parts. It seems
that the input portion of the pin driver is prone to oscillation (circa 50MHz)
in the presense of slowly changing signals such as tri-stated busses. This
creates noise on the internal power rails and can cause problems even if the
input is not being used.
Tim
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::NATALIE 1-JUL-1991 11:19:02.39
To: @SYS$MAIL:ANIMTATORS,@SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER
CC:
Subj: BRIDGET'S LUNCH
What'cha doin' on Wednesday at lunch? Nothing? Great!! Come to Bridget's

Going Away Party!!!
WHERE: Kowloon Restaurant
Near the corner of Abbott and Calaveras, on Abbott
WHEN: Wednesday, July 3
TIME: 12 Noon
Please RSVP to this address so I can call the restaurant with a count.
If you have preferences on what you want to eat, let me know, and
we'll order it. Also, reply with VEGGIE if you want a seat at the vegetarian
table (that's where the Guest of Honor will be sitting).
Spread the word since not everyone reads their mail right away.
Thanks,
Natalie
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::DOWNEND 1-JUL-1991 11:42:41.41
To: MCNAMARA, WILLIAMS
CC: MONCRIEF,MOORE,LOGG, MARGOLIN,MCCARTHY,DOWNEND,STEWART
Subj: Steel Talons PCB's
Mfg. is building some PCB's for us. Glenn and I met with Ken Williams and
Jim Buchannan this morning and agreed to help each other out toward the goal
of having Manufacturing Build AND test the PCB's. Up until our convseration
this morning, Mfg. was going to build them only (no test).
Mfg. is building 20 Multi-syncs, 40 DSIII's 36 DSPCOM's. 17 sets are for
Steel Talons, the rest are for other Engineering needs.
The PCB's will be assembled 7/3/91. I expect testing to begin in earnest 7/8.
Steel Talons needs (6) board sets completed and tested by 7/11/91 -
(2) for the (1) Dist. Sample game due week of 7/8
(4) for the NY intro show games due week of 7/15.
We will need the rest of the boards by 7/19/91.
Ken Williams is checking on what shortages Mfg. might have. Glenn will
have to fill the shortages. Areas for concern are:
EPROMS
GALS
PCB assy parts (Stand-offs, ribbon cables)
PAT 9000 plug and Harness
Test procedure
2105's, ASIC 65's
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MCNAMARA 1-JUL-1991 11:50:34.29
To: MARGOLIN
CC: MCNAMARA
Subj: self-test & Pat-9000
Jed,
When you get a chance today I need to talk to you about the latest
self-test roms and your suggestion for the Pat-9000 pin plug changes for testing
Steel Talons boards. I need to give Manufacturing this info by tomorrow morning
so that they can have the necessary time to program roms for the board sets that
Downend had just mentioned.
Glenn
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MARGOLIN 1-JUL-1991 16:36:42.53
To: LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: DS III Costs
DS III Costs 1 of 3
------------
DS III Stuffed to do Graphics only (no Sound, no DSP Link) with
512K Byte Graphics EPROM (equivalent to 8 27C512 vs. 6 for ADSP II);
Total Materials: $153.76
The DS III stuffed for Graphics Only should cost $39.17 less than the ADSP II
for what should be at least the same and probably greater performance. This
includes four 1M EPROMs equivalent to eight 27C512s.
The difference between a DS III that does Sound and Graphics and a DS III that
just does Graphics is $221.62 - $153.76 = $67.86 (Material only), and
$279.19 - $194.61 = $84.55 (Material+Labor+Overhead).
How much does the SA Audio cost, with ROMs, Labor, and Overhead?
Here is how it compares:
Material Labor Overhead Total
-------- ----- -------- -------
Driver Sound A046491-02 $127.40 $6.17 $50.40 $183.97
ADSP II A047046-03 $192.93 $4.45 $36.40 $233.78
DS III (Street Driver): $221.62 $6.17* $50.40* $278.19
DS III (Graphics Only): $153.76 $4.45** $36.40** $194.61
ADSP II A047046-03 $192.93 $4.45 $36.40 $233.78

DS III (Graphics Only): $153.76 $4.45 $36.40 $194.61
------- ------ ------ -------
Savings = $ 39.17 $0.00 $0.00 $39.17
Driver Sound + ADSP II $320.33 $10.62 $86.80 $417.75

DS III $221.62 $ 6.17 $50.40 $278.19
------- ------ ------ -------
Savings = $ 98.71 $ 4.45 $36.40 $139.56
* The DS III Board is similar to the Driver Sound Board in size and density.
** The DS III Graphics Only is similar to the ADSP III in size and density.
Jed
2 of 3
DS III Stuffed to do Graphics only (no Sound, no DSP Link)
512K Byte Graphics EPROM (equivalent to 8 27C512 vs. 6 for ADSP II);
1 PC Board $39.60 $ 39.60
1 ADSP-2101 $40.00 $ 40.00
5 8K8-35 $ 3.90 $ 19.50
4 27C010-200 $ 6.30 $ 25.20
Other ICs = $ 12.33
Diodes = $ 0.23
Connectors = $ 3.01
Capacitors = $ 4.42
Resistors = 42 * $0.009 = $ 0.38
Misc = $ 0.65
Sockets = $ 8.44
-------
Total: $153.76
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 of 3
DS III Stuffed to do Graphics only (no Sound, no DSP Link)
1 PC Board $39.60 $39.60
137668-200 4 27C010-200 $ 6.30 $25.20
137662-050 1 ADSP-2101 $40.00 $40.00
137667-035 5 8K8-35 $ 3.90 $19.50
137647-015 2 GAL20V8-15 $ 2.00 $4.00
137646-015 1 GAL16V8 $ 1.30 $1.30
137327-001 1 74F00 $ 0.115 $0.12
137005-001 1 74LS00 $ 0.120 $0.12
137437-001 1 74F04 $ 0.130 $0.13
137487-001 1 74AS32 $ 0.225 $0.23
137052-001 1 7406 $ 0.180 $0.18
137436-001 4 74F74 $ 0.150 $0.60
137521-001 2 74F138 $ 0.320 $0.64
137144-001 4 74LS374 $ 0.225 $0.90
137420-001 2 74F374 $ 0.33 $0.66
137038-001 6 74LS244 $ 0.256 $1.54
137502-001 3 74F244 $ 0.33 $0.99
137134-001 3 74LS245 $ 0.238 $0.69
137137-001 1 74LS259 $ 0.230 $0.23
Other ICs = $12.33
122002-104 119 0.1,50V $0.034 $4.05
122016-220 2 22pF, 100V, 5% radial $0.070 $0.14
124000-106 1 10 uF, 35V, Elec $0.075 $0.08
123009-107 1 100/35V, Radial Low ESR $0.150 $0.15
Capacitors = $4.42
131027-002 3 MV5053 LED $0.076 $0.23
Diodes = $0.23
179021-060 1 Conn, 60 pos 3M, straight $2.25 $2.25
179069-009 1 Conn, 9 pos AMP (POWER) $0.520 $0.52
179048-002 2 PIN_JUMPERS $0.120 $0.24
Connectors = $3.01
110027-102 21 1K, 5%, 1/8W $0.009
110027-103 20 10K, 5%, 1/8W $0.008
110027-151 1 150, 5%, 1/8W $0.009
Resistors = 42 * $0.009 = $0.38
179051-001 2 Test Point $0.026 $0.05

144000-012 1 XTAL, 12.0 MHz $0.60 $0.60
Misc = $0.65
179237-068 1 Socket, PLCC, (ADSP-2101) $1.60 $1.60
179259-020 1 Socket, 20 pin, 0.3" $0.064 $0.07
179259-024 2 Socket, 24 pin, 0.3" $0.120 $0.24
179259-028 5 Socket, 28 pin, 0.3" $0.57 $2.85
179257-032 8 Socket, 32 pin, 0.6" $0.46 $3.68
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::GEYER 1-JUL-1991 17:54:59.38
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Car for Sale
Buick Custom Regal, 2 door, power windows, good tires, 70K miles
$6,900 -- please call Deborah @ Tengen, x 427 or 209/835-5707
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::ROLM "SUTTLES, SHEPPERD, or ALBAUGH" 2-JUL-1991 06:19:39.
09
CC: ROLM
We are running out of numbers!!

In late 1991, Pacific Bell will begin to require (408) prefixes
to dial a 1 before any area code. This is already the case in the (415)
area code. The bottom line is that YOU MUST dial 9(to get out)-1-area-number
after this starts, and 9(to get out)-number for 408 numbers on our phone
system.
This dialing is available and will work now, if you choose to switch
gradually, or like me, live in (415) and have to do it anyways. After the
change, you'll get the recordings of "have to dial a one" and "a one is not
necessary" at the appropriate times. Contrary to popular opinion, they
DO need to issue the messages, because a few months after they start, they
can no longer tell (nor insert it for you).
For the curious and terminally bored, the reason for the change is
as follows. Area codes are supposed to always have a 1 or 0 as the middle
digit, and exchanges (the group of three that start a seven-digit number)
are supposed to NOT have a 0 or 1 as the middle digit. They have begun to
run out of exchanges, and are going to have to create exchanges that are
against the rules. So, since there may be a 903 prefix and a 903 area code,
when you dial a number starting with 903, they'll assume you want the newly
created phone numbers for the apartments going up across town. Since this
would make area (903) inaccessable (and others as each prefix was set up)
the one in the front tells the equipment that this is an out-of-area call.
To sum it up: One-plus dialing is coming to 408; you can start
to use it at any time, but by Christmas it will be required. From company
phones, dial 9, 1, areacode, number, or 9, number-within-408.
sas
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BURGESS "Andrew" 2-JUL-1991 07:30:01.03
CC:
Subj: HELP
I seem to have misplaced my coffee mug...it is a white coffee mug with

the words Flamingo Hilton written in pink on the mug. Please note,
Natalie Burgess also has the same mug. If you happen to see my mug
laying around please let me know.
Thanks in advance,
Andrew
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BURGESS "Andrew" 2-JUL-1991 11:10:25.00
CC:
Subj: THANKS
I'd just like to thank the unknown person that FOUND my coffee mug!
Thanks for returning it to the coffee station.
Thanks,
Andrew
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::SUTTLES "You're on the list!" 2-JUL-1991 14:42:26.75
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: SUTTLES
Subj: Rumors about my untimely demise
It's true, and it's not exactly right.

Yes, I accepted another job offer. However, it's very difficult for
me to just say my goodbyes and leave. Atari, for it's part, feels the same
way.
So, although I start the other job next week, I'll be showing up from
time to time to smooth things over and take care of things while Atari hunts
up a replacement for me. Until my replacement starts (watch MAIL for further
details, but it'll be a while), everything will be the same as before, except
for my hours and the job opening.
I plan to be in house "usually" on Wednesday of every week, plus
whatever odd hours seem to be called for. As always, I'll keep up on my
VAXMAIL, and my phone will still be answered (trade secret). However, I'll be
doing things and getting back to you more often than fixing things on the spot.
The other job? It's with a 3-year old company that takes group photos,
has 40 employees and is rapidly expanding (9 last year). They make a software
product that allows transparent access to databases of several types, even on
other systems. I'll be leading the team doing the port to VAX/VMS when I get
up to speed. The name of the company is DB Access, and they're out of Santa
Clara.
My last day as a full-time employee at Atari is Wednesday, July 3.
Since the transition period will likely simply taper off, I'd like to take
this opportunity to point out that it was a very difficult decision to make.
I've appreciated the opportunity to work here, and thoroughly enjoyed the
company of those I work with. Compared against a very desirable job was
leaving dozens of good friends...many of whom I hope to keep anyways. And
this job was pretty good to me, too. Thank you all for the opportunity
to work with you.
BUT WAIT!
Now that I've said it, I feel better. I simply didn't want it to
go unsaid; now I can gradually fade out as my successor takes over...an event
I'm in no hurry to see.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: ERNIE::NATALIE 3-JUL-1991 08:49:49.93
CC:
Subj: Last Chance!!!
Okay you guys, last chance to sign up for Bridget's lunch. There won't be
enough room for drop-ins. Please respond no later than 10:30 if you want to
come.
Thanks,
Natalie
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To: LOGG,DOWNEND,MARGOLIN
CC: MCNAMARA
Subj: talons first manufactured board set
The first Multisync, DSIII, & DSPCOM board set over in Manufacturing came up
running with no problems. The only thing was that I had to go over and switch
all of the dip-switches to their ON position on the MSYNC board.
Ed, don't forget to compile these switches out of the final version!
Glenn
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 3-JUL-1991 09:54:07.34
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: RAY
Subj: Apricots in Engineering Common Area
Mornin'!
Please help yourself to the apricots on the common area table.
They look like peaches or nectarines, but they really are
apricots. Don't worry, they don't have any pesticide residue.
(That's why they look less than perfect.)
Take a bunch, there are more in the fridge!
Farmer John.
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69
CC: ROLM
Subj: NOT a featured feature (smile)
By the request of those involved, a couple of extension changes are

in process.
Susie Hartline, owner of extension 411, and Laishin Su, at 415, have
been getting a lot of calls from people who forget to dial a 9 to get out.
They've been quietly living with it, since they didn't know there was anything
they could do about it.
They were right; people will forget. SO, they have new extension
numbers. Susie is now 481, and Laishin is 485. The old numbers will still
work for outside calls (that wasn't the problem), and the new numbers will
work from outside for consistency. The old numbers will work FOR A LITTLE
WHILE LONGER, till everyone gets a chance to read this message. Then I'll
break them.
I wanted to make it return an error tone (sending the calls to the
operator just moves the problem), but the best I can do is to make the extension
always busy. SO, if you dial information, and get a busy, or you dial a
number in 415 and it's busy by the time you finish dialing, consider it a
reminder to dial a 9 first.
And to stave off the helpful hints: there aren't any answering machines
"laying around" to record a hint; if there was, somebody would want it for their
phone, anyways.
You will find the new phone numbers in any phone lists printed
after today...and the FONE command on the VAX.
I plan to "break" the old numbers about a week from today.
sas
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::DIEKNEITE "Noise reigns supreme over human sensibility" 3-JUL-
1991 14:34:22.08
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: DIEKNEITE
Subj: Live from San Francisco
ETH-NOH-TEC
Performance Artists Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo and Nancy Wang will perform their
dance/theatre/music piece "If We Only Knew" at The Stage, 490 S. 1st Street
in San Jose. Performances are at 8PM Sat. July 6 and 2PM Sun. July 7th.
I saw it in San Francisco last February and it's outstanding.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::BATTLE 3-JUL-1991 14:55:27.37
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,@SYS$MAIL:ANIMATORS
CC: BATTLE
Subj: A rose, by any other name...
HELP! We are looking for alternate game names for the

Roundabout project (the multi-player pong/breakout type
game.) Some names so far:
SPINBALL
OFF THE WALL
BRICKOCHET
EXXITT
Please tell me if you like any of these or (even better) send
in some suggestions of your own. A six-pack of choice if we
chose your name!
THANKS!
The Roundabout Team
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::TINA "TINA, TINA, BO-BEENA..." 3-JUL-1991 15:45:53.58
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: DHL - LAST PICK UP
THERE WILL BE A CHANGE ON THE TIME FOR THE DHL PICK UP. THE LAST TIME
FOR PICK UP WILL BE AT 2:30 PM.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 3-JUL-1991 15:51:10.19
CC: SHEPPERD
Subj: August moon
I'll be on vacation until 7/22 and then be out again 7/23-7/25 (I got sucked
into the Nintendo legal quagmire).
You can refer your problem calls to Mike Albaugh (x1709) and/or Jim Petrick
(x1777) and they may be able to figure out what to do about your troubles. Keep
in mind that these guys have expertise and experience in entirely different
areas then what what you might be working in (as do I for that matter). If
you explain to them what it is you do, exactly how you do it and what's not
working correctly, they will have a better chance of solving your problem.
For printer problems, please call the service organization that is listed on
the printer and give them the serial number of the printer.
There seems to be two main catagories of MANMAN problems. One is the "stuck"
terminal problem which is really a lock conflict. This problem is the one
that happens most (at least of the ones reported to me). Mike or Jim can
run a procedure to find out who is causing the lock conflict and you can get
it resolved that way. The other MANMAN problems are failures of the various
commands to do what they are supposed to. ASK will have to fix those, since
nobody here knows how to do it.
Good luck, BCNU sometime near August.
ds
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From: BERT::SAMANIEGO "Steph" 5-JUL-1991 08:38:18.64
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: CAFETERIA
For all of you DEDICATED Atarians who are working today, ha ha! The cafeteria
will be open all day, so when you get the urge to pig out, give your business
to Pat. He looks bored!
Thanks, Steph
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MOORE,MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN,TAKAICHI,HATA,JANG
CC:
Subj: FYI: 1st & 2nd week Collections on Steel Talons; still #1
From: KIM::LOGG 5-JUL-1991 08:58:26.93
To: FUJIHARA,BENZLER,DOWNEND,ROTBERG,MCNAMARA
CC:
Subj: Collections
Ed Rotberg collected Steel Talons in Milpitas Golfland yesterday
morning. The collections for 6 1/2 days (Thursday 7PM to Thursday 10AM)
was 4093 tokens or $1023.
This compares with last week of $988 for 6 1/4 days (Friday 3:30PM
to Thursday 7PM).
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: DHL - LAST PICK UP
OOPS, I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT THE DHL TIME CHANGE IS FOR ONLY ON
FRIDAY 7/05/91. THEN THEY WILL GO BACK TO THEIR REGULAR TIME WHICH
IS AT 3:30 PM.
THANKS,
TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 8-JUL-1991 09:50:13.36
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj: missi g coffee mug
Well, if it worked for Andy it ought to work for me too. If you find
a stray mug (ATARI/TENGEN) with KHODADADI written on the bottom rim
please let me know or drop it by the coffee station.
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: ERNIE::RAY 8-JUL-1991 11:18:01.26
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,STEWART,BRESHEARS,SMITH,FREITAS,BRYANT,CALFEE,HINDORF
F,SHIRLEY,MSHERMAN
CC: RAY
Subj: Walkabout Friday -- 7/12 -- 3:30-5:00
There is no Danger in Expressing yourself at this month's

Walkabout Friday, hosted by Paul Kwinn and the rest of the
Danger Express team.
The mission, should you decide to accept it, will begin at
3:30 in the Alpha, Nu, and Omega labs in Engineering. Please
come by the labs, sample the munchies, play the games, and give
your feedback (positive and negative).
Friday, July 12, 1991
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
John
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::ALLEN 8-JUL-1991 16:38:26.80
CC:
Subj: CONCERNED EMPLOYEES
JUST A NOTE:
Steve and I would like to thank everyone for not only the generous
contributions, but also the prayers. During our time of need, we
had many people volunteer personal possessions, along with time and
money. We can't thank all of you who contributed enough, we only
hope that someday we can repay "you" if you ever have a time of need.
On a lighter side, Steve and I are doing fine. We took the big
plunge and couldn't be happier with our decission of love and
companionship. We may have gone through a tragedy at the beginning
of our climb (
(The rest of our lives) but maybe this just means the "Seven year
ich" will be a piece of cake for us!
Once again, Thank you... our friends of Atari-land.
Steve and Rhonda Williamson
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 9-JUL-1991 10:04:42.81
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Ecilpse
Does anyone have any equipment for the safe viewing of the ecilpse?
If there is, please let me know. I am sure there are many here at Atari that
would like to take the time Thursday to view the partial ecilpse safely.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::SALWITZ 9-JUL-1991 10:29:06.38
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: A good Deal on a good Car
FOR SALE
--- ----
1986 Toyota Corolla LE (5 Speed). This car is a light blue, 4
door sedan. It has been well-maintained, with no dents, and is in
excellent condition. Only 53,000 Miles.
Featuring:
Air Conditioning
Assisted Power Steering
AM/FM Cassette Stereo (SONY)
Year Old "Yokahama" Radial Tires
Yours for Only.... $5,795.00
Call:
JFS (1723)
Or Reply.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 10-JUL-1991 11:01:00.46
CC:
Subj: ECLIPSE ...
ORION telescope center on 10555 S. DeAnza Blvd. Cupertino

is going to have telescopes set-up for public viewing of the
ECLIPSE tomorrow. You can also go to the Santa Cruze or SF stores.
ph# 255-8770
458-1202
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::BENZLER "Linda Benzler, extension 3750" 10-JUL-1991 11:49:38.
91
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: BENZLER
Subj: GARDENER WANTED
You folks have come through for me before on referrals for a housekeeper
and auto body repairs, so here's another question for you VAXlanders:
Anybody know of a good, dependable garden maintenance service?
One would think that gardeners would be hungry for business these days, but
apparently not! I've called several from the yellow pages and they either
don't return my calls or want to charge me $140 per month to come to my
house every other week. I could understand the latter if I owned four acres,
but I have a track house in Willow Glen.
My neighbor is also looking for a gardening service (they have given up looking
after having several show up once, twice or not at all), so who ever I find
might be able to strike a deal next door as well. So, if you have any
referrals for gardening, please forward them on to me. Thanks!
--Linda
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MILTY 10-JUL-1991 13:55:37.70
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: MYLAR
WHO WAS IT OUT THERE IN VAXLAND THAT ASKED FOR SOME REFLECTORIZED MYLAR ?
MILTY
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: IMI EPROM Programmer
Our trusty old IMI EPROM programmer has been limping along with
one socket marked "Bad Verify" - I understand that the socket is
not used. Should we get it repaired? Do we program enough 27512's
to make it worthwhile? It will cost $400 to repair it. We can also
"upgrade" it for $1200; this buys us faster programming algorithms
and faster download (IMI claims 38.4 K on the serial line), but still
NO 32-pin devices. Is the upgrade worthwhile?
IMI says their 32-pin device gang/set EPROM programmer is coming soon.
I have heard that for about 2 years now.
Opinions, testimonials, complaints, etc. are solicited.
Is the repair worthwhile @ $400?
Is the upgrade worthwhile @ $1200?
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::PETRICK "Jim Petrick" 10-JUL-1991 17:40:40.33
CC:
Subj: TEK will delete temporary files now
I fixed a problem in TEK. It will now delete the TEMP.TEK file it creates
when you tell it to print now and delete. Previously this file didn't get
deleted.
-- jim
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: arts n' crafts
I JUST HEARD ON THE RADIO THAT THIS WEEKEND,IN SAN JUAN BAUTISTA,IS THE
ANNUAL "FINE ARTS AND CRAFTS" FESTIVAL. BBQ RIBS,CHICKEN,ETC....THEY
BLOCK OFF THE MAIN STREET. NO MINIMUM/NO COVER. STARTS AT 10:00 SAT/SUN
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::DIEKNEITE "Noise reigns supreme over human sensibility" 11-JUL-
1991 08:58:18.25
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: DIEKNEITE
Subj: another psa
Sci-Fi author Orson Scott Card will be signing new long-awaited copies of
XENOCIDE the third in the Ender trilogy. Tomorrow at B Dalton in the
Sunnyvale Town Center. 11:30-1pm.
Are you into autographs?
dd
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::WILLIAMS 11-JUL-1991 09:43:57.71
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: ANNOUNCEMENT
Proving yet again that truth is stranger than fiction, Paul Shepard
wishes to announce his impending marriage to Teresita Robertson, Saturday
the 13th of July.
(p.s. Ths baby is due February 3.)
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: theft in the neighborhood
To the theif who stole my ECLIPSE viewing glasses from the

top of my monitor: YOU A__HOLE, I HOPE YOU GO BLIND.
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LORENE "TIGER" 11-JUL-1991 10:25:12.78
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Birthday Wishes
HAPPY 23rd BIRTHDAY TO DAVID PASQUINELLI!

___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: ATARI/TENGEN COMPANY PICNIC
IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! HECKER PASS, LOCATED IN

EVER-SO-SCENIC GILROY, WILL BE THE SITE FOR THIS YEARS
PICNIC ON AUGUST 24TH.
THE PARK, WITH ALL ITS AMENITIES, SHOULD LEAVE NOTHING
TO DESIRE. YOU'LL FIND:
RAQUETBALL & BASKETBALL COURTS
A WEIGHT ROOM
A SWIMMING POOL
BASEBALL FIELDS
STAGE COACH RIDES
PUPPET SHOWS
& FACE PAINTING
AND MANY OHTER ATTRACTIONS!
TICKETS GO ON SALE AUGUST 1ST, SEE YVETTE EXT. 5850.
ADULTS - $10
KIDS - $ 5
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Time Magazine
Does anyone subscribe to Time Magazine here at Atari? If so can I please

borrow this weeks, and last weeks issue. You can call me at x3773 or reply by
mail.
Thanks,
Steph
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 11-JUL-1991 11:45:41.77
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Credit Union
For those of you that have credit union deductions, I am here to

warn you that it might be a good idea to review your statement for this quarter
(period ending 6/30/91). I found mine to be incorrect, and having talked to
the person doing the posting at FEFCU, she is new and still learning the "ropes"
Aloha
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC: MCNAMARA
Subj: self-test & split pad
Jed,
Manufacturing wants me to give them a Talons Test procedure by next
Wedneday. Since you said I can do the procedure I need to know when you expect
to have the self-test at a point where I can start writing the procedure.
Also, Don Wrightnour said that the assembly drawing does not indicate
that the split-pad needs to be cut on the multisync pcb.
Glenn
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MCCARTHY MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI GUYS,
REX HIGGINS WITH MARSHALL CALLED AT 2:21.
THANKS,
LORENE
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: ECLIPSomania
Did anyone watch the Nightline report on ECLIPSE last night? I

guess the ECLIPSomania was alot bigger than I thought. Some even
went as far as stealing others personal property to get a good look
at that solar phenomenon.
Speaking of personal property, I think I was too harsh on the
wanna-be astrologer who took my viewing glasses without telling
me. Wishing blindness on someone with such genuine interest in
the solar ECLIPSE was unreasonable. After all, much attention went
into safety of those lenses so I wouldn't hurt my eyes, I meant your
eyes. So it was totally pointless to wish blindness on you. Thats
why I now wish you a bad case of poison oaks all over your body.
Specially around your eyes.
Thankyou Milty for supplying me and many others with backup
viewing lenses.
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::TRAIN 12-JUL-1991 13:49:24.23
To: @WALKABOUT.DIS
CC:
Subj: Walk about perilously
Dear Fellow Travellers on the Walk-About,

This afternoon, @3:30, the Danger Express team proudly presents:
D A N G E R S N A C K S ! ! !
Enjoy them! (If you dare.)
Danger Men (et Femme Fatale)

___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Time magazine
Thank you everyone who replied, but I've already received the two copies that I
needed.
Steph
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SM:ANIMATORS,@SM:ENGINEER
CC:
Subj: New version of TEK
I have just put a new version of TEK in utl$exe:. The new version
supports printing in black and white on the QMS printer next to Lois
(LQ0:).
Why would you want to do such a thing? Well, grayscale pictures are
1/3 the data of color pics, so they print about 3 times faster. Also,
the QMS prints on plain paper, and so is quite a bit cheaper to print on.
The output looks pretty good, especially if you just need to know shapes
and relative scales of objects.
The black & white mode also works on the Tektronix printer, but you have to
save the output in a file, then do a "PRINT/QUE=TEK filename.TEK" to
actually print it.
How do I use this wonder? Easy, just specify '/BW' on the command line, as
in 'TEK/BW file' or 'TEK/BW' (it will ask you for the filename in this case).
When it asks you 'Print now and delete file?', a 'yes' will print to the QMS,
a 'no' will save a black and white Postscript copy to a file for later.
The other new thing is the '/DEFAULT' switch, which will accept all the
default answers to the questions without asking you. This allows you to
get a printout without answering any questions at all. A 'TEK/DEFAULT X.RAD'
will print X.RAD on the TEK (in color) with no other input from you. All
cels will be selected by default. A 'TEK/BW/DEF ZZZ.RAD' will print all cels
from ZZZ.RAD to the QMS printer in grayscale.
-- jim
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From: GAWD::SALWITZ 15-JUL-1991 10:03:13.96
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: A Moving Company
Anybody have had good experience with a local moving company? We are
moving all of 1.5 miles and are in search of a company to move our furniture.
thanks,
JFS
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::COMSTOCK 15-JUL-1991 10:55:38.17
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: A Returning Animator
This is to announce and welcome Sharon Plotkin back to the

Animation Department as a permanent employee. Her little boy
Benjamin (whom we knew best last fall as a certain bulge) has
just started day-care and she's rarin' to get animating. She'll
be working in what was formerly Bridget Erdmann's office.
We're looking forward to great things from her. Feel free to
stop by and give her a big Atari welcome!
Sam
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81
CC: ROLM
Do you know how to tell if a given call is long distance?

If the other end is weak and scratchy??? WRONG!!!
You shouldn't be able to distinguish long distance calls
from local calls. The quality of the outside network is supposed to
accommodate calls from all over the world.
So what does it mean when you get a call like that? Inferior service,
that's what!
So what??? What can you do about it??
Complain, THAT's what.
When you get a call that is of inferior quality, or you make a call
and the quality is poor, TELL THE PHONE SYSTEM. Each call includes up to a
dozen different pieces of equipment. From a single bad connection, nothing
can be done. But if a record is kept, a pattern will show up.
On our system, ask the other end to hold briefly. Flash and then
dial *563 (star, five, six, three). You will be reconnected immediately.
This WILL NOT help that call, but it will record which pieces of equipment
you were using at the time. Each night, the VAX polls the ROLM to collect
this and other useful stuff. If several people complain about calls all going
out on one line, that's an indication that that line is bad. If it floats
over several lines, it is not line specific (it could be registers, coders,
decoders, line cards, your set, or the similar assortment on the other end).
Some phones (ETSs mostly) have a BAD LINE button. Simply press it
and you've done what you can. The phone guys will take care of the rest.
Some notes about bad line reporting: It records the same information
each time during a given call. Once per call is all that helps, and more than
once supercedes potentially useful information. Also, it only works during
(not after) outside calls, and not at all during inside calls (don't ask ME
why). If you try to use it at a time it isn't expected to be used, it will
produce an error tone. Flash and dial *1 (star one) to reconnect to your call.
That's (flash) *563 for bad (outside) line, and (flash) *1 for connect.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::DURFEY 16-JUL-1991 09:55:34.81
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: for sale
Qty.: One QUANTUM color X-Y game complete. Trackball needs cleaning, doesn't
quite work right.
Make offer.
erik
x 1755
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FOTD
Nectarine!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 16-JUL-1991 14:47:33.87
CC:
Subj: MTO items
For those of you that think you are going to need ANYTHING from
production in the next two weeks, you better get it together and MTO it by
this Friday. Manufacturing WILL be closed for two weeks after the 19th.
Everything will be closed the first week, and is unclear as to what will be
open the second week.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::FRYE 16-JUL-1991 15:22:59.85
CC:
Subj: BUILDING VISITORS
ALL PERSONNEL, BUILDING 675.........

I WILL BE ESCORTING A SMALL PARTY (REPRESENTING THE BUILDING OWNERS)
THROUGH OUR BUILDING TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH, AT AROUND 1:30 PM.
THANKS, BOB
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BRAD "Virtual exercise --- think about it..." 17-JUL-1991 0
9:40:29.07
CC: BRAD
Subj: New sound-call symbol file: AUDIO.DEF
In addition to producing various header and equate files that contain

sound call symbols (AUDIO.H, AUDIO.ASM, AUDIO.OL, AUDIOE.H and AUDIOE.ASM) we
are now producing a generic file called: AUDIO.DEF. This is an attempt to
give you a symbol file that is generic enough for you to use in any imaginable
scenario.
This file is in the format:
SOUNDCALL S_ABORT,102
SOUNDCALL S_ADDCOINS,103
...etc...
For your convenience, Mike Albaugh has created a number of files that
contain macros to aid in the massaging of AUDIO.DEF files. They live in
EE$USERDISK:[68K_US.AUDIO] and are:
AUDEH_PP.MAC To produce audioe.h, by doing:
MACPP /out=audioe.h audeh_pp.mac
AUD_H_PP.MAC To produce audio.h, by doing:
MACPP /out=audio.h aud_h_pp.mac
AUDIO.ASM To create audio.ol, assembled by ASM68 (or other MOTOROLA
assembler)
AUDIO.MAC To create audio.ol, assembled by MAC68K:
MAC68K /NOBIN AUDIO.MAC
Those who prefer binary object files can leave off the /NOBIN and get
an audio.ob file.
AUDIOE.ASM for inclusion in ASM68 assemblies, to "XREF" the symbols
(for those who _do_ link to audio.ol or audio.ob)
AUDIOE.MAC for inclusion in ASM68 assemblies, to "XREF" the symbols
(for those who _do_ link to audio.ol or audio.ob)
AUD_SYM.ASM for inclusion in ASM68 assemblies, to simply define the
symbols (for those who do _not_ link to audio.ol, but re-assemble)
AUD_SYM.MAC for inclusion in MAC68K assemblies, to simply define the
symbols (for those who do _not_ link to audio.ol, but re-assemble)
All these files "include audio.def", which may or may not be
what you want. On the one hand it makes the assembly command simpler,
which is a real plus for those using archaic command files that choke
on anything more complex than a single file name. On the other hand, some
MOTOROLA assemblers may choke if an "include" file also does an "include".
On yet another hand, none of these files are very big, so they could just
be snarfed and pasted...
If you have comments to this approach please don't hesitate to contact
us. Your suggestions might (and probably will) help the rest.
- brad -
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FOTD
COOL MELON! (Mmmmm, tasty!)

___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::RAY 17-JUL-1991 10:55:24.55
CC: BIKE,RAY
Subj: Gremlins in Milpitas Golfland
Rick and Jed --

Bonnie has reports that at 4:00pm the game in Milpitas Golfland
has a problem. When they power the game off and on, the problem
goes away. The problem is that the player pedals, but he does
not travel down the road. Bonnie has never seen this, but
suspects that she is not reading the opto for some reason.
What I'm wondering is if the opto is read through an I/O chip
that requires initializing. If so, maybe the line is noisy and
the chip is getting glitched. If so, maybe we can initialize
the chip at the start of each wave.
Also, Bonnie thought there might be a way to monitor the line
voltage with the Multisync hardware.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
John
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 17-JUL-1991 11:40:32.04
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: DENCKER
Subj: WordPerfect (IBM PC) help needed
Jocelyn Kane, the new secretary for Bob Sheffield, needs some help dumping two
WordPerfect files to ASCII format on her IBM PC. All attempts so far result in
files that still have some garbage in them. Anyone familiar with this word
processing software should call her directly at x3779. Your help will be
immensely appreciated.
Thanks, Andrea
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC: LOGG,MCNAMARA
Subj: need more asic65
Jed,
I need six more ASIC65 chips programmed for the games that are going out
this week.
Thanks,
Glenn
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::BRYANT 17-JUL-1991 13:01:40.30
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: Multisync board on Talons
Hello there, Jed. You are calling out 150 nano-second VRAMs on your
Multisync board. Mary is getting 120 ns instead. She has placed a P.O.
for part number 137553-001 rather than -002. Should I submit a deviation
to you for the entire run of Talons, or would it be simpler to request
that we ECN the parts list to call out 120 ns? I want to make this as
simple as possible, so whatever you think is the best way to go could
you please send me a mail message? Thanks in advance......
Rob
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::COMSTOCK 17-JUL-1991 13:05:32.51
CC: COMSTOCK
Subj: To The Wordperfect Saviour
Will whoever helped Jocelyn Kane with Wordperfect this morning

please give her a call? (She didn't catch your name) She's still
having some trouble.
Sam
___________________________________________________________________________
To: BRYANT
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: VRAMs
Parts List A044998-03 (ASSY, SUB, MultiSync PCB for Steel Talons)
calls out 137553-002 (150 ns VRAMs) with a comment that 137553-001
(120 ns) and 137553-003 (100 ns) can be substituted.
This should not require any additional paperwork from anybody.
Jed
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To: RAY,MONCRIEF,SMITHSON
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: BM
1. The only problem I can think of relates to the use of the new OptoCoupler
Pot. When this pot is used, Resistors R182, R183, and R184 mut be removed.
(They do not appear on the production parts list.)
2. In the Driver, one of the 8 bit A/D inputs was connected to a half wave,
unfiltered sample from one of the transformer secondaries. In Self-Test I
calculated RMS by appropriate MultiPlies and Square Root routines.
The routines were never installed in a MultiSync and would take time to
convert. The harness and power supply board would have to be modified to
provide this additional signal.
The following is a description of the Opto Reader:
Optocoupler Decoding Means

--------------------------
The quadrature outputs of the Optocoupler are latched at 8 MHz in 185U.
These latched outputs (NEWQ0 and NEWQ1) are once again latched at 8 MHz to
provide a delayed version of the signals (OLDQ0 and OLDQ1).
The reason for creating delayed versions of the signals is to permit the
detection of signal edges by PROM 195U.
The PROM determines whether a counter should be clocked, and if so, in
what direction.
The Latch/PROM do not constitute a state machine since there is no feedback
from the PROM.
If an illegal state is produced, the PROM will not clock the counter.
One 8 MHz clock after Q0 and Q1 from the OptoCoupler produce a valid sequence
the circuit will operate. It cannot get hung up.
SECTION PROGRAM
* __________ _______
* __________/ \__________/
* _____ __________
* \__________/ \__________
*
* 0 2 3 1 0
*
*
* Forward 0,2,3,1,0
* Reverse 0,1,3,2,0
*
* D2 D1 D0
* New 1 New 0 Old 1 Old 0 New Old ERR /R /F
* ----- ----- ----- ----- --- --- --- -- --
* 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 3
* 0 0 0 1 0 1 F 0 1 0 2
* 0 0 1 0 0 2 R 0 0 1 1
* 0 0 1 1 0 3 ERR 1 1 1 7
* 0 1 0 0 1 0 R 0 0 1 1
* 0 1 0 1 1 1 - 0 1 1 3
* 0 1 1 0 1 2 ERR 1 1 1 7
* 0 1 1 1 1 3 F 0 1 0 2
* 1 0 0 0 2 0 F 0 1 0 2
* 1 0 0 1 2 1 ERR 1 1 1 7
* 1 0 1 0 2 2 - 0 1 1 3
* 1 0 1 1 2 3 R 0 0 1 1
* 1 1 0 0 3 0 ERR 1 1 1 7
* 1 1 0 1 3 1 R 0 0 1 1
* 1 1 1 0 3 2 F 0 1 0 2
* 1 1 1 1 3 3 - 0 1 1 3
*
*
DC.B 3,2,1,7,1,3,7,2
DC.B 2,7,3,1,7,1,2,3
DC.B 3,2,1,7,1,3,7,2
DC.B 2,7,3,1,7,1,2,3
END
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::RAY 17-JUL-1991 17:02:45.11
To: KIM::MARGOLIN
CC: BIKE,RAY
Subj: RE: BM
Jed -- Now really, what kind of a name is "BM"?!!

Thanks for your reply. We'll scrap the idea for monitoring the power.
Instead, we will ask Minh to verify the resistors are removed and check
the appropriate voltages with a DVM.
Thanks!!
John
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From: KIM::RAY 17-JUL-1991 17:09:36.52
To: NGUYEN
CC: BIKE,MARGOLIN,RAY
Subj: BMX at Milpitas
Minh --
We need to try to find out why the game does not work right
sometimes. The symptoms are that at 4:00 you pedal but don't go
anywhere. When the power is turned off and on, everything is ok
again. Bonnie thinks it has to do with the opto sensor. Or
could it be the brakes are on?
Anyway, Jed suggested we check that R182, R183, R184 are
removed. Could you also check the line voltage while the game
is operating? Maybe there is not enough capacity for this game.
You could also check to see if 5V is 5V.
Let me know if this is a problem or if you have other ideas.
Thanks!!
John
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::RAY
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: BM
I meant BMXI sent the message from my PC, and my X key is flakey.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::MARGOLIN
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: BM
One more time. I meant BMX but my X key is flakey.

Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::RAY
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: BM
Take 3.
I meant BMX but my X key is flakey.
Jed
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To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER, BROWN, FUJIHARA, BENZLER, MOMODA,BROWN
CC:
Subj: Promotion
Join me in congratulating Mark Stephen Pierce as he is promoted to the position

of Game Design Supervisor!
We are forming a new Service/Support Department: The Game Design Group. We will
publish a formal written plan for the department within a week or so. Just
briefly, the desire is to formally recognize the need and value of game
designers and to provide a way to nurture and develop game design as a
discipline in itself. Traditionally, the Project Leader/programmer has served
as the game designer on a project. This is well and good and we expect that to
continue. In fact the Project Leader will continue to have the game design
responsibility as well as the authority to delegate the responsibility. On
some projects, project leaders have solicited help with game design. They have
had no place to turn, but instead have drawn on the talents of interested
people who volunteer to do game design on top of their official duties as
animator or mechanical engineer for instance. Without a formal department to
service the need, our approach has been ad hoc. The Game Design Group is being
established to address the need.
As an adjunct responsibility, the Game Design Group will also supervise our
playtester staff. Our playtesters will serve as one source of future game
designers. We will use other sources as well. We will be starting small
and growing to as many as 3 game designers and 3 playtesters in a couple
of years.
Mark will be reporting to me. He will be moving to the hardwall office
next to Ed Rotberg.
I am very excited about this new direction. Rich, John and I have discussed
the need for quite some time. I formally proposed the formation of the new
group in January, 1991, and I was very pleased that Mark stepped forward to
take on the challenge.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @ENCODER.LIS
CC:
Subj: OPTICAL ENCODER USES
I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED THE TASK OF DESIGNING THE NEXT GENERATION "TESTER"
FOR THE OPTICAL ROTARY ENCODER (THE LITTLE GUY ,ABOUT THE SIZE OF OUR 5K
POT ).
"I NEED INPUT"..HOW IS THIS ENCODER ENVISIONED BEING USED ?
I MEAN ,IN TERMS OF RESOLUTION.....HOW FAST WILL IT SPIN...?
THE OUTPUT RATE IS 128 PULSES/REVOLUTION PER CHANNEL (2 CHANNELS
IN QUADRATURE 90 DEGREES APART )
"BADLANDS STEERING" WAS 1:1 WITH A 58 PULSES/REVOLUTION RATE.
"WHIRLY-GIG IS 1:1 WITH A 72 " " "
"RACE DRIVIN (COMPACT)" 1:1 WITH A 72 " " "
"ROADBLASTERS" WAS GEARED 1:4 WITH A 36 P/R RATE....BUT THEN
THE STEERING WAS RESTRICTED TO 1/2 TURN,SO A
TOTAL OF 72 PULSES WOULD BE "SEEN" FROM
LOCK TO LOCK OF THE STEERING CONTROL.
....SOOO,LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD,...HOW MUCH "RESOLUTION" COULD WE
USE ,...
"GUMBALL RALLY" HAD AN ENCODER ON EACH MOTOR WHICH COULD SPIN AS FAST
AS 3600 RPM WITH 24 PULSES/ROTATION (1440 PULSES/SEC )...TO DO THE
SAME JOB THIS NEW ENCODER WOULD NEED TO SPIN AT 675 RPM.
IS THIS A TYPICAL APPLICATION ????
I UNDERSTAND LETA GETS INVOLVED IN THE CIRCUIT,...RUSTY,WHAT LIMITATIONS
MIGHT BE ENCOUNTERED? IS IT JUST PROCESSOR SPEED LIMITED?
IS THERE ANY REASON TO PURSUE 1,000 PULSES / MILLISECOND ?
IF YOU HAVE ANY REQUIREMENTS,POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS,IDEAS,PERTINENT INFO OR DATA

PLEASE
REPLY TO THIS ADDRESS.
MILTY
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LOIS 18-JUL-1991 11:37:26.09
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: LOIS
Subj: New ATARIAN
The Engineering Department is proud to announce the arrival of Sarah Claire

Diekneite. Vitals include:
Arrival Time: Saturday, July 13
Weight: 8 lbs.6 oz.
Height: 20"
Juliana and Sarah are home and doing well. Congrats
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::NATALIE 18-JUL-1991 11:51:28.79
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: New Tupperware Catalog
Well, the Tupperware Lady sent me a mini-catalog in the mail. If you need
new stuff and would like to see it, drop by my office, or call me and I'll
bring it by. She sent a mail-in order form. (Cool! - you can get the goods
without even seeing the lady!) But, if you would like to see the new catalog,
let me know. If there's enough interest, maybe we can have another lunch hour
party.
Natalie
x1714 or x1794
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: Yet another TEK problem corrected.
I put another new version of TEK in UTL$EXE:. This version fixes a bug that
caused it to print out n-squared copies of a picture, instead of just n.
-- jim
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::AVL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING" 18-JUL-1991 16:26:50.36
CC:
Subj: PREFERRED PARTS REPORT - On-Line
Introducing the Atari Games PREFERRED PARTS REPORT, a guide for helping you
chose which components you should use on new designs. The report will be
published in hard-copy periodically, but you can search an up-to-date copy
that is compiled each night by adding the following to your LOGIN.COM:
Add: $PREFERRED :==SEARCH ATARI$AVL:PREFERRED.LIS
Then after your next login (or $RESTART), you can search by Atari part number,
generic number, or description. All you have to do is type:
PREFERRED item
where 'item' is the text or number your looking for. You can search for as many
items as you like at once by separating each item with a comma. You can display
the entire report by searching for " " (quote-space-quote).
examples: $ PREFERRED eprom
$ PREFERRED 6-32,8-32
$ PREFERRED 137001
Upper case/Lower case doesn't matter, and you can use any standard DCL
SEARCH qualifiers including:
/HIGHLIGHT=UNDER will underscore matching text
/LOG will tell you how many matches it found
/OUTPUT=file-spec will put the results into a file
/MATCH=AND will only find a record that matches all
the items/numbers that you specify
(ex: PREFERRED/MATCH=AND eprom,128kx8)
If you want a new hard-copy of the report between regular printings, you can
send ATARI$AVL:PREFERRED.LIS to any suitable printer (please note, the report
is 102 columns wide, so it wont fit vertically on an 8-1/2" x 11" sheet).
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FOTD
Strawberry Banana
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 19-JUL-1991 09:14:11.65
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: Self test
Jed;
Is there a way an operator can abort (turn off self test) the hardware
self test? Once it starts there appears no way to stop it unless the power
or reset is toggled.
Are you planning to change self test to use the REAL HELI FLIGHT instead
of the coin switches?
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::RALSTON 19-JUL-1991 09:36:55.78
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: A's tickets
2 tickets available for tonight's game vs. the Yankees...field level, above
Yankee bullpen...$12.00 each...see Ralston, Hally, or Lipson if interested.
Game starts at 7:35.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Self-Test
You can leave Self-Test at almost any time by moving the Self-Test switch
back to the Game position. There are exceptions such as during the VRAM
tests.
If you switch back to the Game during the ROM and RAM tests it takes effect
almost immediately. If you wait until the VRAM test starts you are stuck
until the VRAM test ends.
Thereafter, I check the Self-Test switch between major tests.
You can enter the Menu, bypassing the Automatic part of Self-Test, by pressing
the Zoom buttom anytime during the initial ROM and RAM tests. (You may have
to hold the button down for a few seconds in order for the switch to be
recognized.)
Once you are in the Menu, you can leave Self-Test at any time by moving the
Self-Test switch back to the Game position. (If you discover Menus that you
cannot leave, let me know.)
The switches used during Self-Test are:
Thumb Switch
Trigger Switch
Zoom Button
If you would like me to change to the Coin Switches, I will, although it will
make it extremely awkward to use.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 19-JUL-1991 15:52:47.99
To: KIM::MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: RE: Self-Test
I stand corrected. I tried switching self test during the GSP test and
I did not see any effect for awhile, so I assumed it would wait until all tests
were done. My mistake.
I realize now that the coin switches are used by us in our portion of
self test, so I will ask Ed Rotberg to change to use the Real Flight button.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 19-JUL-1991 16:51:36.70
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
REX HIGGINS RETURNED YOUR CALL.

LINDA
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 22-JUL-1991 10:15:35.04
CC: MCCARTHY
Subj: FPGA demo this Wednesday.
Interested in FPGAs. Read on.
Marshell inc. distributors and TI are coming in this Wednesday at
12.00 noon to demo TI FPGAs and software. They will probably bring
munchies, (Pizza or sandwiches). If you are interested, please reply
today so that I can give them an estimate of numbers.
I will be trying to get other FPGA vendors in over the next month or
two to demo their products. I can probably get them to leave me demo
software for a while also. In most cases the software uses Viewlogic
schematic capture as a front end.
The primary companies that I am interested in at this time are :
ACTEL Antifuse based gates
ALTERA Eprom based
AMD
GEC PLESSY RAM based gates.
INTEL Second Source for ALTERA parts
PLUS LOGIC
TI Second source for Actel parts.
XILINX RAM based logic blocks
If you have a particular interest in any one of these, or others
please let me know.
I plan on buying software to handle at least one of these FPGA products.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::JMOORE 22-JUL-1991 10:41:33.06
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: JMOORE
Subj: Nintendo article
Does anyone have a Sunday Chronicle (or is it Examiner) that I could look
at -- I'm interested in reading the article on Nintendo's losing the lawsuit
concerning a device that plugs into their NES. It sounds like Fern may have
finally come to her senses.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::RUSTY 22-JUL-1991 15:44:00.86
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: RUSTY
Subj: Question of the day...
I am compiling some data and needed to know the population of the

bay area. This would be the area from Santa Cruz county through
Marin county and east to Livermore and Martinez. If you would
happen to know this data or have an atlas that would have this
data in some form, or even would know where to get it I would
much appreciate it.
Rusty
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: WINDSHIELD REFLECTOR
F.Y.I.....CANVAS WORKS; 999 INDEPENDENCE AVE MOUNTAIN VIEW "MAKES"

CUSTOM FITTING "HEATSHIELD WINDSHIELD REFLECTORS" FOR THE DASH OF CARS.
CARL'S NEW CAPRICE HAS THIS HUGE WINDSHIELD AREA AND THEY WERE THE ONLY
OUTFIT WHO COULD FIX HIM UP SATISFACTORILY. IF YOU'RE TIRED OF THE "OLD
CARDBOARD" LOOK CHECK THEM OUT.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FOTD
Strawberry Banana!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 23-JUL-1991 11:08:45.84
CC: MCCARTHY
Subj: abel4 vms
I have some good news, some bad news and some good news.
The good news: Abel4 is up on the VAX (it has been for a couple of
weeks now). It has several nice new features if you are into that
sort of thing.
The bad news: There are bugs in abel4 on the VAX.
The good news: I am documenting the bugs do that you don't have to
waste time finding them.
The two I know about at this time are:
Arguments in a MODULE statement. : If you try using an argument list,
you get a strange undocumented error in your pin statements.
Solution: if it hurts when you do it, then don't do it. DATA I/O do
not expect to fix this until the next release of the VAX software. I
wouldn't hold my breath for that. I wouldn't be surprised if they
phased out the VAX version. If you must have different compilation
options controlled outside the file then you can play games with
include files.
The cascading negation in pin statements : If you have multiple pins
in a pin statement and you negate one of them e.g. a,!b,c,d pin 1 2 3 4;
the software negates all the pins in the list after the first negation.
I.E the software will treat it as if you have a,!b,!c,!d pin 1 2 3 4;
Solution: Use a seperate pin statement for every pin.
This last bug was hard to find because of the new .doc file format
and pla file structure. When a .abl file is read in it converts all
the inputs to active hi and transforms the equations correspondingly.
The equations in the .doc file reflect this.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: GAWD::MCCARTHY
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: abel4 vms
Since the new ABEL is crap why don't you put the old one back or at least
make it available. The bugs you have mentioned mean I cannot use many of
my old files without converting them.
Regards,
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MCCARTHY "Pat" 23-JUL-1991 13:04:40.74
To: KIM::MARGOLIN
CC: MCCARTHY
Subj: RE: abel4 vms
The old version (3.1) has not moved, and will not be moving. Use it
as you always did.
Pat.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::HUBBERSTEY 23-JUL-1991 15:03:11.49
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: The Boyz n' blue
Our friends in blue are out on McCarthy with their ticket books at the ready so
beware!
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MOORE,SHEPPERD,PETRICK
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: QMS Printer
Now that Jim Petrick has written a program to enable the animators to print
their pictures on the QMS, it has become impossible for me to use said
printer.
1. The animators picture take an enormous amount of time to download.
2. The QMS loses ordinary text files after being put into PostScript mode
by the animators jobs.
I have been trying for an hour to get something printed out.
Regards,
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::MARGOLIN
CC: SHEPPERD,MOORE
Subj: RE: QMS Printer
>From: KIM::MARGOLIN 23-JUL-1991 15:20:28.72
>Subj: QMS Printer
>
>Now that Jim Petrick has written a program to enable the animators to print
>their pictures on the QMS, it has become impossible for me to use said
>printer.
Sorry you think this was such an evil thing. I'm just trying to
make better use of the resources we've got, and save some money in
the meantime.
>
>1. The animators picture take an enormous amount of time to download.
True. Like any bitmapped image, each pixel must be specified, so
we're stuck with a minimum of 1 byte/pixel. For the first cut at
the QMS TEK program, I used hex characters to represent each byte, so
we're using 2 bytes/pixel. I'm currently working on an update that
will send the pixels in binary form, which will cut the download
time in half.
Of course, the download time is only part of the problem. The
printer itself requires time to assemble the image. There is little
we can do about this, except buy more memory for the printer, or
distribute the job load to some of the other printers (there are
3 QMS printers in this building, LQ0 and IT are hooked to the VAX,
I'm not sure if the Admin QMS is or not). We could also buy
another printer.
>2. The QMS loses ordinary text files after being put into PostScript mode
> by the animators jobs.
This is not normally true. It happens only under certain circum-
stances, but when it does happen it usually kills the printer to
the point that it must be turned off, then back on. I believe Dave
S. was looking into the cause of this.
>I have been trying for an hour to get something printed out.
Welcome to Engineering. It happens to me all the time. Ever try
to debug a printer driver when the printer is always in use? I now
usually print things out at night only. Perhaps if people didn't
print out every single mail message they received there'd be more
time for important jobs. How many "Flavor of the Day" messages do
we need to print anyhow? (Sorry, that's just my own pet peeve)
-- jim
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::SHEPPERD 23-JUL-1991 16:25:18.35
To: KIM::PETRICK
CC: MARGOLIN,MOORE,SHEPPERD
Subj: RE: QMS Printer
> From: KIM::PETRICK "Jim Petrick" 23-JUL-1991 15:49:20.71
> To: KIM::MARGOLIN
>
> >From: KIM::MARGOLIN 23-JUL-1991 15:20:28.72
> >Subj: QMS Printer
> >
> >Now that Jim Petrick has written a program to enable the animators to print
> >their pictures on the QMS, it has become impossible for me to use said
> >printer.
>
> Sorry you think this was such an evil thing. I'm just trying to
> make better use of the resources we've got, and save some money in
> the meantime.
Admirable goal and a worthwhile addition to the animator's tool set.
> >
> >1. The animators picture take an enormous amount of time to download.
>
> [...]
> Of course, the download time is only part of the problem. The
> printer itself requires time to assemble the image.
This is indeed a royal pain in the ass.
We have already discussed the need for another QMS for engineering at
the staff meetings, and ordering another one is on my agenda for this week.
BTW: There are 4 QMS printers in the building, all of them are connected
to the VAX (the one you didn't mention is TGLQ0 and is in Tengen's area,
right at the end of the "great hall"). The one in marketing is called
MKT$QMS.
ds
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 23-JUL-1991 17:35:51.49
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: SHEPPERD
Subj: China Beach
The TV network executives got me with their scheduling tricks and I missed the
final program of China Beach which aired last monday.
Did anyone out there tape it on VHS (or SVHS)? May I borrow the tape? In fact,
if you happen to have the previous 2 China Beach shows on tape, I'd like to borr
ow
them too.
ds
___________________________________________________________________________
To: HARPER,ROTBERG,LOGG,MONCRIEF
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: ASIC65 for Steel Talons
I received the EPROM from Glenn to program the ASIC65 for Steel Talons.
The checksum is correct but the Version Number is not at the correct
address in the EPROM. (The 68010 program used to program ASICs calculates
the checksum but looks at a specific location in the EPROM for the
Version Number.)
It should be at ROM location $0F; instead it is at ROM location $0D.
If you plug the ROM into the MultiSync Board at location 210T, the Version
data should be $FF30 at address $4001E.
This probably does not affect the Version Number delivered to the game
by an ASIC65 command; however, it loses something valuable, which is
knowing that the correct part is being programmed.
Hard Drivin' and Road Riot are correct. Please try to figure out why the
Version Number is being put at different locations.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 24-JUL-1991 09:08:40.25
To: MARGOLIN,LIPSON,BRAD,COMSTOCK,ROTBERG,DOWNEND,MCCARTHY
CC:
Subj: Release time
Gentlemen;
The time to release is upon us. I will need completed selftest, DSPCOM,
poly graphics, blit graphics, DSIII, GSP, MSP, ASIC and 68000 program before
Wednesday July 31. If you cannot make this date then let me know by tomorrow
and provide a date for completion. As always the sooner the parts are ready
the better the testing will be.
The only way to test all the code to finish as soon as possible. I
will only fix bugs beyond that date.
I believe the DSIII, GSP, MSP, and ASIC are completed. If this is not
true then let me know ASAP.
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: LOST KEYS
THERE'S A SET OF KEYS THAT WERE FOUND IN THE CAFETERIA. PLEASE COME TO
THE FRONT LOBBY TO RECOVER THEM.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::GEYER 25-JUL-1991 09:03:48.34
CC:
Subj: Baby Hartline
Looks like I forgot to tell everyone! Susie and Ty Hartline

(as in Tengen's Accounting's Susie...) welcomed a 7 lb. baby girl
to their world, and ours, last week at 3:30 a.m. on July 17 ... her
name is Sarah Louise ... Happy Birthday, Sarah!
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FOTD
Lemon Chiffon
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 26-JUL-1991 13:29:47.65
To: MOORE,BENZLER,MCNAMARA,FUJIHARA,RAY,MCCARTHY,MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: NY SHOW GAMES
ROTBERG CALLED ABOUT 10:30 OUR TIME SO SAY HE HAS UPDATED BOTH GAMES
AND EVERYTHING IS OK IN NY FOR THE INTRO SHOW.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::BROWN 26-JUL-1991 17:47:26.81
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: BROWN
Subj: ANOTHER BRAND NEW BABE
Since we have had a run of baby Sarahs born this past week or so at
Atari/Tengen, the Fujihara's decided to have a boy babe. David Jiro Fujihara
was born Friday, July 26 weighing in at 5 lb. 11 oz. Mary and little David are
both fine.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::JEDCOM 29-JUL-1991 09:29:38.23
To: ROTBERG,MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: rev 5.3 dsp partyline stuff
In directory [JEDCOM.PARTY.REV5_3] you'll find the newest stuff:

in particular PARTY.DSP DEFINES.DSI OCTOPUS.DSI PBOOT.MOT (the rom)
.. this incorporates Jed's new stuff as far as I can tell.
You can also get the new stuff from /REV53 on my toadPC if you prefer...
I don't know how to exercise the new features of Jed's roms; i looked at the
DSPLINK tests and tried them a bit. The DSPLINK's can send and receive data
EXCEPT!!! they don't return when full if you select
"DUMP RECEIVE BUFFER WHEN FULL" -- maybe that routine didn't get changed
when the polarity of the GINT bit switched???
___________________________________________________________________________
To: JEDCOM
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj:
I need to get your new code so I can add it to my new code and checksum it.
'DUMP RECEIVE BUFFER WHEN FULL' might not work if you are using a Rev A
MultiSync Board because of the interrupt line contention with the SCUM IC.
Rev B boards don't have this problem.
I only have one setup so it is difficult for me to test things like that.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: SLOOP
I need a final version of SLOOP (with documentation) so I can verify Self-Test.

Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 29-JUL-1991 15:32:38.32
To: KIM::MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: RE: SLOOP
I do not have one yet. I send your request to Pat.

___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 30-JUL-1991 09:53:01.88
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: SLOOP
Jed;
We will decide the SLOOP pull addresses this afternoon. What addresses
do you need? Is it just the Reset and 4 simple pulls?
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::BRAD "Virtual exercise --- think about it..." 30-JUL-1991
11:13:46.79
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: BRAD
Subj: Brand New Books FOR SALE!!!
Brand NEW Books. Never opened. Just received. Fantastic Prices!
All books not sold will be sent back to the publisher by the end of the week
SO ACT NOW!
WordPerfect 5.1 in Business
Ready to use templates and style sheets help you prepare both simple
and complex text documents - including letters, memos, labels and envelopes,
fill-in forms, and much more. Includes 5 1/4" diskette.
$29.95
Using dBase IV
Complete User's Guide teaches you the fundamentals of dBase and provides
expert advice for maximum prodctivity. Handy command reference provides
information at a glance. Over 900 pages!
$21.80
Using Borland C++
Tutorial and Reference for C++ programmers. Sample projects and
programs. Detalied coverage of Object Oriented Programming. Over 1000 pages!
$29.95
All sales final. First come first served. See the books in my office or
call me at x3788
- brad -
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: SLOOP
Yes. And the other modes must not be activated when I read sequential
addresses to do the checksum.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::MARTIN 31-JUL-1991 11:16:08.35
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: 049712-01 RE V
HI JED,
I HAVE THE FILM AND FAB FOR YOUR PROTO PCB. BUT, I HAVE NOW RECEIVED THE
PURCHASE REQ WHICH MEANS I CAN'T BUY THEM. COULD YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE
QUANTITY AND DELIVERY DATE THAT YOU NEED??? LAST BUT NOW LEAST, DO YOU KNOW
WHEN I WILL RECEIVE THE PURCHASE REQ???
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP,
MELANIE
P.S. OOPS I MADE A MISTAKE ON THE FIRST LINE. SHOULD BE: BUT, I HAVE NOT
BYE
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MIKE::MARTIN
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: 049712-01 RE V
I will try to get approval for 30 boards and I would like them in two weeks,
say 8/15/91. I will start the Purchase Req today. I don't know how long it
will take me to get signatures.
I will also do one for the Motor and Fan Amp Rev 2. That's the board I did
myself with OrCAD. We got Rev 1 boards from Davilla and I would like to get
Rev 2 from them, too. We will try for 20 boards with one week delivery.
You friend,
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MIKE::MARTIN
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: 049712-01 RE V
Oops.I meant 'your friend' .

Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 31-JUL-1991 14:53:13.33
To: MCCARTHY,MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: 220V requirements
I will be sending a game to Ireland and I would like to know the
changes necessary to get Steel Talons running on 220V and/or 50Hz.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MCCARTHY "Pat" 31-JUL-1991 17:43:03.37
To: LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN,MEYETTE,MCCARTHY
Subj: RE:220V requirements
The only part that I have been involved with is the solenoid, which
needs to be the 220volt flavor for Ireland. Rick Meyette or Rick
Owens can give you more detailed information.
Pat
>From: KIM::LOGG 31-JUL-1991 14:53:09.41
>To: MCCARTHY,MARGOLIN
>CC:
>Subj: 220V requirements
>
>
> I will be sending a game to Ireland and I would like to know the
>changes necessary to get Steel Talons running on 220V and/or 50Hz.
>
___________________________________________________________________________
To: LOGG,MONCRIEF
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: ROM Timing
I have looked at the ROM timing and you can have 35 ns more.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LORENE "TIGER" 1-AUG-1991 10:10:13.12
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Company Picnic
Tickets are now on sale!

$10 - Adults
$ 5 - Children
Come anytime, but lunch is from 11:30 to 1:00. Please see Yvette for
tickets, x-5850, or vax her at FRANZELLA.
Get 'em while they're hot!
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: For Sale
2 Lynard Skynard Tickets - 8/31, Shoreline

2nd section, middle, towards the back
Asking face value, I think they were $45 for the pair.
If interested, call Lorene at the front desk, or REPLY.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MILTY 1-AUG-1991 11:46:57.22
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,SHIRLEY,HIDEYUKA
CC:
Subj: R.S.V.P. ROAST
LUNCH PLANS FOR "DAVE RALSTON/JOHN SALWITZ GOOD-BYE ROAST" ARE AS

FOLLOWS:
WHEN?: NEXT (A WEEK FROM TOMORROW) FRIDAY,9/AUG/91
WHEN?: ....LUNCHTIME....11:30
WHERE?:ED LEVINE PARK.....MILPITAS,CALAVERAS RD (RIGHT SIDE,UP THE HILL)
WHAT?: BROWN BAG/BOX LUNCHES..(DETAILS TO FOLLOW FOR THOSE WHO RESPOND)
WHAT ELSE?: I'M STILL WORKIN' ON THE DETAILS, BUT,...I NEED TO HAVE
SOME IDEA OF HOW MANY BODIES TO EXPECT. SO REPLY IMMEDIATLY IF
YOU'RE INTERESTED.!!
ALSO WHAT ELSE?:....THIS IS JUST A LUNCH,...NOT A "SPONSORED" EVENT.
IF YOU WANNA CHIP IN TO HELP PAY FOR JOHN AND DAVES PB&J SANDWHICH AND
SODA,...LET ME KNOW. IF WE CAN GET 137 PEOPLE...IT'LL ONLY BE 2 CENTS
EACH.
.......................CALL OR REPLY NOWNOWNOWNOW!!!!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::CALFEE 1-AUG-1991 11:57:08.61
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: such a deal
CABIN FOR RENT
TWAIN HARTE
Three bedroom, 2 bath, nine years old.
In the pines, 4000 ft. elevation, beautiful
views.
Air-conditioned, heated, fireplace.
Game room, with arcade video games and
pinball machine.
Cabin is just like a home - toys, games,
books, TV, BBQ, laundry room, fully equipped
kitchen, linens, bedding, etc.
Small private membership lake one mile away
Thirty minutes from skiing at Dodge Ridge.
Lots to do for families in the area - Columbia
State Historic Park, Jamestown (Antiques and
Railtown 1897), Moaning Caverns, Sonka's
Apple Ranch, Pinecrest Lake, Sonora Pass,
Calaveras Big Trees, Daffodil Hill, Gold Rush
towns.
Rates: $75 per night, $100 per night 6 people
or more.
Owners: Steve and Susan Calfee
1217 Arnold Ct.
Fremont, CA 94539
Please call 657-7426 for more Info.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::COMSTOCK 1-AUG-1991 11:58:10.75
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: New Intern in the Animation Dept.
Atari has just signed on its first intern and he will be

working in the Animation Department for the next three
months. His name is Rhizaldi Bugawan, but if that's
too tricky for you, he will answer to Riz. He doesn't
have an assigned office yet, but feel free to stop by
the department and say Hi. He says he's very enthusiastic
about working here and is really looking forward to
working with everyone. At the slightest encouragement
he will let you see his epic-length flipbooks.
Sam
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::MARTIN 1-AUG-1991 15:39:56.71
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: 049712-01 REV 1
HI JED,
F.Y.I. THE BEST QUOTE THAT I HAVE RECEIVED FOR YOUR PCB IS FROM SKYLINE
FOR THE AMOUNT OF $1850.00
I CANNOT PLACE AN ORDER UNTIL I RECEIVE A SIGNED OFF PURCHASE REQ FROM YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO KEEP YOU UP TO DATE...
SEE YA
MELANIE
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::TINA "TINA, TINA, BO-BEENA..." 1-AUG-1991 15:55:36.80
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: LOST KEYS
THERE'S A SET OF KEYS THAT WERE FOUND IN THE MENS RESTROOM. PLEASE COME
TO THE LOBBY TO RETRIEVE.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::BELL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING - EXT 1750" 1-AUG-1991 16:18:
48.27
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: lost keys
I seem to have dropped my spare keys...

But they don't look like key's... they look kinda like a credit card, sort of.
They are a thin, white plastic thing, with key cutouts in the middle that fold
out (great for the wallet!). If'n you happen to see 'em, please gimme a ring
(ex 1750) or just REPLY to this address.
If you'd like to have a set of spare keys like this, gimme a ring and I'll turn
you on to a locksmith who will make 'em for a couple a bucks (not available for
all makes of cars, but most).
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 1-AUG-1991 16:45:10.38
CC:
Subj: MIDI anyone?
IF YOU DON'T CARE TO DISCUSS "midi" YOU CAN DELETE THIS

NOW.
Does anyone in the vaxland know of a good MIDI-card for
the PC? Have any of you compu-musicians used the Roland
MPU-401 or -401compatibles for your MIDI system? And
While we're on the subject of MIDIsystems, what's the
first time buyer to avoid in the world of MIDI software,
synths, and etc?
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 1-AUG-1991 17:22:32.03
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: The Latest Steel Talons
We are updating the Steel Talons program. Play the Steel Talons in
the Common Area or the area outside the Marble Man lab. We will be updating
the field test units with this program tomorrow, so we need some testing tonight
and tomorrow morning. Please contact Ed Rotberg or myself at x1739 if you see
any bugs.
Watch this space next week for details about our Steel Talons contest.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::MARTIN 2-AUG-1991 09:25:15.73
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: 049712-01 REV 1 - UPDATE
GOOD MORNING JED,

I RECEIVED YOUR PURCHASE REQ THIS MORNING. THANK YOU...........
I QUOTED THIS JOB AS A 2 WEEK TURN AROUND FOR A LOT CHARGE OF $1850.00
YOUR DATE REQUESTED IS 8-12 WHICH IS NOT A 2 WEEK TURN AROUND.
IF YOU NEED IT ON 8-12 THE PRICE WILL BE MORE. (I ASKED FOR THE PRICING)
IF WE KEEP IT WITH THE 2 WEK TURN AROUND THE DELIVERY DATE WILL BE 8-16.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO.
THANKS
MELANIE
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 2-AUG-1991 10:55:07.07
CC:
Subj: Hardware problem
Jed;
I seem to have a hardware problem with the 8 bit ADC. I have an
intermitent problem with the pot reading moving without any change in the pot.
I have experienced this with the PCB on Rotberg's bench and I have recieved
reports of it occuring on field test and on my bench.
I have a scope hooked up to the pot output and to the input on the ADC.
The value on the ADC input will change when the pot value doesn't. The ADC will
slowly move until it snaps back to the correct reading.
Could you give us some help here?
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::FLANAGAN "Bob Flanagan" 2-AUG-1991 12:34:20.98
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: FLANAGAN
Subj: Attention AAAAAA's fans
Two killer tickets available for the sold-out Sunday game vs.
the first place Minnesota Twins. They are lower reserved on the first
base line by the opposing bullpen. Cost is $12.00 each. Please respond
via VAX mail to FLANAGAN or call ext.1742 or page Mike Hally or Bob
Flanagan by 3:00 pm today(Friday, Aug. 2).
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 2-AUG-1991 13:14:09.78
To: @[RAY]PARTY.DIS
CC: RAY
Subj: Party / Open House -- August 17
!! OPEN HOUSE !! OPEN HOUSE !! OPEN HOUSE !!

Saturday, August 17
We have moved into the foothills east of Milpitas/San Jose and
we would like to invite you and your family / significant other to
an open house.
We will offer:
Swimming Badminton Volleyball
Horseshoes Pool Video Games
Walking BBQ Conversation
You can come by anytime between noon and 8:00pm. We will have
hot dogs for lunch, chicken and hot dogs for dinner (plus salad,
beans and soda). A side dish (chips, salad, vegetable, dessert)
would be gratefully accepted.
If you would like to join us, we would appreciate an RSVP by
Monday, August 12 (so we know how much food to buy). You can
VAXmail RAY, or call John at work at 434-5860, or call us at home
at 254-4068 (feel free to leave a message).
Our home is at 4950 Sierra Road, about 30 minutes from Atari.
We will provide maps for those planning to attend.
See you then!!
John, Sherry, Diana, Kenny
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::SMITH 2-AUG-1991 15:03:30.84
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: California 1950 3 cent Centennial Stamp
I don't know if this stamp is worth anything, but I received it with a letter
profile from a prospecting supplier. I don't collect but if you do...first
respondent gets it.
Thanx....Tom
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 2-AUG-1991 16:54:52.45
CC:
Subj: COMPANY PICNIC ACTIVITIES SIGN-UP
ALL EMPLOYEES INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE PICNIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDING

BASEBALL, HORSESHOES, VOLLEYBALL AND THE TUG-OF-WAR MAY SIGN-UP AT THE MAIN
LOBBY DESK.
LINDA
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MARGOLIN 3-AUG-1991 21:06:18.47
To: LOGG,ROTBERG,MCNAMARA,MONCRIEF
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: A/D Problem
Although I have not been able to duplicate the problem I believe it is due
to the unused A/D inputs floating.
In this regard, Input 6 may be the worst because, having been used only
internaly to read the output of the Strain Gage Brake Amplifier, it has no
bypass capacitors whose leakage can keep the A/D's input reasonably biased.
It does, however, have a very nice resistor to ground which, unfortunately,
was not loaded.
Plan A: Load R193 (1K, on Sheet 16)
Plan B: Load R193 (1K, on Sheet 16);
Replace C5, C6, C7, C8, and C14 with 100K 1/8W Resistors (110027-104)
I have added R193 to Rotberg's board so we can get a headstart in deciding

which solution to use.
We are under severe time constraints because Manufacturing is scheduled to
start building the boards this week.
If we choose Plan B we will need Meyette's blessing because these capacitors
may affect FCC.
Also: I need a SLOOP to verify Self-Test (and the SLOOP).
Also: I have done the Board Test Procedure for Manufacturing. Copies are
available upon request.
Regards,
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 5-AUG-1991 09:38:58.02
To: KIM::MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: RE: A/D Problem
SLOOP should come today. Glenn was handling field tests all Friday.
I managed to get a failure on Rotberg's PCB. I noticed that input 6
(counting 0 to 7) was below 0, the same as input 1 on the ADC!!!! Moving the
pot just a little brought the value to 20H, where it should have been.
Could I have a copy of the board test procedure? Glenn needs one too.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 5-AUG-1991 11:48:58.44
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,CALFEE,HINDORFF,STEWART,SMITH,BRESHEARS,FREITAS,BRYAN
T,SHIRLEY
CC: RAY
Subj: Walkabout Friday -- August 9 -- 3:30-5:00
This month's extravaganza will be hosted by

Kelly Turner and Norm Avellar, creators of that
up-and-coming mega-hit: Off-the-Wall.
munchies, play the games, and give your feedback (positive,
negative, and off-the-wall).
Friday, August 9, 1991
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
John
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::RALSTON 5-AUG-1991 12:32:00.96
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: A's tickets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For tonight...2 tickets...field level...above visitor's bullpen...versus

Seattle...7:05 gametime...$12.00 each, or best offer...sit with Hally (Oops!
Well, maybe $12.00 is a little steep.)
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::ROLM "SUTTLES, SHEPPERD, or ALBAUGH" 6-AUG-1991 06:19:04.
36
CC: ROLM
The CONNECT function is how you talk to a party you have on HOLD.
There are several ways for someone to wind up on HOLD. That's
complicated. How to talk to them? That's simple.
You have someone on HOLD if you get a higher pitched dial tone than
you're used to. You have had someone placed on HOLD if you hear a soft beep
during a conversation. And you can put someone on HOLD.
How to UNHOLD? That's CONNECT. If you have a button marked CONNECT
or CNCT, push it. If you don't, do a FLASH if appropriate, and dial * 1.
That's FLASH, STAR, ONE. Hurry, your parties are standing by!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 6-AUG-1991 08:34:35.00
To: MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN,DOWNEND
CC:
Subj: ADC failure
I came in this morning and moved the pot and immediately the value of
the volume pot slowly converged to 0. It has stayed that way now. You may
come in and see it for yourself.
I have only one other report of this happening in the field although
I do not know for sure of the exact failure mode. Otherwise I would replace
the ADC of Rotberg's PCB and hope that it was a bad part. I'll try to get
the other failing PCB in from the field today.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::DOWNEND 6-AUG-1991 13:03:33.46
CC:
Subj: Missing ZAX stuff
There were (2) ZAX 68020 Emulators brand new in the box in the SPACE LAB.
Hubberstey took one. That setup looks fine.
But the setup left in thr SPACE lab has been "raided"
- all software is missing (ZAX low-level ICE & Mictotec XRAY s/w)
(but the raider did leave a ZAX floppy disk sleeve and an empty box)
- The XRAY manual is missing
- It appears some PCB's from inside one of the boxes are missing?!
If you know the whereabouts of this stuff, please VAX mail me a message AND
leave a note on the remaining boxes in the lab
As a general practice, It is courteous to leave a note when you take
something - even if you think it's just for a moment.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MCNAMARA 6-AUG-1991 13:54:18.30
To: KIM::LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN,MCNAMARA
Subj: RE: SLOOPs
From: KIM::LOGG 6-AUG-1991 13:46:22.59
To: MCNAMARA
CC:
Subj: SLOOPs
Did you burn 2 for Jed? If not please do that as soon as you can.
He is waiting for them.
***********************************************************************
Ed,
Yes I did burn two for Jed.
Jed,
They are on my desk. I'm leaving for GolfLand right now and will get them to you
when I get back.
Glenn
___________________________________________________________________________
To: LOGG,ROTBERG,MCNAMARA,MONCRIEF
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Plan B
I have done the mods for Plan B on Rotberg's board. I have written up a
deviation and brought it to Manufacturing. I will ECN the Parts List.
I have noticed two things:
1. The power supply connected to Rotberg's system is flakey and generally
refuses to start after it is switched off.
2. The MultiSync Board is lying flat on the table without standoffs
so that whatever dirt and crud happens to have been incorporated
into the surface of said table gets to contribute to leakage paths
to high impedance inputs.
Regards,
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::YAMAMOTO 6-AUG-1991 16:03:27.90
CC:
The Company has accepted Mr. Shane Breaks' resignation effective
immediately.
I would like to announce that Mr. Mike Taylor has been appointed
Vice President of Sales for Atari Games effective today. European
sales will continue to be handled by David Smith.
I am very pleased that Mike has accepted this new management
assignment and ask that you please give him your full support.
- Hide Nakajima -
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::REMY 6-AUG-1991 16:55:17.16
CC:
Subj:
To: All At Atari/Tengen
You all have been my other family in America. I'm proud to have
worked with you all. Please remember me and come and see me in
England. You are all welcome on the Isle of Wight.
Shane
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::YAMAMOTO 6-AUG-1991 17:21:46.39
CC:
The following is a news release which we are sending to the press

regarding the promotion of Mike Nevin:
"July 30, 1991 - Milpitas, California
"Atari Games Corporation is pleased to announce the promotion of
Mr. Mike Nevin to Managing Director/Vice President Operations of
Atari Games Ireland Limited.
"Since 1984, Mr. Nevin has served as the Managing Director of
Atari Games Ireland Limited. He is responsible for all of the
coin-operated operational aspects of the business in Europe.
Mr. Nevin joined Atari in 1979 as Ireland's Controller.
"Atari Games Ireland Limited is Europe's leading manufacturer and
distributor of video games and under Mike's leadership is enjoying
one of its busiest years ever!
"According to Hide Nakajima, President of Atari Games, 'Mike
certainly deserves the new title and the broader responsibilities
that go along with it. I am sure we will continue to see
increased efficiency in the overall operation of the Ireland
facility."
- Hide Nakajima -
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC: LOGG,MCNAMARA
Subj: R193
The board that I took out of the Golfland game already had R193 (1K) installed.
Glenn
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 7-AUG-1991 09:34:47.81
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: PCB test instructions
I have redone the PCB test instructions. I'll place a copy on you desk for
review. Please return these instructions with any comments or corrections.
I believe I had some questions on your test procedure. Could you stop
by and discuss this with me?
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 7-AUG-1991 10:02:23.91
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: T-bills
Jed, I was asking Rick for some input on buying Treasury bills and he
said you might know more about it. Do you have any suggestions before
I make a purchase, I'ld appreciate hearing anything you may know about
it.
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BRAD "why deny the obvious child?" 7-AUG-1991 10:10:20.85
CC: BRAD
Subj: 101 Keyboard for sale
I bought a new fancy keyboard for my home system (Northgate 102) and I
don't need the keyboard that came with. This is a brand new keyboard
(well, I used it about 2 weeks) and it works absolutely fine.
It's an enhanced 101 keyboard with the function keys along the top.
$15 or best offer.
- brad -
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: AIR CONDITIONING
THE A-C UNIT #1 WILL BE OUT FOR A SHORT WHILE.

THE UNIT IS BEING WORKED ON AT THE MOMENT. PLEASE BE PATIENT.
THANKS,
BOB FRYE
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 7-AUG-1991 11:20:26.81
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: Milpitas game PCB
I have the other PCB that had volume pot problems at Milpitas and
I set it up on my bench. It appears to be the exact problem you speculated.
I am now having Glenn mod this PCB to match production PCBs. I'll let
you know the results.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::KHODADADI
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: T-bills
You can buy Treasury Bills from a Broker and pay a fee or you can buy
them directly from the Federal Reserve and pay no fee.
You can set up a Treasury Direct Account before you buy anything or you
can set it up with your first purchase.
Treasury Bills are by definition one year or less. Notes are 1 - 5 years
(I think) and Bonds are even longer.
If you buy a Treasury Bill, you must pay for it with Certified Check or
Money Order. No personal checks. Notes and Bonds can be paid for by personal
check.
The way they pay you is by Electronic Funds Transfer to your bank account.
You simply provide them with your bank's routing number (it is on your check)
and your account number (it can be checking or savings).
Treasury Bill are sold at a discount. You buy a Bill for $10,000 they
Treasury Bill are sold at a discount. If you buy a Bill for $10,000 they
send you the 'interest'. It isn't exactly interest because you don't pay tax
on it until the year in which it comes due. If you buy a six month Bill today
you get the interest now but it is considered 1992 income. The interest rates
are understated because they don't take into account the fact that you can
have the'interest' now and can invest it for additional yield.
Treasury obligations are NOT TAXED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
You can set up a Treasury Direct Account and buy Treasury obligations from
the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. You can call 415-882-9798 for
a general announcement, 415-974-2330 to talk to a person, or 415-974-2629
which is an answering machine where you can order forms. You can call it and
say "Please send me the forms and information for setting up a Treasury Direct
Account and buying six month Treasury Bills." And they will.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: RE: T-bills
Thanks, now I can get started on this.

___________________________________________________________________________
To: MCNAMARA
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: SA II S
If you will tell me where the SA IIS Test Procedure is, I will add it to
my documentation and bring it over to Manufacturing today.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::PAAUW 7-AUG-1991 17:02:17.30
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Female Bowler Wanted
We (Don Paauw, Bill Hindorff, Doug Coward, and Mark Phoenix) are looking
for a female bowler to complete a team in a mixed handicap league.
The games will be at 6:00 pm on Tuesday or Thursday nights (your choice)
beginning the first week of September at Mission Lanes in Milpitas.
If you are interested, reply to this message of contact any one of us.
Otherwise, the guy with the short straw goes in for a sex change operation.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BURGESS "Andrew" 7-AUG-1991 19:58:26.74
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: LAPTOP COMPUTER
***** FOR SALE ***** FOR SALE ***** FOR SALE *****
Compact 286 LTE Notebook Computer (Laptop)
1 year old, Excellent condition
Features:
20 Meg Internal Hard Disk
3.5" Internal Floppy
1200/2400 Baud Modem
2.6 Meg RAM
3 Rechargeable Batteries (3 Hours each)
Charger/Converter
Mouse
Dos 4.0
Windows 3.0
Other Miscellaneous Software
1 year warranty still left.
$2000.00 or B.O.
Reply via Vaxmail or call me at x1782
Thanks,
Andrew Burgess
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::ALBAUGH "Dr. Bizarro" 8-AUG-1991 09:15:27.12
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj: Bug in rand()
I have discovered a potentially disasterous bug in

the random number generator we use in our games. The problem
lies in the line:
return( (((ulong) in << 15) + lfrac) >> 16);
which should just be:
return lfrac >> 16;
Apparently the extra factor of in was added in an attempt to force rand()
to return numbers from 0 to in _inclusive_. Without this factor, rand()
should return a uniform distribution from 0 (inclusive) to in (exclusive).
With the added factor, rand() may actually return numbers LARGER than in!
By the time you read this, an updated copy of rand.asm for the 68K
will be in EE$USERDISK:[68K_US].
We now return you to your regular programming
Mike
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED,
WILL PHILIPS CALLED FOR YOU AT 11:49 AM. HE JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT HE WILL BE HERE AT 1:30 PM. FOR YOUR APPT.
THANKS,
TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::MCNAMARA 8-AUG-1991 14:45:20.60
To: MARGOLIN
CC: MCNAMARA
Subj: test procedure
STEEL TALONS SAIIS AUDIO BOARD PCB TEST
G.F.M. 8/7/91
(1) SELF-TEST
A. Apply power to the SAIIS audio pcb.
B. Verify that the following leds are lit:
CR10 (-14V), CR11 (+14V), and CR4 (+5V). If one of these leds isn't
lit then reject the board.
C. Slide the self-test switch to enter self-test and press ZOOM to
bypass the 2 minute automated test.
D. Select SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
E. Select SOUND BOARD TESTS.
F. Select SA SELF TEST. If there is an error during this test then there
may be a problem with one of the following:
ROM at 1F,
Decode Gal at 2L,
6502 at 1D,
SCOM chip at 1L.
If there are no errors after this scom communication test then you
will hear 8 tones cycling between the left and right channels
followed by one long tone. These tones check the Yamaha circuitry.
After these tones you will hear 3 sentences followed by a sound
effect which come from the ADPCM roms in the following order:
ADPCM0 at 1M: "PRETTY GOOD" (PGOOD)
ADPCM1 at 1N: "THOSE ARE GOVERNMENT PAID FOR KID" (GOVTPAID)
ADPCM2 at 1P: "THIS IS YOUR FINAL EXAM KID GOOD LUCK" (EXAM)
ADPCM3 Sound of gunfire hitting a Tank. (TANKHIT)
If one of these sentences do not play then the corresponding rom
may have a bent pin or may be bad, or the ADPCM Gal at 2F may be bad.
These sounds can be manually played by going to the PLAY SOUNDS
screen and then selecting the names in the parentheses.
Exit this test by pressing ZOOM.
G. Select PLAY SOUNDS
H. Select R_CLICK and press the thumb switch to check the right coin
counter output.
I. Select L_CLICK and press the thumb switch to check the left coin
counter output.
END OF STEEL TALONS SAIIS AUDIO BOARD PCB TEST
___________________________________________________________________________
To: GAWD::MCNAMARA
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: test procedure
Looks good to me.

Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 8-AUG-1991 15:13:31.79
To: MARGOLIN,MCNAMARA
CC:
Subj: stalon_test.doc updated
I updated the Steel Talons PCB Test procedure on [logg.ace.release].

If you want to update this file, please copy it to your directory, make the
changes and mail me message where the updated file is located.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: test
hello dere
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 8-AUG-1991 19:49:52.12
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: selftest
Jed;
Let me know when self test is done. I'll copy it over to the
release directory and update the in-house units.
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj: Mike Geeks again
My mail yesterday was based on the (dubious) practice of

stripping the 'C' comments out of the 68000 assembly 'RAND' from
Pit Fighter. In fact, the addition of (in << 15) is not only harmless
in the asm version, it is needed, if the rest of the routine is
left alone. Unfortunately, the "MULS" immediately above the lines
in question makes the "raw" random number have a range [-in/2..in/2),
so the addition (effectively) of in/2 was needed. On the other hand,
changing to a MULU lets you shine on the addition _and_ save some time.
If all this is just too confusing, just copy the _new_ RAND.ASM
(if you took the old-new one yesterday) and accept my apologies for
any hair-tearing that rand(42) occasionally returning -21 caused.
Maybe I should go back to pumping gas,
Mike
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::SALWITZ 9-AUG-1991 09:32:01.12
CC:
Subj: 1 of 2
My (New) Address is...
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxx-xxx-xxxx
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::BURGESS "Andrew" 9-AUG-1991 15:03:48.26
CC:
Subj: 2 of 2 (from John Salwitz)
August 9, 1991
I have had the belief for some time now that (sooner or later) I
would need to shake up my life. Two weeks ago I closed on a new house and
on a new job... I achieved "shake up".
Of course, the decision to leave Atari was very difficult. Any good
job is tough to leave, but very few places are like Atari. I need to make
clear that my decision to leave is not a statement about Atari. Rather, it
is a statement about my own restlessness.
To those of you that I have been lucky enough to work with, I want
to say thank-you. It has been an honor and a privilege to work with you.
Sincerely,
JFS
PS:
Be careful, the senior sales staff became entirely too dependent
on Dave and I, to the point that they needed to be released upon our
departure. The guilt can be awful. Try to keep the new staff in line.
PSS:
Rich, don't think of it as losing a game designer, think of it as
losing a Dodger fan, that should make it a whole lot easier to take.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 11-AUG-1991 20:55:36.50
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: Audio test
Don't forget to stop the ADPCM test after 8 seconds instead of the
current 2 seconds.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 11-AUG-1991 23:04:27.51
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: Ignore the last message
I was given the wrong EPROMs, forget the last message.

___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::ROTBERG "Professor of Gonzo" 12-AUG-1991 00:32:14.05
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: SLOOP
Jed,
I have a new sloop for you. It shouldn't affect any of your code, but
it's best to be on the safe side...
- Ed R. -
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Shoreline Tickets
2 tickets for Manhattan Transfer on Fri., 10/4

Sec. 101, middle
$45/pair
If interested, call Lorene at the front desk, or REPLY to this message
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::LIPSON 12-AUG-1991 10:10:33.12
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,BROWN
CC:
Subj: one last bug for the road...
From: GAWD::SALWITZ 9-AUG-1991 09:31:50.09
CC:
Subj: typical salwitz misspelling.....
My (REAL) (New) Address is...
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxx-xxx-xxxx
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BRAD "why deny the obvious child?" 12-AUG-1991 10:12:01.97
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC: BRAD
Subj: FREE!
Empty boxes - suitable for shipping, gifts, etc...

Hayes 300 baud smartmodem.
Outside my office.
- brad -
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::REMY 12-AUG-1991 14:33:02.39
CC: REMY
Subj: MESSAGES FOR MIKE TAYLOR
Any E-MAIL messages for Mike Taylor should be sent to my account and I will
forward to Mike as he does not have a VAX account. Thank you for your
assistance.
--Remy
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: BLOOD DRIVE
If anyone is interested in donating blood. Please contact Yvette Ext. 5850

DATE : THURSDAY, AUGUST 15,1991
TIME : 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
PLACE : MILPITAS COMMUNITY CENTER
457 E. CALAVERAS BLVD.
If enough interested , there will be a shuttle service provided.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: LOST COFFEE CUP
THERE WAS A ABANDON

THERE WAS A ABANDON
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 13-AUG-1991 10:46:50.02
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: DSPCOM checksum
Jed;
The self test says the checksum of the DSPCOM 27512 is 1025 yet the
IMI says the checksum is 6420! Why the difference? Isn't this confusing?
I am using 6420 as the checksum in the AROMREL.DOC. My plan is to
release this part today unless I here differently from you.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::FRYE 13-AUG-1991 11:48:06.06
CC:
Subj: VISITORS
TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY 8/14, I WILL BE ESCORTING A SMALL GROUP THRU 675

AT APPROX. NOON TIME.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: DSPCOM Checksum
The 2105 cannot read the Boot ROM directly, it can only boot pages of
program from it.
The program checksum is done on code that has been booted. This is not the
same as the actual data in the ROM because of things like:
1. The byte at address 003 in the ROM is a count of the words*8 to load.
2. A program memory word is 24 bits. Every fourth byte in the ROM is
$FF and is not loaded.
In addition, Peter did not leave enough room in his boot page to add a
checksum routine, so I did something very clever that lets me overlay code
from boot page 4. This means that only about 97% of the program code is
checksummed, but it was either that or nothing.
You are correct, $6420 is the checksum for the ROM. I made the program
checksum come out to $1025 which is the last part of the part number.
Note: There is a Note on the screen that says:
NOTE: THE PROGRAM CHECKSUM IS NOT THE ROM CHECKSUM
Since the checksums are correct, and assuming both Self-Test and Peter's code
work, it looks like you can release it.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: MRS. FIELD'S FAMOUS CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE
I HAVE A COPY FOR THOSE PEOPLE INERESTED IN MAKING THE THE BEST COOKIES AROUND.
IF YOU WERE TO WRITE MRS. FIELDS DIRECTLY FOR THE RECIPE, SHE WOULD CHARGE YOU
250.00. (A DISGRUNTLED CUSTOMER HAS AFFORDED US THIS SAVINGS) IT WILL BE AT THE
MAIN LOBBY DESK AS LONG AS I AM TODAY.
LINDA
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BIKE "BMX HEAT -- THE BMX RACING GAME" 14-AUG-1991 11:24:21
.55
To: MARGOLIN
CC: BIKE
Subj: 0x6E cuttoff for NUMFA
Is this cutoff value still correct? What happens if you drive it with a
bigger number?
Bonnie
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::BIKE
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: 0x6E cuttoff for NUMFA
I don't know. The Rev 2 boards (and modified Rev 1 boards) can go higher.
If you go too high you first get a loss of power followed by a knocking
sound.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::GROSSMAN 15-AUG-1991 09:48:57.99
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Welcome, Welcome, Welcome
Another new face in the Admin area - Sandy Stanislawczyk started on

Monday as Executive Secretary to Mr. Nakajima. Sandy assured us it's
ok to refer to her as Sandy Stan in an attempt to keep the Sandy/Sandi's
straight.
Please stop by, introduce yourself and welcome Sandy Stan to Atari Games.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 15-AUG-1991 09:54:36.21
CC:
Subj: DSPCOM cable test
Jed;
I got your message. We are updating the selftest in all three
in house units (counting our station). I will release the selftest
later today to tomorrow.
Is it possible to have the cable test for a later release? If
so, could you provide a date? Is there some thing you need (besides time)
to complete this test?
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::OWEN 15-AUG-1991 11:59:27.08
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: FORKLIFT CERTIFICATE
I'M ATTENDING THE CLASS. IF YOU NEED ME I'M IN EXT. 3921

THANKS
DENNIS N.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::DEPEW 15-AUG-1991 12:32:03.00
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj:
This is an up-date on what has been happening with licensing of our titles
to outside publishers. We have just closed the following licensing deals:
TH Q, INC., licensed Road Riot, Pit-Fighter and Race
Drivin' for the Super NES; Pit-Fighter
for Gameboy
ELECTRONIC
ARTS, licensed Marble Madness for Sega Genesis and
Rampart for IBM and Super NES
ATARI CORP, licensed Rampart for Lynx and 7800
We are also actively working on other licenses and will keep you posted
to all future licenses we make.
Thank you.
Becky
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: DSPCOM cable test
Yes, it is possible to have the cable test for a later release. No, I
cannot provide a date. I have one AMS and must make EPROMs to work with
two systems. (The other system is the one used to make ASIC65s, which has
priority.) It is too late to throw equipment at the problem.
If I cannot get it to work today or tomorrow I will probably not be able to
do it since I have several other projects to do things for before I go on
vacation.
Regards,
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: STEEL TALONS TOURNAMENTS!!! (yes, I meant the plural)
******************************************
*** ***
*** OK ALL YOU CHOPPER JOCKS OUT THERE ***
*** ***
******************************************
If you've been lusting after those sexy STEEL TALON's
hats, or would like to win a six-pack of your favorite
beverage, here's your chance!!!
We are holding TWO SIMULTANEOUS STEEL TALONS TOURNAMENTS
tomorrow. There are now two STEEL TALONS cabinets in
the Engineering common area. One cabinet will be desig-
nated as the HEAD-TO-HEAD TOURNAMENT CABINET, and the
other cabinet will be designated as the MISSION TOURNAMENT
CABINET. The rules are as follows:
HEAD-TO-HEAD TOURNAMENT RULES
-----------------------------
1) You MUST register with either myself or Ed Logg by
6:30 PM this evening (Thursday 8/15).
2) You will be put on a SINGLE ELIMINATION tournament
ladder. This ladder will be posted by the HEAD-TO-
HEAD TOURNAMENT CABINET by Friday 9:00 AM.
3) You must schedule your tournament match with your opponent
and update the ladder yourself. All matches must be
complete by 5:00 PM on Friday 8/16/91.
4) Each match will be a best of 13 round event (i.e. the
first player to 7 Kills)
5) Third place will be determined by a consolation play-off
of the semi-finalist losers.
6) It is legal to use the 30MM gun or ANY OTHER MEANS short
of direct physical abuse.
7) The top three places will each win a sixer of the beverage
of her choice.
8) Fourth place will win a STEEL TALONS hat.
9) All other participants will receive a STEEL TALONS patch.
MISSION TOURNAMENT RULES

------------------------
1) You may use as many credits as you wish.
2) You may play either solo or linked.
3) NO CHEATING (if you know how to cheat you know what I mean)
This is on the honor system, but there may be spot checking
from time to time. If we catch you, we break the sixer of
OUR choice over your head.
4) The high score on each side will win a sixer of the beverage
of his choice.
5) The number 2 player on each side will receive a STEEL TALONS
hat.
6) All other players on the high score table will receive a
STEEL TALONS patch.
7) This tournament starts at 3:00 PM today (8/15) and ends at
5:00 PM on Friday (8/16/91)
NOTE: There is a limit of 1 prize per person FOR EACH TOURNAMENT.

In the event of a dispute, the decision of the judges (Ed Logg and
Ed Rotberg) is FINAL!!!
- The STEEL TALONS Team -

___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 15-AUG-1991 15:43:06.95
To: @SYS$MAIL:MAC-USERS, @SYS$MAIL:MANAGEMENT, @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER
CC: DENCKER
Subj: Apple Hi-Res Monochrome 12" Monitor Available
I got a color monitor today, so my Apple Macintosh B&W monitor is now available
for internal company transfer. It's in very good condition, and is capable of
displaying 256 grays for full gray scale. It includes the video and power
cables. It's compatible with the Mac LC and all Mac II-family machines that
have built-in video or a video card installed.
Whenever the next person orders a Mac system, please remember this monitor is
available for inter-department transfer. It will save the company about $210
(at the developer price). If you want to see it, it's in the spare office in
Publications.
Andrea
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::PLOTKIN "Sharon Plotkin" 16-AUG-1991 10:21:46.10
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: PLOTKIN
Subj: computer stuff
I've pinned a couple of articles from "Science News" about computers. One,
in particular talks about computer imaging, called Stereolithography. This
process transform a two-d computer screen rendering of a three-d object into
an actual three-d plastic model. The xeroxes are attached to the animators
bulletin board by my cube.
Sharon
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: BIRTHDAY WISHES
H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y D O U G P A S Q U I N E L L I ! ! !
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 16-AUG-1991 10:52:04.31
CC:
Subj: Broom
There used to be a push broom in the assembly area. It has disappeared.
Has anyone seen it?
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 16-AUG-1991 10:52:14.92
CC: SHEPPERD
Subj: System down times
KIM, GAWD, the Schlage doors and the Ethernet will be down for an hour
or so tomorrow, Saturday 8/17/91 a couple of times during the day. ERNIE
and BERT will be down for most of the day and MIKE will be down the
whole weekend. We'll be installing some new equipment which will require
recabling the power to most of the stuff in the room.
The sequence of events will follow something like this:
Starting about 10am all of the computers will be turned off and
unplugged. KIM, GAWD, the Schlage and the Ethernet will be reconnected
to power temporarily while all the equipment that has to be moved is
moved. ERNIE and BERT will remain down during this period. After all the
moves have been completed (probably pretty late in the evening), KIM,
GAWD, ERNIE, BERT, the Schlage doors and the Ethernet will be
disconnected again and reconnected to their permanent power outlets.
MIKE will remain down the whole weekend.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 16-AUG-1991 12:27:13.00
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: Self test
I ran the test for over an hour without failure. Have you completed
checking the self test? I am ready to release it as soon as I here from you.
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 16-AUG-1991 13:20:18.76
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: DUART interrupt
Do you have a pull up resistor on the DUART interrupt line? Max

asked me to be sure that this is the case.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: DUART interrupt
According to both the schematic and the parts list (both released) the
DUART Interrupt pullup resistor, R88, is, in fact, loaded. So is R49,
the pullup resistor on the DUART DTACK line.
Why do you ask?
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: Self test
I have tested Self-Test as much as I can. Unless you know of any problems
with it that you have not told me about you may release it.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 17-AUG-1991 10:36:11.24
To: MARGOLIN,MONCRIEF,DOWNEND,MOORE
CC:
Subj: Standoffs for DSIII
Jed;
I was inspecting the cabinets in production and I noticed there
are no standoffs for the middle of the DSIII PCB. I think they are needed
else the PCB will flex considerably during shipping. I told Bob Stewart
about this. Please check the documentation and straignten this matter
out Monday. Please VAX me a message when this has been taken care of.
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 17-AUG-1991 12:27:59.49
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Steel Talon contest winners
Thanks to all of you who helped test our game last week.
Will the following people stop by to tell me what they would like
for their favorite six packs:
Glenn McNamara
Victor Mercieca
Chuck Eyler
Bill
Sparky
The following can stop by Monday, near noon, for their hats:
Tim Hubbersty
Kirk Hunt
Paul Kwinn
In addition to those named about, the following have won patches:
Emmette Craver
Norm Avellar
Jim Petrick
John Paul
Brad Fuller
John Moore
Jeff Bell
Don Diekneite
Dan Mohr
THR
Gunner John
Chris
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 19-AUG-1991 10:14:05.90
To: MARGOLIN,DOWNEND
CC:
Subj: ECN DSIII
Jed;
I was in production this morning and I was asked to ECN the DSIII
parts list to show only 2 1Meg parts instead of the 8. Could take care of
this please?
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj: bring it back
Missing pair of cutters with initials F.K on red handles.

Please return them to my tool_box.
Farrokh
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From: KIM::MILTY 19-AUG-1991 12:49:24.88
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: ..HOUSE PAINTER STORIES ??
SOOO,..DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS,...OR

HORROR STORIES WITH REGARDS TO HOUSE PAINTERS ????
I'D BE MOST INTERESTED TO HEAR THOSE STORIES,...PRO OR CON....OR
ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ONE MIGHT ASK,...HOW DO YOU PROTECT THE SHRUBS,.
PRESSURE CLEANING VS SAND BLASTING ?? IMRON VS 9 COATS OF HAND RUBBED
LAQUER ??
THANX MILTY
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 20-AUG-1991 09:13:49.11
To: MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN,MOORE,DOWNEND,WILLIAMS
CC:
Subj: ECN for DSIII
Rick;
I have read the Memory Master Release Procedure and I have discussed
this with Rick Meyette. I am afraid I must agree with manufacturing and Rick
Meyette. I believe the parts list should show the correct number of parts.
The AROMREL file contains the information on the latest Revision of the program.
Ask Jed to ECN the parts list for the DSIII to show only 2 EPROMs.
If you still have problems with this, please contact Rick Meyette.
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: Syquest Cartridge
Anyone finding a Syquest Cartridge yesterday labeled "Transport Disk"

please contact Ed Rotberg ASAP!!!!
- Ed -
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: Syquest Cartridge
The cartridge has been found and returned.

Thanks,
- Ed -
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj: ...reunited
Thanks for returning my tools, saved me the trouble of

sending another message for the other stuff that was gone.
Farrokh
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From: KIM::BJORKQUIST 20-AUG-1991 10:53:53.75
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FOR SALE
FOR SALE: RC CAR $350

2 BODIES
3 SETS OF TIRES
AIRTRONICS CONTROLLER
BATTERY CHARGER
ALL NOVAK SYSTEM
needs motor
IF INTERESTED CALL TOM @ 985-1932

___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 21-AUG-1991 09:53:29.27
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Steel Talons
The latest version (Rev B) has been placed in the common area. We
are DESPARATE for testing before 1:00PM TODAY. Please stop by the common
area and play one of the two games. It is important to test linked games.
We have made many changes to the timeouts and we need to be sure that linked
games stay linked. If you see any problems call Ed Logg or Ed Rotberg
IMMEDIATELY.
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::GROSSMAN 21-AUG-1991 12:16:51.74
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Yet Another Atari Welcome
Another new face in the Atari Games admin. area --

Gilbert Estrada has come on board as Corporate Telecommunications
Specialist. Gilbert's office is located across from Sandi Brown's
office (Steve Suttles' old office) and he can be reached at
Ext. 1710.
Welcome Gilbert!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::AVL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING" 21-AUG-1991 13:23:17.26
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: CER-8631
=============================================================================
=============================================================================
REQUESTED ACTION: NEW COMPONENT APPLICATION: Programmed Parts
PROJECT: Street Driver USED ON ASSEMBLY:
DESCRIPTION: Programmed Devices, Street Driver (478)
This CER has been assigned to Jeff Bell, ext 1750
==============================================================================
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 21-AUG-1991 14:44:06.37
CC: MCCARTHY
Subj: 4 MEG eprom usage
Do you intend to use 4 Meg Eproms, now or later. If not press delete
now.
I had a small stock of 4 MEG Eproms. I have had several requests
for them recently and am running out. If you think you need 4 MEG
eproms in the next few months please let me know what your expected
usage is so that we can plan for it. If you do not know if you will
need them, please ask your engineer, or me if you can find me.
Pat.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 21-AUG-1991 15:46:0
2.09
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: for sale
'89 Honda Shadow 1100 cc

Liquid cooled, very powerful V-twin motor
Shaft drive
Hydraulic valve adjusters
automatic cam-chain tensioners
color: Indian Lake Blue
4k miles
smooth cruisin' with no maintenance!
Chrome Beauty!! Worth buying just to look at.
Advertised for $5395. Make me an offer! (and let me drive it once a year)
Carole 3727
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj:
You senior engineer/programmers (who rarely burn roms)
probably have not run into this problem, but the less
fortunate staff who are blessed with using the DIO (every-
ones favorite machine) are familiar with this scenario.
DIO claims that the roms are non-blank, you know that you've
erased them and wonder what's wrong? Try going out of the
COMPUTER-CONTROL mode (using up/down keys on DIO) and do a
BLANK-CHECK, you'll be happy to confirm that your roms are
indeed blank. Now if you resume RS232/COMPUTER-CONTROL mode
and try to program those parts it'll be a happy camper and
so will you.
Why does the DIO work this way? Any ideas?
Farrokh
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Company Picnic
For all those who wish to purchase them, we have extra

Sunglasses - $5.00 (assorted neon colors)
Koozie Cups - $3.00
T-Shirts - $5.00 (all sizes)
REMINDER: OUR SERVING TIME FOR LUNCH AT THE PICNIC IS FROM 12:00 TO 1:15
HECKER PASS WILL PROVIDE BASEBALL BATS AND BALLS, BUT...
NOT MITTS. SO ANYONE WHO HAS A MITT, PLEASE BRING IT, EVEN IF
JUST TO LOAN IT TO SOMEONE.
THANKS!!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 23-AUG-1991 11:11:15.04
CC: SHEPPERD
Subj: TWTWTW comes to an end finally...
I'm going to try to fix most of the remaining problems today, tomorrow and
Sunday.
If you have a terminal or printer or something else that still doesn't work,
please send me some E-mail clearly identifying what it is and what it is
doing wrong and I'll try to get it fixed over the next 3 days. It is unlikely
that I'll be able to talk to you personally about it today, so please be
as clear as possible since I'm won't be able to ask you questions about it
or have you try to use the newly "fixed" equipment.
ds
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: A's TICKETS available
>>>>>>>>>>>>> TICKETS <<<<<<<<<<<<
8/23 2 tickets for tonight A's vs. Milwaukee 7:35
8/24 2 tickets for Saturday (same teams) SAFEWAY BBQ DAY 1:05
8/25 3 tickets for Sunday (same teams) CAPRI COOLER-BAG DAY 1:05
8/26 2 or 3 for Monday A's vs. BOSTON 7:05
8/27 2 tickets for Tuesday (still boston) 7:05
8/28 1 or 2 tickets for Wednesday (yep it's boston) 12:15 day game
GO A'S
RPLY via mail OR CALL NOW! OPERATOR STANDING BY! Mike Hally x1740
- till 5:00 this afternoon
(or see Mike at the Survivors' game TONIGHT!)
Oh, prices? $12 or negotiable...
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: ACCIDENT ON 680
THERE IS A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON 680 THAT HAS 237 BACKED AND 880 BACKED-UP.
I GUESS THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO STAY HERE AND WORK LIKE ME. HA HA.
LINDA
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj: Programs at the Exploratorium
I have posted the latest (September) schedule from the

Exploratorium in S.F. on the animation bulletin board. Of particular
note (sort of work-related) are the Robot Olympics and some short
films, but I heartily recommend browing the whole thing for stuff
that may not be work related (like a session on hand-made marbles)
but could be personally interesting.
Remember, you're never too old to have a happy childhood.
Mike
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 26-AUG-1991 12:18:46.80
To: MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN,MOORE,DOWNEND
CC:
Subj: low voltage test
Rick;
I would like to ask you to have Jed go over to manufacturing today
and to instruct them on what voltages should be used to test the PCBs for
low and high Vcc. They are currently using 4.9 and 5.1 but I don't think
that is good enough. Please see Bob Stewart or Jim Freitas.
We are shipping three games to Japan tomorrow and we need to test
these PCBs as soon as possible.
I also do not know where they are reading the voltage on their test
fixture. It could be at the power supply rather than the worst place on the
PCBs.
Please let me know what instructions you have given them and the
results of your visit.
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 27-AUG-1991 10:54:02.08
To: MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN,MCCARTHY,MOORE,DOWNEND,ROTBERG
CC:
Subj: Watchdogs on power up
Production has noted several games that generate watchdog resets on

power up. I have also observed this on some field test units on the East
coast. All the failures are on the right hand side. I am asking Jed and
Pat to help me solve this problem. I speculate that some part of the Steel
Talons is coming up faster than another. What is unigue about the right side
versus the left? How can I determine where the watchdog error occurs?
Manufacturing observed no GSP timeout errors over last night with the
games running the attract mode.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::WILLIAMS 27-AUG-1991 11:07:15.72
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: TALONS
Jed, we are experiencing some fallout of Talons board sets on the final
line. They come up with a GSP timeout error after being powered down then
powered back up again. We currently have 11 boards in this condition in the
tech area. Jim Buchanan has been working on these for 3 days now and can't
seem to isolate the problem. Would you please come over to meet with Jim
as soon as possible to help correct this problem?
Thank You Ken w. 3909
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::AVL "AKA - COMPONENT ENGINEERING" 27-AUG-1991 13:58:33.80
To: BURNIAS,MARGOLIN,RSHERMAN
CC:
From: MIKE::RSHERMAN 27-AUG-1991 13:44:27.08
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
REQUESTED ACTION: NEW VENDOR APPLICATION:
PART NUMBER: 137662-050 GENERIC:
DESCRIPTION: IC,CMOS,DSP,50MHZ,68P,PLCC
MANUFACTURER: ANALOG DEVICES MFG P/N: AD90461-7
CONTACT: PHONE:
COMMENTS:
ADD PART NO. & MANUFACTURER ABOVE.
LEAVE PREVIOUS & NOTE AS IS.
CC: MARGOLIN & BURNIAS
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
|
|
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
RS R SHERMAN 27-AUG-1991
==============================================================================
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From: KIM::MOSER 27-AUG-1991 14:41:39.17
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: cat needs home
I'm not happy about it but it looks like I'm going to have to take my cat to
the SPCA. Our small apartment is just too small for me, my husband our 14
month old daughter and a cat. My daughter is more mobile than she used to be
and it's difficult for all of us when the space is so limited. Minerva, our
cat is very pretty, white tummy and paws, tabby spotted back. She needs a
quiet home like mine was before I got married and had a baby. Being crowded
is getting on her nerves. If anyone has any ideas about other alternatives
besides the SPCA please let me know. I don't think my cat ever learned how
to hunt so I don't want to leave her in a park or somewhere like that.
Thanks, Kris
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC: LOGG,MCNAMARA
Subj: VRAM PROBLEM
Jed,
I took the board and the new self-test eproms over to Jim and he tried
them and we found that it still has vram problems with the new self-test eproms.
He exchanged the Multisync board with another one that exhibits the problem more
often for us to look at and I connected it to a bench setup in your lab and I
can't get it to fail even with the original self-test eproms. Your new self-test
roms are also on the bench.
Glenn
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::DOWNEND 28-AUG-1991 14:01:41.56
CC:
Subj: Missing Brief Manual
There are (4) Brief Manuals in circulation (the fat binder style) with
the new PC/486's for the game programming staff.
Rusty has one.
Andy has one.
Dennis has one.
?????? has one. If you have the missing manual, please let me know.
I think it was last seen in the SPACE lab.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MCNAMARA
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: You Know What
I would like to find out if there is still a VRAM problem when the
board is powered solely by +5V.
On Jim's test setup, either turn off the appropriate supplies or use a
pin extractor to remove +15V and -22V from P1.
On a real game with the Problem, unplug the Rump Thump Board.
If you want to wait until I come in, that's fine.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 29-AUG-1991 09:11:35.85
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: DSP audio cost
Jed;
Could you give me an idea of the cost (including overhead, etc.) for
a stand alone DSP audio PCB. Please assume the host 68010 will NOT be able
to run RPM to drive the DSP.
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: CAFETERIA CLOSING EARLY
PAT HAS TO LEAVE EARLY TODAY. THE GRILL WILL BE TURNED OFF AT 1:00. DRINKS
AND SNACKS WILL BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 1:30. AFTER 1:30, THE VENDING MACHINES WILL
BE YOUR ONLY SOURCE OF REFRESHMENT.
IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU'RE GOING TO EAT HERE TODAY, DON'T WAIT 'TIL THE LAST
MINUTE!
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: VRAMS
THE LATEST ON OUR END.

WE PULLED THE SAMSUNG VRAMS OUT OF A MULTISYNC WHICH WAS FAILING
SOCKETS WERE INSTALLED AND JIM LOADED MICRON TECHNOLOGY 150ns PARTS AND
THE BOARD WAS CYCLED ON AND OFF 100 TIMES AND IT WOULD NOT FAIL. THE SAM-
SUNG DEVICES WERE REINSTALLED AND THE BOARD FAILED IMMEDIATELY. IT APPEARS
THAT THE SAMSUNG ARE NOT COMPATIBLE ON SOME BOARDS.
I SENT A MAIL MSG TO GLEN BUT LATER HEARD HE WILL NOT BE HERE TODAY. I
HAVE 30 BOARDS IN TECH REPAIR NOW FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND WE NEED HELP
TO FIND A FIX. OF COURSE WE ONLY HAVE THE SAMSUNG PARTS IN STOCK AND I DO
NOT KNOW AVAILABILITY OF OTHER MANUFACTURER PARTS. BURNIAS IS CHECKING THAT.
PRESENTLY WE WILL BE INSTALLING SOCKETS IN ALL 16 VRAM LOCATIONS SO IF THE
DECISION IS MADE TO CHANGE ALL THE PARTS IT WILL BE MUCH EASIER.
COULD YOU PLEASE HELP US OUT IN THIS DILEMMA?
THANKS KEN W. 3909
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::MARGOLIN
CC: MCNAMARA
Subj: RE: You Know What
Jim fixed the board with the sockets and tried the other brand VRAM and could
not get them to fail. If the Samsung VRAM are in they fail quite often. He also
noticed a glitch on the reset line immediately after power-on and is wondering
if this is ok. He gave me a power supply like the one he uses so I can connect
it to the board in the lab and try to duplicate the problem over here.
Also Don Wrightnour has initiated a deviation to go to sockets for the VRAM.
Glenn.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: From Manufacturing
To: MCNAMARA
CC:
Subj: VRAMS
GLEN, JIM GOT THE BOARD SET WORKING THIS MORNING AND INSTALLED THE MICRON
TECHNOLOGY VRAMS. HE COULD NOT GET THE BOARD TO FAIL AFTER POWERING UP AND
DOWN APPROXIMATELY 100 TIMES. AFTER REINSTALLIING THE SAMSUNG DEVICES, THE
BOARD FAILED IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE PASS THIS INFO ALONG. WE NEED A FIX FOR
THIS PROBLEM ASAP. I HAVE ABOUT 30 BOARDS EXHIBITING THIS FAILURE IN MY
REPAIR AREA AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY BOARDS ARE GOING TO FAIL OUT IN THE
FIELD. THANKS KEN W. 3909
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 29-AUG-1991 11:26:29.05
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Chronicle
Anyone out there have todays S.F. Chronicle? I need to look at the
front page, pages 8-14.
Thanks in advance
___________________________________________________________________________
To: LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: DS III Costs
DS III Costs 2/7/91 1 of 3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DS III Stuffed to do Street Driver (Graphics and Sound):
Material Labor Overhead Total
-------- ----- -------- -------
DS III (Street Driver): $221.62 $6.17* $50.40* $278.19
* The DS III Board is similar to the Driver Sound Board in size and density.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DS III Stuffed to do Street Driver (Graphics and Sound):
256K Bytes Graphics EPROM (2*27C010);
256K Bytes (2*27C010) + 64K Bytes (1*27C512) Sound EPROM;
Has Extra Sound Program RAM to do Sequencer (3 8Kx8-35 SRAMs = $11.70)
No 3D Processor;
All unused positions have sockets (27C010 sockets are $0.46 ea.)
1 PC Board $39.60 $ 39.60
1 ADSP-2101 $40.00 $ 40.00
1 ADSP-2105 $ 9.90 $ 9.90
8 8K8-35 $ 3.90 $ 31.20
4 27C010-200 $ 6.30 $ 25.20
1 27C512 $ 2.75 $ 2.75
Other ICs = $ 39.74
Diodes = $ 0.49
Connectors = $ 3.68
Capacitors = $ 8.33
Resistors = 97 * $0.009 = $ 0.87
Misc = $ 1.39
Sockets = $ 17.27
Xtals = $ 1.20
-------
Total: $221.62
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 of 3
DS III Completely Stuffed (Graphics + Sound + 3D Sound Processor)
1 PC Board $40.00 $ 40.00
137662-050 1 ADSP-2101 $40.00 $ 40.00
137674-040 2 ADSP-2105 $ 9.90 $ 19.80
137667-035 8 8K8-35 $ 3.90 $ 31.20
137668-200 16 27C010-200 $ 6.30 $100.80
137647-015 2 GAL20V8-15 $ 2.00 $4.00
137448-200 2 27C512-200 $ 2.75 $5.50
137646-015 2 GAL16V8 $ 1.30 $2.60
137327-001 2 74F00 $ 0.115 $0.23
137005-001 1 74LS00 $ 0.120 $0.12
137042-001 1 74LS02 $ 0.120 $0.12
137437-001 1 74F04 $ 0.130 $0.13
137487-001 2 74AS32 $ 0.225 $0.45
137052-001 1 7406 $ 0.180 $0.80
137436-001 7 74F74 $ 0.150 $1.05
137521-001 4 74F138 $ 0.320 $1.28
137675-001 1 75ALS194 $ 1.30 $1.30
137676-001 1 75ALS195 $ 1.20 $1.20
137144-001 16 74LS374 $ 0.225 $3.60
137038-001 12 74LS244 $ 0.256 $3.07
137134-001 7 74LS245 $ 0.238 $1.66
137137-001 1 74LS259 $ 0.230 $0.23
137579-001 2 TL084 $ 0.40 $0.80
137158-002 2 6012 $ 4.06 $8.16
137301-001 4 TDA2030 $ 0.86 $3.44
Other ICs = $39.74
122002-104 119 0.1,50V $0.034 $4.05
122016-220 6 22pF, 100V, 5% radial $0.070 $0.42
122015-224 6 0.22 uF, 50V, 10% $0.220 $1.32
122015-272 18 0.0027 uF, 50V, 10% $0.056 $1.01
122016-470 4 47 pF, 100V, 5% CER $0.070 $0.28
124000-226 4 22 uF, 35V, Elec $0.110 $0.44
121022-222 2 0.0022 uF, 100V Plastic $0.032 $0.06
124000-106 2 10 uF, 35V, Elec $0.075 $0.15
123009-107 4 100/35V, Radial Low ESR $0.150 $0.60
Capacitors = $8.33
131027-002 3 MV5053 LED $0.076 $0.23
131048-001 8 1N4001 $0.020 $0.16
131009-215 1 1N4742A $0.060 $0.06
133041-001 1 2N3904 $0.035 $0.04
Diodes = $0.49
179021-060 1 Conn, 60 pos 3M, straight $2.25 $2.25
179213-003 1 Conn, 3 pos, 0.156 (VOL) $0.109 $0.11
179213-006 1 Conn, 6 pos 0.156 (JSPK) $0.160 $0.16
179069-009 1 Conn, 9 pos AMP (POWER) $0.520 $0.52
179118-011 1 Conn, 11 Pos 0.1 (SERIAL) $0.16 $0.16
179048-002 4 PIN_JUMPERS $0.120 $0.48
Connectors = $3.68
3 of 3
110027-102 21 1K, 5%, 1/8W $0.009
110027-103 44 10K, 5%, 1/8W $0.008
110027-101 6 100, 5%, 1/8W $0.008
110027-151 1 150, 5%, 1/8W $0.009
110027-222 2 2.2K, 5%, 1/8W $0.009
110027-682 8 6.8K, 5%, 1/8W $0.008
110027-562 2 5.6K $0.010
110027-472 2 4.7K $0.008
110027-221 2 220 $0.008
110027-104 1 100K $0.009
110027-334 1 330K $0.011
110027-010 4 1 $0.009
110027-223 2 22K $0.009
1 180/1W $0.05
Resistors = 97 * $0.009 = $0.87
179051-001 2 Test Point $0.026 $0.05

2 Heat Sink $0.67 $1.34
Misc = $1.39
144000-012 1 XTAL, 12.0 MHz $0.60 $0.60
144000-013 2 XTAL, 10.0 MHz $0.60 $1.20
Xtals = $1.80
179237-068 1 Socket, PLCC, (ADSP-2101) $1.60 $1.60

179237-068 2 Socket, PLCC, (ADSP-2105) $1.60 $3.20
179259-020 2 Socket, 20 pin, 0.3" $0.064 $0.13
179259-024 2 Socket, 24 pin, 0.3" $0.120 $0.24
179259-028 8 Socket, 28 pin, 0.3" $0.57 $4.56
179257-028 2 Socket, 28 pin, 0.6" $0.089 $0.18
179257-032 16 Socket, 32 pin, 0.6" $0.46 $7.36
Sockets = $17.27
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::ESTRADA 29-AUG-1991 14:04:19.87
CC:
Subj: NEW KID ON THE BLOCK
HELLO EVERYONE,
MY NAME IS GILBERT ESTRADA, I AM HERE REPLACING STEVE SUTTLES AND I
AM YOUR NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONTACT. IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH
YOUR TELEPHONE, PRINTER, OR TERMINAL PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME
AT EXT. 1710 AND I WILL DO MY VERY BEST TO TRY TO HELP YOU IN WHICH
EVER WAY I CAN.
IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE PLEASE LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY
I WOULD PREFER IF YOU DO IT BY E-MAIL, SO I CAN HAVE A HARD COPY OF
YOUR REQUEST THAT WAY I CAN MAKE SURE IT GETS DONE A.S.A.P.
SINCERELY,
GILBERT ESTRADA
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC: BIKE
Subj: Multisynch PCB problems
As you recomended I did the following to fix the GSP TIME-OUT error
that we've been fighting this week:
~ 1_ Power supply reads 5.11 volts on the board.
~ 2_ CR22 & op-amp at 5B have been deleted/removed.
~ 3_ The entire set of E-PROMS have been re-burned using fresh parts off
the shelf.
Unfortunately, the GSP TIME-OUT error still crashes the program when
going in/out of operator screen in self-test and in the attract mode
it eventually hangs.
I
'll be eager to try any more suggetions you might think of. Bonnie and
I are kinda puzzled with this problem and need some help.
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::BROWN 30-AUG-1991 11:14:28.86
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: BROWN
Subj: SHORT-TIMER
TODAY IS YVETTE'S LAST DAY AT ATARI. SHE IS MOVING ON TO GREENER PASTURES IN
CHICO. CALL OR STOP BY TO BID HER A FOND FAREWELL.
SANDI
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: A's TIX AVAILABLE
>>>>>>>>>>>>> TICKETS <<<<<<<<<<<<
8/30 1 ticket for tonight A's vs. DETROIT 7:35
8/31 2 tickets for Saturday (same teams) T-SHIRT DAY 1:05
9/1 3 tickets for Sunday (same teams) PG&E BINDER DAY 1:05
GO A'S
RPLY via mail OR CALL NOW! OPERATOR STANDING BY! Mike Hally x1740
- till 5:00 this afternoon
(or see Mike at the Survivors' game TONIGHT!)
Oh, prices? $10 what a discount!!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 30-AUG-1991 12:17:47.47
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: Sound cost
Jed;
I got your previous message but I am starting up a new project and
I want the cost of a PCB to replace the SAIIS PCB. I cannot use the DSIII
as it stands. What does just the DSP audio section cost? How much would it
cost to add a 6502/68000/etc. to run RPM/other driver?
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: Sound cost
I am just a bit busy right now and do not have time to design a Sound Board
for you.
Regards,
Jed
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To: MONCRIEF,LOGG,MCNAMARA,DURFEY,BRYANT,BURNIAS,FREITAS,MARTIN,SMITH,STEWAR
T,WILLIAMS,WRIGHTNOUR
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Steel Talons
This is what I know so far. I am distributing it so others can comment on it.

The Big Sympton is the GSP Timeout Error.
This is definitely caused by the GSP program crashing.
The GSP program crashes because, after powerup, one or more of the VRAMs
do not work, and nothing can be done in software to make them work. (The
GSP Simple Memory Test identifies the miscreant VRAMs.)
If power is removed and reapplied, sometimes it will work and sometimes it
won't.
I do not know of anything that will cause a VRAM to permanently not work
in a circuit until power is removed and reapplied, except for Latch-Up.
(This is when the voltage on an input is greater than the IC's VCC. This
triggers an SCR that is part of the gate structure but is not a problem as
long as the input does not get higher than the IC's operating voltage.)
Things that have been tried:
1. I made Steel Talons Self-Test ROMs with the GSP Reset time extended
to 2 ms. Made no difference.
2. I had Jim remove the +15V and -22V from a board at his test station;
maybe it was causing the VRAMs to latch up. Made no difference.
3. As per Ken Williams' memo, when the Samsung VRAMs are replaced with
Micron VRAMs, there does not seem to be a problem.
4. Mary has checked around; only Samsung and Hitachi still make 64Kx4 VRAMs.
5. Glenn brought a boardset back and we fired it up on a bench with a
variable supply.
When we brought the voltage up slowly it screwed up every time.
We kept the supply on and switched it with just wire leads. It didn't
screw up.
We returned to bringing it up slowly. It had stopped screwing up. A short
time later the VRAM in one particular position started screwing up every
time.
If, with the board powered, I remove the VRAM and plug it back in, it
will usually work.
Replacing it with a Micron VRAM fixed it.
Swapping the Samsung VRAM with another one from a different location
seems to fix it, at least temporarily.
6. We removed the 0.1 uF bypass capacitor associated with one of the VRAMs
and measured it. It was, indeed, 0.1 uF. We added a 1 uF tantalum
capacitor to the area. Made no difference.
7. I thought that maybe there was a problem with the plated-thru holes to
+5V and Ground. I measured the resistance between +5V on every VRAM and
a +5V Testpoint with a low resistance Ohmmeter and they seemed ok. I did
the same with the VRAM Grounds. I also did it with the Bypass Caps. They
all seem solidly connected.
The VRAMs are now being put in sockets and I think this is a good idea.
I would like to find out if all the MultiSync Boards are made by the same
vendor. If there are several vendors, is there a correlation between the
Problem and the board vendor?
Jed
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From: GAWD::ROLM "SUTTLES, SHEPPERD, or ALBAUGH" 3-SEP-1991 06:19:13.
09
CC: ROLM
What is this FLASH nonsense, anyways?

It's simple. When you push the buttons, you simply make noise.
IF the phone system is expecting you to make dialing noises, it dials. IF
it is expecting access codes, it accesses. IF the noises you make (like
talking, singing, playing the flute, or playing the keypad) get sent to
"the other end", it sends.
Once you are connected to another phone, the ONLY thing you can
do is hang up. BUT, if you hang up and quickly pick up again, phone systems
tend to not disconnect (as you may have experienced at home). This is called
FLASHing the switchhook (the hook that holds the handset and works the switch).
You FLASH when you need to get the attention of the phone system. You
can tell if you have its attention, because it generates a tone to let you know.
When you want to transfer a call, you are already connected by definition. You
need to tell the phone system what to do. You FLASH to get a dial tone.
FLASH is unneccesary (but doesn't hurt) if you already have a dial tone.
Now, some people find it difficult to get the timing down, and either
flash for too short or too long a time. Too short simply doesn't work, but
too long can be disastrous!
Some Ergonomic Engineer at Rolm realized this and provided a FLASH
button on the phones we use (most of us, anyways). If you have a flash
button, DON'T USE THE SWITCHOOK. It has electronics behind it to stay hung
up for long enough to make sure. It WILL hang up the phone. Just push the
flash button. On phones that don't have the button (like wall phones) simply
hang up very breifly--usually pushing the hangup button with your finger is
better than actually hanging up the phone.
Of course, there are exceptions, and several, at that. The best general
rule I can give for multibutton phones is: If it has a flash button, use it.
If it doesn't, it might be an ETS (one of the electronic types we have). ETSs
never need a flash, and in fact, can't. If you have feature buttons, they
should not need to be preceded by a flash (feature buttons are those that
aren't "line" buttons and also arent 0-9, #, or *--the dial pad). If you
find that you make noise instead of doing what you want, do a FLASH.
The bottom line is: FLASH is to get the attention of the phone system.
Performing a FLASH gets you some kind of dial tone, and is needed before any
of the feature codes (watch this space for more details). ETS sets (only!)
don't have and can't use the FLASH function. All other sets need a FLASH;
if you have a button marked FLASH, use it; if you don't, momentarily push
the switchook. Dedicated buttons (buttons marked TRANSFER, for example)
won't need a FLASH beforehand if they are properly programmed; if they aren't
properly programmed, let me know, & I'll fix it.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::WILLIAMS 3-SEP-1991 07:52:51.76
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MULTISYNC FABS
The Multisync boards are being made by two different vendors and both have
failed for the same reason. Apparently no correlation between the problem
and the board vendor.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 3-SEP-1991 08:29:33.51
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,STEWART,SMITH,BRESHEARS,BRYANT,FREITAS,SHIRLEY,MSHERM
AN,CALFEE,HINDORFF
CC: RAY
Subj: Walkabout Friday -- this Friday -- 3:30 - 5:00
This month's Walkabout will be hosted by Mark Pierce and

the Warriors. I've been told that if you don't go, they will
punch your lights out!
negative).
Friday, Sept. 6, 1991
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
John
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 3-SEP-1991 16:30:57.95
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
RON SHUCK OF SIMPSON CALLED AND ASKED THAT YOU RETURN HIS CALL,727-7433.
LINDA
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From: KIM::BURGESS "Andrew" 4-SEP-1991 09:22:04.03
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK.DIS
CC:
Subj: SLOT CARS
I am looking for any TYCO slot car tracks, cars, equipment that might
be lying around in your house. I recently assembled some old sets I
have and am interested in expanding...but as you know things change
over time and I might not be able to find new tracks or cars to run
with or on my existing stuff.
Let me know how much you want for your old slot car stuff...
Thanks in advance,
Andrew J Burgess
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From: BERT::LOIS 4-SEP-1991 12:36:02.75
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: LOIS
Subj: New Arrival
The Engineering Department is proud to announce a new addition!
WHO: Laura Shelby Stark
9 lbs 1 oz, 20 inches long
WHEN: Sept. 1, 1991 at 10:30P
Proud parents are Gary and Karen Stark
Everyone is home and doing fine.
WELCOME TO THE NEW ATARIAN!!!!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::GEYER 5-SEP-1991 09:41:48.14
CC:
Subj: San Diego anyone?
I have two tickets to a San Diego Padres game (against Cardinals) on

Saturday - Sept. 7 - at 7:00 p.m. in San Diego at Jack Murphy Stadium...
I realize that's kind of far to go for a ball game ... but ... if anyone
is interested, give me a call (x 427)
If someone is interested but unsure as to how they'd get down there, I
also have a confirmed reservation for myself and my husband (not yet paid
for) for a Southwest Airlines flight out of Oakland at 6 pm Friday night,
Sept. 6 -- total round trip cost: $118 -- returning Sunday afternoon around
1 or so. The problem is, you'd probably have to pretend you're me...
I know, shudder at the thought ...
Accommodations? I have a reservation (also not yet paid for) at the
Raddison Hotel -- I have to cancel my plans, but someone else might want
to take advantage of the results of many evenings of hard phone work
making these arrangements ...
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::JACKIE 5-SEP-1991 14:00:47.22
CC:
Subj: AMOA SHOW - LAS VEGAS
ALL EMPLOYEES PLANNING TO ATTEND THE AMOA SHOW IN LAS VEGAS ON THEIR OWN
ARE ASKED TO ATTEND A BRIEF MEETING ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 6, IN THE CENTRAL
CONFERENCE ROOM AT 11:00AM.
THANKS!
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From: KIM::PETRICK "Jim Petrick" 6-SEP-1991 12:25:00.10
To: @SM:JUNK
CC:
Subj: C++ anyone?
Does anyone out there have a C++ compiler I can use? I'm taking a C++ class
this semester, and just found out that we have to supply our own. Any PC,
Macintosh, VAX, or Sun compiler will probably do except for the GNU C++,
which doesn't support a ATT 2.0 streams (which the prof requires).
-- jim
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 6-SEP-1991 14:42:4
2.41
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: huh?
Did anyone catch "Law and Order" on Tuesday night? I just caught the end
of some statement about how drug dealers use real young children and
babies as shields from bullets. They call these kids "mushrooms"
after a video game where the bugs can hide behind mushrooms and not be
shot.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::TINA "TINA, TINA, BO-BEENA..." 6-SEP-1991 14:51:11.23
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED,
TOM DEMPSEY W/ T.I. CALLED FOR YOU AT 2:52 PM. PLEASE CALL HIM BACK AT
748-2291.
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From: KIM::MARGOLIN 6-SEP-1991 19:37:57.42
To: WILLIAMS,WRIGHTNOUR
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Son of Samsung
Ken, I have left the following message on Jim's chair. Please make sure
he gets it. Thanks. I am history.
Jed 9/6/91
Jim,
These are the mods for MultiSync Boards with Samsung VRAMs:
1. Connect a 10K 1/8W Resistor from 120_U pin 18 to +5V.
5. Cut and lift 120_U pin 1
6. Connect a wire jumper from 120_U pin 1 to 120_K pin 2.
Let Rick know how mods 5 and 6 work out.
Thanks,
Jed
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From: GAWD::LIPSON 9-SEP-1991 09:57:06.53
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: holographic commentary
>>>> This little editorial comment came in across an international network

where people have been discussing the merits of the Sega 'holographic' game...
>>>>>
i like to play this game, although not the 'standard' way. i like to bust off
the little fluorescent blocks and throw them at pedestrians on the drive home.
also, a neat 3-D effect CAN be achieved on this machine: i lump a pile of
spittle on the horizontal plexiglass shield: the phlegm DOES ACTUALLY APPEAR
TO FLOAT ABOVE THE IMAGE! amazing, eh?
--
+-----------------------------+ <disclaimer> i represent me. exclusively.
| tim clinkenpeel | -_-_-_-end government by representation!-_-_-_-
| tpehrson@javelin.sim.es.com | _-_-_-let the people speak for themselves-_-_-_
+-----------------------------+ >warning< my messages are offensive to morons
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MCNAMARA 9-SEP-1991 11:17:06.91
To: MONCRIEF
CC: MARGOLIN,MCNAMARA
Subj: latest vram mod
I talked to Jim this morning and the newest mod still does not solve the vram
problem. Of the 3 boards in question, 2 work now but 1 still fails. Another
problem is that 2 of the other 29 boards now fail with this last mod.
Glenn
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From: GAWD::COMSTOCK 9-SEP-1991 14:44:53.11
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Lens Missing from Animation Dept.
If anyone knows what became of the lens for

the tv camera on our Lyon-Lamb animaton system (located next to
the Macintosh IIfx next to Brad Fuller's office) please let me know.
I am replacing the lens with another and I would like to be
reassured that the first one was just borrowed and not stolen.
Sam
PS: As always, "It's best to leave a note when borrowing."
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LORENE "TIGER" 9-SEP-1991 15:37:50.74
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: Message
Hi Jed,
Joan Alpin with Merit tried to reach you at 3:35. Please call her at
434-0800, if you're not on vacation.
Thanks,
Lorene
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::GROSSMAN 9-SEP-1991 16:34:21.13
CC:
Subj: CPR and ERT Classes
Atari Games will be offering Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency

Response Training classes to a limited number of employees.
We are limited to the number of participants for each session. Although the
easiest way to select participants would be on a first come basis, in case
of emergency, we need to make sure all areas of the company have trained
emergency personnel. I will make sure we have employees from each area of
the company and use the first come process to select from those who respond.
If you are interested in attending the ERT session, or one of the CPR
sessions, please let me know no later than 5:00 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 11.
If you would like to attend one of the CPR sessions, please let me know
which class you would like to attend
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Tuesday, Sept. 17
8:30 am - 12:30 pm Wednesday, Sept. 18
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Wednesday, Sept. 18
Class size is limited to 10 students per session.
There is only one ERT class which will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 17 from
10:00 am to 12:30 pm. Class size is limited to a maximum of 20 students.
REMEMBER - If you want to attend, let me know via E-Mail or phone, no later
than 5:00 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 11.
cynde grossman
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CC:
Subj:
The American Cancer Society has sent us information on free education

programs that they offer. I am polling to see if enough employees would be
interested in any session to make it worthwhile. We would need a minimum of
15 interested employees in order to schedule a particular session.
I have listed the topics available and if you are interested, please let me
know and if there is enough interest, I will contact the American Cancer
Society and schedule a convenient time.
With the 15th annual 'Great American Smokeout' upcoming on November 21, the
American Cancer Society offers -
TOBACCO AND HEALTH
FEMININE MISTAKE: WOMEN AND SMOKING
SPECIAL DELIVERY - an educational session for pregnant women
who smoke
Other sessions include -
Women's Health: The Good News About Cancer
Breast Health Program
Men's Health: What You Should Know About Cancer
Taking Control/Eating Smart
Skin Cancer
Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer
Prevention in the Workplace
I have a short description of each course if you would like further details.
Let me know if anything looks interesting!

cynde grossman
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From: BERT::JEFFERSON 11-SEP-1991 07:57:40.03
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,HOBGOOD
CC:
Subj: pay day
Guess what...EVERYBODY gets a paycheck this Friday!

Guess what...Lois and I will both be gone!!
Since I figured those of you not going to the show
would probably still want your check before the weekend,
we've made other arrangements to get them to you.
Sam Comstock, Rick Moncrief, Pat McCarthy and Dave Shepperd
will get checks from Loraine Hobgood for their own
departments. Art Jackson will get checks for everyone
in Design Services.
For the rest of you, Loraine will make a trip through
Engineering about donut time and give out checks to
who she sees, if you miss her, drop by her office in
Finance and pick up your check.
(For those going to the show, be glad you'll have
some money waiting for you when you get back from
Lost Wages!!!!!)
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::OWENS 11-SEP-1991 13:15:42.33
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: 12TH ANNUAL CHILDRENS PAGENT, (OR GIVE ME THE MONEY)
Well,
All those years I bought candy, pledged money for "what ever" to
support those beautiful children of yours, special projects have now
come payable. My son and daughter, (very cute twins), are entered in
a childrens beauty pagent sponsored by Mount Madonna Y.M.C.A. Mens
Service Club. The proceeds to benifit Y.M.C.A. youth projects. Each
ticket is cost $.50, and is worth 100 votes, 2,000 votes/book with an
additional 500 bonus points for each completed book. Door prizes are:
1st $300.00, 2nd $200.00, and 3rd $100.00, (winner need not be present
to win). Drawing is Sunday Oct 13, 1991, which gives you plenty of time
to withdraw your life savings to donate!
Just kidding, I do have two books of tickets on me now, and once
sold will bring in more, (key word "once"). It is a worth while promotion
and I sincerely appreciate your support.
OPERATORS ARE STANDING BY FOR YOUR CALL!!
EXT 1753
RLO
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 11-SEP-1991 14:39:55.47
To: MARGOLIN,MONCRIEF,MOORE,DOWNEND,STEWART,FREITAS
CC:
Subj: PCB failures
Rick Moncrief;
I returned today from vacation to hear there are several problems in
production. First, the horizon poly on 13 of the 20 or so games had rainbow
colors. These colors stay even though I rewrite the colors every frame. The
colors also stay even though the level (the whole color scheme) changes. This
problem was first noticed yesterday.
Second, of the 13 games mentioned above, 6 had GSP Timeout Errors.
When I was there, there were at least two other games with GSP Timeout Errors.
All of these PCBs had Hitachi VRAMs.
For your information, I was told that a "large" percentage of 2101-7
parts have failed recently. I was told the numbers are in the 16 to 18 count.
I was also told that 9 failed yesterday alone (6 with the date code 9121).
The Hitachi VRAMs just hit final assembly yesterday afternoon. I
suspect these parts may have something to do with the problem(s) above.
I checked the 12 or so games with the Samsung VRAMs with modified PCBs.
They have no GSP Timeouts and I have seen no "rainbow" horizons. What does the
mod Jed requested do?
Bob Stewart, Jim Freitas, and I agreed that we would not ship any games
until we have determined more about these failures. We are currently unboxing
and locating all the games that fail. We will try replacing the Hitachi parts
with Samsung parts. Please check with Ken Williams tomorrow to determine the
results of their experiments.
Bob Stewart, Jim Freitas, and I will not be in tomorrow. Bob and I can
be reached at the AMOA.
Could you please call Jed and ask him to come in and help solve this
problem? I realize he is on vacation but we are in a position where we need
to ship games without failures.
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 11-SEP-1991 21:45:46.44
CC: SHEPPERD
Subj: A tall TAIL
Announcing an update to the TAIL utility. Now it has a -f option (or /F if you
prefer) which lets you monitor the input file.
TAIL with the -f option, will display the last n lines (defaults to the
pagesize of your terminal) and add new ones as they show up in the input file.
It samples the input file once every 5 seconds to see if anything changed. You
quit out of TAIL in monitor mode by typing a <return> (or some other
terminting character) on you terminal. If you put wildcards on the input
filename and select the monitor mode, then typing a return will cause TAIL to
advance to the next file. After all files have been displayed, then it'll exit.
This feature can be used to do something like TAIL /PAGE where it'll show you
the tail of a file and wait for you to type return to see the next one, etc.
Typing TAIL with no parameters displays a small help screen.
Normally, the job controller updates a batch log file only once every minute
or when it's buffers overflow. You can change that with the DCL command SET
OUTPUT_RATE=time. I've modified the BATCH and AT procedures to output to the
log file once every 5 seconds which will make the BATCH.LOG and ??.LOG files
reflect more timely information when using TAIL -F.
ds
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: another editorial comment from the net
Path: dms!motcsd!apple!mips!spool.mu.edu!news.nd.edu!mentor.cc.purdue.edu!akg
From: akg@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Mike Hughey)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video.arcade
Subject: Re: Teens
Message-ID: <18679@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 12 Sep 91 06:12:41 GMT
References: <1991Aug31.171730.25526@cbnewse.cb.att.com> <1991Aug31.175050.13717@
ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
<1991Sep7.201459.15837@wam.umd.edu>
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Posted: Thu Sep 12 01:12:41 1991
In article <1991Sep7.201459.15837@wam.umd.edu> vgriscep@wam.umd.edu (VGR) writes
:
> Apparently, Atari and Williams, being two of the smarter video game makers,
>are aware that the ideas for games were exhausted long ago.
Garbage. The video game makers have simply stopped using new ideas for games.
There's a near-inexhaustible supply still out there; all we need is some
creative people making the video games, instead of the brain-dead people that
are at all of the manufacturers now.
Problem is, with a new game idea, the makers aren't sure how the marketing will
go. If they simply do another kill-kill game, it'll sell exactly X amount, so
they can budget accordingly. Marketing has taken all of the fun out of this
business.
Mike Hughey
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From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 12-SEP-1991 18:24:35.25
CC:
Subj: I'M OUTTA HERE
I WILL BE ON MY ANNUAL RESERVE TRAINING EXTRAVAGANZA FOR TWO WEEKS BEGINNING

SEPT 16-27. MY REPLACEMENT WILL BE MICHELLE REIMEL. MICHELLE WILL TRY TO GET
YOUR MESSAGES TO YOU BY EITHER CALLING OR PAGING. SHE WILL NOT BE SENDING
VAXMAIL. IF YOU ARE EXPECTING A CALL AND HAVEN'T RECIEVED IT, PLEASE CHECK
WITH HER. SHE WON'T KNOW ANYONE, SO STOP BY, INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND CHECK FOR
MESSAGES. SEE YA IN TWO WEEKS.
LINDA
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From: BERT::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 13-SEP-1991 09:45:17.55
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: DENCKER
Subj: TV program on virtual reality
Last night I was watching PrimeTime Live, and they announced next Thursday's
program. One of the stories they'll be covering then is virtual reality (and
possibly VR games). The footage they showed looked VERY interesting, with
almost photo-realistic images. I don't know if that program is a re-run or
not.
Thursday, Sept. 19, 10-11 p.m.
ABC-TV, ch. 7 and 11
Andrea
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FURNITURE FOR SALE
DESK 5 X 2.5 FT, CHAIR, REFERENCE TABLE 5 X 2.5 FT, BLACK DESKTOP ORGAN-
IZER, BOOKSHELVES: TWO 36 IN WIDE X 29 IN TALL, ONE 36 IN WIDE X 55 IN TALL.
ALL FURNITURE IS DARK WOOD GRAIN LAMINATE AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
100 BUCKS FOR EVERYTHING
REPLY VIA VAX MAIL TXS KEN WILLIAMS
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::DAVE 16-SEP-1991 08:25:43.00
CC:
Subj: NEW HOURS
AS OF 9-16 MY NEW HOURS ARE 7:30-4:00 PM..IN LIGHT OF THIS,ALL OUTGOING MAIL
MUST BE IN MY OFFICE BY NO LATER THAN 3:50...
THANK YOU .
DAVID PASQUINELLI
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From: KIM::LOGG 16-SEP-1991 17:10:02.45
To: BENZLER,KENDALL,LIPSON,COMSTOCK,EYLER,STERN,BRAD,PAUL,MARGOLIN,MONCRIEF,
DURFEY,ALBAUGH,HARPER,KHODADADI,ROWE,HATA,LANDEVERDE,LOPER,WINBALD,MERCIECA
CC:
Subj: Steel Talons Tshirt
I will try to get a T-shirt for all members of the Steel Talons Team.
If you have already gotten a T-shirt please let me know. If not, let me know
your shirt size. If I do not hear from you by Wednesday, I will assume you
already got one.
If there is someone I missed on the distribution list, please let me
know.
Thanks
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: MORE STUFF FOR SALE
ATARI 800 XL, ATARI 800, 825 PRINTER, 1025 PRINTER, 1050 DISK DRIVE, 810
DISK DRIVE, COLOR MONITOR, MISC. POWER SUPPLIES, MANUALS, DISCS, ETC.
MAKE OFFER KEN W. 3909
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From: KIM::LOGG 17-SEP-1991 12:02:09.95
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Virtual Reality
There is a three day Virtual Reality conference in San Francisco from

September 23 to 25. I will not attend the Monday session. If anyone is
interested in attending that day please stop by my office/lab or call me at
x1732.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::SMITH 18-SEP-1991 12:24:58.52
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: ISO 9000 Evening Seminar
The COGSWELL College Center for Manufacturing Education is offering an evening

overview seminar and a two (2) day detail seminar of the ISO 9000 European
Requirements which are expected to begin implementation in 1992.
Both seminars will focus on design, quality, and corporate certifications which
will position those companies, who are striving to compete on a GLOBAL basis,
to conduct business in the European Common Market. The major thrust of the
seminars will be to understand the impact of the changes the ISO 9000 will
create for American Corporations. A good portion of the impact will be in the
design process using the ISO European relationship to ANSI/ASQC standards.
The evening seminar is scheduled for September 26, 6-8pm $30.00 per person
The two day seminar is scheduled for October 3 & 4, 8:30am - 5:00pm the cost
is $325.00 per person.
Both seminars are held at the Sunnyvale Hilton Inn, 1250 Lakeside Dr. off US
101 Freeway and Lawrence Expressway. Phone (408) 973-0309. If you would like
more information you can call me at ext 3923 or pick-up a brochure in front of
the personel offices.
Thanx....Tom Smith
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::ALLEN 18-SEP-1991 15:38:08.08
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: LEGAL HELP NEEDED
As you all may know Steve and I experienced a fire in our rental
unit in mid June. We have been doing the best we can at collecting
all that is needed to make it a clean sweep in court.
But... 2 weeks ago we confided in a lawyer in Santa Cruz (he was
recommended by a friend) who said he would take the case - well
his idea of payment (upfront) and our idea of payment (empty pocket-
books) obviously were different. But of course he had to wait 3 weeks
to tell us the above news.
Needless to say... We are looking for legal help in the matter.
Perhaps someone who has a specialty in "insurance claims" or "fire
claims" in general. We would like to work on a contingency basis;
We think it's possible since we have the fire marshall and his report
on our side.
We would like to find someone as soon as possible and put this nightmare
behind us, so if anyone has any information that can help us - believe
me it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance for your help.
- Steve & Rhonda Williamson
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::JMOORE 19-SEP-1991 10:04:30.36
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: JMOORE
Subj: another lost mug
I've misplaced my coffee mug. It has an unusual design on it, with the
word TENGEN on one side and ATARI GAMES on the other. It once had something
written on the bottom of it identifying it as mine, but it has since washed
off (I guess those pundits who wrote on the unglazed part are shaking their
heads in an "I told you so" fashion about now). If anyone has an anonymous
mug sitting around that they know doesn't belong to them, I would appreciate
retrieving it so I may be rescued from paper cup hell. Thanks.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: A's PARTYTIME
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PARTY AT THE A'S <<<<<<<<<<<<<<

it's that time of year again! the dead tickets have been piling
up and we are pleased to make available LOTS OF TICKETS! Bring ALL your
friends and join us at Oakland next week!
29 tickets available for TUESDAY 24th - Kansas City
40 tickets available for FRIDAY 27th - TEXAS & the NOLAN RYAN EXPRESS
This is a perfect opportunity for that fall tailgate...
Contact Dave Ralston, Mike Hally, or Peter Lipson (x1740)
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 19-SEP-1991 17:44:40.22
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Virtual Reality
Is anyone out there interested in Virtual Reality? If so, there is

a conference in San Francisco next Monday and Wednesday. I will not be able
to attend the complete conference, so please let me know if you are interested
in taking my place. You can respond via VAX mail or by calling x1732.
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: not exactly G.C. but...
>>> An allegedly humorous comment from the net.....
Path: dms!motcsdblahblahblah
From: billv@physics19.berkeley.edu (Bill Vareka)
Subject: Humorous DOS quote
Message-ID: <1991Sepblahblahblah
I just couldn't resist. I was in the bookstore the other day looking
at books on DOS 5.0 (don't ask why :{) and I came across the following
rules for using a computer running DOS...
RULE 1: Never turn off the computer when the disk access light is on.
RULE 2: Always turn off the computer when you see a DOS prompt.
I couldn't agree more :{)

Just thought I'd brighten your day...
bill
--
============================================================================
= Bill Vareka == We're going BOOM BOOM BOOM 'cause =
= billv@physics.berkeley.edu == that`s the way we live. -- Talking Heads =
============================================================================
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 20-SEP-1991 09:48:05.19
To: ROTBERG,LIPSON,ALBAUGH,HARPER,DOWNEND,BENZLER,JMOORE,MCCARTHY,MONCRIEF,
MARGOLIN,KENDALL,DURFEY,MCNAMARA,KHODADADI,COMSTOCK,EYLER,STERN,BRAD,PAUL,LOPER,
WINBLAD,HATA,MERCIECA,ROWE
CC:
Subj: Replay magazine photo session
On Monday September 23 there will be a photo session with Replay

magazine. We would like to have the entire team come to a photo session.
It will probably occur around 1:00PM. I will do a page around that time
announcing where and when it will occur.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::FRYE 20-SEP-1991 11:10:40.03
CC:
Subj: EMERGENCY LIGHT INSPECTION
TOMORROW, SATURDAY, 9/21 THE LIGHTS IN BUILDING 675 WILL BE TURNED OFF
BETWEEN 7 & 9 AM FOR RE-WORK & INSPECTION. NORMAL POWER, COMPUTERS
ETC. WILL NOT BE AFFECTED. SHOULD YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS
SCHEDULE, PLEASE CONTACT ME PRIOR TO 2PM TODAY.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::DOWNEND 21-SEP-1991 19:18:27.78
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,CALFEE,HINDORFF
CC:
Subj: Virtual Reality Conference,
We have purchased (3) tickets to a conference on Virtual Reality in

SanFrancisco, Mon, Tues, Weds. Most of the slot are taken, but (2)
slots are open Monday, And Maybe a slot on Tuesday is open as well.
Logg, Rotberg and Hubberstey hold the admission tickets. Contact them
directly if interested.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::JEFFERSON 23-SEP-1991 10:10:04.37
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj:
Attention SAFEWAY shoppers!!!!!

A friend of mine (she's 10) is saving Safeway receipts
for her school. If they get enough receipts they can
buy computer equipment. So, instead of throwing away
that receipt pass it my way. You may be helping develop
a future Atari programmer!!!
Karen Jefferson (x3738)
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::DIEKNEITE "The Universe exploded and the Beat began" 23-SEP-199
1 10:12:34.31
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: DIEKNEITE
Subj: got the coffee station bluestype adpcm.mapi
For sale:
Mr. Coffee 10-cup coffeemaker
Fully functional, and broken in by the Audio Group for maximum brewing enjoyment
Will give maximum robust coffee every time.
-includes 0ver 150 free filters.
-$12.00
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: McCarthy - Police
Don't exceed the posted speed limit on McCarthy...they're out there for month
end ticket quotas.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::FLANAGAN "Bob Flanagan" 23-SEP-1991 12:53:49.07
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: FLANAGAN
Subj: Great A's tickets available for Saturday, Sept. 28!
Two tickets 4 seats in from foul pole and in the second

row. Go see the A's second to last game at home this season.
Respond to 1728 or VAX mail to FLANAGAN
Bob Flanagan
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 23-SEP-1991 13:43:50.33
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Steel Talons Team pictures
At 2:15 today in the Steel Talons lab, there will be pictures taken for
Play Meter magazine. Please tell others who worked on Steel Talons to come by.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::RAINS 23-SEP-1991 16:04:35.45
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Sting tix (Shoreline Oct 5th)
I have two tickets for the Sting "Soul Cages Tour" concert at Shoreline
(Sat Oct 5th, 8pm). Reserved seats (section 204). We also have a free parking
pass for the "priority" (nearest)parking lot.
We got them as part of a package, but are unable to attend.
Asking $25 each or best offer by this Friday.
Lyle (x3787)
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Recreation Committee
We would like to extend an offer to all Atarians and Tengenites to join

the Recreation Committee. We are coming into the busy party season and
can use all the help we can get. Sandy Stan (Mr. Nakajima's secretary)
has agreed to chair the committee. Our next meeting will be held,
Thursday, Sept. 26 @ 10:00 am in the Cafeteria. If you would like to
be a member of the committee, but can't attend Thursday's meeting, please
let me know and we will make sure you are notified of the next meeting.
On Thursday, we will discuss the upcoming Halloween party and also talk
about the Holiday Door Decorating contest, the Holiday Party on Dec. 13
and some new ideas for other holiday events ....... so we can really use
all the help we can get - remember
RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING - THURSDAY, Sept. 26 @ 10:00 am
Atari Games Cafeteria
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 23-SEP-1991 18:13:37.03
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: SHEPPERD
Subj: Computers up for grabs....
We have 4 PDP11/23's in non-working condition that are free to a good home.

You have to provide transportation. No Ginsu knives are included.
Reply to this address by Wednesday (9/25) if you are interested.
ds
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::PIERCE "MSP" 23-SEP-1991 18:50:41.88
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: New Atarian.
Hello
Please join me in welcoming Haywood Beaird to Atari
and more specifically to the Game Design Group. Haywood will be
working 20 hours a week as a game tester. He is finishing
his education at San Jose State. He is here to learn the ropes
of the video game craft and hopes in the near future to be a part
in the creation of games here at Atari.
He is setting up office in my old office in the Road Riot
lab and can be reached on the VAX at "BEAIRD". He will be working
in the afternoons. Stop by and say Hi.
MSP
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 23-SEP-1991 19:00:45.74
CC: DENCKER
Subj: 3.5" floppy disk drive problems
Mary Sumner's Mac has a SuperDrive (reads up to 1.4 MB floppies) that has been
doing weird things lately -- it often thinks both 800K and 1.4 MB disks are
locked, when the latch is really NOT in that position. I can put the same
floppy in my Mac's disk drive and it doesn't show up as being locked, so I
don't think it's a crummy out-of-spec disk.
How do these drives work? Do they have an optical sensor that shines light
through the hole, if the latch is open? Is there a possibility a lot of dust
is covering up the lens or the sensor is going bad? Is it really true the
whole disk drive has to be replaced? The Milpitas Apple dealer said the floppy
disk controller chip is going bad and has to be replaced. I find it hard to
believe a chip is flaky one day, and works fine for several days afterwards. I
thought chips die in the first 24-hr. burn-in if they're bad, otherwise last
forever.
If no one around here can help, then I'll ask another Apple dealer for a second
opinion.
Thanks in advance! Andrea
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::AVL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING" 24-SEP-1991 09:25:17.45
To: MARGOLIN,BURNIAS,RSHERMAN
CC:
From: MIKE::RSHERMAN 24-SEP-1991 08:04:34.04
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
REQUESTED ACTION: AVL CORRECTION APPLICATION:
PART NUMBER: 137553-001 GENERIC: 4461
DESCRIPTION: IC,VRAM,64KX4,120NS,CMOS/NMOS,24PIN/.400,PLASTIC
CONTACT: PHONE:
COMMENTS:
Disqualify HITACHI p/n HM53461P-12 due to application problems.
Approve Texas Instruments p/n TMS4461-12NL.
Add AVL Note: No longer manufactured by Microbn & TI.
==============================================================================
CC: Margolin & Burnias
==============================================================================
|
|
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
R SHERMAN 24-SEP-1991
==============================================================================
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Cancer Seminars
Ok - another plea from your friendly H.R. department -

I recently put out a memo about free educational seminars offered by the
American Cancer Society. A number of employees indicated an interest in
the following seminars -
Skin Cancer
Men's Health: What You Should Know About Cancer
Taking Control/Eating Smart
Prevention in the Workplace
Women's Health: The Good News About Cancer
Breast Health Program
Here is the problem - we need a minimum of 15 people for each session in
order for the cancer society to send out a speaker. No one session has
15 people signed-up, please re-think and let me know if you would be
interested in attending one or more of the sessions. Sessions will be
brief, about an hour.
If you need more information about any session, please give me a call
at Ext. 3754 or via VAX @ grossman.
Where your health is concerned, an hour of your time is not a big
investment!
cynde
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::ROTBERG "Professor of Gonzo" 24-SEP-1991 10:46:01.00
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Cyberball 2072
Anybody knowing of or having a Tournament Cyberball 2072 for sale,please

contact me.
- Ed Rotberg
- x 1727
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 24-SEP-1991 10:58:51.72
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: DENCKER
Subj: Free tickets to Seybold Computer Publ. Expo
I have 3 free-admission registration cards for the upcoming Seybold Computer

Publishing Expo being held next week in the San Jose Convention Center (I
can get an unlimited number of additional cards from one of our printers).
The Expo will fill the building, plus Gutenberg's Garage across the street,
also free for attendees. The Garage is several hand-on demo areas for
which you have to sign up in advance; each is 2 hours long and lets you see
more details about a system than is possible on a crowded convention floor.
Attend if you can while it's still conveniently close -- the Seybold people
booked fall dates for the next five years in the newly-expanded Moscone Center
in San Francisco.
The exhibitors include Apple, IBM, DEC, Sun, NeXT, software and hardware
companies, including mfrs. of scanners, monitors, laser printers, film
records, imagesetters, multimedia equipment and software, animation packages,
desktop video editing, magazines, books, you name it. The hours are: Oct. 2nd
and 3rd, 10 am-5 pm; Oct. 4, 10 am-3 pm.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BURGESS "Andrew" 24-SEP-1991 11:40:54.19
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Looking For...
A neighbor of mine is currently looking for a video (almost any) to

purchase. If anyone out there is looking to sell their old video game
please let me know what game and what price your asking.
Thanks in advance,
Andrew J. Burgess
ext. 1782
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::SHIRE 24-SEP-1991 13:22:51.33
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: TESTERS NEEDED
Tengen needs 8 individuals for temporary game testing.

Minimum Age: 18
Wage: $5.50
Hours: 9:00AM - 6:00PM
Monday thru Friday
If you know anyone who maybe interested, contact Mike Klug (X 436) or Dan
Shire (X 435) As soon as possible.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 24-SEP-1991 13:40:0
7.02
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: wanted
Wanted: Table-top slide viewer. Maybe you have old Uncle Arnold's
slide viewer in the garage. I'm
looking for the kind that blows up\
the image to about 6-8 inches square.
SX-70 Poloroid camera .
Give me a buzz. I already have ginsu knives.

Carole
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::DAVE 24-SEP-1991 13:56:11.08
CC:
Subj: NEW CALENDAR'S
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<N E W C A L E N D A R ' S>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN ORDERING CALENDAR'S FOR THE UP-CUMING YEAR,
PLEASE SEE ME.
ALL CALENDAR ORDERS MUST BE IN BY THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER,OR WE WILL
BE LIMITED TO LEFT OVERS. THANKS,
DAVID PASQUINELLI
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::PAAUW 24-SEP-1991 14:17:39.32
CC:
Subj: EE Times back issues
Does anyone have recent issues of EE Times from August or September?

I'm looking for the issue that had an article about the IIC (Inter-IC
Communications) protocol supported by DEC and Signetics.
Thanks,
-- Don
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MCCARTHY "Pat" 24-SEP-1991 16:35:34.20
CC: MCCARTHY
Subj: MULTISYNC SLOOP
If you are making changes to MULTISYNC, I have a request.

Connect 68010 address A17 to the SLOOP chip at pin 15 (currently
unused/grounded.
This reduces the number of possibilities for wild keys that a
programmer must consider.
Thanks
Pat.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MOORE,MONCRIEF,LOGG,MARGOLIN
CC: STEWART,BRYANT,BURNIAS,SMITH
Subj: Hitachi VRAMS
We have completely purged the Hitachi VRAMs and isolated them in the MRB cage.
All of the SAMSUNG VRAMs have been returned to stock and are being used in all
MODIFIED Multi-Sync PCAs. The Hitachi VRAM inventory position is as follows:
NEW : 3,852 @$3.50 each = $13,482 Good Chance to RTV at cost
USED : 3,239 @$3.50 each = $11,336 Will sell for best price
====== =======
TOTAL: 7,091 $24,818
ORDER: 8,000 @$3.75 each = $30,000 On order with Merrit Non-Cancable
Mary's still working on it.
Exposure: $54,818 will probably recoup 60%-75% of cost through sale, RTV, and
cancellation charges.
Thanx....Tom
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MARGOLIN 24-SEP-1991 19:11:42.80
To: KIM::MCCARTHY
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: MULTISYNC SLOOP
ok
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::ALLEN 25-SEP-1991 09:09:17.14
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: VOLLEYBALL
We, the Atari-Survivors Volleyball Team, are looking for a few new players.
We play at the Power B2 level, and generally do very well. We have made
the play-offs just about every season and have won a few 1st place awards
in the league.
We need some new blood - people who have played before, preferably in a
league level. We are in dire need of a female (or two) to play either
as a setter or a hitter, and we always need tough male "SPIKERS"!
Needless to say this is a co-ed team and we all have a blast together.
So, if you are interested in some fast-paced exercise and a good time
call me at ext. 3905 or vax me via "ALLEN". (Just volleyball fun, please!)
- Rhonda Williamson
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::SHIRE 25-SEP-1991 14:58:40.97
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: GAME TESTERS
Thanks to the overwhelming response, we now have all the testers needed.
Thanks for all the help!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LOIS 25-SEP-1991 17:19:56.84
CC: LOIS
Subj: Friday Activity
You are cordially invited to attend:

What: "Let's Clean Up the Cage Area" Party
When: Friday, September 27, starting at 3:00P
Where: 675 Warehouse Cage Area
Who: Hosted by Rich Moore
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::PLOTKIN "Sharon Plotkin" 25-SEP-1991 19:38:22.43
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: PLOTKIN
Subj:
Recently inspired by the poetry in John Moore's letter, which asked 'O-where
has my little coffee mug gone?', I've decided to send my own. I've misplaced
my Atari/Tengen mug as well as a stainless steel teaspoon from home. The mug
has a slight hairline crack on the Tengen side. Any leads greatly appreciated
Sharon
3784
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 26-SEP-1991 12:00:36.95
CC:
Subj: SCOPES
You know that blue box you use to look at waveforms, that's right its
your TEKTRONIX-scope that I'm talking about. If it's been giving you
any problems, bring it to me or mark it and let me know so I can have it
repaired and calibrated.
Thankyou
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::HUBBERSTEY 26-SEP-1991 13:33:12.77
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC:
Subj: Embedded Systems Conference
I have an exhibits only pass for the Embedded Systems Conference at the Santa
Clara Convention Center. It is good for today until 6 or 7pm (I'm not sure of th
e
exact end time. Just about every emulator manufacturer I've ever heard of is
there. The pass is stuck into the bulletin board beside my office for anyone
who is interested.
Tim
PS the convention center is on Great America between 101 & 237
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Smoking Cessation Program
This message is directed to all Atari Games and Tengen SMOKERS!

Atari Games has agreed to hire a facilitator through the American Cancer
Society to help those interested employees QUIT smoking. There are five
one hour sessions which would be held at Atari Games, probably in the
Central Conference Room. We already have several people signed up for
this program.
If you are a smoker, this is a perfect opportunity to make 1991 the year
to quit. Please let me know before the end of the day, Friday, September
27 if you would like to join the Smoking Cessation Program. We are trying
to coordinate this program to be completed on or about November 21 to help
celebrate the GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT!
cynde
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::GEYER 27-SEP-1991 09:40:00.65
CC:
Subj:
If anyone is interested in hearing 60s and 70s music, played by a small but
good band, my friend's band, The Back Pages, is playing tonight and tomorrow
night (Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27 and 28) at The Huddle in Fremont (on
Farwell @ Mowry, facing Orchard Supply Hardware) -- I think they start playing
at 9 or 9:30. If my being there influences your decision whether or not to
come and enjoy the music, I'm probably going tonight -- then again, I just
may decide to torment people and show up both nights!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::FRYE 27-SEP-1991 09:54:44.77
CC:
Subj: BUILDING 675 LIGHTS
AGAIN, THIS SATURDAY, WE NEED TO TURN OFF OUR LIGHTING SYSTEM BETWEEN
7AM AND NOON. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
ON ANOTHER FACILITY NOTE, THIS AFTERNOON IS OUR THIRD ANNUAL ENGINEERING
CLEAN-UP DAY. IF YOU'VE BEEN SAVING YOUR JUNK, BRING IT TO THE WARE-
HOUSE THIS AFTERNOON MARKED AS JUNK AND WE WILL DISPOSE OF IT FREE OF
CHARGE.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 27-SEP-1991 18:08:52.23
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC: MCCARTHY
Subj: Do you need some PCBoards.
Do you need some JSAIII Boards. How about some ROUND (OTW) boards.
How about FSG42 boards.
Please let me know any requirements that you forsee, so that I may
plan adequately.
Pat.
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: CPR Trainees
The following employees were trained in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

at the recent certification classes:
Administration: Lorene Kiger
Dave Pasquinelli
Tina Sayson
Engineering: Natalie Burgess
Sam Comstock
Don Diekneite
Mike Jang
Rick Moncrief
John Ray
Rob Rowe
Bonnie Smithson
Pete Takaichi
Mark West
Finance: Michelle Bucholz
Isabella Jaczynska
Manufacturing: Grandy Laxamana
Rhonda Williamson
Steve Williamson
Marketing: Linda Benzler
Tengen: Mike Alexander
Bill Hindorff
The Safety Committee is in the process of establishing safety stations
throughout the company. Lists of employees trained in CPR and ERT will
be posted at all stations and a copy will also be kept at the Main Lobby
Reception desk.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 30-SEP-1991 11:13:01.05
To: @SYS$MAIL:EE
CC: MCCARTHY
Subj: EPROM pricing.
Pricing for 4Meg (and 2Meg) EPROMS is good.

4 Meg EPROMS, 100 nS (TI) $14-16 by December.
2 Meg approx half that.
80nS parts slightly more expensive, 120nS parts slightly less
expensive.
Current pricing for 1 Meg EPROMS is approx. $3.75 - $3.95
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 30-SEP-1991 13:13:38.50
To: @WALKABOUT.DIS
CC: RAY
Subj: Walkabout Friday -- 3:30-5:00
I'm not sure who will be hosting this month's Walkabout

Friday (Ed Logg is in Japan), but rest assured that there will
be munchies available.
negative).
Friday, Oct. 4, 1991
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
John
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: ERT Trainees
The following employees completed the recent Emergency Response Training
session:
Administration: Lorene Kiger
Dave Pasquinelli
Engineering: Natalie Burgess
Sam Comstock
Don Diekneite
Erik Durfey
Joyce Fluty
John Ray
Rob Rowe
Pete Takaichi
Bonnie Smithson
Finance: Isabella Jaczynska
Manufacturing: Grandy Laxamana
Rhonda Williamson
Steve Williamson
Tengen: Bill Hindorff
A list of employees trained in ERT will be posted at each safety station
and a list will be kept at the Main Lobby Reception desk.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::ROLM "SUTTLES, SHEPPERD, or ALBAUGH" 1-OCT-1991 06:19:06.
69
CC: ROLM

You should be able to tell from the location of the party you're calling
whether or not their area code has changed.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::ALBAUGH "Dr. Bizarro" 2-OCT-1991 16:54:31.78
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Missing money and/or candy
Maybe I just have trouble doing arithmetic. I left a box

of "Teddy Bars" in the engineering common area. They were clearly
marked as costing $2.00 each and benefitting Curtner School.
Somehow, all ten candy bars are gone and only eight dollars
remain, so I'm out either $12.00 or six candy bars. I used to think
everbody around here was pretty honest.
Mike
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::BROWN 2-OCT-1991 17:41:16.71
CC: BROWN
Subj: ANOTHER "NEW KID ON THE BLOCK"
THERE IS A NEW FACE IN HUMAN RESOURCES. LAVERNE POTTER, WHO COMES TO US FROM
BUSINESSLAND, STARTED ON MONDAY AS HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT. LAVERNE WAS
TAKEN ON A TOUR OF ATARI/TENGEN AND MET A LOT OF YOU, BUT IF YOU MISSED AN
INTRO, PLEASE STOP BY AND "SAY HEY".
SANDI
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::TINA "TINA, TINA, BO-BEENA..." 3-OCT-1991 09:23:54.63
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED,
RON SCHRECK W/ SAMSUNG TRIED TO REACH YOU AT 8:12 AM. PLEASE CALL HIM BACK
AT 727-7433.
THANKS,
TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::JIMENEZ 4-OCT-1991 12:16:51.39
CC:
Subj: 45MB ITEM
DID SOMEONE OUT THERE SEND OUT A 45 REMOVABLE DRIVE, IF SO

I HAVE IT BACK IN RECEIVING WITH NO NAME TO CONTACT IF YOU
ARE EXPECTING THIS ITEM, PLEASE CALL ME.
THANKS
X 3934.
MIGUEL J.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 4-OCT-1991 17:36:37.15
CC: RAY
Subj: New Employee -- Norm Copperman
I am pleased to announce that Norm Copperman will be joining

Atari Games as Software Manager for Simulation R&D on Monday,
October 7. Norm has more than 20 years experience with Honeywell,
Singer-Link, Applied Technology, and most recently, ARGO Systems.
His experience and degrees in software, mathematics, and
experimental psychology will be very valuable to Atari's Training
Products.
Alan Gray will report to Norm who will report to me. Matt
Kendall currently reports to Rick Moncrief, but will work half-time
in Norm's group.
Norm, Alan, and Matt will have offices and a lab adjacent to
Tengen Engineering. Feel free to stop by and introduce yourself!
John
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 8-OCT-1991 11:35:29.16
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Honda mechanic
I am looking for a good mechanic to work on a 1980 Honda Civic.

This car has been in the shop for nearly two weeks without any solution
to it dying on the way home form work. Any suggestions would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::GROSSMAN 10-OCT-1991 08:59:34.63
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Smoking Cessation Classes
Just a reminder -
11:00 am today (Thursday, Oct. 10), Central Conference Room
The first Smoking Cessation class sponsored by the American
Cancer Society.
If you signed up, this is just a reminder, if you didn't sign up, but
want to attend, please come to the conference room at 11:00 am, we are
not limited to the number of participants.
Any questions, give me a call.
cynde (Ext. 3754)
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::JEFFERSON 10-OCT-1991 10:37:28.08
CC:
Subj: Halloween pictures
Does anyone out there have pictures of monsters,

such as Dracula, the Mummy, etc. that Mike Jang
can borrow for a short time? Any other Halloween
characters are okay too!
Thanks
Mike's #3732 or mine #3738
Karen
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::AVL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING" 10-OCT-1991 14:07:53.94
To: MARGOLIN,LOGG,MCNAMARA,OWENS
CC:
136087 - STEEL TALONS MEMORY MASTERS 10-Oct-1991

Page 1
PART
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
136087-5006 IC,PR ROM,STEEL TALONS,137686-200,1M
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To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED,
MARNI MAR W/ HITATACHI TRIED TO REACH YOU AT 2:08 PM. PLEASE CALL HER BACK
AT 954-8100.
THANKS,
TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::RUSTY 14-OCT-1991 15:46:27.57
CC: RUSTY
Subj: Name for our new game network...
We have now received approval to start preliminary work on Atari's multi-player

interactive game network...
However, we cannot use the word "Atari" anywhere in the name for our network.
Also, the initial working name for our network "CyberNet" is also in use by
UniSys for one of their hardware systems, so we can't use that, either.
So, we are in search of a new name. This would be the name of the network
under which the user mall and all other games on our network would be played.
Any suggestions?
Please send your responses to this E-mail address... If you submit a name
which we end up using, I will reward you with a 6-pack of your choice of
beverage!
Thanks,
Rusty
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::JACKIE 16-OCT-1991 10:15:37.27
CC:
Subj: Missing
A sample gift basket is missing from my cubicle, last seen yesterday

wearing a gold sparkle top hat with a french coffee press and beans.
If anyone knows its whereabouts please let me know as I have to return
it to the supplier.
P.S. Didn't anyone ever tell you that it's not polite to take things
that don't belong to you?
Jackie (x3772)
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MILTY 16-OCT-1991 10:59:40.75
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: MILTY
Subj: haunted house
Carol and Milty plan to go to the Old Mill HAUNTED HOUSE this friday
around 7:30. It was pretty good last year,..they usher you thru,in small
groups,to 40 unique horror settings and acts of terror.
If you might be interested in joining (there's safety in numbers),..reply
to this mail msg.
milty
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::PIERCE "MSP" 17-OCT-1991 08:26:31.71
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: New Game Design Group member.
Hi
Please join me in welcoming Scott Sava to Atari and more
specifically the Game Design Group. Scott's new position is Associate
Game Designer. He comes from a background with a strong creative basis
and has worked on comic books and consumer video game projects. He is
an avid game player and has a great desire to get busy on games here
at Atari.
He joins the new Game Design Group which consists of myself
and our Playtesters Victor Mercica, and Haywood Beaird. The addition
of Scott as a Associate Game Designer is an important step in the plan
to develop the Game Design Group into a strong resource from which our
arcade projects will be able to draw creative assistance, ideas, and
direction.
If the the name Sava seems familiar to you it's because his
father once worked here. Another "trivia" note is that he was also the
model the animators used for the Paperboy character. He has taken up
residence in John Moore's old cube in Engineering. Please stop by
and say hello.
MSP
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 17-OCT-1991 11:56:32.82
To: @SYS$MAIL:HARDWARE,BRUMBAUGH,BURNIAS
CC: MCCARTHY
Subj: Matra-Harris 2Kx8 SRAM moving spec.
Q. How do you maintain high yields on an IC production line.

A. When too many parts fall outside spec., change the spec.
We recently had a production line problem with Matra Harris 2Kx8 35nS
parts. The cause was Address Hold From End Of Write, specified at
0nS. We had one part that needed 6nS before it would work. Most parts
needed 2-3nS.
After checking several data books we found that the 1987 data sheet
specified 0nS for this parameter, the 1989 data sheet specified 5nS
for this parameter, and the 1990 data sheet specified 2nS for this
parameter. Not fair I say. Be forewarned.
Matra were called in and so far have agreed to accept the parts back.
The specification discrepency was not discovered until after they left.
While they were here they claimed that their part was compatible with
Cypress parts. The Cypress part specifies 0nS for this parameter.
The also suggested that since we have been using this part for
several years without problem that this must be just chance error.
What garbage !
I will be recommending disqualifying them for this part, (after they
supply enough good parts go keep production going) and putting them
on restricted approval as a company for any part.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED,]
AL BUDRIS W/ A M D TRIED TO REACH YOU AT 1:32 PM. PLEASE CALL HIM BACK
AT 452-4214.
THANKS,
TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: AMOA Scholarship
Atari Games has received information from AMOA concerning the Wayne E.
Hesch Scholarship Program. This program provides financial assistance
($1,000) to deserving high school, college and graduate students. If
you are interested in this scholarship program, please contact H.R.
for an application and/or further details.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED,
MARNIE MAR W/ HITATCHI TRIED TO REACH YOU AT 2:10 PM. PLEASE CALL HER BACK
AT 954-8100.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 18-OCT-1991 14:53:58.05
CC:
Subj: Sega's System 32
Sega has a growth motion object hardware with 8 playfields. I have

been asked to find out more about it. I have prepared a list of questions
in [logg]sys32.lis. If you are interested please read this file and comment on
it before Monday morning.
I also have the one page description they provided to us. See me to
get a copy of it.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::BROWN 21-OCT-1991 18:37:32.15
CC: BROWN
Subj: HELP FOR THE FIRESTORM VICTIMS
We all know by now about the devastating firestorm that has raged through the
Oakland and Berkeley hills. Thousands of people have been left homeless with
no where to turn but to the relief services like the Red Cross and United Way
that have been set up for this purpose.
As we did two years ago after the earthquake, we need to help the victims of
this latest catastrophe. Here is a partial list of what is needed. Keep in
mind that it will be a couple of days before these items are delivered, so
don't bring anything that is perishable:
Eyedrops Bottled Water Boxed food
Blankets Sodas Candy
Pillows Juices Soap
Sheets Baby Food
Towels Bread
Diapers Canned food (especially meats)
Boxes will be set up in the Cafeteria to collect your donations, or if you
prefer, you can bring them directly to H.R.
Thanks,
Sandi
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LORENE "TIGER" 22-OCT-1991 11:31:22.84
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Today's Mail Service
F.Y.I. - Dave Pasquinelli is out sick today, so I am handling the mail today.
My apologies if any of your mail was placed in the incorrect box.
Outgoing mail will still be sent this afternoon.
Thank You
Lorene
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::MARTIN 22-OCT-1991 15:24:28.38
CC:
Subj: CONDO FOR RENT
CONDO FOR RENT IN NEWARK AREA (NEAR NEW PARK MALL)

1 BEDROOM 1 BATH
FIREPLACE WASHER & DRYER
2 PARKING PLACES
ACCESS TO 6 SWIMMING POOLS WITH HOT TUBS
TENNIS COURTS AND MUCH MUCH MORE
IF YOUR INTERESTED PLEASE GIVE ME CALL @ 3930
THANKS MUCH
MELANIE
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::FUJIHARA 23-OCT-1991 09:42:22.00
CC: FUJIHARA
Subj: TAITO GAME
Taito is supposedly developing a digitized fighting game, claiming it

to be the next evolution from what has already been done by Williams
and Atari Games. It uses CD-ROM. No news yet about any testing
plans, but they may be looking at Jan.-Feb. release.
Mary
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::EVELYN 23-OCT-1991 09:54:36.20
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: GIFT CERTIFICATES
MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC
CALIFORNIA YOUTH SYMPHONY
Gift certificates available for $10.00 each -
Good at Safeway or Lucky Stores
Anywhere All Year Good as cash!!
Purchase from Lily Chan x3703
This progrram is for the California Youth Symphony
You can purchase any combination of certificates for
both Luckys and Safeway.
Lily's daughter would appreciate your support.
Thank you
Lily Chan x3703
PS Don't forget to save Safeway receipts for
Karen Jefferson.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::BENZLER "Linda Benzler, extension 3750" 23-OCT-1991 10:31:48.
13
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: BENZLER
Subj: JOIN US TONIGHT!
Are you a C/W fan? Do you recognize the name Garth Brooks? Can you
yell real loud?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you are invited to join
an already committed group of 15-20 Atarians and friends at the Saddle Rack in
San Jose tonight at 8:00 pm.
Believe it or not, we have a celebrity amongst us. Fame and fortune are just
around the corner for our very own Mark Pierce. A group of us almost got Mark
to go up to the stage during the AMOA juke box awards in Las Vegas to accept
an award for Garth Brooks, but he said he didn't have the right hat. So tonight
Mark will don his Stetson and get up on stage and sing about all of us friends
he has in low places.
Yep, that's right! The Saddle Rack is having a Garth Brooks look alike
contest and Mark is a dead ringer!
Voting is by audience support. That means we need lots of loud people
screeming and clapping. So join us if you can (even if you didn't answer
yes to any of the questions above) it'll be fun.
That's 8:00 tonight, Wed. 10/23, The Saddle Rack, 1310 Auzerais (off Meridian
near San Carlos) in San Jose. No cover charge. Bring your friends!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 23-OCT-1991 12:47:16.89
To: MARGOLIN
CC: OWENS, PIERCE
Subj: release of programmed parts
Jed, welcome back from vac. We're in the process of releasing all
programmed parts of Linked Road Riot, and the e-prom & gal on the
DSP-COM link PCB have to be released to Mr. Rick Owens too. If you
want me to release them to Rick, tell me where the .JED file for
the Gal resides and I'll take care of it. Also can we up-load the
512 eprom to the vax or otherwise?
If you prefer doing this yourself for any reason, that's fine too.
Let me know.
Thanks
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED,
RON SCHRECK W/ SAMSUNG RETURNED YOUR CALL BACK AT 8:22 AM. PLEASE CALL
HIM BACK AT 727-7433.
THANKS,
TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::PIERCE "MSP" 24-OCT-1991 10:33:38.50
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Message from Marth.
Well..
I just want to thank all of those who came
out and supported me in the ridiculousness of last nite
that I was somehow cajoled into. I came in second so Elaine
wasn't totally wrong. Even though I am only now getting over the
fact that I won't be going to Hawaii all expense paid I will
always look back on this as a high point in my life. Now that
I have competed in a celebrity look-a-like contest I can go to
my grave confident I have done it all.
Next week I understand they are having a Reeba MacItire
contest I wonder if I .........
Thanks
MSP aka. Marth
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LOIS 24-OCT-1991 11:19:39.97
CC: LOIS
Subj: Changes
TO: Engineering Department
FROM: Rich Moore
SUBJ: Changes
I have been remiss in announcing several changes within the Engineering

Organization:
Simulation R & D
We have formally organized the Engineering team developing training systems
under a new department. This department reports to John Ray who has the title
of acting Simulation Training R&D Manager. Applied Research will continue to
design and develop state of the art display systems for use in Coin-Op,
Simulation Training, and other appropriate new markets.
Game Design Department
A new department has been established for the game design group headed by Mark
Pierce. This department is composed of: Mark Pierce; Supervisor, Victor
Mercieca, Haywood Beaird, and Scott Sava.
We expect these two new departments to improve significantly the potential and
success of Atari Games. Please give them your full support.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::STEWART 24-OCT-1991 15:05:39.73
To: MOORE,MCCARTHY,MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN,DOWNEND,RAY,MCDOWELL,SMITH,BRYANT,
CC:
Subj: Williamson,Stewart
The following componets are being removed from active inventoy
and moved into our manufacturing obsolete account. As you will note by
part number,many of these componets are still in die form. We will move
these same componets into our scrap account in January. If for any reason
you have a requirement for any of these parts "Speak Now or Forever Hold
Your Peace".
SLAPSTICK
DIE # 137411-101 PACKAGED # 137412-101
-102 -103
-105 -104
-107 -105
-108 -107
-108,-110,-111,-112,-113
-114,-115,-116,-118
GANG OF FOUR
DIE # 137418-102 PACKAGED # 137419-101
-103 -102
-103
SLAGS # 137415-101
If you would like know the quantities of any of the parts that are listed
they are still on the system located in the 735 warehouse.
BOB STEWART
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: Men's Health Class
Mark your calendar ---

Thursday, November 14
11:00 am - Noon
in association with the American Cancer Society,
guest speaker, Henry Ritter, will be at Atari Games
to discuss -
"Men's Health: What You Should Know About Cancer"
This educational class is aimed at men, but women are invited and
encouraged to attend.
We have assured the cancer society that there will be a minimum of 15
participants, so please support this informational effort.
Any questions, comments, etc., give me a call or mail message.
cynde
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::KWINN 25-OCT-1991 09:21:54.38
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Yesterday's Merc?
Good day, Gentle-persons,

If anyone happens to have an un-needed copy of yesterday's (Thursday's)
Mercury News lying about, I'd appreciate you giving me a call (x1729) or
dropping it off at my office. A friend of mine is apparently featured in some
fashion. Thank y'all.
Paul Kwinn
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: WHITE SHEETS NEEDED!!
The Recreation Committee needs your help! We need donations of old, fairly
clean, white sheets. Unfortunately, we will neeed to write on them, so they
won't be returnable.
Your donations would be a big help and greatly appreciated. You may respond
to this message, or call Tina or Lorene at the front desk.
Thanks in advance!
Lorene
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: CHRISTMAS SPECIALS ( FLOWERS )
It's that time of the year. The flowerman is offering once again Christmas
specials on flowers. Orders will need to be turned in by November 06,1991.
They will arrive on December 09,1991.
IVY WREATH WITH POINSETTIAS
6" POT ................. $ 12.00
MINI-TREES
4" POT ................. $ 5.00
6" POT ................. $ 8.00
POINSETTIAS
6" POT ................. $ 8.50
There are pictures of the flowers at the front lobby. Place an order now thru
Lorene or Tina.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 25-OCT-1991 11:56:08.79
To: @SYS$MAIL:MAC-USERS, @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER
CC: STAN,DENCKER
Subj: New font library quick reference sheets are available
I revised and updated the font quick reference yesterday (it's now 3 pages
long). It shows all the fonts loaded onto the Varityper VT-600 laser printer's
hard disk.
Note that if you print a Mac file on any of the QMS PS-410 printers, the
majority of the fonts on the sheet are NOT in those printers. For those
unfamiliar with how Mac fonts work, you HAVE to have the downloadable printer
fonts on your computer (usually in the System folder) to print properly at the
QMS printers. If you have a small hard disk, remember that the entire collec-
tion of these printer fonts takes up about 4.25 MB -- and the screen fonts for
them take up additional space.
Copies of the quick reference are available on the round table in the
Publications Dept. common area. Help yourself. If you want the printer or
screen fonts, see me.
Andrea
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: message
Hi Jed,
Allen Budris w/ A.M.D. tried to reach you at 11:33 am. Please call him
back at 452-4214.
Thanks,
Tina
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN!!!
R E M E M B E R . . .
ONLY
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MORE DAYS 'TIL HALLOWEEN!!!
DON'T FORGET TO DRESS AND ATTEND THE BIG PARTY AND
ENJOY GREAT FOOD AND THE FUN TO BE HAD BY ALL.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::ALBAUGH "Dr. Bizarro" 25-OCT-1991 15:27:45.42
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Hey, Big Spender
Here's a chance you don't get every day. Rather than try
to paraphrase, I'll just quote the letter I got:
--------- cut here for quoted letter --------
Dear Friend & Supporter of
Golden Gate Railroad Museum:
Here's your chance to win a free 3 day, 2 night weekend trip for two
($1500 value) on a beautifully refurbished 1921 luxury railcar. Be one of eight
(*)
pampered guests travelling on the "Los Angeles" (**) a vintage businesscar that
once
carried public dignitaries and celebrities throughout California. The Los Angele
s
is not just any businesscar. Featuring a full kitchen, dining room, and stateroo
m,
it offers all of the elegance and comfort of grand lux service. On board an
attendant and private chef will provide you with all amenities reminiscent of
authentic, turn of the century rail travel.
This great opportunity can be _yours_ this November when the Golden Gate
Railroad Museum (formerly Project 2472) holds its annual raffle to benefit the
continuing restoration and preservation of the museum's vintage railcars.
On Friday, November 15, 1991 the Los Angeles, as part of an Amtrak train
will leave the Oakland terminal, and arrive in Reno (The Biggest Little City in
the
World) where entertainment and excitement abounds. Upon arrival, the _lucky_
_two_ will be chauffeured to the Flamingo Hilton for a fun-filled two-night stay
.
Sunday afternoon the Los Angeles will depart for its journey back to Oakland.
Here's how you and a guest can be the "lucky two" on board for an u
unforgettable journey:
Just tear off the stubs from your "winning ticket(s)" and send them with
a check for the # of tickets purchased, made payable to the: Golden Gate
Railroad Museum. Ticket donations are only $2.00 a ticket or (12) tickets for
$20.00. If you would like to purchase additioanl tickets, you may do so by
calling the Golden Gate Railroad Museum at (415) 363-2472. Due to the high
demand for tickets, the drawing date has been extended to November 4, 1991.
You need not be present to win, Winners will be notified.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Mangini
Golden Gate Railroad Museum
* The other 6 seats are being sold directly
** In the event the Los Angeles is not available, the elegant Houston
businesscar will be substituted.
------------- end of quoted letter -----------
Okay, so you can get them from the museum, _or_ you can drop by and
I'll sell you one of the tickets they sent me. I'll even be a sport and
send the money and stubs in for you, saving you a stamp. Or, if you don't
trust me, you can mail it in yourself. I don't have enough tickets for the
discount rate, so _real_ big spenders will have to contact the museum directly.
Mike
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: DENCKER
Subj: (Re)construction costs
In light of what happened in the Oakland hills last weekend, I looked at my

home fire insurance policy again. Two years ago I was told $85/sq. ft. is the
average price for building from the ground up, with tract-house quality. $75
per sq. ft. was low-end quality of materials, and over $100/sq. ft. was custom-
home quality.
I currently have enough insurance at $85/sq. ft., but would like to change it
if necessary. Does anyone here have more up-to-date figures, due to getting
recent quotes on home additions from a general contractor? Any info would
help. Thanks in advance,
Andrea
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: DENCKER
Subj: Good housekeeper available
I have a new housekeeper I can recommend, if you're looking for someone to

clean your home. She really could use additional clients, so I'm trying to
help her. She works hard, is honest, and charges very reasonable rates.
Her name is Eloisa Figueroa, and she has her own car. She speaks little
English, but is taking night school classes three times a week. For informa-
tion, call Doris at (xxx) xxx-xxxx; she will relay messages to Eloisa in
Spanish. Please consider her if you need someone for house cleaning, even if
just occasionally.
Andrea
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 28-OCT-1991 11:34:51.32
To: @WALKABOUT.DIS
CC: RAY
Subj: Walkabout Friday -- Nov. 1 -- 3:30-5:00
Ed Logg and Bob Flanagan will be hosting this week's

Walkabout Friday. For those interested, the Walkabout schedule
for the next few months is posted on my bulletin board.
negative).
Friday, Nov. 1, 1991
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
John
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 29-OCT-1991 09:05:25.01
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,STEWART,SMITH,BRESHEARS,MSHERMAN,CALFEE,BROWN,MCCOMB
CC: RAY
Subj: Wanted: Engineering Technician for Simulation R&D
I am currently looking for an Engineering Technician for the
Simulation R&D group. Please let me know if you have any leads on
qualified candidates (A.A. in Electronics Technology, >5 years
experience as Engineering Technician, excellent communication
skills). This is a great opportunity to get in on the start of a
new business! Some of the tasks that would be assigned to the
technician are listed below:
Demonstration and Customer Support
-Coordinating off-site support -- forklift/pallet jack, size
of doorways, manpower, storage for crates
-Traveling to off-site locations, setting up equipment
-Replacing/repairing malfunctioning equipment
-Interfacing with the customer -- answering questions, helping
customers to operate the vehicle
-Disassembling and packing the equipment, seeing that it gets
shipped properly
-Setting up and servicing Beta test units
Product Design
-Assisting with specification and design of dashboard, turn
signal, cabinet, and seat assembly
-Assisting with specification and design of scenario
development
-Assisting with product documentation
-Assisting with "radio" feature
Lab Support
-Maintaining tools and lab equipment
-Assembling and maintaining programmer development stations
(PCs, AMSs, Universe CAD, target electronics, monitors, power
supplies)
-EPROM programming
-Expediting facilities requests, harnessing needs, MTOs, etc.
Thanks for the help!
John
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::BRESHEARS 29-OCT-1991 09:47:47.59
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Thanks
Thanks to you all for the calls and cards sent during my recent surgery,
it made a difference......great to be back.....Jim
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED,
IRMA
W/ YAMAICHI TRIED TO REACH YOU AT 10:39 AM. PLEASE CALL HER BACK AT 452-0797.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED,
REX HIGGINS STOPPED BY TODAY AT 2:00 PM. HE WILL CALL YOU LATER.
THANKS,
TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 29-OCT-1991 16:58:33.17
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: HOLLOWEEN PARAPHERNALIA
THE REC COMMITTEE IS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO GRANT THE COMPANY THE USE OF A
STROBE LIGHT FOR THE HOLLOWEEN PARTY. IF YOU ARE SUCH AN INDIVIDUAL, PLEASE
SENT A REPLY TO THAT EFFECT TO DAVE PASQUINELLI AT VAX ADDRESS DAVE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
LINDA
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: DISCOUNT TICKETS
If anyone is interested in attending...

The Mickey Thompson Off-Road Championship Gran Prix...
discount coupons are available at the front desk. The event will be held
this Sat. at the Oakland Coliseum, 7:00 PM. For further details, contact
Tina or Lorene at the front desk, or reply to this message.
Thank You
Lorene
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From: GAWD::NATALIE 30-OCT-1991 13:26:05.95
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Tupperware
I've got the latest Tupperware catalog. Call me if you would like to see it.
I'm at x1714.
Natalie
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: CAFETERIA HOURS ON HALLOWEEN
PAT WILL BE SERVING BREAKFAST ON HALLOWEEN FROM 7:30/9:30 AM.

AFTER 9:30 THE CAFETERIA WILL BE CLOSED.
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: CAFETERIA FOOD TRAYS
PLEASE BRING FORWARD ALL FOOD TRAYS. THERE IS A LOW SUPPLY.
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From: BERT::LOIS 30-OCT-1991 15:35:54.95
CC: LOIS
Subj: Halloween Party
For those out there who want to partake of the Halloween Party (free food and
entertainment), and don't cook, don't want to, don't have the time, don't have
a spouse to depend on to do it, well I have a deal for you. As you know
Engineering is supposed to bring the dessert. Well it just so happens I am
willing to supply the dessert for a small fee. So ante up $3.00 to me and all
of your dessert problems will be gone.
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From: KIM::MARGOLIN 30-OCT-1991 16:35:10.18
To: PIERCE
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: FYI
The current figures on ASIC65s made for Road Riot are as follows:
Date Parts Received Good Bad

---- -------------- ---- ----
5/28/91 470 437 33
5/31/91 450 435 15
6/12/91 372 325 47
6/18/91 528 516 12
6/25/91 280 272 8
6/26/91 325 317 8
--- --- --
2425 2302 123
Salvaged +24 -24
---- ---
Total 2425 2326 99
Jed
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From: MIKE::ATGAMES 31-OCT-1991 09:06:41.39
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: BIRTHDAY
EVERYONE WISHES JACKIE SHERMAN A VERY HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!

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From: KIM::LOGG 31-OCT-1991 09:28:52.54
CC:
Subj: approximations for sqrt(x*x+y*y)
There is a better linear approximation for sqrt(x*x+y*y). The

classic approximation of max + 3/8min has an error of -2.78 to 6.8%.
Using max + 1/4min + 3/8(min-1/2max)(if positive) the error is between
0 and 3.07%.
For those of use using growth hardware, the classic approximation
will cause a 100 pixel high object to vary in size by 9 pixels over the
visible range. The better approximation will reduce the size distortion
to 3 pixels.
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From: MIKE::GEYER 31-OCT-1991 09:59:48.30
CC:
Subj:
Has anyone got a copy of this morning's USA TODAY and/or Oakland TRIBUNE?
My boss sure would appreciate it if we could look at it today ... Thanks.
Deborah
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From: BERT::FRYE 1-NOV-1991 09:29:18.69
CC:
Subj: LIGHTING SHUTDOWN, BUILDING 675
THIS SATURDAY MORNING, BETWEEN 7 & 9 AM. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE
THIS MAY CAUSE. WE HAD TO REPLACE MANY OF OUR EMERGENCY LITES WITH
NEW ONES AND RELOCATE OTHERS. THIS SHOULD BE OUR LAST SHUTDOWN FOR A
WHILE. THANKS, BOB
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From: KIM::FLANAGAN "Bob Flanagan" 1-NOV-1991 09:47:45.91
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: FLANAGAN
Subj: USENET Video game review in London
This review came over the USENET

The main subject is Virtuality vs. Battletech,
but there is also an interecting paragraph about
a gambling version of Space Invaders.
From: ofoz@cbnewse.cb.att.com (steven.s.ozdemir)
Subject: Video games in London - an American's perspective
Date: 31 Oct 91 15:09:54 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
After a week long trip in London, I can say those Brits really know
how to make video games!! And the arcade at the Troc near Picadilli
Circus was just as good as people said it was. Specifically, the Funland
at the Troc had Virtuality and R360 playing GLOC!!
Virtuality is an simulator game, which is very similar in concept to
Battletech here in Chicago. However, in my opinion Virtuality is what
Battletech was suppose to be. The main difference between the two
is that Virtuality does not need a support staff of half a dozen people
(like the Battletech center needs), thus making it more like a video
game that you just walk up to and plunk your quarter (or 2 pounds ~ $4).
Secondly, Virtuality's controls are more intuitive that Battletech's
(a friend of mine, after hearing about Battletech's controls, thought
that only a heavy machine operator would think the Battletech controls
are intuitive). The main advantage of Virtuality over Battletech is that
the aiming mechanism is a helmet that you place on your head! Movement
of the helmet (say by turning to the left) causes the scene to shift (to
the left) and the gun sights are at a fixed point on your screen. Thus
aiming becomes the intuitive act of tracking an object with your eyes,
and the helmet's motion sensors determine where you are looking. In
addition to these controls are a steering wheel and a gas pedal - again
very intuitive. My only complaint about Viruality controls was the
firing button is a two position lever - one position for laser and one
position for missiles. This could have been replaced by two fire buttons.
Battletech and Virtuality are about the same in play, except that Virtuality
put two 3 inch LCD displays in the helmet (covering your eyes) where as
Battletech uses three screens in your pod.
R360-GLOC was essentially a pod (that looked like a gyroscope) that held your
body. It was constructed so that the pod could spin in any of the three
directions, x y or z. I never was any good at GLOC, so I couldn't play it
well. But I really enjoyed doing barrel rolls with the plane and feeling
the simulated acceleration!!
The last bit of news was a Space Invader's game in the Gatwick Airport! The
game cost a $1 and would increase a pay back pot every time you reached a
certain score. At the end of a wave, you could take the pot (which I got
up to $2 with little trouble) or continue and risk everything on the next
wave. I really enjoyed playing a gabling game that was based on your video
game skill. One change in the rules was that, if a saucer successfully
went across the screen without being hit then your score would be null.
This made the game alot more playable, since when your score went to null
so did the pay back pot!
Ok, complaint department. Battletech crashes often and has visible problems
due to not enough processing power. Virtuality runs flawlessly, like an
arcade game should! Also after sorting through all the articles, I feel it
is my duty to say that all you shouldn't pick on M Channing as much as you
do! The poor guy must have to sit at his terminal all day waiting for flaming
articles to come in so that he can immediately respond back and clear his
name (or clear up a minor misunderstanding, or a spelling mistake, or a
rude insinuation, or just plain name calling...). I must have seen a dozen
articles alone from him over the last two weeks where he was responding to
someone's teasing!! Maybe two dozen!!! So please stop teasing him. 8^)
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From: KIM::DOWNEND 1-NOV-1991 15:47:40.56
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: More info on Virtuality and R360
The Virtuality system described in the previous USENET message is

made by a British Company called W Industries. Yes, they use
a helmet display system. The collective wisdom says that it will
not sell in the US market because:
a) Putting a public helmet on your head is unsanitary -
one commentator likened to putting a dirty bowling shoe
on your head
b) The helmet is secured to the cabinet by cables which
means it will be ripped off as a neat decoration for
any teenagers bedroom.
Edison Bros. have recently signed up to be exclusive USA distributors
of the product. So maybe we will see a few in selected locations
with strong supervision - Theme parks and Mega Arcades. I have a vague
recollection of a price in the $100,000 range.
The R360 is a sphere containing a seat, harness, video display and controls.
It is suspended by a double gimbal allowing full 360 degree pitch and roll.
It costs about $50,000. Sega makes it. It is marketed in the USA at
Theme park trade shows since the price tag is out of the reach of the
typical arcade.
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From: KIM::BRAD "Why should people go out and see bad films when
they can stay home and see bad TV for nothing?" 1-NOV-1991 16:01:36.39
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: BRAD
Subj: Landscape contractor/architect
It's time for me to gut the yard and start over. Have you worked and
been pleased with a particular landscape contractor or architect? If
so, could you please pass the name and number along to me?
Thanks!
- brad -
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From: BERT::TINA "TINA, TINA, BO-BEENA..." 4-NOV-1991 09:41:00.93
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED,
IRMA W/ YAMAITCHI TRIED TO REACH YOU AT 9:38 AM. PLEASE CALL HER BACK AT
452-0797.
THANKS,
TINA
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From: GAWD::PAUL "Art is a Lie that tells the Truth" 4-NOV-1991 16:44
:23.63
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Another American's Perspective
Last month while I was in London on vacation, I too spent some time exploring
the virtual reality games that are in that city. I found two. The one that
seemed to be closest to the virtuality reality ideal was located at the Rock
Garden (a bar/disco) at Covent Garden. You put on a helmet, you held a rifle
in your hand, you could move head and body around, and fire at who-knows-what.
It was a gas to watch the game being played. Each player was involved in their
own private war, fighting enemies invisible to all but themselves. This game
seemed very popular. Unfortunately, the lines were just too long and with my
time constraints I was unable to play it.
The Virtuality game that I did play was at Funland, a large arcade at the
Trocadero, and it wasn't anything to write home about. It was a racing game,
6 units linked together. Each driver had to put on a helmet which contained
2 separate monitors (one for each eye). One arcade employee was needed to
assist all 6 players with their helmets and getting set up in their vehicles.
It took me quite awhile to adjust the helmet in order for my brain to process
the images in STEREO-VISION. The graphics were polygons, much like HARD-
DRIVIN', and once the race began (even with separate screens for each eye),
the 3-D effect was no better than its predecessor. If asked if the STEREO-
VISION effect was worth the extra cost of helmet and time putting it on, I
would say no.
The sanitary question that Chris Downend brought up about the helmets didn't
seem to be much of an issue for me. The helmets were loosely fitting, made of
a hard smooth plastic, and tightened down (as in "strapped on") by a screw-like
mechanism which connected to the base of the neck. Perhaps if I had thought
about it more, I would have been more squeamish about putting "a dirty bowling
shoe on my head". But the helmet didn't smell like a bowling shoe and thus I
had the false impression of it being clean. As far as the theft issue is
concerned, I can't see it as a problem since there would always need to be an
employee present anyway to assist patrons with the helmets.
The controls were the least satisfying aspect of the game. Speed was
controlled by two buttons located down by the feet. To speed up, you would
tap on the right button. To go faster, you would tap more times on the button.
To stay at the same speed, you would do nothing. To slow down, you would have
to tap on the left button. Why Virtuality didn't go with the more traditional
accel/brake controls, I have no idea. The steering wheel was more traditional,
but I don't remember it having any feedback. HARD-DRIVIN' and most other video
driving games FEEL much more realistic than this supposedly virtually-real game.
Another criticism was that gameplay did not exploit the virtual reality
capabilities of the equipment. There was no reason to turn your head and
frankly I don't think the game program would shift the images in the monitors
had I done so. The stereo "headphone-quality" sound however was effective
with nice car pass-by's and lots of crowd and announcer effects. But all in
all, it really seemed like an quite ordinary video game dressed up as high-tech
product. I am sure the hardware had much more potential. At 3 pound ($4.50)
for a 2 minute race, this game from Virtuality was a disappointment.
Apparently, this racing game was a replacement for the Battletech-type game
described in Flanagan's original message. Its too bad they decided to replace
it.
=john paul=
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From: KIM::MARGOLIN 4-NOV-1991 19:21:15.69
To: BJORKQUIST
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: GALs
Karen,
I will need a few GAL16V8-015s (I cannot use -025). If you do not
have some, would you try to get some? I need ten.
ManMan says there are no raw parts (137646-015) but there are some
programmed parts (that I can reprogram) used in Steel Talons. The
numbers are:
136087-9004, 136087-9005, and 136087-9006
Thanks,
Jed
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From: GAWD::ROLM "SUTTLES, SHEPPERD, or ALBAUGH" 5-NOV-1991 06:19:36.
84
CC: ROLM
How can I remember all these strange CODES???

It's easy...use the map.
The MAP? I don't see no stinkin' MAP!
It's on your phone.
Oh.
Say, how do you use it?
Glad you asked. See the areas near each of the keys on the side?
Like near the 1 it says "CONNECT *" and "CAMP-ON #"? That's to remind you that
CONNECT is * and 1 (that's why it's next to the 1). Likewise, CAMP-ON is #1.
All the CAMP-ON functions are #1; CANCEL CAMP ON is ##1. The "normal" codes
all start with # (pound) or * (star), and end in a single digit. The "undo"
codes are repeats of the pound or star, ending with the same digit.
On the right side of the phone, it says near the 3 key, "* PICK-UP".
This means PICK-UP is *3, not 3*. Things starting with digits are assumed to
be phone numbers of some kind: extensions, trunk access (like paging), outside
calls (actually, the 9 is a special trunk access), and so on. The function
codes always start with a pound or star.
Remember that you may need to FLASH before any particular access code!
For those of you who are into lists, here's the full translation of
the map (other codes exist, but this will get you a long ways):
* 1 CONNECT * 3 <ext> Pick up extension

* * 1 garbage * * 3 GROUP PICK UP
# 1 CAMP ON # 3 <index> dial STATION speed no.
# # 1 CANCEL CAMP ON # # 3 <index> <number> Program sta spd
* 4 ADD ON (conf call) * 6 <ext> PARK a call

# 4 SAVE a phone no. # 6 <2-digit-index> dial SYSTEM spd no.
* 7 <ext> TRANSFER a call to ext * 9 Put a call on HARD HOLD

# 7 REPEAT a phone no. # 9 <ext> FORWARD my calls to ext
# # 7 nonsense # # 9 CANCEL forwarding
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From: GAWD::PAUL "Art is a Lie that tells the Truth" 5-NOV-1991 10:02
:43.17
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: SPECIAL 1 TIME OFFER
2 TICKETS FOR SALE

OSLO PHILHARMONIC
Mariss Jansons, conductor
DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL, S.F.
SUN. NOV. 10, 8:30pm
$20/ticket or best offer
Enjoy a cultural evening in the City with that special someone! The Oslo
Phil is coming to SF as part of the Mercedes Great Performers Series. I don't
know what's on the program, but these guest artist concerts at Davies tend to
be excellent. The two tickets are on the 2nd Tier - the sound is good but you
may want to bring your binoculars!
=john paul=
ext. 3782
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From: MIKE::BRESHEARS 6-NOV-1991 13:11:18.93
To: MEYETTE, RAY, MONCRIEF, MOORE, STEWART, BRESHEARS, MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: SEGA STEEL TALON
Gentlemen, the sega unit has displayed some problems that I wish to
alert you to:
1.) Unit had Hantrex monitors....we changed them.
2.) Error printouts follows: RIGHT
Watch dog 138
ADSP time out 1
SAIIS except 168
LEFT
Watch dog 138
ADSP 1
SAIIS 181
GSP 20
Helper Processor 19
We cleared the stats and error print out and ran unit. Zero repeat,
don't have enough time to do extended test so, we shipped it.......
sure hope everything is OK. I tried to contact Meyette and Margolin
for help but couldn't locate.......Jim
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To: MIKE::BRESHEARS
CC: MEYETTE,MONCRIEF,MOORE,RAY,STEWART,MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: SEGA STEEL TALON
The errors you have reported in the Steel Talons unit that Rick Meyette and
I worked on are the results of some of the bizarre and scary experiments
that we tried.
Clearing the Error screen was a good idea.
Jed
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From: KIM::HUBBERSTEY 6-NOV-1991 14:42:49.83
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Ride needed
Is anyone out there coming from and/or going to the area of hiway 17 & Camden
tomorrow at around 8:30 am and 4:00pm who would be willing to give me a ride?
Please call me at x1789 or reply via VAXmail if you can help me.
Thanks,
Tim Hubberstey
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From: BERT::POTTER 6-NOV-1991 16:46:16.30
CC:
Subj: 1991 UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN
It's time for the 1991 United Way Campaign to begin, and
you will be hearing about United Way and the 104 health and
human care agencies and special projects it supports. Atari
supports United Way for a number of reasons.
Perhaps the most compelling reason to support United Way
is because your gift will touch the lives of many people
in our community. Last year, one out of three county
residents used the services of a United Way - supported
agency -- services such as emergency assistance, vocational
training for people with disabilities, counseling and educa-
tion programs for abused children and emotionally disturbed
children, day care for children and the elderly and much more.
United Way strives to keep its administrative costs to a
minimum. Through the support of dedicated volunteers, United
Way achieves this goal. Approximately 90 cents of every dollor
contributed to United Way goes directly to local agencies.
Allocation of funds to each agency is decided by volunteers,
after a very thorough process of evaluation.
Through Atari's support of United Way, many people will receive
vital health and human care services from agencies throughout
Santa Clara County. Your gift can be given through payroll
deduction, a method that lets you offer a generous gift by
spreading small payments throughout the year, or by a one time
donation. Your contribution is a wise way to show our community
you care.
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From: MIKE::WILLIAMS 7-NOV-1991 06:13:09.54
To: MARGOLIN,DURFEY
CC: WILLIAMS
Subj: ROAD RIOT
WOULD YOU PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP. WE ARE DOING A RUN OF ROAD RIOT FOR
IRELAND AND NEED TO PROGRAM 102 "B" VERSION OF ASIC 65. AS I RECALL IT
AINT NO BIG THANG TO CHANGE THE PROGRAMMER TO DO THE "B" PART. I KNOW IT
IS SHORT NOTICE, BUT I REALLY NEED TO PROGRAM SOME PARTS TODAY.
THANKS KEN W.
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From: KIM::LOGG 7-NOV-1991 10:28:39.86
To: MARGOLIN,MONCRIEF,ROTBERG,DOWNEND
CC:
Subj: Multisync II
Jed;
I got your request. I do not understand why you need a Steel Talons
program to test on Multisync II. It appears that Steel talons will never use
Multisync II. If you would still like to have a Steel talons version as an
additional test of Multisync II, let me know today. I found at least two
places where the CONTROL register at C00000B0 is written to. Is this the
correct address for the GSP 34010?
Ed
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To: WILLIAMS
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Road Riot ASIC65
Please bring some 'B' labels with you.

Jed
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To: LOGG
CC: DOWNEND,MONCRIEF,MOORE,ROTBERG,MARGOLIN
Subj: MultiSync II
As per your memo of 7 November 1991, please confirm that Steel Talons will
never use MultiSync II.
Finding DRAMs for the MSP is becoming a lot of work. Since Steel Talons is
the only game using the MSP I will just take it out.
Jed
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To: MARGOLIN, LOGG,MONCRIEF,ROTBERG,MOORE
CC: DOWNEND
Subj: Multi-sync II
Will Multi-sync II be used in Steel Talons?

It's tough to predict the future. Here is some data and some conclusions
on Steel Talons:
1) Recent wisdom from Exec Committee:
"Standard Distribution channel has done all it can; no more orders.
2) We have 175 Steel Talons in inventory.
3) We have 200, possibly 400 Steel Talons PCBs purchased in inventory.
4) We may build some Steel Talons uprights; no testing yet; may begin
testing as early as 11/18/91.
I feel confident saying we will not build anymore sitdown Steel Talons. I
speculate that as many as 800 Steel Talons uprights may be released for
production in January 1992 (quantity is based on what they did with Road Riot
upright). Since we have an inventory of 200-400 Multi-syncs, it is likely we
will begin such a build with Multi-syncs; then once the ball is rolling that
way, it is likely that Mfg. will want to complete the build with Multi-syncs
and not switch to Multi-sync II. It's hard to ask Mfg. what they would do until
they have a time and quantity for the Upright Talons build and can try to
procure parts for more Multi-syncs. Given the weak state of the market,
we may end up with a release of Upright Steel Talons that matches our
inventory of Multi-syncs, powersupplies, joysticks etc. In that case, we
would not use multi-sync II on Upright Steel Talons at all.
In summary, the probability of using Multi-sync II on Steel Talons is small,
maybe 1 in 10. This would go up if Upright Steel Talons tests extremely
well, the market improves and Mfg. has difficulty procuring Multi-sync parts.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::DOWNEND
CC: MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: Multi-sync II
The reason for doing MultiSync II is that the 64Kx4 VRAMs and 64Kx4 DRAMs
are becoming increasingly difficult (like impossible) to get.
Don't plan on building more MultiSyncs.
This latest flurry of memos got started when I asked Logg for some programming
support so I could verify that one of the new circuits works with Steel Talons.
After my experience with Hitachi VRAMs I see no reason to believe that anything
works unless I see it.
Unless I am otherwise ordered, I am continuing to work on MultiSync II. It will
probably be needed for Street Driver. It will probably be the only hardware
available to the Training Group until they can do their own.
MultiSync II also has the built-in option to use EPROM, Flash EPROM, or RAM
on-board. This makes possible a very fast download from a PC with a PCLINK
card.
MultiSync II is not the next generation hardware.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 8-NOV-1991 10:05:35.79
CC:
Subj: This is more work that it seemed at first
From: KIM::ROTBERG "Professor of Gonzo" 8-NOV-1991 09:15:01.69
To: LOGG
CC:
Subj: Control in GSPCODE
Ed,
I did a cursory examination of the code, and there are 5 modules that
seem to set the CONTROL location. These are BLITROUT.C, PICBLIT.C,
COL.ASM, GRCMDS.ASM, and DPOLY.ASM. Ein most cases they either clear
a register and store it to CONTROL, or use the combination of some
#defines/EQUs to store an immediate value. NONE of these seem to set
the low bit to anything other than zero.
I'm not exactly sure what this means, but I would be loathe to make
changes to these modules bindly. It looks to me like we need to talk
with Max or find some other solution...
- Ed -
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From: KIM::LOGG 8-NOV-1991 10:10:28.32
To: MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN,DOWNEND
CC:
Subj: GSP code changes
Rick;
I am going to make the assumption that we may need to use Multisync II.
I have made the changes in the 68000 code for the new CAS/RAS mode but
there seem to be at least five places according to Ed Rotberg in the Max's GSP
code where he sets this register. Can you get Max in to make these changes or
should we attempt to change the code ourselves? If we do the latter, this will
be a case of if it doesn't work, we will be at a loss of how to debug it. We
have a no tools to debug the 34010 code in the GSP!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 8-NOV-1991 16:03:10.48
To: MARGOLIN,DOWNEND,MONCRIEF
CC:
Subj: Multisync II
Jed;
We should have EPROMs for you on Monday. We have no way of knowing
if we changed all the locations. Ed Rotberg will bring them over.
I will return on Tuesday.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::LOGG
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: Multisync II
ok.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: SEES'S CANDY SALE
As the holiday season once again approches us, that can only
mean one thing. CANDY! Don't miss this opportunity to get
a head start on your Christmas shopping. See's candy is
always a thoughtful gift whether it's a special treat for
yourself or for others. Our quantity price is only $5.80
per pound (a savings of $2.60 per pound over retail).
There are See's Candy brochures located in Human Resources,
and the main lobby. If you wish to purchase, please stop by
H.R. to pick up your individual order forms. ALL ORDERS
SHOULD BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH for
delivery the week of December 16. Please make all checks
payable to Atari Games (there is no sales tax).
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 12-NOV-1991 15:23:11.21
CC:
Subj: Multisync II
Jed;
I left the 6 EPROMs for Steel Talons Multisync on your desk.
Let me know if these work or not.
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From: BERT::GROSSMAN 12-NOV-1991 16:13:05.83
CC:
Subj: Reminder - Men's Health Class
Just to reminder everyone

Thursday, November 14
11:00 am
Dr. Henry Ritter will be at Atari Games to discuss Men's Health.
I would appreciate all the support I can get, since I guaranteed a
minimum of 15 employees. Everyone is invited, male and female. If
you are interested and really can't attend, let me know and I will
pass along some information to you.
That's all folks - see you on Thursday in the Central Conference Room
at 11:00 am
cynde
___________________________________________________________________________
From: ICY::MARGOLIN 13-NOV-1991 17:42:45.17
To: LOGG
CC: DOWNEND,MONCRIEF,MOORE,ROTBERG,MARGOLIN
Subj: MultiSync II
I have received EPROMs from Ed Logg that have the GSP produce CAS-Before-RAS
Refresh.
The game runs but produces pixel errors on some screens. The pixel errors are
different from the ones produced by the Hitachi VRAMs and are on different
screens.
The error count on a game that was run overnight was Zero in all categories.
I have measured the signals coming from the GAL and they look very good.
I have tried a bipolar PAL but there was no difference. (PALs have a higher
noise immunity than GALs.)
Freezing the 68010 makes the pixel errors disappear. Since the 68010 tells the
GSP when to change buffers we may be looking at buffers that are out of order.
This board, with the GAL, when loaded with the original program, runs
perfectly with no pixel errors. This leads me to believe that the problem
is not being caused by the new GAL circuit.
I believe the pixel errors may be due to an error introduced when the Eds were
changing GSP code.
It would be nice to have the GSP Code examined and corrected. If this is not
possible at this time, I will assume the problem is with the GSP code and
will proceed with the board. (I am running out of time to do this board.)
Also, it turns out that all of the Game Code we have released has the
GSP generate a refresh cycle every 5 us. It only needs to to produce one
every 10 us. (Self-Test has it generate refresh every 10 us.)
This is set in the CONTROL Register, bits d3 and d4. They are both currently
being set to zero, presumably by the instructions setting the other bits in
the register that control other functions. d3 should be set to '1' and d4
should be set to '0'. (d0 is LSB.)
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MONCRIEF, MARGOLIN
CC: DOWNEND
Subj: FYI: EPROM directions
Just to pass along some recent developments...

4M EPROM's have reached parity in terms of price/bit with 1M EPROM's.
Pat McCarthy & Mary Burnias have quotes from TI of $14-16 each.
Warrior and Danger Express both plan to use them. I expect that 4M EPROM's
will become a standard part for us in 1992. We will continue to use
1M EPROM's in the program area in 1992, but I expect that usage to
diminish through out 1992.
4M ROM prices are even better @ $6.00 each in qty ?? I think we can order
a minimum of 1000. I think Pat amortized mask charges into that.
See him for the details.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 14-NOV-1991 07:38:2
3.84
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: movie
So like people have been bugging me, "How come no movie recommendations
lately?". Well, (a) I haven't had time to peruse the TV guide and (b)
TV sucks. But I do usually like to find a little sparkle of a good film
on the tube.
However, I can recommend a movie coming to the small screen on Sunday.
I heard that "Back to the Future, Part III" will be on.
Why that movie? You may ask. Because it stars MY DADDY!
That's right! My father is in three scenes. He's in the opening town shot,
the dance scene, and the big showdown scene. He plays an old geezer prospector.
(No make-up or costume required)(just kidding) If you don't know what my
dad looks like, come by and see his photo on my wall.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 14-NOV-1991 09:28:07.11
To: ICY::MARGOLIN
CC: DOWNEND,ROTBERG,MONCRIEF,MOORE
Subj: RE: MultiSync II
I have asked Ed Rotberg to add the 10us refresh rate by changing the
D3 bit to 1.
Ed and I do not believe our changes cause the pixel errors we see on
the screen. Our changes would either kill the GSP/RAM if it failed. Since
the pixel errors occured on Multisync I with different RAMs, and the GSP has
known bugs, and we did not create or modify any original GSP code, we believe
Applied Research should correct the GSP code.
It is my opinion that the errors we see are due to a RAM/circuit
failure.
Since we have been promised support for the Multisync hardware and
firmware, it seems strange to ask us to examine and correct the GSP code. We
have been more than cooperative in changing the GSP code for the new RAMs when
it is the responsibility of Applied Research to do so. We will gladly supply
you with the source code if you wish to do your own examination.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 14-NOV-1991 10:19:12.97
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Robin Ziegler
Robin Ziegler will be in town today. I will pick him up at the airport
at 11:45 and we should be at Atari at 12:15. Please stop by the lunch room
to say Hi.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 14-NOV-1991 10:42:20.48
To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS
CC: SHEPPERD
Subj: A new mail list
This just announces the new mail list SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS which has, I hope, the
names of all the (informed) users of PC's.
ds
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::JEFFERSON 14-NOV-1991 10:50:21.02
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: slide projector
Does anyone out there have a slide projector
I can borrow for the weekend??? I promise to
take good care of it and return it on Monday!
Thanks,
Karen Jefferson x3738
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BRAD "I wish the Arabs and the Jews would settle their
differences like Christian gentlemen." 14-NOV-1991 11:43:09.74
CC: BRAD
Subj: Borland C++ announcement
DELETE THIS MESSAGE NOW IF NOT INTERESTED IN BORLAND's NEW C++ COMPILER
=====================================================================
NEWS FLASH! BORLAND ANNOUNCES THREE NEW C++ PRODUCTS!
Borland announced three products -- Borland C++ 3.0, Borland C++ &
Application Frameworks 3.0 and new Turbo C++ for Windows -- would be shipping
before the end of November.
Borland C++ 3.0 is a professional C and C++ compiler & toolset for creating
DOS and Windows applications. Borland C++ 3.0 new features include a global
optimizing compiler, C++ 2.1 with templates, greatly increased C++ compile
speed, a Windows hosted integrated development environment with a graphical
browser, Dos Protected Mode Interface (DPMI) versions of the DOS compiler and
environment, Resource Workshop, and many other new features and tools.
Borland C++ 3.0 has a suggested retail price of $495.
Borland C++ & Application Frameworks 3.0 is the industry standard C++ with
ObjectWindows and Turbo Vision. Borland C++ & Application Frameworks 3.0
includes the new Borland C++ 3.0 plus our user interface class libraries for
Windows and DOS. Application frameworks provide you with generic user
interfaces that can be customized and extended using object-oriented
programming. They include many ready made objects including menus, dialogs,
editors, buttons, scroll bars, and more. Both application frameworks come
with complete source code. Borland C++ & Application Frameworks 3.0 now
includes the runtime library source code which is normally sold separately
for $150. Borland C++ & Application Frameworks 3.0 has a suggested retail
price of $749.
Turbo C++ for Windows is the fast track to Windows programming. It is the
first Windows hosted development environment for C and C++. It provides the
more casual C or C++ programmer with an affordable learning tool for Windows
programming. It includes the ObjectWindows application framework to simplify
Windows and a graphical ObjectBrowser to make understanding OOP easy. Turbo
C++ for Windows is a complete Windows programming environment -- no Windows
SDK is required. It has a suggested retail price of $149.95.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
BORLAND ANNOUNCES THREE NEW C++ PRODUCTS!
We are releasing three language products in late November 1991:
Borland C++ 3.0, Borland C++ & Applications Frameworks 3.0, and
Turbo C++ for Windows. All three products feature our
third-generation C++ compiler. Our C++ product line will now
look like this:
DOS WINDOWS
___________________________________________________________________
Turbo C++ Turbo C++ for Windows
Entry level SRP: $99.95 SRP: $149.95
programmer Turbo C++ & Turbo Vision
SRP: $199.95
___________________________________________________________________
Professional Borland C++ Borland C++
SRP $495.00
programmer Borland C++ & AF Borland C++ & AF
SRP $749.00
___________________________________________________________________
UPGRADE INFORMATION
__________________________________________________________________
From\To Turbo C++ Borland C++ 3.0 Borland C++ &
for Windows Application
Frameworks 3.0
__________________________________________________________________
TC++,TC 89.95 ----- -----
TP,dBase 99.95 ----- -----
BC++,TC++Pro, ----- 125.00 199.95
BC++&AF 2.0 ----- ----- FREE
__________________________________________________________________
FEATURE OVERVIEW
Borland C++ 3.0 highlights:
o Global optimization to create code that is faster or smaller
o Full implementation of both ANSI C and C++ 2.1 with templates
o Windows and DOS hosted Integrated Development Environments
o Greatly increased compiler speed for C++ and re-architected to
compile the largest C++ programs
o DOS Protected Mode Interface (DPMI) hosted compiler and IDE
o ObjectBrowser to visually display relationships between code
objects and to help you navigate through your code.
o Resource Workshop that lets you "draw" Windows resources such
as menus, icons, dialogs, etc.
o EasyWin library that lets you convert DOS applications to
Windows just by recompiling
o Pre-compiled Headers that dramatically decrease recompilation
time.
o No Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit required.
o Borland C++ comes with a complete set of tools for creating
DOS and Windows applications. It includes:
- Turbo Debugger with debugging support for optimized code
- Turbo Profiler now with Windows support and coverage
analysis
- Object Oriented Turbo Assembler
Borland C++ & Application Frameworks 3.0 includes:
o Borland C++ 3.0
o Turbo Vision - application framework for DOS:
o ObjectWindows - Application Frameworks for Windows:
o Source code for Turbo Vision, Object Windows and the Runtime
Library
Turbo C++ for Windows highlights:
o Full implementation of both ANSI C and C++ 2.1 with templates
o Windows hosted Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
o ObjectWindows application framework
o ObjectBrowser graphical source browser
o SpeedBar -- convenient icons for commonly used functions
o Turbo Debugger for Windows
o Resource Workshop
o EasyWin library
o No Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit required.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
BORLAND C++ 3.0
BORLAND C++ & APPLICATION FRAMEWORKS 3.0
TURBO C++ FOR WINDOWS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: What version of C++ does Borland C++ 3.0 support?

A: Borland C++ 3.0 implements the AT&T C++ v2.1 specification.
In addition, Borland C++ 3.0 supports templates, which have been
approved by the ANSI C++ committee. Exceptions have not been
implemented.
Q: If I only program for DOS, should I buy Borland C++ 3.0?
A: Yes. Many of Borland C++'s new features will directly
benefit the DOS programmer including the global optimizer, C++
2.1 support with templates, increase compile speed for C++,
enhancements to Turbo Debugger, Turbo Profiler and object
oriented programming support for Turbo Assembler.
Q: What is the difference between Borland C++ 3.0 and Turbo C++
for Windows 3.0?
A: Borland C++ 3.0 is Borland's professional development
environment for both DOS and Windows applications, and comes with
a full suite of professional command-line and IDE tools including
global optimizations. Turbo C++ for Windows is an entry-level
product for developing Windows applications and includes the
ObjectWindows Application Framework.
Q: What is the price of Turbo C++ for Windows and its upgrade
price for Turbo C++ and Borland C++ 2.0 users?
A: Turbo C++ for Windows has a suggested retail price of
$149.95, any Borland language user that owns Turbo C, Turbo C
Professional, Borland C++ 2.0 or Turbo C++ can upgrade for
$89.95.
Q: If I only program for Windows, should I buy Borland C++ &
Application Frameworks 3.0, Borland C++ 3.0 or Turbo C++ for
Windows?
A: All three products are capable of generating Windows
applications, but Borland C++ & Application Frameworks 3.0
includes all of the tools that a professional developer would
require for DOS and Windows and has a retail price of $749.
Borland C++ 3.0, which has a retail price of $495, is ideal for
professionals programming for DOS or Windows in C. Turbo C++ for
Windows is intended for more casual programmers who want to learn
how to simplify Windows programming with OOP. It has a suggested
retail price of $149.95 and comes with the ObjectWindows library.
Q: If I upgrade to Borland C++ 3.0, do I need a new
ObjectWindows library?
A: If you currently own Borland C++ 2.0 and have upgraded to the
Application Frameworks, which includes ObjectWindows, you will
receive Borland C++ 3.0 & Application Frameworks at no charge.
Q: If I currently have the Application Frameworks, how much does
it cost to upgrade to Borland C++ & Application Frameworks 3.0?
A: There is no charge to upgrade to Borland C++ & Application
Frameworks 3.0. It will be provided as an automatic free
upgrade.
Q: If I have already purchased Resource Workshop, do I get a
discount on the purchase of Turbo C++ for Windows, which includes
Resource Workshop?
A: No. Turbo C++ for Windows includes the Windows-hosted IDE,
ObjectWindows, EasyWin, Turbo Debugger for Windows and Resource
Workshop. It reflects an outstanding value at $149.95.
Q: Does Borland C++ 3.0 have any limitation in the size of files
it can compile?
A: No. Borland C++ 3.0 has been completely re-architected to
handle the intensive symbol table requirements of C++. Borland
C++ 3.0 has compiled the largest PC based C++ applications
available under Windows and DOS today.
Q: How can I convert my DOS programs to Windows?
A: Turbo C++ for Windows and Borland C++ 3.0 feature the EasyWin
library that allows DOS applications that use standard input and
output to be run under Windows without changing a single line
code. The result is a fully functioning Windows application.
Q: Does Borland C++ 3.0 have a Windows hosted IDE?
A: Yes. Borland C++ 3.0 includes the Windows IDE from Turbo C++
for Windows.
Q: Can Turbo C++ for Windows create DOS applications?
A: No. Turbo C++ for Windows creates Windows applications. Turbo
C++ 2nd edition, and Borland C++ 3.0 support DOS application
development.
Q: Does Turbo C++ for Windows have full support for resource
editing?
A: The Resource Workshop is included in Turbo C++ for Windows.
It has full support for editing all Windows resources and
user-defined resources including menus, bitmaps, dialogs, string
tables, accelerators, icons, and dialog controls. It can edit
resources in .exe, .rc, .dlg. .bmp, .ico, and .res files. The
Resource Workshop is easy to use, yet fully featured.
Q: Does the Windows IDE provide the capability to optimize the
executable it generates for size or speed?
A: Yes, it includes register and jump optimizations. To take
full advantage of our global optimizing compiler, the character
mode IDE or the command line compiler must be used.
Q: What is object-oriented assembler?
A: The addition of object-oriented data structures gives Turbo
Assembler the power to easily create object-oriented programs
while retaining the speed and flexibility of assembler.
Q: Why did you add OOP extensions to Turbo Assembler?
A: Assembly-language programmers have always sought ways to make
their work easier with extensions such as macros and directives.
Object-oriented features allow data structures to be encapsulated
and inherited. This removes dependencies that hinder
maintenance, saves work, and in general makes assembly-language
programming more effective.
Q: What is the difference between Borland C++ and the Microsoft
Windows SDK?
A: Borland C++ is a professional DOS and Windows development
environment. It includes a C and C++ compiler with all the tools
needed to develop a Windows application without purchasing the
Windows SDK. The Microsoft Windows SDK is a supplement to
Microsoft C 6.0, which includes some libraries and tools that are
not available from Borland. These tools are not required for
Windows application development.
Q: Does Borland C++ come with the debugging version of Windows?
A: The debugging version Windows which comes with the MS Windows
SDK is now available through resellers for $195. Borland does
not include this operating system with Borland C++.
Q: How will I get Windows 3.1 support?
A: When Microsoft ships Windows 3.1, Borland will make available
to all of Borland C++ 3.0 and Turbo C++ for Windows 3.0 users, an
upgrade kit that will give them full Windows 3.1 support. No
Windows 3.1 SDK will be required.
Q: When will Borland C++ support Windows 3.1?
A: Borland C++ currently supports beta versions of Windows 3.1.
Users beta testing the Windows 3.1 SDK can download the necessary
files for Borland C++ from Compuserve. Once Windows 3.1 becomes
commercially available, we will make an update available that
provides the necessary files and documentation to support the
development of Windows 3.1 applications.
Q: Can I compile OS/2 applications with Borland C++?
A: If you develop applications using ObjectWindows, you will
maintain the highest degree of portability for OS/2. Borland C++
for OS/2 2.0 will not be available until the third quarter 1992.
Q: When will Borland C++ for OS/2 2.0 be available?
A: Borland C++ for OS/2 2.0 goes to beta in the first quarter of
1992 and will be commercially available in the third quarter.
Early betas willbe available by year end.
Q: Is Borland C++ going to support Windows NT? When?
A: Yes. Borland is actively developing 32 bit compiler
technology for Windows NT. Beta test versions will be available
after Microsoft's broad release of the NT SDK beta.
Q: Why is Turbo C++ for Windows version number 3.0?
A: Turbo C++ for Windows uses the same, third generation,
compiler that is found in the latest version of Borland C++.
Q: What are the hardware requirements for Borland C++ 3.0?
A: Borland C++ 3.0 requires a 286 with at least 512K of base
memory and 1 megabyte of extended memory. A minimum of two (2)
megabytes of extended memory is required for the Windows IDE.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Free to first (or second) taker: 4x4 Pinball Game
This is available if you want to dirve to Monterey to pick it up from

Robin Ziegler (xxx) xxx-xxxx. For more info about just what the 4x4
Pinball Game is, contact Milt Loper or Cris Drobny.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BRAD 14-NOV-1991 14:37:52.44
CC: BRAD
Subj: Terminal Emulation Demo by DynaComm
I have received 2 demos from FutureSoft. The demos are for terminal
emulation under WINDOWS. FutureSoft offers several emulation packages
called DynaComm which run under, Windows, HP NewWave, OS/2 and the MAC.
The emulation that most would be interested is called: DynaComm Asynchronous
Edition since it emulates VTxxx terminals and supports DEC LAT.
If you would like to run the demo you may stop by my office and pick up
the demo disk. Literature is included. These are full working demos except
that some features have been removed (DEC LAT is non-operational on the demo).
- brad -
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MILTY 14-NOV-1991 15:32:05.69
CC:
Subj: VARIAC
I'M LOOKING TO BORROW A "VARIAC" TO USE FOR A SHORT DEMO OF THE

"MOTO-BIKE" ....I HAVEN'T BEEN SUCESSFUL LOCATING EITHER OF THE TWO
BIG GREEN (DUAL VOLTAGE) VARIACS WE HAVE USED IN THE PAST...SO IF YOU
KNOW WHERE ONE IS,OR SOME OTHER ONE THAT COULD BE BORROWED FOR TOMORROW
(FRIDAY) PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS MAIL ADDRESS,..OR CONTACT ME OR JACK.
TANKS....OR ELSE
MILTY
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::MARTIN 14-NOV-1991 16:00:45.93
CC:
Subj: GARAGE SALE
WHAT: GARAGE SALE

WHEN: NOV 16TH AND 17TH
WHERE: 1495 PATIO DRIVE CAMPBELL
WHY: BECAUSE TWO ARE BECOMING ONE
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 14-NOV-1991 16:21:04.52
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,STEWART,SMITH,BRESHEARS,MSHERMAN
CC: RAY
Subj: Wescon passes
I have posted on my bulletin board outside my office some

Wescon info. Wescon is next week, the 19th through the 21st in
San Francisco. Included are a list of the seminar topics as well
as a registration form that may be freely copied for
complimentary registration.
If you plan to go, please check with your supervisor first.
John
___________________________________________________________________________
To: BURNIAS
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: DRAMs
Mary,
Rick and I have decided to use the 256K x 4 DRAMs (4 per) instead of
the 128K x 8 DRAMs (2 per).
The reason is that the 256K x 4 has several sources so we are less likely
to get caught in a long leadtime crunch.
I met Janell from Wyle today after having known her over the telephone for
a long time. She is very nice. She has volunteered to get me samples of the
256K x 4 DRAMs from both TI and Micron. I hope that is ok.
We will be using these parts in the DIP package.
(The TI number is TMS44C256-12N; faster parts are ok)
We will still be using the 128K x 8 VRAMs (TMS48C121-12DZ; faster parts
are ok.)
Missed you,
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: pay checks!!!
I have your pay checks! I'll start making some rounds

now....if I don't find you, start looking for me.
Karen
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LICHAC 18-NOV-1991 06:54:06.22
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FOR SALE
FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER HITCH FOR FULL SIZE DOMESTIC PICK-UP. $200.00/OFFER
JERRY X3741
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FLOWER SPECIAL
THIS WEEKS SPECIAL

2 DOZEN LARGE ROSES FOR $7.50
CHOICE OF COLORS PER 2 DOZEN:
RED, YELLOW, PINK, ORANGE, SALMON, PALE PEACH, & WHITE
IF INTERESTED, YOU MAY ORDER AT THE FRONT DESK.

___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::PETRICK "Jim Petrick" 18-NOV-1991 18:38:05.86
To: @SM:JUNK
CC:
Subj: "Young Americans" by David Bowie on CD?
If you've got a copy of this song on CD, I'd like to borrow it for a couple
of days. Let me know...
-- jim
x1777
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES
We are pleased to announce two organizational changes within Tengen/

Atari Games, effective Monday, November 18, 1991.
Jeannine Bishop, formerly Sales Administrator, will become Marketing
Administrator, reporting directly to Ted Hoff. Jeannine will now
assume the responsibilities for media buying, marketing planning,
sales and marketing reports, and trade shows.
We are pleased to welcome back to Tengen from Atari Games Lisa Jarneski,
who will be the new Sales Administrator. Lisa will now be responsible
for sales order entry and preparation and release of all Tengen product
shipments. Lisa will report to Ted Hoff.
Congratulations to both Jeannine and Lisa in their new positions.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::SAMANIEGO "Steph" 20-NOV-1991 11:06:53.12
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: How to order game cartridges!
Alot of people are starting their Christmas shopping already and those of you
who want to purchase a Tengen Game Cartridge at an AWSOME price can get them
through me!
GAMES FOR THE NINTENDO INCLUDE:
RBI Baseball 3.....$20.00
Pacmania...........$20.00
Ms Pacman..........$20.00
KLAX...............$10.00
Rolling Thunder....$10.00
Gauntlet...........$10.00
Pacman.............$10.00
RBI Baseball.......$10.00
Skull & Crossbones.$10.00
Fantasy Zone.......$10.00
Shinobi............$10.00
Toobin.............$10.00
Afterburner........$10.00
Alien Syndrome.....$10.00
Road Runner........$10.00
Vindicators........$10.00
SEGA GENESIS GAMES INCLUDE:
KLAX...............$20.00
Hard Drivin........$20.00
Ms Pacman..........$20.00
Pacmania...........$20.00
Road Blasters......$20.00
Pitfighter.........$20.00
Plus 8.25% TAX
If you would like to place an order come by my office with a VISA,
MASTERCARD, Money Order or Check! (NO CASH PLEASE!) If you have any questions
feel free to call me at X491.
Thank You,
Stephanie
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LORENE "TIGER" 20-NOV-1991 13:18:01.38
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Bike for sale
Diamond Back BMX bike, 2 yrs. old. It sits in the garage and collects dust
as it has only been ridden 3 times!
Like new...$100/obo
If interested, call Susie at x-481
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::SAVA 20-NOV-1991 14:28:50.97
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: SAVA
Subj: telescope for sale
I have a Meade 4.5 inch reflector telescope with three lenses and
four filters. It's really cool. See Jupiter's moons, Saturn's rings,
Mars's ice caps, and Venus, Neptune, and Uranus. Marvel at the wonderous
sites of Orion's belt, the Seven Sisters, or the Andromeda galaxy. See
Binary stars, Nebulae, White dwarf stars, Red giant stars, and Comets.
I did and it was "Way Stylin'", but I don't have too much time for it
any more. So anyone who might be interested in purchasing a telescope,
please contact: Scott Sava at ext. 1723.
Thanks
PS. I paid $500 for the telescope and about $150 for all of the accessories.
But I'm asking for around $400/obo. So please call.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:MAC-USERS,@SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS
CC:
Subj: Suspicions confirmed!!!
Path: dms!motcsd!apple!olivea!uunet!mcsun!uknet!edcastle!tjc
From: tjc@castle.ed.ac.uk (A J Cunningham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Disclaimer
Keywords: joke
Message-ID: <15036@castle.ed.ac.uk>
Date: 20 Nov 91 11:36:46 GMT
Organization: Edinburgh University Colouring Book Software
Lines: 21
Found somewhere on the Desperately Seeking Seven Developers' CD:
This software has not been painstakingly tested by Apple's ruthlessly

efficient quality engineers (although it was co-written by one of them.)
Neither Apple Computer, Incorporated, nor the authors of this software
make any legally binding claim that this software will do anything in
particular besides use up valuable space on a CD or hard disk. In the event
that your use of or inability to use this software results in a visitation
from MacsBug, damage to other software or hardware, the explosion of your
Macintosh in a shower of sparks (as seen on Star Trek.) or indeed the end
of Western Civilzation As We Know It, your attempts to attach blame onto
Apple Computer, Incorporated or the authors of this software will be
expensive and unsuccessful. Have a nice day.
--
Tony Cunningham, Edinburgh University Computing Service. tjc@ed.ac.uk
Inspiration, move me brightly, light the song with sense and colour, hold
away despair. More than this I will not ask faced with mysteries dark and vast.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::SMITH 20-NOV-1991 16:27:41.19
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Computer Graphics evening on Channel 54
Channel 54 is presenting another night of computer animation wizardry on

Monday December 2nd 8-11pm. There are two shows "Computer Visions" which
explores computer generated cartoons/graphics and "Computer Magic" which is
supposed to include Virtual Reality and Interactive Computer graphics.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: STUFF'S GOTTA GO..
FREE TO A GOOD HOME ,..OR ANYHOME FOR THAT MATTER:
-REALISTIC "WALKAROUND"PHONE (W/ INTERCOM FEATURE)
(W/BATTERY ON IT'S LAST LEGS)
-"REELY CHEEP EXERSIZE STAND" USED WITH A BIKE REAR WHEEL
-BIKE CARRIER RACK "BILLED"AS UNIVERSAL FIT..LAST USED ON
'83 HONDA CIVIC HATCHBACK
-MID '70'S HANGING BURL "TABLE" (ABOUT 18" ACROSS) COULD USE
A LITTLE FRESHENING UP
....ALSO I HAVE A "VINTAGE" HUFFY 'OPENROAD' 3-SPEED HUB MEN'S BIKE
WITH FULL FENDERS AND SIX-PAK RACK,..SKINNY TIRES,.HI-WAY YELLOW..
......$40 /0B0
MILTY #3742
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::BRESHEARS 21-NOV-1991 08:46:46.93
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: MAKING A DREAM A REALITY
THERE IS A 7 YEAR OLD BOY BY THE NAME OF GRAIG SHERAOLD IN FOLSOM WHO
HAS AN INOPERABLE BRAIN TUMOR WHICH DOES NOT GIVE HIM LONG TO LIVE.
GRAIG DOES HAVE ONE WISH WHICH WE ALL CAN HELP HIM ACHIEVE.....THAT IS
TO GET INTO THE GUINESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS BY HAVING THE BIGGEST
BUSINESS CARD COLLECTION. SO....COULD YOU PLEASE GO THROUGH YOUR OLD
BUSINESS CARDS AND SEND THE UNWANTED ONES TO ME? I WILL GATHER THEM AND
MAIL THEM TO GRAIG. YOUR CARING AND EFFORTS WILL BE APPRECIATED. OH
YEAH, INCLUDE ONE OF YOUR BUSINESS CARDS ALSO.........JIM
P.S. I WILL COLLECT THEM UNTIL FRIDAY DECEMBER 20TH. THANKS!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BRAD 21-NOV-1991 10:11:25.75
To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS,@SYS$MAIL:WIN3-USERS
CC: BRAD
Subj: New Programmer's Editor Announcement
FOR RELEASE NOVEMBER 11, 1991

Development Tool for Microsoft Windows Makes Its Debut
(Boston, MA) -- Premia Corporation introduced today the first
professional quality programmer's editor for Microsoft Windows at
the Windows International Developers Conference being held in
Boston this week.
The program, named Codewright, was designed from the ground up to
operate efficiently in the Windows environment thus avoiding the
bottlenecks usually encountered in programs that are ported from
the MSDOS or other environments. The result is performance that
is similar to, and in some cases better than, the performance of
DOS-based editors. The orientation for windows also makes
Codewright fit more smoothly into a programmer's way of working by
eliminating the need to switch to a DOS session in order to edit
the code files. Codewright can be controlled using menu
selections, key commands or a full command line interface.
Codewright is highly configurable and extensible allowing
programmers to adapt it to their own or their workgroup's
practices and preferences. Configurability is provided by means
of a .INI file, familiar to those who use Windows, that allows
settings and preferences to be established each time Codewright is
run. The .INI file can be read from one of several locations so
that Codewright can be configured in common for all workgroup
members, configured differently for different projects, or always
configured the same way.
Configurability is further enhanced by a mechanism for assigning
keystrokes to editing functions thus allowing Codewright to be
configured to operate like an editor that a programmer already
knows. Codewright comes with pre-defined keymaps for CUA-
compliant operation as well Brief-compatible operation (Brief is a
popular programmer's editor for the MSDOS environment). Modifying
the supplied keymaps for personal preferences can be done
interactively or by modifying the source code provided. Creating
entirely new keymaps is relatively simple and can be accomplished
using any Windows-compatible language such as C or Pascal.
Codewright is extensible by means of an Application Programming
Interface (API) that comprises over 500 functions that can be
called from user-written procedures. The procedures can be
written in any language that supports Windows Dynamic Link Library
(DLL) calling conventions such as C, Pascal, or FORTRAN to name a
few. Source code, written in C, is provided for many of
Codewright's higher level functions. This serves as an example of
how to write extension functions and provides the programmer with
the ability to modify the operation of such functions if desired.
Other samples of extension code are provided to illustrate the
process of augmenting Codewright's functionality.
In addition to the "standard" features that are expected in a
programmer's editor such as unlimited file and line sizes,
unlimited undo and redo of changes, automatic indenting, multiple
file/multiple window editing, Codewright provides capabilities
that expedite and simplify the programmer's tasks. These include
the ability to compile, link and debug the target program without
ever leaving the editor. An interface to version control systems
is included that utilizes project orientation. This capability is
invaluable in workgroup environments. Language-specific support
such as smart indenting and coding templates are provided for C,
C++, assembly language, Pascal, and Paradox Application Language.
The list of standard features also includes a file difference
analyzer and a hexadecimal viewing and editing mode.
Two advanced features are provided to help programmers more easily
understand and work with their code. Selective text display
greatly facilitates understanding complicated, multi-platform
programs. This unique capability allows designated portions of
the file being edited to be hidden from view. This allows
programmers to more easily focus on the sections of code that are
of current interest. Codewright comes with the ability to hide
conditional code often used to adapt a program for multiple
environments. However, the text to be hidden is programmable
allowing programmers to implement their own style of selective
text display.
The second feature that improves comprehension is Codewright's
exclusive ChromaCode(tm) technique. Using this capability,
designated parts of the file being edited can be automatically
rendered in user-specified colors for fast detection and
recognition. Codewright can be configured to ChromaCode(tm) lines
that have been inserted or modified. Furthermore, it can display
language constructs such as keywords, function declarations or
comments in a special color.
Taken together, the capabilities of Codewright realize one primary
benefit for programmers - increased productivity. According to
Donald Kinzer, President of Premia, "given the advantages provided
by Windows' multi-tasking and the capabilities of Codewright, many
programmers will find it productive to switch to Windows to do
their development whether or not they are actually developing for
Windows." Kinzer added, "[Codewright] has been enthusiastically
received by beta testers. They've said that Codewright is the
editor that the Windows environment has been needing."
Codewright is available immediately direct from Premia at an
introductory price of $199.00 (regular price $249.00) for a
single-user license and comes with an unconditional 30 day money
back guarantee. Continuing technical support is also included and
is provided by telephone, fax, Compuserve and private BBS.
For more information contact: Premia Corporation, 1075 NW Murray
Blvd., Suite 268, Portland, OR 97229 USA. Tel. (503) 647-9902,
800-547-9902. Fax (503) 647-5423. Compuserve 70673,2627.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: STILL GOTTA GO..!!
........B.FLYBACK SEZ $40/OBO IS TOO HIGH IF EVERYTHING ELSE IS FREE...

...SO TO THAT I SAY "$25/OR LESS" FOR THE VINTAGE 3-SPEED YELLOW HUFFY.
IT'S HERE TODAY FOR PROSPECTIVE BUYER'S INSPECTION.
-STILL GOTTA "UNIVERSAL" BIKE CARRIER FOR THE BACK OF A CAR
-AND A THING-A-MA-GINGY BIKE STAND/EXERCYCLE
*BURL-BE-GONE
*FONE-BE-GONE
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::CALFEE 21-NOV-1991 11:45:46.76
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Video on Nintendo's monopoly
Today at 12:30 in the Tengen Conference Room. We will be showing

a video tape of last Tuesday night's Frontline TV show.
The topic was Japan Inc. It had a large segment on the Nintendo
video game monopoly.
It had starring appearances by such luminaries as Dan Van Elderen and
Rich Frick.
Be there if you want to see it.
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: AMOA Scholarship
Several weeks ago I sent out a mail message announcing AMOA's $1,000
scholarship for deserving students. I have since found that all
applications must be submitted to AMOA prior to January 1, 1992. If
you already picked up an application or are planning to, don't delay.
H.R. is requesting that all applications be returned to us for processing
prior to December 16.
If you know a deserving student who could use financial help for 1992,
don't hesitate, you only have three weeks to complete the necessary
paperwork. Employees, their families and friends are eligible.
Any questions, or if you need an application, give me a call or a
mail message.
cynde
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BRAD 21-NOV-1991 13:51:16.74
To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS,@SYS$MAIL:WIN3-USERS
CC: BRAD
Subj: KEATerm demo - VT420 emulator
I received another demo by Kea Systems named KEAterm. It's a VT420

(and under) emulator that uses a variety of communications protocol, including
DECLAT. Actually this is not really a demo, but the real McCoy.
This emulator is very, very good. Far better than the VT320 emulation
that comes with Pathworks. You must have WINDOWS and PCSA 3.0 or Pathworks
4.0 to run KEAterm.
If you would like to install this application on your machine you are most
welcome to. But, remember that this is a demo and after your evaluation
you MUST remove the app from your disk.
The installation is not automatic, but it is not difficult either. I
installed KEAterm and had it running in 5 minutes. I highlighted the
installation procedures in the manual that accompanies the disk so that
you will not have to fumble around in the manual looking for instructions.
Please stop by and pick the manual and disk if you would like to try it
out. After installation, please return both the manual and disk for
others to install it. You really don't need the manual after installation
as most procedures in KEAterm are self-explanatory and there is Context-
Specific Help available.
The prices are inside the front cover of the manual:
$245 one copy, 2-9 15% discount, 10-? 20% discount. Site license available.
If you would like to purchase this product maybe we should all get together
and purchase them together for the discount. Site license starts at 20.
- brad -
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Door Decorating Contest
Last Holiday Season, Atari Games/Tengen started yet another tradition,

the Holiday Door Decorating Contest. Last year's participation was
limited, but those who participated did an exceptionally fine job.
We are hoping that even more will participate in the ATARI GAMES/TENGEN
2ND ANNUAL HOLIDAY DOOR DECORATING CONTEST.
Door decorations (cube wall decorations are a winner also - proved last
year by Design Service's ''winner') can be put up anytime during December.
Judging will be held on Friday, December 20. Make sure all displays are
ready for judging on Thursday, December 19, since the judges will be asked
to do a preliminary walk-around on that day.
So over the four day Thanksgiving break, start thinking, preparing,
shopping, etc., to create the best Atari Games/Tengen Holiday Door ever!
cynde
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::BRAD 22-NOV-1991 10:50:26.16
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: BRAD
Subj: ****** FOR SALE ******
For Sale:
-- Goldstar CT3051 --
-- 14" Analog VGA Monitor
-- 640x480 resolution --
This monitor is only about 2 months old in near mint condition, with original
box and packing materials. Documentation included.
I was actually quite surprised at the clarity of this monitor. I used it with
WINDOWS and it worked quite well. It will work very well with any PC that
has an analog color output.
This would also work quite well for a group or department that checks out PCs
from time to time. For instance, our group owns a roll around cart with a
VGA monitor and keyboard attached. It has saved us a lot of time. We just
roll the cart up to the PC and plug in the monitor and keyboard.
This monitor is also nice for a backup. For instance, if your monitor breaks
down and you find yourself without a one (it happens! - we've had one in twice
and I know other groups have found themselves in similar predicaments).
How Much?
-- $188 --
For a look see, stop by my office or reply to this address.
- brad -
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MCCARTHY,LEE,RSHERMAN,MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: LITERATURE LEFT IN THE LOBBY FOR EACH OF YOU.
HI THERE!
JOAN ALPEN W/ MERIT DROPPED OFF SOME LITERATURE FOR EACH OF YOU. PLEASE
PICK UP AT THE LOBBY.
THANK YOU,
TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 22-NOV-1991 12:55:06.63
CC: MCCARTHY
Subj: Data I/O 29a / UNISITE
We have received the DATA I/O UNISITE programmer. It is functional in

the Hardware lab. It should program everything we need to program,
even the TMS32010 family parts.
Data I/O just announced a trade-in value of $4000 for a 29A when
purchasing a full featured unisite. (Last month the trade-in value
was just $1000). Even though we have already placed our order and
received the goods Data I/O will give us the $4000 trade-in.
For $1000 trade_in value I wanted to keep the 29A. However, $4000 is
too much to pass up, especially since there are two of them in the
company. So, I propose to trade in the DIO 29A behind Cris Drobnys
office to offset the $20,000 cost of the UNISITE.
There is still a 29A in customer service if the need arises. (It used
to belong to Manufacturing before they bought their DIO-2900.)
If you have a different view, speak now.
Pat.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MCCARTHY "Pat" 22-NOV-1991 13:43:50.18
CC: MCCARTHY
Subj: 4 Meg EPROMS.
We will be moving to 4 MEG EPROMs as our primary EPROM device
starting with Warrior. Boards being layed out now will have the
number of sockets reduced, or the graphics address space increased
based on the 4Meg device. These parts are at price parity (or better)
with 1 Meg parts, and the speeds are faster (80,100,150nS).
We can still use 1 Meg and 2Meg parts in the same sockets.
Since MultisyncII is going through a significant rework in PC design,
I thought that this might be a good time to add 4 Meg compatibility.
Pat.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MCCARTHY
CC: MONCRIEF,MOORE,RAY,MARGOLIN
Subj: Out-a-Site Programmer
Regarding your intention to get rid of the Data I/O 29A:

1. Where will the Unisite be located? Will it be moved to the location now
occupied by the 29A?
2. Will it program Bipolar PROMs?
3. Is it connected to the VAX?
4. Are there explicit written instructions for its use?
5. What is its projected usage? Presumably it was purchased in order to
program parts that could not be programmed on the 29A. What are these
parts and how much of the time do you expect the Unisite will be busy
programming these parts and therefore not available to program the parts
that would otherwise be programmed on the 29A?
6. The Unisite socket for PLCCs appears to be the same as that used on
the 2900, which I evaluated. There is something you should know:
It doesn't work.
The first 2900 we had would not read a 320P15 no matter what. Data I/O
replaced it with a new unit that would sometimes read it if it was
jiggled appropriately in its 'socket'. I would not trust it to program
OTPs.
7. The 2900 had another problem with the 320P15 that may apply to ALL devices
that you may want to secure. If you attempt to read the 320P15 after the
Security Bit is set, the unit will refuse to read the device. It will
inform you that the device is secured and cannot be read out.
This is bogus. The security is in the device, not the Programmer.
I have had a few 320P15s in which the Security Bit was set and verified
but the part could still be read.
I called Data I/O and informed them of this but they didn't understand why
this is a problem.
Does the Unisite do it this way, too?
8. Rick has asked me to ask you to make sure the Unisite is working
completely before you get rid of the 29A.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MCCARTHY "Pat" 22-NOV-1991 16:34:00.36
To: MARGOLIN
CC: MONCRIEF,MOORE,RAY,MCCARTHY
Subj: Out-of-site programmer
> To: Mccarthy

> From: Margolin
> Subj: Out-a-Site Programmer
>
> Regarding your intention to get rid of the Data I/O 29A:
>
> 1. Where will the Unisite be located? Will it be moved to the location now
> occupied by the 29A?
In the Hardware lab, where it is now located. No, it will not be moved.
>
> 2. Will it program Bipolar PROMs?
Yes. And PALs, GALs, FPLAs, FPGAs, EPLDs, EMICROs, EPROMs, ...
>
> 3. Is it connected to the VAX?
Yes, via 9600 baud RS232. (Same as all the DATA I/O stuff here.)
>
> 4. Are there explicit written instructions for its use?
Yes. I have posted them on the machine. They probably will not cover
every situation. Only the current situations that I know about.
>
> 5. What is its projected usage? Presumably it was purchased in order to
> program parts that could not be programmed on the 29A. What are these
> parts and how much of the time do you expect the Unisite will be busy
> programming these parts and therefore not available to program the parts
> that would otherwise be programmed on the 29A?
I don't know.
>
> 6. The Unisite socket for PLCCs appears to be the same as that used on
> the 2900, which I evaluated. There is something you should know:
>
> It doesn't work.
>
> The first 2900 we had would not read a 320P15 no matter what. Data I/O
> replaced it with a new unit that would sometimes read it if it was
> jiggled appropriately in its 'socket'. I would not trust it to program
> OTPs.
Duly noted.
>
> 7. The 2900 had another problem with the 320P15 that may apply to ALL devices
> that you may want to secure. If you attempt to read the 320P15 after the
> Security Bit is set, the unit will refuse to read the device. It will
> inform you that the device is secured and cannot be read out.
>
> This is bogus. The security is in the device, not the Programmer.
>
> I have had a few 320P15s in which the Security Bit was set and verified
> but the part could still be read.
>
> I called Data I/O and informed them of this but they didn't understand why
> this is a problem.
>
> Does the Unisite do it this way, too?
I don't know.
>
> 8. Rick has asked me to ask you to make sure the Unisite is working
> completely before you get rid of the 29A.
>
> Jed
The UNISITE is working to my satisfaction. It is in your own interest
to check that devices you program are handled by the programmer. I
will not do this since I do not know what devices you use. It should
be able to program any currently manufactured part at least as well
as the 29A can.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 22-NOV-1991 19:47:43.91
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
BOB FRYE IS ON VACATION 11-25-91 TON 12-2-91. IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS REGARDING
FACILITIES, PLEASE CONTACT DAVID PASQUINELLI.
LINDA
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Food Donations
You've probably read how charities are really

hurting this year for food to serve Thanksgiving dinner.
I'm planning to make a run downtown to drop off food
tomorrow so if you have anything you'd like to donate
bring it by my office tomorrow morning and I'll take it
along. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN FILL THE VAN!!!!!!
Karen Jefferson x 3738
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 25-NOV-1991 10:23:52.15
CC:
Subj: PC-GLOBE
Say, can anyone who runs PC-globe tell me in what Country/Continent is

ZANZIBAR?
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 25-NOV-1991 16:44:09.91
To: @SYS$MAIL:MAC-USERS, @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER
CC: DENCKER
Subj: Low-priced local source for printers, software, etc.
My sister, a friend, and I went to a Sunnyvale computer dealer this weekend and
found that the mail-order houses listed in the back of MacWeek magazine are not
necessarily the lowest dealers, at least of QMS printers. We went to M & P
Computers and Communications, 1270 Oakmead Parkway, Suite 111, Sunnyvale (tel.
738-8578). Their regular price for the QMS PS-410 printer with one toner
cartridge is $1595. Because they were buying two, the salesman lowered his
price to $1550 each, plus he threw in for free two AppleTalk cables worth $13
each. The optional 200-sheet letter-size paper tray was an extra $150.
The MacWeek ads I've seen for this printer start at $1645, and continue at
$1699, $1749, and $1795. I suppose you could find additional MacWeek advertis-
ers who didn't mention that printer specifically, but are QMS dealers, and who
might match that $1595 price. In either case, M & P has a very extensive
collection of B&W printers, color printers from QMS, Seiko, and Tektronix,
computers (but not Macs), etc. Their software was very competitively priced,
e.g., QuarkXPress for the Mac was $525 (mail order houses typically bottom out
at $519).
By the way, the QMS PS-410 (of which we have around 10) has three constantly
active interfaces: serial, parallel, and AppleTalk, so it works with virtually
all computers.
FYI, Andrea
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::WILLIAMS 26-NOV-1991 06:24:58.36
To: MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN,DURFEY
CC:
Subj: ASIC 65
I NEED TO BEGIN PRORAMMING ROAD RIOT "B" LABEL PARTS TODAY. WOULD ONE OF
YOU PLEASE CALL ME ASAP THIS AM SO WE CAN ARRANGE TO HAVE SOMEONE PROGRAM
THESE PARTS.
THANKS KEN W
PS YOU CAN REACH ME AT 1793 (THE TENGEN CARTRIDGE LINE) OR HAVE ME
PAGED
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::VARNEY 26-NOV-1991 09:32:45.85
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Moving Sale
Two 10 Speed bikes one mans & one womans $100 obo
Bedroom Set
Dresser 9 drawer with bookshelf & mirror
Waterbed with 8 drawer pedestal
mirrored bookcase headboard
floatation system mattress $1000 obo
Couch & Recliner $100 obo
Table with Lamp $40 obo
Contact Mike Varney @ x3967
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::ALBAUGH "Dr. Bizarro" 26-NOV-1991 10:11:48.63
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Missing coffee cups
HELLLLP! Not only has my primary coffee cup sprouted feet and walked
away, but my Backup cup is now also languishing somewhere, not sure of ever
seeing me again. If you see either of these, please call me at x1709:
Primary cup: Large (almost a bowl) dark-blue-ish hand-thrown ceramic
cup with light brown feet (even toes) very distinctive and hard
to miss, so why is it missing? Got lost in the panic yesterday.
backup cup: A mug, but not as large as the primary one. Relatively
ordinary white manufactured cup with "green-line" design to look
like computer paper with printout.
Please help them find their way home
Mike
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MIKE::WILLIAMS
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: ASIC 65
It is now set up for Road Riot. (I tried calling and then paging you at 1:05pm.)
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FOOD DONATIONS
Many people asked me if it was too late for them

to bring food in, and the answer is BRING IT IN!!
Becky Depew graciously offered to deliver the
food to the Loaves & Fishes charity. It is
located by her daughter's school so she will
take food in today AND TOMORROW!! So if you
have some canned food or an extra turkey
hanging around bring it in tomorrow. The
notice in the paper said they also need
pumpkin pies, potatoes and salad greens.
Karen
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: FYI: CPU prices
Based on our purchasing data plus some numbers from a recent
Microprocessor Report:
6502-2 $ 2.15 qty, 1000's Atari Std Cost
68000-8 $ 3.49 qty, 1000's Atari Std Cost
68000-16 $13.00 qty, 1000's Atari Std Cost
68010-8 $10.95 qty, 1000's Atari Std Cost
68EC020-16 $16.90 qty, 1000's no FPU,MMU, 100-pin quad flat pack
68EC020-16 $26.90 qty, 1000's no FPU,MMU, xxx-pin pingrid array
68020-20 <40.00 6 months ago, I recall $90...
68030-25 $40.00 qty, 1000's
68EC040-20 $90.00 qty, 10,000 no FPU or MMU
68EC040-25 $104.00 qty, 10,000 no FPU or MMU
80386-25 $156.00 qty, 1000's (comparable to 68030 in power)
68040-25 $490.00 qty, 1000's
80486-33 $650.00 qty, 1000's this is a vague recollection
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LOIS 30-NOV-1991 15:59:00.87
CC: LOIS
Subj: Departure
We are sad to announce the departure of Matt Kendall. His last day will be
December 6, we wish him well.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 2-DEC-1991 11:05:35.28
To: @WALKABOUT.DIS
CC: RAY
Subj: Walkabout Friday -- 12/6 -- 3:30-5:00
Bonnie Smithson will be hosting this week's

Walkabout Friday. I'm sure you can look forward to some healthy
snacks!
negative).
Friday, Dec. 6, 1991
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
John
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RAY 2-DEC-1991 11:33:08.90
To: @WALKABOUT.DIS
CC: RAY
Subj: Walkabout Friday -- 12/6 -- 3:30-5:00 -- 2nd try...
Bonnie Smithson will be hosting this week's

Walkabout Friday. I'm sure you can look forward to some healthy
snacks!
negative).
Friday, Dec. 6, 1991
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
John
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::HOBGOOD 2-DEC-1991 13:09:59.77
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: WARRIOR TICKETS AVAILABLE
RICK THOMPSON HAS TWO (2) WARRIOR TICKETS FOR SALE. GAME DATE IS TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 3, 1991. TICKETS ARE $23.00 A PIECE. PLEASE LET RICK KNOW IF YOU
ARE INTERESTED.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::AVL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING" 2-DEC-1991 14:59:57.74
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
From: MIKE::MARGOLIN 21-AUG-1991 13:05:58.50
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
REQUESTED ACTION: NEW COMPONENT APPLICATION: Programmed Parts
PROJECT: Street Driver USED ON ASSEMBLY:
DESCRIPTION: Programmed Devices, Street Driver (478)
CONTACT: PHONE:
COMMENTS:
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
|
IC,PR MEMORY MASTERS,STREET DRIVER | 136091-XXXX
==============================================================================
AVL ACTION: __ADD MFR X_ASSIGN NEW P/N X_REVISE DESCRIPTION

==============================================================================
JB J BELL 8/22/91
==============================================================================
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::HOBGOOD 2-DEC-1991 15:41:56.36
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: WARRIOR TICKETS
THE TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::RAY 2-DEC-1991 16:28:36.09
To: MARGOLIN
CC: MONCRIEF,MOORE,COPPERMAN,MCCARTHY,MCNAMARA,RAY
Subj: Multisync II
Bottom line: 11 boards.

Background: Jed asked me how many rev. 1 Multisync II's we need
for the police trainers. They may take a long time to get here
because mfg. won't be here to send them out for surface
mounting or to wave solder them. Jed will give us one working
board, and it is up to us to get more stuffed and tested. 11
will give us enough for two 5-monitor units plus one spare.
At this moment, we are planning to use MSII for all 5
positions. It is yet to be determined if the center monitor can
be MSII or not. The sooner we find this out, the better. If we
cannot use MSII, the Main board will have to be re-layed out
for available VRAMs and the new memory scheme for the program.
This has not been scheduled into anyone's plans.
John
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MARGOLIN 2-DEC-1991 18:41:50.26
To: RAY
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: Call Rick
Rick would like you to call him at:

(407) 934-3400 Room 1548
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARTIN
Subj: MultiSync II Boards
Please get quotes for 26 MultiSync II Boards. (We get 15 and John gets 11
for Training.) I would like them quoted both tested and untested.
MultiSync II Rev 1
Board: 049850-01
Size: 16 x 16.05
Holes: 6003
Has eight SOJ Surface Mount Devices
No Cold Fingers
Four Layers
I don't know when Joe will actually finish the board.
Jed
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From: GAWD::ROLM "SUTTLES, SHEPPERD, or ALBAUGH" 3-DEC-1991 06:19:30.
49
CC: ROLM
Have you ever started a phone conversation and KNOWN that the other
party was not having a good day, just by how they spoke? That's called
emotional leakage. Everyone is prone to it.
If you're having a bad time, let the phone ring a little longer
while you count to ten or recite your mantra or do whatever it is you
do to calm down and change gears. Your caller may never know, but if
they did, that's the path they would want to take anyways.
Sometimes you'll connect with someone who is "leaking." Perhaps
they just spilled coffee on their desk or clothes, or they're calling with
a problem--their computer just dumped an hour's work. Realise that they
are angry or frustrated with their situation, and not with you. Simply
knowing that you are not the target makes the storm easier to weather.
DO try not to get swept up, even if you are the target of someone's anger,
temporarily or otherwise.
And remember: Smile.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MILTY 3-DEC-1991 10:19:15.02
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: XMAS SHOPPNG
DOES ANYONE IN VAXLAND HAVE ANY "CONNECTIONS" OR KNOW OF ANY "GOOD DEALS"
OR "SPECIAL SALES" ON THE GENESIS 16 BIT SYSTEM ? I'M LOOKING FOR THE
"MOTORBOYS DISCOUNT" DEAL, OR A NEW/USED ITEM.
ANY INFO IS APPRECIATED AND STRICTLY IN CONFIDENCE.
......INCENTIVES AVAILABLE,SORRY,..NO GINSU KNIVES IN STOCK.....
MILTY
#3742
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::STAN 3-DEC-1991 10:44:44.13
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Employee Holiday Party - Friday, Dec. 13
This Friday, December 6, is the final day to purchase

your ticket to the Christmas Party which will be held
at the Fairmont Hotel on Friday, December 13. If you
are planning to attend, please contact LaVerne Potter
in Human Resources, or Tengen Employees can purchase
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Employee Holiday Party - Follow-up
Tengen Employees can purchase their tickets from

Deborah Geyer.
Hurry and purchase your ticket for a Fun Night
Out.
Sandy Stan
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY
Don't forget the Children's Christmas this

Saturday, December 7 in the Cafeteria. Santa
will be here from 11:00 to 12:00 p.m. We'll
have face painting, balloon sculptures and a
magic show beginning at 11:00 until 1:00 p.m.
The Magic show will be from 12:00 to 12:30.
Bring your children and let them have a good
time. There'll be plenty of fun for all, and
lot's of cookies to munch on.
No need to make reservations. Hope to see you
all there with your children.
Thanks. Sandy Stan
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 3-DEC-1991 15:36:21.67
To: BERT::FUJIHARA
CC: MCCARTHY,RAY,MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: Link kit parts
As luck would have it, one of only two LINK boards didn't work when I
tested them! But thanks to Jed's excellent communication test software,
and his help, I managed to fix it.
Jed, the 75ALS195 was indeed ZAPPED!
Both board sets are tested and set-up, packed in static-sensitive bags
, we couldn't come up with the production type interconnect harness due
to some problems with production. So I've made-up a make shift harness
that'll do the job. Rick Mcdowell is going to request them to return
the link kit for a production version when it becomes available.
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RELIEF 3-DEC-1991 15:56:15.23
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: your name here!
>>>>>>>>>>> SIGN UP NOW <<<<<<<<<
We need 36 names to fill out our four teams in the new game RELIEF PITCHER.
The teams are the BOSTON BASHERS, the L.A. SPEEDERS, the HOUSTON DUSTERS,
and the CHICAGO STROKERS.
Come by the Family Lab and sign up for your favorite guy! Each team
has a roster of players with statistics but NO NAMES.... So have your name
immortalized! You can use your real name or a clever pseudonym; last names
only limited to eight letters.
The sign-up sheet is attached to the door.
(The Family Lab is located next to the STEEL TALONS lab).
DISCLAIMER: The development team reserves the right to alter or remove any
names deemed unsuitable for any valid or invalid or arbitrary reason....
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::BRAD 3-DEC-1991 17:22:58.17
CC: @SYS$MAIL:ANIMATORS,BRAD
Subj: Apps
Two new files in [audio.windows]:

ALCV14.ZIP ; An MS-DOS (non-windows) application that will convert various
; graphics file formats (GIF, TIFF, Targa, Ilbm, Sun Raster
; PCX, MAC PICT.) Has a couple of file formats not found
; (I don't think) on Dave's DeBabbilizer. Plus, this app
; claims to be able to perform JPEG compression and
; decompression on the above formats. Perhaps it could be
; handy for transporting large images from the Video Lab to
; an animators PC?
MSCDROM.ZIP ; Mucho documentation on Microsoft's CD-ROM driver MSCDEX.EXE.
; from Microsoft. Also includes CD-ROM tests from Microsoft.
- brad -
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::BRAD 3-DEC-1991 18:03:22.07
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: BRAD
Subj: **> FOR SALE <mcr sleep**
--- Prometheus External 1200 Baud Modem ---

This is an excellent modem! Never gave me a single problem. Will always be
there when you need it!
Price: $60
- brad -
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LOIS 4-DEC-1991 09:34:55.29
CC: LOIS
Subj: Business Cards
If you need new business cards please let me know asap. I know Karen Jefferson
has already taken care of the Taco Team. Thanks. Lois
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::RSHERMAN 4-DEC-1991 09:54:48.31
To: MARGOLIN
CC: RSHERMAN
Subj: Panel Mounted Audio Potentiometer
Per your request, a panel mount audio pot has been selected with the
w/solder lugs, threaded bushing & anti-rotation lug. (detailed info on file
& will be provided under separate cover).
The AVL assigned p/n is 119028-103.
The vendors are Bourns p/n PCW1J-B24-CAD103 & Clarostat p/n RV4NAYSD103D.
Two (2) other sources (CTS & Mallory) are being considered & info gathered.
Notes: Mounting nuts only provided with Bourns.
Life expectancy: Bourns 50Kcycles;Clarostat 25Kcycles.
Price & delivery quotes are:
Bourns: min. 100pcs.at $1.81,$1.05(500),$0.85(1K),$0.76(5K).L.T.:8 weeks.
Clarostat: min.120pcs. at $4.49,$2.70(500),$2.14(1K),$2.10(5K).L.T.4-8 wks.
Samples have been requested & are expected in 3-4 weeks.
When price, rotational life, & provision of hardware are considered; the
Bourns part would seem to be the better buy.
Will provide you with more info as acquired.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC: RSHERMAN
Subj: Addenda to Pnl. Mtd. Audio Pot msg. 12/4/91
The 2nd line of subject message was inadvertently omitted & should read as
follows:
following parameters: 10Kohm,CW audio taper +/-20%,.25W,single turn/section,
Sorry about that !!!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::MEYETTE 4-DEC-1991 13:42:16.79
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: WARRIORS
Anybody out there in vaxland have a G.S Warriors schedule I can look at?
Rick
1752 or 1799
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::PAAUW 4-DEC-1991 14:01:06.73
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: BASIC recommendations
I am starting a 13 year old in the BASIC language. Can anyone recommend

a good BASIC package, books, tutorials, shareware, ...?
Thanks
-- Don
P.S. This will be on a pc.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 4-DEC-1991 16:40:51.02
CC:
Subj:
I'm looking for a small size transformer to build a

1.5volt power-supply for the Microphones in the central
conference room. One of those small battery adapter
types would be perfect. If you have one from an old toy
that you don't need, I'ld be glad to put it to good use.
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::POTTER 5-DEC-1991 09:41:13.75
CC:
Subj: TOYS FOR TOTS
Tis the season for...

caroling and candlelight,
candy canes and toy trains,
presents and popcorn garlands,
and desperately poor children who have no hope for the holidays.
If you've ever wondered, "What can I do to help?"... The answer is
TOYS FOR TOTS.
Atari Games will help the U.S. Marine Corp sponsor their annual Toys for Tots
program. We are asking for your help in collecting enough toys to remember
each and every needy child this Christmas. A collection box will be in the
Human Resources Department for your donation until December 18. Thank you
for your donations.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::POTTER 5-DEC-1991 10:37:13.44
CC:
Subj: TOYS FOR TOTS
P.S All toys should be new and unwrapped.

___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::TINA "TINA, TINA, BO-BEENA..." 5-DEC-1991 10:40:01.86
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: MESSAGE
HI JED,
GRACE BIAGINI W/ SUN CIRCUITS TRIED TO REACH YOU AT 10:27 AM. PLEASE CALL HER
BACK AT 727-7784.
RE: PCB FAB
THANKS,
TINA
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::PAAUW 5-DEC-1991 10:45:17.09
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Had any speeding tickets lately?
There's a Bronco-type vehicle on McCarthy using radar; probably doing a

traffic survey for the city. The posted speed limit is usually set at the
speed that 85 percent of the cars in the survey drive at or under. So nows
your chance to get out there and vote with your foot.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::JACKIE 5-DEC-1991 12:18:39.24
CC:
Subj: Holiday Food Drive
Starting today and continuing through December 16, Atari will be

sponsoring a holiday food drive in conjunction with Second Harvest
Food Bank. Second Harvest is dedicated to providing food and supportive
nutritional services to thousands of people in need in Santa Clara and
San Mateo Counties. Children, the elderly, the disabled and the many
unemployed comprise the majority of those receiving emergency food
assistance in our area. Second Harvest channels donations through
hundreds of non-profit agencies, shelters and churches. By involving
the community, Second Harvest strives to alleviate hunger.
In the true Atari spirit of generosity, we have set a company wide goal
of filling four barrels by December 16th (approximately 1,000 pounds) and
in addition, Atari management has agreed to match our food drive effort
with a $1,000 donation. Let's all "fill the barrel and feel the joy"
this holiday season and share the abundance we have with others who are
not as fortunate.
You can deposit you non-perishable donation in one of the barrels
located in the cafeteria (if you want some ideas on the types of foods
that are especially needed there will be a list posted at the coffee
stations).
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 5-DEC-1991 14:23:58.60
CC: MCCARTHY
Subj: The future for Palettes
What is in the future for palettes.

Looking at new, next generation growth motion hardware and
multi-playfield hardware, what role will palettes play. The trend at
the moment is towards more pixel bits and less palette bits.
Your comments appreciated.
Pat.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: CER-8736
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
REQUESTED ACTION: NEW COMPONENT APPLICATION: MultiSync II
PROJECT: Street Driver 478 USED ON ASSEMBLY: A049852-XX
DESCRIPTION: IC, VRAM, 128Kx8, 40 pin SOJ, 120 ns
MANUFACTURER: TI MFG P/N: TMS48C121-12DZ
==============================================================================
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: CER-8737
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
PROJECT: Street Driver USED ON ASSEMBLY: A049852-XX
DESCRIPTION: IC, DRAM, 256Kx4, 20 pin DIP, 0.3 wide, 120ns
MANUFACTURER: TI MFG P/N: TMS44C256-12N
==============================================================================
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj:
Are you planning to attend the Employee Holiday Party

scheduled for next Friday, December 13? Well, today
is the last day to purchase your ticket. Tickets will
be on sale until 5:00 p.m. in the Human Resources Department.
Please contact LaVerne Potter -- $10.00 per person,includes
2 free drink tickets per person, and free parking. Sorry,
only Atari/Tengen employees are invited.
We have plenty of good prizes, the food promises to be
great, and the Mood Swings (band) will have you dancing
all night long. Hope to see you there.
Buy your tickets today!!!!!!
Sandy Stan
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::TINA "TINA, TINA, BO-BEENA..." 6-DEC-1991 08:52:46.15
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: REMINDER
TO ALL THOSE WHO ORDERED THE CHRISTMAS SPECIALS ON THE FLOWERS. THE FLOWERS
WILL BE DELIVERED ON MONDAY DEC.09,1991. PLEASE BRING FORWARD CASH OR MAKE
A CHECK OUT TO " THE FLOWERMAN ".
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY
Tomorrow (Saturday) is December 7, and Santa Clause will be
at Atari/Tengen Cafeteria at 11:00 a.m. for pictures and to
hear those wishes from your children. Santa will be here
from 11:00 to 12:00 Noon only. We will have a magical elf
doing balloon sculptures from 11:00 to 12:00, and will do
a show for the children from 12:00 to 12:30. More balloon
sculptures from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. Face painting will go
continuously from 11:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Your recreation department is coordinating the party for the
children, so we hope you will bring your children for a few
hours of fun and excitement. We'll have some little surprises
too.
If you haven't already done so, please stop by the front
lobby desk, pick up a picture and have your child color it,
so their creation can add to the decor.
There is no charge, just bring the kids and let them have
some fun.
The game room will be closed during party hours.
Hope to see you with your children tomorrow morning at
11:00 a.m.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: Link parts
Jed,
Do you have the data sheets on 75ALS194 & 75ALS195 chips
on the DSP COMM LINK board? I'm helping Jim with a problem
in production of these boards, and he asked me for some data
sheets. Also, do you think these parts are specially static
sensitive?
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::KHODADADI
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: Link parts
The data sheets for the 75ALS194 and 75ALS195 are in TI's 1986
ALS/AS Logic Data Book, pages 3-85 and 3-95.
I have no reason to believe they are especially static sensitive.
Please let me know what you find out.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: RE: Link parts
Thanks, I found the data. I don't know what's causing the problem. I
no longer suspect the ALS parts. The boards pass all the tests except
LINK test. I'm still working on it.
Farrokh
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
From: MIKE::MARGOLIN 5-DEC-1991 18:44:34.42
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
PROJECT: Street Driver 478 USED ON ASSEMBLY: A049852-XX
DESCRIPTION: IC, VRAM, 128Kx8, 40 pin SOJ, 120 ns
MANUFACTURER: TI MFG P/N: TMS48C121-12DZ
CONTACT: PHONE:
COMMENTS:
Other speeds: TI TMS48C121-10DZ (100 ns)
TI TMS48C121-80DZ (80 ns)
Other Manufacturer: Micron MT42C8127-12DJ (120 ns)
Micron MT42C8127-10DJ (100 ns)
Restricted approval on these parts until they are tested in a MultiSync II.
___________________________________________________________________________
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
|
IC,VRAM,128KX8,120NS,CMOS,40P SOJ | 137693-120
==============================================================================
DISPOSITION: X_APPROVED X_RESTRICTED APPROVAL X_ADD AVL NOTE
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
DESCRIPTION: IC,VRAM,128KX8,100NS,CMOS,40p.SOJ
CONTACT: PHONE:
COMMENTS:
Approve:
Texas Instruments p/n TMS48C121-10DZ
Micron Technology p/n MT42C8127DJ-10
Add AVL Note: Restricted Approval pending evaluation.
Do not procure for production without C.E. approval.
NOTE THIS IS FOR RESTRICTED APPROVAL ONLY (this CER).
CC: Margolin
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
|
| 137693-100
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
DESCRIPTION: IC,VRAM,128Kx8,80ns,CMOS,40p.SOJ
MANUFACTURER: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS MFG P/N: TMS48C121-80DZ
CONTACT: PHONE:
COMMENTS:
Restricted Approval
Add AVL Note: Restricted Approval pending evaluation.
==============================================================================
CC: Margolin
==============================================================================
|
| 137693-080
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
CC:
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
DESCRIPTION: IC,DRAM,256Kx4,80ns,CMOS,20p..3DIP
CONTACT: PHONE:
COMMENTS:
Restricted Approval
Texas Instruments p/n TMS44C256-80N
Micron Technology p/n MT4C4256-8
Add AVL Note: Restricted approval pending evaluation.
==============================================================================
CC: Margolin
==============================================================================
|
| 137694-080
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
CC:
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
DESCRIPTION: IC,DRAM,256Kx4,100ns,CMOS,20p..3DIP
CONTACT: PHONE:
COMMENTS:
Restricted Approval
Texas Instruments p/n TMS44C256-10N
Micron Technology p/n MT4C4256-10
Add AVL Note: Restricted approval pending evaluation.
CC: Margolin
==============================================================================
|
| 137694-100
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
CC:
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
PROJECT: Street Driver USED ON ASSEMBLY: A049852-XX
DESCRIPTION: IC, DRAM, 256Kx4, 20 pin DIP, 0.3 wide, 120ns
MANUFACTURER: TI MFG P/N: TMS44C256-12N
CONTACT: PHONE:
COMMENTS:
Other Speeds: TI TMS44C256-10N (100 ns)
TI TMS44C256-80N (80 ns)
Other Manufacturers: Micron MT4C4256-10 (100 ns)
Micron MT4C4256-8 (80 ns)
Restricted Approval until these parts are tested in MultiSync II.
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
|
IC,DRAM,256KX4,120NS,CMOS,20P,.3DIP | 137694-120
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::DOWNEND 9-DEC-1991 10:41:28.18
CC:
Subj: 68000 Analyzer
I am looking for a 68000 analyzer - something that can passively clip

onto a 68000 and give us trace, and most impoortantly, do performance
analysis in terms of measuring the execution time of a specified code segment.
I you have any leads, or even a vague recollection, please let me know.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: ERNIE::JOE 9-DEC-1991 14:13:39.97
To: MARGOLIN,JOE
CC:
Subj: STREET DRIVER P/L
JED,
STREET DRIVER P/L'S ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR APPROVAL. THEY ARE
LOCATED IN [BOARD.A049852.1]TOPP.LIS
SUBP.LIS
SMP.LIS
LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES.
JOE
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 9-DEC-1991 15:55:26.95
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Steel Talons sitdown auction
There is a Steel Talons sitdown up for auction. This beauty has

only been played a few thousand times on field test. It is currently in the
engineering common area. There is a sheet attached to the game for sale.
If you are interested please place your name and bid under the previous bid.
The starting bid is $450. The auction will close this Friday at 5:00PM.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 9-DEC-1991 16:16:31.35
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Steel Talons auction
I forgot to mention that this game is to be sold to employees only.

Vendors and operators are not allowed to bid on these games. Furthermore,
the game cannot be used to collect money in any manner. Violation of this
rule will result in severe disciplinary action as well as the loss of this
benefit to others in the future.
I have also been informed that the minimum bid is $500. (Although
I doubt that this unit would be sold for under $500).
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::BENZLER "Linda Benzler, extension 3750" 9-DEC-1991 16:42:26.
32
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: BENZLER
Subj: JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS
How would you like to play TV? That is, compete along with others on game
shows such as Jeopardy, or even call the plays during the Super Bowl? You
can even win prizes...all from the comfort of your living room.
This handy little unit receives information by FM radio signal. There are
no cables or wires to hook it to your TV. There is no need for you to own
a personal computer or game system. So, does it sound interesting?
Well, you can buy a control unit now and save $50 or wait until they are
offered at Circuit City in March. You can even sign up for a no-risk lease
of a unit for a trial period. Of course you have to know somebody to get
in on the ground floor of such a deal, and it just so happens that I do...
...but you don't even need to talk to me. You can call Rich Adam direct
at Interactive Network (xxx)xxx-xxxx and get the full sales pitch, I mean,
more details.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: CER-8750
============================================================================
==============================================================================
PROJECT: Street Driver 478 USED ON ASSEMBLY: A049852-01
PART NUMBER: GENERIC: 74BCT2984
DESCRIPTION: IC, BiCMOS, 9-Bit Bus Interface Transparent D-Type, 3-State Out
MANUFACTURER: TI MFG P/N: SN74BCT29843NT
==============================================================================
To: MARGOLIN,JOE
CC:
Subj: STREET DRIVER P/L
JED,
P/L TOPP.LIS ITEM 17 PART NUMBER HAS BEEN CORRECTED TO
137538-001.
JOE

CC:
To: AVL
CC:
Subj: AUTO-CER
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
PROJECT: Street Driver 478 USED ON ASSEMBLY: A049852-01
PART NUMBER: GENERIC: 74BCT2984
DESCRIPTION: IC, BiCMOS, 9-Bit Bus Interface Transparent D-Type, 3-State Out
MANUFACTURER: TI MFG P/N: SN74BCT29843NT
CONTACT: PHONE:
COMMENTS:
==============================================================================
AVL NOTE: PART MARKING MAY BE ABBREVIATED TO BCT29843NT
==============================================================================
|
IC,LATCH,TRANSP(NON-INV)D,9-BIT BUS INTFC,BICMOS,TS,24P,.3D | 137695-001
==============================================================================
==============================================================================
RS R SHERMAN 10-DEC-1991
==============================================================================
___________________________________________________________________________
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To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: BENZLER
Subj: SET YOUR ALARM FOR SATURDAY MORNING!
Road Riot 4WD will be featured on this weekend's GamePro television show.
The program airs bright and early on Saturday morning (6:30) on channel 7
and is repeated again at 7:00 am on Sunday.
Although I have not seen a preview of the show, the program should feature
Road Riot in the "Hot at the Arcade" segment. There may also be a mention
of Steel Talons and several other Atari games in the background of the set.
Special thanks goes out to our Customer Service group for arranging
transportation of the games for filming in Sacramento.
So, set your VCR's to record GamePro this weekend:
Saturday, 12/7, 6:30 am on channel 7
Sunday, 12/8, 7:00 am on channel 7
I'm going to set my alarm as well!
___________________________________________________________________________
74
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: BENZLER
Subj: NO, NOT LAST WEEKEND, THIS WEEKEND!
TIME WARP!!! Star date 911210...

It has been brought to my attention that my previous message gave the wrong
dates for the GamePro TV show this weekend (thanks, Norm).
So here it is again (slightly modified):
Road Riot 4WD will be featured on this weekend's GamePro television show.
The program airs bright and early on Saturday morning (6:30) on channel 7
and is repeated again at 7:00 am on Sunday.
Although I have not seen a preview of the show, the program should feature
Road Riot in the "Hot at the Arcade" segment. There may also be a mention
of Steel Talons and several other Atari games in the background of the set.
So, set your VCR's to record GamePro this weekend (not last weekend!):
Saturday, 12/14, 6:30 am on channel 7
Sunday, 12/15, 7:00 am on channel 7
Thanks, again, to Customer Service for their assistance in the delivery of the
games to the GamePro set in Sacramento.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: P/L
JED,
THE PROG P/L PART NUMBER IS A049853-01P.
JOE

To: MARGOLIN,JOE
CC:
Subj: STREET DRIVER
JED,
THE SCHEMATIC AND P/L FOR STREET DRIVER ARE COMPLETE.
LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU WANT A HARD COPY OR IF THERE ARE
ANY MORE P/L CHANGES.
THANKS,
JOE
___________________________________________________________________________
CC: LOIS
Subj: FAX MACHINE
We have a new addition in Engineering!!!! The only thing we have to feed it is

paper. We have been blessed with our own fax machine. Okay, okay so it is
used but hey it does work. Our new fax number is (408) 434-1400. Please give
this number out to the people who need to contact you by fax.(If you know in
advance) Your business cards will be changed when you reorder.
Also please mark on your calendar, December 20, when we have the Bosses Cook
For Us Holiday Party (The Third Annual). Details to come later in the week.
PS Does anyone know where the bowling ball might be hiding?
___________________________________________________________________________
To: ERNIE::JOE
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: STREET DRIVER
I have the parts lists from the VAX. I do need a copy of the Street Driver
MultiSync II schematics.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::SHELTON "EVELYN" 11-DEC-1991 13:45:07.07
CC:
Subj: C.O.D.
UPS HAS A PACKAGE C.O.D. FROM UNIVERSAL LIGHT FOR THE AMOUNT OF
$67.19 ONLY INFORMATION I HAVE IS PURCHASE ORDER NAME -DAVE,
IF YOU ARE THE REQUESTOR OF THIS PACKAGE PLEASE CONTACT MIGUEL
AT RECEIVING 735 BLD.
X3934.
THANKS.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::GROSSMAN 11-DEC-1991 14:23:12.76
CC:
Subj: Open Enrollment
Attention all Atarians and Tengenites - the 1991 Medical and Dental
Insurance Open Enrollment Period is about to expire ---
All changes to your health insurance coverage for 1992 must be received
by Human Resources before the end of this Friday, December 13. If you
don't act now, the only changes that can be made to your insurance coverage
until December '92 are the birth of a child, or if your dependent(s) lose
coverage, you may add them (within 30 days of the event) or you can drop
dependents at any time.
But, if you wish to change carriers or just add a dependent, now is the
only opportunity until next year at this same time.
Don't delay - OPEN ENROLLMENT is about to expire - 2 days and counting!
cynde
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::HUBBERSTEY 11-DEC-1991 17:51:50.43
To: JMOORE,LEE,MARGOLIN,MCCARTHY,PAAUW
CC: HUBBERSTEY
Subj: Creation of WorkView symbols
John and I have just gone through our standard library and tagged the PINTYPE
attributes that need to be changed for the Logic Design Rule Checker (LDRC) to
work. Once we have PCB make these changes it should be possible to get
meaningfull DRC reports from WorkView.
In order for us not to have to repeat this exercise, I would ask that when you
define a new symbol you make sure that the PINTYPE attributes are set properly.
The choices are:
IN input-only pin
OUT always enabled output pin
OEM open emitter/source output pin
OCL open collector/drain output pin
BI bi-directional I/O pin. This must be used for bidirectional data busses
if the LDRC is to work properly
TRI tristate output pin. Use only for tristate outputs, not for I/O pins
ANALOG any analog component pin or other pin you don't want to hear about
(like connectors)
If you don't specify the pin types, Leon will make a (usually incorrect)
guess as to what they are so please remember to specify.
Many thanks,
Tim
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::COMSTOCK 12-DEC-1991 15:20:40.04
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: To Virtual Reality Enthusiasts
Kris Moser says that a sit-down virtual reality machine

will be open to the public this weekend at Stonestown Mall
in San Francisco. The charge will be dollar a minute.
Apparently, two games will be available; one is a shooting
game on platforms in the air while being harried by
pterodactyls. This is one of the two units being offered
by a British company for about $50k.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Christmas Party Tickets
For Sale -
2 Tickets to the Atari Games Christmas Party.
If you would like to go to the party but didn't buy tickets,
you still have a chance to partake of the festivities,
Call Lorene or Cynde, if interested.
$10.00 one ticket
$20.00 Pair of tickets
___________________________________________________________________________
CC: LOIS
Subj: FAX Number/Conference
Well, our new addition to Engineering, aka the fax machine needed it's number
changed. It's new number is 434-3910.
The 1992 Western Simulation Multi-Conference in Newport Beach will be held on
January 20-22. Information has been posted on the outside of my cubicle.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Just though I would remind all you out there in vaxland that there is one
short week left until judging takes place for
THE ATARI GAMES 2ND ANNUAL DOOR DECORATING CONTEST
This evening's Holiday Party should put everyone in the mood to rush back
on Monday and decorate a door or cube wall.
Get busy, get creative - prizes await the three best doors.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LORENE "TIGER" 13-DEC-1991 08:42:15.96
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: Message
Hi Jed,
Don Wrightnour tried to reach you at 8:00. Please call him at x-3915.
Thanks,
Lorene
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::JACKIE 13-DEC-1991 10:11:22.01
CC:
Subj: HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE
FOOD DRIVE UPDATE

TO DATE WE HAVE REACHED ABOUT HALF OUR 1,000 LB GOAL . . . BUT DON'T
WORRY IF THE FOOD DRIVE HASN'T BEEN A PRIORITY ON YOUR LIST. WE KNOW
THIS IS A VERY BUSY TIME OF YEAR AND WE DECIDED TO EXTEND THE FOOD
DRIVE TO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19TH.
SO THIS IS THE LAST WEEKEND YOU HAVE TO CLEAN OUT THOSE OVER-STUFFED
CUPBOARDS AND IN DOING SO, YOUR BENEFIT IS MORE THAN JUST A TIDY
KITCHEN, IT'S KNOWING THAT SOMEONE THIS WINTER WILL NOT GO HUNGRY
BECAUSE OF YOU!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::BROWN 13-DEC-1991 10:23:03.71
CC: BROWN
Subj: Time Cards
All non-exempt employees please remember to complete and turn in three time
cards today for weeks-ending 12/14, 21, and 28. You should already have
timecards for weeks-ending 12/14 and 21, but will have to get a blank from
Payroll for week-ending 12/28.
Sandi
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::NATALIE 13-DEC-1991 10:48:35.71
CC:
Subj: Fridge
To Fellow Refrigerator Users (near Lois' office):

There's some stuff in there that has been sitting for a while. If it is
yours, kindly remove it. It's getting pretty raw it there. With the holidays
coming up, we should clean it up before we leave, or I'd hate to be the first
one to open it on 1/2.
Thanks,
Natalie
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::LOGG 13-DEC-1991 12:46:57.22
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Steel Talons sitdown for sale
Today is the deadline for the Steel Talons to be auctioned off. The
game is located in the Engineering common area. Mark Hoendervoogt had to with-
draw his bid so the current bid is $500. If you are interested please stop by
and check it out. The auction will close at 5:00 today.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::PLOTKIN "Sharon Plotkin" 13-DEC-1991 13:03:01.81
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: PLOTKIN
Subj: scanner for sale
Apple B&W Scanner (flatbed, does greyscale) for Sale. Like new. Comes with
cables and software. $650 or b/o. Call (xxx)xxx-xxxx. Ask for
Terry or Nori.
These people are pals of mine -- so don't be rude, I mean I can vouch for their
honesty in these business matters.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::MARTIN 13-DEC-1991 14:35:07.21
CC:
Subj: SOFA FOR SALE
SOFA AND LOVE SEAT FOR SALE. COMES FROM A LOVING HOME. IN GREAT (EXCELLENT)
CONDITION. THE COLOR IS FRENCH BLUE (WITH WHITE MARKING) PLEASE CALL IF
INTERESTED...I CAN SUPPLY PICTURES...$600.00...GOING...GONE...
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::RUSTY 13-DEC-1991 16:44:11.50
CC: RUSTY
Subj: Names for our game network...
I am trying to pin down the name we will use for our game network...
The following 15 names for our network are what I consider the "top 10"
out of the 54 names suggested. Please reponse via Vaxmail if you
feel so inclined with your top 3 choices. I'll be sending the top 5
vote getters to our legal department to run them down as possible
choices...
Adventure Network
CyberLink
CyberPark
Engage
Excalibur
Gamegrid
GameNet
Gameport
GameWorld
Interplay
Linkscape
PlayLink
PlayNet
ThrillNet
Venturlink
Thanks,
Rusty
___________________________________________________________________________
55
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: BENZLER
Subj: ROAD RIOT ON TV
I don't know exactly what happened, but I'll find out!

The "Hot at the Arcade" segment of Game Pro did not appear on Saturday morning.
I taped the show on Sunday, but I didn't get a chance to review that program
but I assume it was a re-broadcast of Saturday's show.
I will call the producer of the show today to see when the Road Riot segment
will be on and let you know.
If any of you got up at 6:30 to watch that bogus show, I'm sorry!
--Linda
___________________________________________________________________________
31
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: BENZLER
Subj: MORE ON ROAD RIOT
I have heard from a reliable source that the Road Riot segment did appear
on Sunday morning and that the coverage was very good. Apparently, however,
there was no mention of Steel Talons. I'll bring in my tape tomorrow if
anybody wants to see the show.
--Linda
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::SMITH 16-DEC-1991 10:11:56.55
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: ROAD RIOT ON TV SUNDAY
The sunday show has the "hot at the arcade" segmentin it.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::SAMANIEGO "Steph" 16-DEC-1991 10:21:56.27
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Ordering Sega Product for Christmas
Once again Sega is allowing us a chance to purchase their Genesis System and
game carts at a discounted price. The list is too long for me to include in
this memo, but if you are interested please call me at x491 or come by my
office to place your order. Please don't send me mail, I rarely read it! The
system itself will be sold for $124.00 and will include one Sonic the Hedgehog
game (whatever that is!). If you would like to purchase additional games the
prices do vary and there are alot of them, so please stop by for prices and
additional information. Ok! Now for the catch, you MUST place your order with
us (Tina or myself) NO LATER THAN 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday Dec 18th. I know
this is short notice but we just received the list late Friday afternoon. We
won't be able to extend the deadline for ANYONE because we have to have the
entire order in to Sega at this time. We will be picking up the goods Will
Call on Thursday evening, so you can pick them up from us on Friday!
Thank You,
Stephanie
___________________________________________________________________________
From: MIKE::BRYANT 16-DEC-1991 11:28:16.73
To: MARGOLIN
CC: BRYANT
Subj: Multisync II
Hi Jed. Mr. Moncrief mentioned that you and he might want some
Multisync II PCB's stuffed and waved over the shutdown (production)
period. If you have some sort of parts list for this board, I could
pull a kit for them this week before we go. Rick mentioned probably
@ 25 boards. What do you think?
Rob
x 3925
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: FREEBIE
Free for the taking:

13" CGA display with touchscreen sensors.
CGA color adaptor card.
If you want them, come to the Components Lab and take them.
Rick
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: 13" CGA DISPLAY IS GONE
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: Computer Systems during Xmas & New Year Week.
Daily back-ups of the VAX computers will NOT occur 12/23 through 1/1/92. All
computer systems staff will be gone 12/23 through 1/1/92. If you need computer
assistance, leave an E-mail message (if possible) or a note on the door of the
following individuals:
Dave Shepperd Mike Albaugh Gilbert Estrada
Shepperd will login from home occasionally to check on systems (not Xmas week).
Albaugh will login from home occasionally to check on systems.
Estrada may be at work 12/23 and 12/27.
In most cases, these folks will be out-of-town for several days during
the Xmas/NewYear Break and will not be able to login. Worst case, a computer
failure will not be addressed until 1/2/92.
___________________________________________________________________________
CC: LOIS
Subj: Calendars
The back ordered calendars have come in. If you are still missing yours come
and check with the pile of calendars in front of my office. Please check off
your name if you take one. The list is hanging on the cubicle wall over the
calendars. Thanks.
Don't forget our party on Friday, December 20. Time will be announced later.
___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARGOLIN,MONCRIEF,RAY,DOWNEND,MOORE,BJORKQUIST
CC: STEWART,SMITH,BRYANT
Subj: Proto build of Multisync II PCB's
I have created preliminary bills of material based on input from

Jed and run a component availability check for 25 boards. I can
supply all parts to Karen EXCEPT the following:
p/n Description Qty short
118010-103 Sip resistor 50
128002-390 Cap 25
133041-001 Transistor 145
137023-001 IC, 74LS74 56
137038-001 IC, 74LS244 288
137134-001 IC, 74LS245 312
137144-001 IC, 74LS374 103
137146-001 IC, 74LS393 46
137243-001 IC, Converter 3
137437-001 IC, 74F04 14
137502-001 IC, 74F244 42
137518-001 IC, Prom 25
137646-015 IC, 15ns GAL 100
137693-120 VRAM, 120ns, surf mnt 200
137694-120 DRAM, 120ns 100
137695-001 IC, Latch 75
179069-009 Connector 4
179118-011 Connector 43
179178-002 Connector 34
179257-024 Socket 29
179257-032 Socket 335
179259-020 Socket 96
Jed and I have discussed the surface mount issue with Fine Pitch.
They are aware that the VRAMs are small outline J leads, 40 pin, with
50 mil centers, and are due to Atari Games @ Jan 2. I told them I
would try to get the boards and VRAMs to them on Monday, Jan. 6. I
also told them that a 5 day turnaround would suffice, which means that
if all goes well Karen would have the assembled surface mount boards
on @ Jan. 10 (Friday) or Jan. 13 (Monday).
Please be aware of the shortages to Karen's kit for 25 boards as
listed above. I am changing all quantities per on the kit to reflect
only the amount I have available in our stockroom, so that no shortages
will be created on the production shortage report. Obtaining the
above parts for successful completion of said 25 boards is now in the
hands of our engineering group (Unless, of course, I am directed to
do otherwise by Mr. Stewart and/or Mr. Smith).
I should have this kit pulled by Thursday morning of this week.
Is it Karen I should call when the kit is available?
Please get back to me soon if there are any changes, questions or
comments pertaining to this scenario. Thank you.
Rob
x 3925
___________________________________________________________________________
rom: MIKE::SMITH 17-DEC-1991 16:12:03.59
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: Manufacturing Shutdown 01/02/92 - 02/10/92
Manufacturing will be closed for seven weeks starting 12/23/1991. There will be
minimal purchasing and warehousing staffing. Doug Pasquinelli will be available
in purchasing starting January 6. He will be responsible for ALL purchasing
and receiving activity during the shutdown.
Warrior is scheduled to be released January 2 and the following manufacturing
personnel will be onboard to accomodate the release:
Jim Freitas 1/6..1/8 Documentation sign off
Don Wrightnour 1/6..1/8 Documentation sign off
Rob Bryant 1/6..1/17 Structure, plan, and run MRP
Mary Burnias 1/13..1/17 Procure material
Melanie Martin 1/13..1/17 Procure material
Claudia Perez 1/13..1/17 Input Purchase Orders
Jim Breshears and I will be here throughout the shutdown period. Ken Williams,
Steve Williamson, and Rob Bryant will in and out during the shutdown.
Physical Inventory is scheduled for the week of January 27. All Materials
personnel will report back to work at that time. Video and PCB production
personnel are schedule to report back on February 10.
Please have all Purchase Requisition to purchasing by noon, Thursday December
19. Purchasing, as well as the other departments will be spending Friday putting
their offices in order for the shutdown period. This will require the bulk of
their time during the day.
HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS......Tom Smith
___________________________________________________________________________
CC: LOIS
Subj: Employee Benefit Offer
Last week information was passed out with the paychecks. It concerns a new
employee benefit. If you did not receive this information please contact me.
Thanks.
Fajita Feed will be starting around 12:30P on Friday.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::RELIEF 18-DEC-1991 11:32:48.42
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: help us find pictures
>>>>>>>>>> HELP <<<<<<<<<

We are looking for pictures from the HOUSTON ASTRODOME (specifically of the bas
eball
field, although the football configuration might help too).
If you have taped any Astro's games or have any books with pictures of the
ballpark, please contact
Mike Hally or Peter Lipson - Family Lab x1940
or Sam Comstock x3790.
Thanks.
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LORENE "TIGER" 18-DEC-1991 11:56:50.66
To: MARGOLIN
CC:
Subj: Message
Hi Jed,
Robert with Bae Sales called at 9:40. Please call him at (408)452-4369
re: Micron.
Thanks,
Lorene
___________________________________________________________________________
CC: BRYANT
Subj: Multisync kit....
The kit is all pulled. I can either hold it in the stockroom or

give it to one of you this week. If you don't get it this week, I
won't be back to see you till Jan. 6 (Monday). If it can wait till
then that's OK too. Let me know. Thanks.
And thanks, Jed, for the paste master. Joe just gave it to me
and I will send it to Fine Pitch with the boards when they come in.
Rob
___________________________________________________________________________
To: BRYANT
Subj: Multi-sync kit
I do not want the parts...
.........................................................................
CC: BRYANT
Subj: Multisync kit....
The kit is all pulled. I can either hold it in the stockroom or
give it to one of you this week. If you don't get it this week, I
won't be back to see you till Jan. 6 (Monday). If it can wait till
then that's OK too. Let me know. Thanks.
And thanks, Jed, for the paste master. Joe just gave it to me
and I will send it to Fine Pitch with the boards when they come in.

To: MIKE::BRYANT
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: Multisync kit....
Don't give Downend the parts.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: KIM::MCNAMARA 18-DEC-1991 18:21:33.21
To: MARGOLIN
CC: MCNAMARA
Subj: SAIIS audio board
Jed,
After realizing that you want an SAIIS audio board for yourself, not for test
purposes, I want to tell you that I will get you a working board and not the one
that has a variable volume level problem. I assume you are not in a hurry, so I
will get you one after the holidays, OK?
Glenn
___________________________________________________________________________
To: KIM::MCNAMARA
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: RE: SAIIS audio board
yes, thank you very much.

Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
If you have a door or cube wall that you would like included in the
judging on Friday, let me know. I want to make sure that our illustrious
panel of judges sees all the decorated doors, sure would hate to miss
anyone's handy work!
If you have a decorated door or plan to have a decorated door, let me
know.
thanks!
cynde
___________________________________________________________________________
CC:
Subj: Multisync II kit
I guess I won't give Downend the parts......

___________________________________________________________________________
To: MARTIN
CC: MARGOLIN
Subj: PC Boards
Please ask the PCB Vendor to deliver the MultiSync II boards to 675.
If they deliver them to Receiving I won't get them for at least a week.
Jed
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 19-DEC-1991 15:14:5
4.48
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: immeadiate need
Does anyone have a wiring diagram for a standard Dynamo cabinet?

Thanks already..
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 20-DEC-1991 09:22:3
4.51
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: govvvvner Wilson
I have a petition to recall Mr. Wilson. Come by if you would like

to sign it.
Carole
___________________________________________________________________________
From: GAWD::HARPER 20-DEC-1991 10:41:58.49
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: New Year's Party!
For all you folks looking for something FUN for New Year's Eve...
Come and see some Jazz and Rockin' Blues with EXPRESSO and The GRINDERS at
the new T&B's Restaurant and Bar in San Mateo! For a small cover charge
you get 2 bands for the price of one, food and dancing all night long.
Also available for $49 are dinner and party packages which include... dinner
for 2 (Mexican Mequite BBQ), a couple cocktails, a reserved table ALL NIGHT,
and a bottle of champagne at midnight. For an additional $49 dollars, a room
will be reserved for you across the street at the Quality Inn.
WHAT: NEW YEAR'S EVE BASH
WHERE: The new T&B's Restaurant/Bar
1860 S. Norfolk
San Mateo
(415)349-9413 (ask for Cynthia or Fred)
Call to reserve the dinner package now before they sell out. Also, tell 'em
EXPRESSO sent you!
Hope to see you there. But if not, have a SAFE and HAPPY NEW YEARS!
-Dennis Harper
___________________________________________________________________________
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Final Results are in -

The three judges - Natalie Burgess (Engineering)
Judy Davis (Manufacturing)
Susie Hartline (Tengen - Accounting)
have awarded the following prizes:
1st Prize - David Pasquinelli (Office Services)
2nd Prize - Bob Frye's Door (Decorated by our Janitorial personnel)
3rd Prize - Linda Benzler (Marketing))
and a special Honorable Mention - Douglas Coward (Tengen Product Development)
for not really a door or cube wall with a really great story.
Please take a few minutes to visit all the doors - there are so many creative
ones - Design Service's truly "Atari" door, Nicky Stern's drawing from Age 6,
Deborah Geyer's triple hit, Mike Albaugh's kid's artwork, and Evelyn Perez's
Winter Wonderland.
Once again thanks to all the creative Tengenites and Atarians who decorated
doors and especially to our three distinguished judges.
T H A N K S !!! and H A P P Y H O L I D A Y S !!!
cynde
___________________________________________________________________________
From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 30-DEC-1991 09:06:17.74
CC:
Subj: RETRIEVAL OF CHILDRENS' CHRISTMAS ART WORK
IF YOU OR YOUR CHILD HAD A COLORED PICTURE THAT WAS HANGING IN THE CAFETERIA,
PLEASE CLAIM IT AT THE FRONT DESK. THOSE PICTURES NOT RETRIEVED BY 1-13-91 WILL
BE DEPOSITED IN THE NEAREST CIRCULAR FILE.
LINDA
___________________________________________________________________________

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Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1991 Jed Margolin

It is 3:08 pm and it is 76 degrees in my office. 76 degrees is too hot.

I have made up a nifty chart to keep track of your accumulative vacation

I don't know of anything that would cause the problem.

$45 or best offer.

PARDON MY MONDAY AFTERNOON SEIZURE...MIKE SEIBERTS NUMBER IS (208)368-3956.

The Ray family will be moving from beautiful Milpitas to the

GOOD MORNING JED,

Note to Pat McCarthy: I know, I know, it's 9-1-91.

is the next time Feb. 1, 2112?

Sunnyvale near 280, beautiful/quiet 3 bdrm condo, $500/mo + deposit

EVERGREEN AREA, QUIET 4 BRM HOUSE, 375.00 + DEPOSIT, UTILITIES INCLUDED,

1250 sq. ft.,

FOR SALE : 2 - 12 INCH. LANZAR PRO. SPEAKERS $ 250.00

You are invited to a brainstorming session, currently scheduled

Well somebody has to do it.. (2 days to go).

CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND A GOOD AND DEPENDABLE ELECTRICIAN TO ME. I WILL

THANK YOU KEN WILLIAMS X3909

I already returned my copy of the instruction manual to Andrea; however,

1985 MUSTANG GT,302 4V H.O.,5SP,3.00 POSI,53K MI,

AVL ACTION: X_ADD MFR X_ASSIGN NEW P/N X_REVISE DESCRIPTION

2 TICKETS FOR SUNDAYS 49'ER AND GIANTS GAME.........

This schedule is posted on my bulletin board as well. Let me

Has anyone ever used a SIMENZ ink-jet printer? Weired Stuff's

IF YOU ARE PRESENTLY ON EITHER THE LIFEGUARD OR NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL LIFE

An offer that is hard to refuse....................................

Craftsman Belt and Disc Sander with stand.

I AM SORRY. I MISCONSTRUED THE INFORMATION I RECEIVED REGARDING THE FRIDAY

1972 RANCHERO GT,351C W/HOLLEY 4BBL,RUNS PURRFECTLY

I need the name of a physical therapist.

This Friday is Walkabout Friday (tm)!!

The festivities will begin at 3:30 in the Alpha, Nu, and

The parts list generator program for Viewlogic schematics is now

Hey you "Wall-Peoples".

My apologies to those of you who use GAWD. I started

I seem to have acquired a "LOVE AN ARMADILLO" coffee mug. If you are

I want to update the DIO-288 unit outside the FAMILY LAB.

What I meant to say was that if anyone's using it, let

I'm looking for a Marble Madness upright to purchase. If anyone is aware

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!

FIND PARTS LIST IN THESE FILES.

Somebody stole the grease board cleaner from Ed Logg's lab.

REGARDING JOHNS message (attached), does this "buy" on 1 meg 170Ns

REMEMBER...TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO PLACE YOUR FLOWER ORDER TO BE

JUST SAYING HI FROM THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK.

I'm looking for an Imagewriter I or II for my mother. Who's looking into

136078 - HARD DRIVIN RACE COMPACT MEMORY MASTERS 15-Feb-1991

136077 - HARD DRIVIN RACE MEMORY MASTERS 15-Feb-1991

Atari Survivors softball will be starting up again this spring

Are 250 ns parts OK on the main board? Or do they need to be faster.

(This file lives in ee$userdisk:[68k_us.memo]common_bugs.txt)

2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH, W/GARAGE, W/D, ELECT. KITCHEN,

Any time you are trying to abbreviate Japan or Japanese, please

John Moore needs it.

THAT'S RIGHT---PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR ANOTHER FUN-FILLED ATARI

GOOD MORNING JED,

That's right, all you fine folks at Tengen---this golf tournament

1974 CHEVY LUV STEPSIDE PICK-UP

MANY OF YOU HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN HAVING A COMPANY BASEBALL OUTING. ON

I need a first year physics textbook on mechanics so I can calculate the

The boards I have gotten from Cirexx were really awful.

FOUND IN THE MENS SHOWER ROOM THIS MORNING:

TO ALL ATARI/TENGEN EMPLOYEES, THERE WILL BE A HUGE PLANT SALE ON

*** ATTENTION * ATTENTION * ATTENTION ***