Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1992 Jed Margolin ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 2-JAN-1992 17:56:52.97 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: PHONE MESSAGE DAN ASH 879-3037 10:27AM NEW 2101 MATERIAL HAS NO BUGS. CALL MARGO FOR MORE INFO. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BROWN 3-JAN-1992 19:39:22.02 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: BROWN Subj: PREMIUM PAYMENT PLAN, MODIFIED CAFETERIA PLAN The following is a repeat of a memo from Bob Sheffield that was included with one of your December paychecks. If you have read it, then delete this message now; if not, please proceed and take advantage of this benefit if you are eligible. Beginning in 1992, the Company is pleased to offer a new financial benefit to all employees who are currently paying insurance premiums through the Company's medical and dental health plans. Under Code 125(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, we can offer a benefit referred to as a "cafeteria plan." This plan covers many areas. The management of this Company has chosen to make this plan available to all the employees of Atari Games beginning in 1992 on a modified basis. If you are currently paying medical and/or dental insurance premiums through your Company payroll check, this new financial benefit is available beginning next month. The Company currently pays for a large portion of your medical and dental insurance premiums. The Company will continue to pay these premiums. The portion of insurance premium that you may be paying for your spouse or for your dependents is currently being paid by you using dollars after state and federal income taxes have been deducted from your gross salary. This Modified Cafeteria Plan will allow you to use monies from your gross salary before you are taxed by the state and federal governments. In this case, the monies that you use to pay your insurance premiums for health care coverage through what we call the "Premium Payment Plan" is never subject to Federal Income Tax, FICA (Social Security) Tax, and most state income taxes. These taxes are not merely deferred, rather, they are eliminated entirely. The bottom line is that you can give yourself a discount on the cost of your health care thereby increasing your take-home pay. The insurance premiums will be collected through a reduction of your salary. Your salary will be reduced before any taxes are withheld, and this amount will then be used by Atari Games to pay your required premium. Depending on the amount of insurance premiums you pay (up to $1382) and your federal and state tax rate (up to 40%), you have a real opportunity to increase your take-home pay. Since there is a potential reduction in FICA (Social Security) contributions you may pay, there could be in rare cases where long term retirement benefits could be impacted. Please consult with your legal or tax advisor on this matter. We are very pleased about this new employee benefit and after you read the announcement we hope you will agree and enroll in Atari's Premium Payment Plan. Complete an enrollment form, available from the Payroll Department, and submit to Payroll no later than January 9, 1992. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 6-JAN-1992 09:20:55.68 To: @WALKABOUT.DIS CC: RAY Subj: Walkabout Friday -- 1/10/92 -- 3:30-5:00 Dennis Harper and the Moto Mania team will be hosting this week's Walkabout Friday. The festivities will begin at 3:30 in the Alpha, Nu, and Omega labs in Engineering. Please come by the labs, sample the munchies, play the games, and give your feedback (positive and negative). Friday, Jan. 10, 1992 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Alpha, Nu, Omega Labs John ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::SAMANIEGO "Steph" 6-JAN-1992 15:14:49.20 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: CAR FOR SALE I'm selling my Honda Prelude if anyone is interested, it's a 1988 si fully loaded (red) 5 speed with a clifford alarm system bikini bra and floormats as extras. I'm asking 10,500.00 or best offer. It's in excellent condition with 45k. The only reason I'm selling it is because I'm moving to Oregon in two weeks and I won't be needing it anymore. If you can help find a home for my car I would appreciate it. Call x491 Thanks, Steph ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 6-JAN-1992 17:18:11.08 To: @[RAY.REMINDERS]WALKABOUT.DIS CC: RAY Subj: Walkabout Friday -- 1/10/92 -- 3:30-5:00 (3rd try) Dennis Harper and the Moto Mania team will be hosting this week's Walkabout Friday. 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, Jan. 10, 1992 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Alpha, Nu, Omega Labs John ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::AVL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING" 7-JAN-1992 07:45:06.49 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: CER-8777 ============================================================================== ATARI GAMES CORP COMPONENT EVALUATION REQUEST CER# 8777 ============================================================================== REQUESTED ACTION: NEW VENDOR APPLICATION: MultiSync II PROJECT: Street Driver USED ON ASSEMBLY: PART NUMBER: 137693-080 GENERIC: DESCRIPTION: IC,VRAM,128KX8,80NS,CMOS,40P SOJ MANUFACTURER: MICRON MFG P/N: MT42C8127DJ-8 This CER has been assigned to Ray Sherman, ext 1751 ============================================================================== ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::ROLM "SUTTLES, SHEPPERD, or ALBAUGH" 7-JAN-1992 09:17:49.44 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: ROLM Subj: Featured feature 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... ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::AVL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING" 7-JAN-1992 09:36:10.77 To: MARGOLIN,RSHERMAN CC: Subj: CER-8777 - Completed From: MIKE::MARGOLIN 6-JAN-1992 18:07:06.01 To: AVL CC: Subj: AUTO-CER ============================================================================= ATARI GAMES CORP COMPONENT EVALUATION REQUEST CER# 8777 ============================================================================== REQUESTED ACTION: NEW VENDOR APPLICATION: MultiSync II PROJECT: Street Driver USED ON ASSEMBLY: PART NUMBER: 137693-080 GENERIC: DESCRIPTION: IC,VRAM,128KX8,80NS,CMOS,40P SOJ MANUFACTURER: MICRON MFG P/N: MT42C8127DJ-8 CONTACT: PHONE: COMMENTS: Restricted approval until I test it in a MultiSync II Board. ============================================================================== ENGINEERING REPLY/NOTES: ============================================================================== AVL DESCRIPTION | PART NUMBER | | ============================================================================== DISPOSITION: X_APPROVED X_RESTRICTED APPROVAL __ADD AVL NOTE __REJECTED __SUBSTITUTE APPROVED AVL ACTION: X_ADD MFR __ASSIGN NEW P/N __REVISE DESCRIPTION __REMOVE MFR __CONVERT P/N __EXPORT LICENSE REQ __REVISE MFR __INACTIVATE P/N __SAFETY CRITICAL ============================================================================== ASSIGNED TO: DATE AUTHORIZED BY DATE RS R SHERMAN 7-JAN-1992 ============================================================================== ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 7-JAN-1992 20:26:00.70 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: SHEPPERD Subj: pushing the envelope again... I put a new version of MIXIT in UTL$EXE. This version adds decoding of the motorola type 8 S record and corrects a 32 bit overflow problem in decoding vlda format files with code/data located at FFFFFFxx AND code/data located somewhere near 00000000. ds ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ESTRADA 8-JAN-1992 08:52:17.11 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: New Telephone System To : Atari and Tengen Employees Atari has adquired a new telephone system and voice mail as well. This means that in the near future, there will be a new telephone on your desk. Along with your new telephone, you will also have your own personalized voice mail box. The new phones operate slightly different from the current ones, however they are much easier to operate. The cutover for the new system has been scheduled for February 15,16,and 17. During these three days, there will be no incoming or outgoing calls to Atari or Tengen. We hope that the transsision goes smoothly, and if everything goes as planned you will have your new telephones on the 18th of February. There will be two technicians from PacTel Meridian Systems and myself to assist you with any questions that you might have. The new telephone system is distributed by Pactel Meridian Systems and is manufactured by Northern Telecom. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this matter, I can be reached at Extention 1710. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GROSSMAN 8-JAN-1992 14:00:00.06 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Very Belated Welcome I am sure by now everyone has noticed a new voice on the paging system and a new face behind the Main Lobby desk. Please welcome Frances Montoya. Frances has taken over Tina's place on a long term temporary basis. Please take a few minutes to introduce yourself as you pass through the lobby. It is nice to be able to put a name and face together. Again, a belated and hardy welcome to FRANCES! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SAVA 9-JAN-1992 12:13:17.98 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: hockey tickets My cousin is coming out from New York to visit, and wants to see the Sharks play the N.Y. Rangers on the 28th of this month. If anybody has any info on getting good tickets it would be greatly appre- ciated. Thanks, Scott Sava ext.1723 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ESTRADA 10-JAN-1992 15:00:39.65 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: New telephone system To all Atari and Tengen employees If you have an extention that it is not listed in the telephone directory or if you have a modem number, I must have these numbers before the 15th of January. We are currently working on the floor plan for the new tele - phone system and we don't have and accurate extention or modem count. During the cutover to the new telephone system, we will be focusing only on those extentions that are accounted for. In order to avoid any inconve- niences, please forward all your information to GILBERT ESTRADA--EXT 1710. When forwarding any information, please specify : Full Name, Extention or Modem, Department, Area. thanx. G.E ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 10-JAN-1992 15:00:52.99 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Anybody want to talk to this guy? Did you talk to a consulant on the phone in December? If so, he wants to talk to you again, but he can't remember your name... The consultant is: Ron Baylor 818- 716 2779 He does DOS-Windows Graphics tools - the word "animation" came up in our conversation. Other than that, he was pretty vague about the application. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LOGG 13-JAN-1992 10:11:31.09 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: SpacewardHo 2.0 The new version of Spaceward Ho is now available. The upgrade is $15 for all registered users. If you write me a check I will get you a copy. Please call me at x1732 or VAX me at this address. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DURFEY 13-JAN-1992 11:13:05.25 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: From: KIM::DOWNEND 13-JAN-1992 10:36:10.58 To: CRAVER,BJORKQUIST,MCCARTHY,MONCRIEF,RAY,LEE,HUBBERSTEY,JMOORE,DROBNY CC: NGUYEN,KHODADADI,MCNAMARA,DURFEY,MOORE Subj: Proto-Assy overload Emmette is overloaded especially with Karen out (bad back). I expect Karen back 1/16/92, but only at partial speed. I plan to get someone over here from Mfg. on 1/16/92 to help out (I want Karen to be the interface rather than bogging down Emmette with training someone). Pat, please prioritize the task shown below for completion between now and 1/31/92 (the next 3 weeks). Let's give the (2) multi-sync IIa PCB's highest priority since that is what Emmette is doing now. Here is a list of work to do in Proto NOW: GX2 for Moto, Space (Lee) - 1 board stuffed, need 16 pin sockets, then is will be wave-soldered on 1/13/92. (Mercieca is getting the sockets). -12 more PCB's in the box - HOW many more need to be stuffed by 1/31? (2 for Moto, 2 for Space, xx for ??) Multi-sync IIa (Margolin) - 2 boards being stuffed 1/13/92 -23 more blanks PCB's in the box; Trainer is primary immediate need after the first 2 for Jed. Warrior (Lee) - 15 completed PCB's in Proto - need resistor changes (about 5 per PCB). Relief Pitcher (JMoore) - 3 Relief Piggyback stuffed - 3 more blank PCB's need to be stuffed by 1/31; - 3 more blank PCB's need to be stuffed by 2/15. Space (Lee/Drobny) -Cables, connectors, wirewraps for the lab set-up. P.S. Thank you to Cris Drobny for bringing to my attention. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::COPPERMAN 13-JAN-1992 17:12:08.30 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: UNIVERSE CAD SYSTEM This is to inform those interested that ALAN GRAY will be developing an enhanced Universe CAD system for the Simulation Division. It will be based on Rusty Dawe's design document (5/8/91) and will operate on a Macintosh computer. The Macintosh was selected because of its superior MMI, and because it is the preference of the animation department who will helping us in developing the large number of universes that our product requires. It is our goal to design the Universe CAD system so that it will be able to support a wide range of polygon graphic system formats. If you have any questions or suggestions, please call Alan at extention 1772. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 14-JAN-1992 08:28:59.01 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: houses Hey, look at those mortgage rates, the lowest they have been in 17 years! Now's the time to buy. I have an incredible house (just 5 miles from work) that I want to sell you. Give me a call if you're in the market. Carole ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 14-JAN-1992 09:55:41.84 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: My lost binder I have a binder that I keep all my schematics for one of my projects. I remember having it at the end of last week. I think maybe someone borrowed it from me. It contains two schematics of FSG42 and a Road riot manual. If you borrowed it from me, Or if I happend to leave it around you somewhere, I need to find it (i.e. it seems to be misplaced). If you know where it is, please let me know. Thanks. Cris ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 14-JAN-1992 13:16:35.33 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Boy, did I just see something keen Sitting in the left turn lane to turn into McCarthy (off of Montaque) was a motorcycle cop pointing his hand held radar up the expressway. Where he was sitting no one could really see him and he could clock people in four directions. Keen, huh? ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::REMY 14-JAN-1992 14:32:28.70 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: REMY Subj: Anne Hayes We would like to inform everyone at Atari/Tengen that Anne Hayes is the proud mother of a baby boy: Ronan Barry Hayes Born January 14th at 12:36 AM 7.6 Lbs. Regards, Marketing & Sales ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 14-JAN-1992 15:55:00.66 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER, BENZLER CC: Subj: This year's log to keep track of your vacation pay and holidays is ready. Come by if you want one! Carole ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SAVA 14-JAN-1992 18:57:07.74 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: SAVA Subj: 64 jaguar I have a 1964 Jaguar Mark 10 for sale. It's a four door sedan, automatic, straight six cylinder engine with right hand steering (the wrong side for us normal people), and a bar in the back. Actually it's my parents' car, but it is for sale. It's big and it looks like a Rolls Royce!! You should have seen it at my prom. Anyway, somebody please make a bid. It's just been restored with all kinds of stuff, and it's now taking my space in the garage. So the sooner I sell it... Thanks, Scott ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 15-JAN-1992 23:41:47.96 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Oh what a feeling! May I have your attention please! Just arrived today! (Probably yesterday by the time most of you get this) By popular demand! Delivered to the proud parents of Cris & Edie Drobny! IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Born at 7:46 p.m. on 1/15/92 (Six days shy of Dad's birthday) 5 lbs. 3 oz. 18 inches long! Scored a 9 on the APGAR (or what ever its called) Mom delivered on her side and dad did his best to help out. Mom & baby are both doing great. Dads havin a beer. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LOIS 16-JAN-1992 12:06:00.80 To: LOGG,TURNER,ROTBERG,MARGOLIN,TAKAICHI,MONCRIEF,RAY,DOWNEND,BEHENSKY, LICHAC,JANG,HARPER,LEE,MCCARTHY,COMSTOCK,PIERCE,BRAD,FUJIHARA,JEFFERSON CC: LOIS Subj: Product Planning Please excuse the lateness of this announcement. What: Product Planning Meeting Where: Central Conference Room When: Friday, Jan. 17, at 2:30P Who: Hosted by Rich Moore ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 16-JAN-1992 15:27:21.18 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: 4M EPROMS Please see me if you need 4M EPROM's. I have several hundred in my office. Engineering has been making MANY piecemeal MTO's that was creating unecessary work for the skeleton crew in Mfg. I MTOed a large quantity to reduce the thrashing. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::HOBGOOD 16-JAN-1992 16:11:20.84 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: ATARI'S 20th ANNIVERSARY The Anniversary Committee is searching for a slogan commemorating our twentieth anniversary. It should be witty and wise, representative of Atari's image, and suitable for printing. Please respond with your ideas to JUNK MAIL We have three suggestions you may yea or nay Atari- a decade twice past 20 years later Atari scores a score Still playing after all these years all entries become the property of Atari and the judges decisions are final! Grand prize is seeing your idea emblazoned on letterhead. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 16-JAN-1992 17:26:16.80 To: MIKE::HOBGOOD CC: MARGOLIN Subj: RE: ATARI'S 20th ANNIVERSARY How about: "READY. FIRE. AIM." ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::JEFFERSON 17-JAN-1992 08:50:55.09 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: ANNIVERSARY SLOGANS Here's a few more..... Atari at 20 - We're still the best game in town! 20 years old and we still take fun seriously Atari - the legend lives on... ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::DAVE 17-JAN-1992 09:46:49.69 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: SLOGANS: HOW'S ABOUT THIS, " ATARI GAMES. TWENTY YEARS OF HIGH SCORES,AND MORE TO COME !" ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::JACKIE 17-JAN-1992 10:32:04.82 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Holiday Food Drive I just received the official thank you from Second Harvest Food Bank. Through your generosity we collected 378 pounds of food during the Holiday Food Drive. Your donation helped make the holiday season brighter for many who would have otherwise been without, on their behalf, please accept our thanks. The Recreation Committee ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::RSHERMAN 17-JAN-1992 13:23:51.20 To: LEE,MARGOLIN,MCCARTHY,MEYETTE CC: RSHERMAN Subj: MICRON 256KX4 VRAMS The Micron Technology VRAMS p/n MT42C4256Z-8 & 10 have been given new AVL p/n's as follows: 137697-080 & -100 due to different packages than the TI parts under 137694-080 & -100 previously selected. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::COPPERMAN 17-JAN-1992 14:17:49.67 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: UNIVERSE CAD SYSTEM In keeping with Atari Engineering's policy of Glastnost, we are planning two meetings to discuss the design of the Macintosh based Universe CAD System (for 3D polygon display systems). Meeting 1: "Requirements of other projects to be considered in the design" When: 2:00, Wednesday, Jan 22 Where: Central Conference Room Meeting 2: "Review of Functional Design" When: TBD Where: TBD The functional design concepts which serve as the basis of our thinking, are described in Rusty Dawe's "Universe Cad System Design Document", 5/8/91. I'll be glad to give you a copy if you want one. Background: Our product requires a large number of universes. We believe that it would be to our advantage to have animators help us in developing them. The appearance of the universes should benefit from their art backgrounds, and our productivity should benefit from their CAD operation skills. It is for these reasons that we decided to develop the Universe CAD System, and for these reasons that we chose the Macintosh as the platform. We want your inputs so that if possible, this tool, with a little bit of additional work, will work for you as well as for us. I hope to see you there. Norm ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BROWN 17-JAN-1992 15:28:46.97 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: BROWN Subj: HOLIDAY JUST A REMINDER. MONDAY IS A HOLIDAY IN CELEBRATION OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR'S BIRTHDAY. SANDI ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BRESHEARS 17-JAN-1992 18:21:32.48 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: SLOGAN HOW'S ABOUT THIS? ATARI GAMES : 20 YEARS OF HOME GROWN FUN! ATARI GAMES : 20 YEARS OF PERFECTION! 20 YEARS OF ATARI GAMES......NOT A BAD BEGINNING! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::DAVE 21-JAN-1992 08:17:18.18 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: SLOGAN THIS IS IT: "ATARI GAMES, THE AMERICAN LEGEND CONTINUES......" OR THIS: "An American legend continues...." DAVID P. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::STARK 21-JAN-1992 11:01:25.40 To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS CC: Subj: new version of PC-lint I just purchased the newest version of PC-lint by Gimpel Software. Usually when you use lint, it gives you far more than you really want. This version accepts a 'customization' file, allowing you to inhibit error/warnings you aren't interested in. If anyone wants to try it out, stop by w/ floppy in hand... gary ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::AKERS 21-JAN-1992 11:42:12.73 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: How about: "It was twenty years ago today, when Atari taught the WORLD to play!" - dave akers ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MILTY 21-JAN-1992 13:58:32.19 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: SLOGAN ....YES,..YES,....YES,....!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU DAVE AKERS !!!! IT'S PERFECT !......... MY VOTE GOES TO DAVE AKERS' SLOGAN "IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO TODAY,....WHEN ATARI TAUGHT THE WORLD TO PLAY.." MILTY ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::MSHERMAN 21-JAN-1992 15:59:48.16 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: SLOGAN ATARI GAMES aaAa ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 20 years and the fun has just begun. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BRAD 21-JAN-1992 17:09:04.05 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: BRAD Subj: Anybody going to the NeXTWORLD EXPO? January 22-24, Civic Auditorium and Brooks Hall in SF. $40 for exhibits only admission. (looks like the Exposition is only 22nd 11:30am-7pm and 23rd 8:30am-6pm) - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::WILLIAMS 22-JAN-1992 06:52:28.06 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Parakeet cage I have a parakeet cage available for the amazing price of: FREE If interested please respond via vax mail. Ken W. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::WILLIAMS 22-JAN-1992 07:32:09.89 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Parakeet cage The cage has been sold to the highest bidder. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::REMY 22-JAN-1992 08:39:06.05 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: REMY Subj: Slogan My vote also goes to Dave Akers - GREAT SLOGAN!!!! "It was twenty years ago today, when Atari taught the WORLD to play!" Remy ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BINDER 22-JAN-1992 10:50:01.66 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Chiropractor Suggestions If you have a recommendation for a chiropractor in the milpitas area I would appreaciate any suggestions. Send email to BINDER thanks. vince binder ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::EVELYN 22-JAN-1992 11:54:31.18 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: GOLF TOURNAMENT!!!! IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN!!!!!!! WE HAVE TO RESERVE THE SPOTS AT PLEASANT HILLS!!!!! Contact Jose at x3707 ASAP ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BENZLER "Linda Benzler, extension 3750" 22-JAN-1992 12:08:11.50 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BENZLER Subj: MORE ON 20 YEARS OF ENTERTAINMENT Here's another idea: Atari Games logo graphic incorporating "20 years" -or- "20 years of innovation" - and - "One score and counting..." Also, how about changing our corporate colors to red, white and blue? ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::TAUDIO 22-JAN-1992 14:33:14.84 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: top 15 slogans for our 20th aniversary TOP 15 SLOGANS FOR ATARI GAMES 15) We get free tokens at GolfLand 14) Atari Games, 20 years and still shrinking 13) Atari Games is like a bad lunch, we keep coming up. 12) A.G. is 20 years old, one more year and we can drink 11) 20 years old, finally past puberty (except Victor) 10) A.G., 20 years building a better pixel 9) We could have been a contender! 8) Luck will get you through places where skill hasn't a chance 7) Still crazy after all these beers 6) Atari Games, We still have Ed Logg! 5) 20 years is old for most potted plants. 4) Atari Games, Our President drives a Rolls Royce! 3) Mother of all games companies! 2) Atari Games, Don't mess with us, or we'll sue you! AND THE NUMBER 1 TOP SLOGAN FOR ATARI IS.. 1) Atari Games, A good place to stay on your way to EA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 22-JAN-1992 14:42:02.92 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: MARGOLIN Subj: Atari's New Slogan Atari's New Slogan: " READY. FIRE. AIM. " ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 22-JAN-1992 16:04:46.63 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: DOS/Windows Mag I have recived a copy of "Windows/DOS Developers Journal" in the mail as a sample. If anyone is interested in taking a look at it, come and get it. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::HOBGOOD 22-JAN-1992 16:06:31.79 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Atari's 20th anniverary slogan Okay... so we all know that some Atari employees have neither taste nor tact... but we do have a lot of VERY creative talent. Please put it to good use! Come up with a short slogan; a catchy motto. It doesn't need to be as catchy as a Beatles tune but it should be original. We would like YOUR suggestions by Friday afternoon, please respond to junk mail. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SMITHSON "Deja Thoris -- Princess of Mars" 22-JAN-1992 16:40:00.35 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: SMITHSON Subj: Atari Slogan Idea Atari Games after 20 Years: Look what we've started! Bonnie Smithson ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 22-JAN-1992 17:03:10.39 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: STINKIN'BADGES WE (THE FEDERALES) WANT OUR STINKIN' BADGES BACK!!!!! IF YOU HAVE ONE OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS VISITOR BADGES, WE NEED THEM BACK!!! LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 22-JAN-1992 22:23:32.74 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Data I/O 288 One of the Data I/O 288 EPROM programmers has 2 sockets that are flakey mechanically. I would like to send it in for repair since we are paying for a full service agreement on one of them. Is now a good time to send it in? I ask that project leaders and/or lead programmers give me some feedback such as, "No - we need both data I/O's (even crippled) until mid-February". FYI: The two bad sockets are now on the Data I/O in Alpha labs and they are on sockets 7 & 8. I moved them around to effect the least impact on productivity and to get the bad sockets on the Data I/O chassis with the service agreement. Let me know if I cuased any further problems by juggling sockets... ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SMITHSON "Deja Thoris -- Princess of Mars" 23-JAN-1992 10:20:39.40 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: SMITHSON Subj: Lab Etiquette If you take something from the labs, LEAVE A NOTE!!!!! This is to include boards, tools, chairs, documentation, plants, books, handtrucks, etc. If it is too much trouble to leave a note just don't take anything and there's no problem. Bonnie ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 23-JAN-1992 10:47:08.49 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: Subj: PC bus spec I need the pinout of the PC I/O bus, does anyone has this information or know where to get it? Farrokh ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::AUDIO "Fill 'er up at the SONIC STATION" 23-JAN-1992 12:04:37.64 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Several people have addressed the Audio Group about the recent EMAIL message from a user named TAUDIO. We are in no way associated with this user and do not approve of his/her message. We would appreciate the author of the message identifying himself. We believe that all EMAIL messages should be signed by the author if the USERNAME does not sufficiently do so. Sincerely, - The AUDIO Group - (user: AUDIO) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 23-JAN-1992 14:35:10.31 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: SHEPPERD Subj: TAUDIO For the record, TAUDIO is Tengen's generic AUDIO project development account. -------- Those in Tengen engineering who do audio development and perhaps their supervisor(s) know the password to that account. I leave it as an exercise to the reader to figure out who those two or three individuals might be. ds ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::CALFEE 23-JAN-1992 15:39:14.67 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Top 15 Slogans Recant I went on the VAX to read mail today, and boy was I surprised. I am the one who posted the top 15 slogans message that several people have gotten upset about. I did not make them all up, but I posted them. The list started out as an effort to come up with a "real" slogan (in fact I think #3 is the best slogan I have seen so far), but degenerated into an attempt at humor ala Dave Letterman. I want to apologize to anyone who found the slogans tasteless or tacky. They were meant in the spirit of fun and were not meant to be insulting or disrespectful to any individual or the Atari Games company. Steve Calfee ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 23-JAN-1992 15:43:19.82 To: KIM::KHODADADI CC: MARGOLIN Subj: RE: PC bus spec AT BUS DESIGN by Edward Solari, available at Computer Literacy. $70.! Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 23-JAN-1992 15:47:28.13 To: KIM::MARGOLIN CC: Subj: RE: PC bus spec Much appreciated. Farrokh ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SMITHSON "Deja Thoris -- Princess of Mars" 23-JAN-1992 15:52:00.75 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: SMITHSON Subj: More SLOGAN Humor If you find slogan humor distressful -- PLEASE read no further... I thought we might be able to borrow some perfectly good, if slightly used slogans: ATARI -- The Right Choice ATARI -- We Bring Good Things to Life ATARI -- Oh, What a Feeling! and lastly ATARI 20 year anniversary -- Let's All Be There! Bonnie Smithson ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::TURNER 23-JAN-1992 16:02:32.15 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: TURNER Subj: Slogan How about something simple and concise? 1972-1992 -- ATARI SCORES or 1972-1992 -- SCORE WITH ATARI Yes, I know half the population doesn't know the alternate meaning of the word "score," but why should we cater to the illiterate? Kelly ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BERGLUND 23-JAN-1992 16:18:43.97 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: SLOGAN "STILL THE GAME OF CHOICE" ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BERGLUND 23-JAN-1992 16:37:55.20 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: SLOGAN "FIRST CLASS FUN" ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 23-JAN-1992 16:42:30.46 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: SHEPPERD Subj: System down time We have to do some minor power maintenance and we have to re-arrange the placement of some of the equipment in the computer room this saturday (1/25/92). If I'm lucky (rarely), it will follow this schedule: There will be no modem access the whole day. Approximately between the hours of 9am to 11am you may find the following: The Unix systems agc and dms will be down which means no name and font servers for you X terminal users! The Terminal servers will be down which means no printer or terminal access to the vaxes for anyone. The ethernet will behave goofy or won't work at all. KIM and BERT will be down and the others will probably crash just to annoy me. All of this will be due to the fact that none of this equipment will be plugged in. Then, sometime between the hours of 11am and 1pm you may find that no telephones anywhere in either 675 or 735 work. This will be due to the fact that the Rolm system will be unplugged. ds ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCNAMARA 23-JAN-1992 17:05:58.49 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: MCNAMARA Subj: slogan How about a tie-in with another great historical event taking place this year: 500 years ago Columbus discovered America, and 20 years ago America discovered Atari! Glenn ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::JMOORE 23-JAN-1992 17:33:47.47 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: JMOORE Subj: more "score" lore "Score one for Atari Games" is historically correct, but will leave those ignorant of the meaning of Lincoln's famous speech preamble wandering what the big breakthrough was. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 23-JAN-1992 17:41:49.20 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: DENCKER Subj: 20th anniversary slogan Ten years ago we used the slogan "Atari -- the first decade". We could go with the logical extension of that: "Atari -- the second decade." It's safe, but I admit it's not very inspiring. Another suggestion: "Serious fun begins at 20." My favorite is "Still playing after all these years!" I don't know how many times I've had to explain to people that Atari DOES still exist, and we're NOT the Tramiel company. I think the June anniversary date should be a big media event with a press con- ference, and with at least a half-page ad in the San Jose Mercury News announc- ing it. And why not an ad in the New York Times, while we're at it? Nobody (except game players) knows anything about us because we don't publicize to the general public. Andrea ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::JEFFERSON 24-JAN-1992 08:27:40.62 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: House insurance Since we need to change our house insurance policy this year anyway, we decided to do some shopping around. Anyone out there have any recommendations?? Good companies, good agents, or bad ones to stay clear of??? It's due soon so..... Thanks for any suggestions! Karen ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ESTRADA 24-JAN-1992 09:14:09.80 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: New telephone system/New area code. The installation of the new telephone system has been delayed until 04/17/92, due to additional preparations that need to be made before the system can be installed. Effective January 27, 1992 calls dialed to the oakland/east bay area must include the 510 area code. Calls dialed without the 510 area code will not be complete, and callers will reach a recorded announcement with a reminder to dial (510) before the 7 digit telephone number. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BRAD 24-JAN-1992 10:14:24.46 To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS CC: BRAD Subj: Pathworks 4.1 for Dos and VMS now shipping! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 24-JAN-1992 13:40:22.00 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: not another slogan If you're tired of reading slogans and know about cars I'ld be happy to hear from you. This question goes out to those car buffs who like to work on their engine. I think my plug wires are flaking out since the cold season has hit us. I remembering paying extra for a high performance resistor type that came with life-time warranty. I wonder whose life they're talking about anyway, someone told me they're only good for 50,000 mls or so and I might as well change them every other yr. Now what's the difference between a $15 set and a $50 one, and don't tell me $35. They come in silicone 7mm and 8mm and I wonder if any of this matters since we can't go faster than 35 mph in this valley anyway. PS. If you slogan writer wanna offend anybody you're gonna have to try harder. Farrokh ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PLOTKIN "Sharon Plotkin" 24-JAN-1992 16:44:31.60 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: PLOTKIN Subj: Is anyone out there interested in earning a few extra bucks by repairing my boyfriend's stereo tape deck? If so, please respond to this e-mail address and we'll talk... Sharon ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::ALLEN 27-JAN-1992 14:15:55.99 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK,ALLEN CC: Subj: 1992 - THE YEAR OF THE BABY The manufacturing department would like to congratulate Tessi and Paul Sheppard on the arrival of their baby BOY - DANIEL. Not only was Daniel 21" long and weighed 8 lbs/15 oz - BUT he was born at 2:59 "IN THE MORNING" on Thursday - January 23. Both the mother and the baby are doing great - and dad? Well he's rapidly recovering also! CONGRATULATIONS PAUL to you and yours! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 27-JAN-1992 15:02:51.01 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: WILLIAMS Subj: EPROM Programmers 1. One Data I/O (DIO) 288 is fully functional - in the cubicle. 2. One DIO 288 is flakey - bad verify on socket 2, and 2 bad sockets. Response: a) I am renting (2) DIO 288's - should be here Friday (rented 1 month) b) I will send the DIO288 in for repair as soon as the rentals arrive. DIO does not have a "loaner" program - I asked. b) I borrowed the DIO 1020 from Mfg.; it does up to 20 devices at once. It shows TI27C040, Toshiba574000 and NEC274001 in its device list. It does sets, but only has 1Mbyte memory or (2) 4M EPROM's. It has an RS-422 serial connection. Shepperd will get it talking to the VAX if we can get a tech to build the RS-422 to rj-11 adapter we need to make it run from the VAX. In the mean time, it can be used to make copies of masters which may be useful when getting many games ready at once for field tests or shows, etc. I must return it to Mfg. on 2/10/92 (in 2 weeks). ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LOIS 27-JAN-1992 15:31:09.83 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: LOIS Subj: LOSt I have lost my glasses. Last seen around lunch time on Friday. They are plastic bifocals (kind of a clear color with a tinge of pink). Please let me know if you've seen them. Thanks. Lois 1770 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 27-JAN-1992 17:18:21.91 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: CASE Expo I am looking for 3 people to attend a CASE Expo 2/18 - 2/19 at the Santa Clara Convention Center (with your supervisors permission). I have doubts about the application of CASE to realtime embedded processor software projects, but just in case (ugh) I'm missing something, I would like to check it out. Even the flyer on the Expo focuses on CASE benefits for IS (information Systems) as opposed to smaller projects (less than 6 programmers), or hardware-intensive software projects. I am asking that attendees give an informal verbal recap of what they learned at the show when they return to the office to interested parties. One of the special seminars is entitled, " Object-Oriented Development in C++". CASE or computer aided software engineering employs a set of software design tools that allow the programmer to work with large scale design functions. In turn, the tools generate the actual code (to a greater of lesser extent depending on the system). The simpler systems just impose a design methodology on the programming group. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BEHENSKY 27-JAN-1992 18:25:38.51 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Orchid Farenheit 1280 VGA card I have two Orchid Farenheit 1280 VGA cards here in Applied Research that I am trying to program in 640x480x16 bit mode. Unfortunately I have been unable to get any technical information out of Orchid. If anyone out there in VAX land has any info about this card, I would really appreciate a look at your technical manual or whatever you've got. Thanks, Max Behensky ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::COMSTOCK 28-JAN-1992 14:03:26.72 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Farewell Lunch for Will Noble I'll just blurt it out: Will Noble has decided to leave Atari. After nearly eight years of a tiring commute he has decided to make a change. Of course, anyone who has worked with him here will know what a loss this is to the Animation Department, and to the many friends he made here. (Not to mention the look of most of our games.) So we're having a big farewell lunch Thursday, February 6 (his last day) at the Good Earth restaurant in Santa Clara. Please let me know if you'd like to come so I can get a head count. I'll be making a map for those who haven't been there (it's only about ten minutes down 880). Forlornly, Sam ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 28-JAN-1992 14:06:03.69 To: BJORKQUIST, RAY, MONCRIEF, DURFEY, MARGOLIN, COPPERMAN CC: MCCARTHY, MOORE, DOWNEND, KHODADADI, NGUYEN, DROBNY, MCNAMARA Subj: Multi-Sync II Proto Assy status. As of 1/28/92, Emmette has delivered (11) stuffed Multi-sync PCB's to Applied Research. He has 8 more to do. John Ray says that TRAINER needs one working PCB and that will hold them for the next few weeks. Margolin says that he needs one with the VRAM sockets (Erik just got the boards back from surface mount vendor). So the plan for Emmette is: a) Start and complete a PCB with VRAM sockets (from Erik) by 2/3/92 b) Set aside Partially finished board - resume in a few weeks c) Set aside the 7 blank boards for a few weeks By 2/3/92 we will have 12 completed Multi-sync II's (one w/VRAM sockets) and 8 more to do. Proto-assy will resume stuffing Multi-sync II's the week of 2/24. Alternatively, when Karen is back 100% and she can supervise an assembler from Mfg. to assist in completing the PCB's, then we will start the PCB's sooner. With only Emmette full-time in proto-assy, it's prudent to allocate the resource more evenly. This will allow Emmette to complete several other tasks pending in proto assy. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::RAY 28-JAN-1992 14:18:40.65 To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS CC: RAY Subj: Screen saver I need something to blank my screen after a few minutes of inactivity. I hate to spend $30 or so to buy After Dark for such a simple task. Any suggestions? John ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::MORRISON 28-JAN-1992 14:24:57.80 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Ambitious Twenty years of Ambition Rebirth Innovation geloria ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PAAUW "I swear, it was that way when I found it." 28-JAN-1992 14:39:59.25 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Slogan In Silicon Valley ya just gotta have an acronym: Totally Wild Enternainment Nonstop Twenty Years ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BENZLER "Linda Benzler, extension 3750" 28-JAN-1992 14:50:05.98 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BENZLER Subj: FEAR AND LOATHING OFF ROAD Can anybody out there in VAXland explain in not-too-technical terms the major similarities and differences between four-wheel drive and all-wheel drive? Owning a Jeep Cherokee 4 X 4, I am familiar with how this car performs in snow and mud with all-terrain tires. This "utility vehicle" has gotten me out of plenty of sticky situations where another car would have easily been stuck. And no hassle with tire chains in the snow! It's been great, but it's time for a change and I'm considering several different options. References to magazine articles or other literature would also be appreciated. Thanks! --Linda ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MOTT 28-JAN-1992 15:49:42.22 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: This is pat's answer: is the security fuse set on sloop 115's? From: KIM::MCCARTHY "Pat" 28-JAN-1992 10:49:32.84 To: KIM::MOTT CC: MCCARTHY Subj: RE: We need some sloop 115's I will make you some 115s. I can also show somebody how to make them if you want. The file is protected, currently Jed and Eric are the only ones in your group that have access. I can add anybody else at any time, I just don't want to add everybody without reason. If Eric or someone else is going to program them, I need to go over the procedure with them to make sure the security fuse gets set. Pat. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::CALFEE 28-JAN-1992 16:34:54.80 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: slogan ok, here's a try at a real slogan. How about a slight variation of Nolan of Nolan's definition of a good game for our slogan? How about: Atari Games; Easy to Learn, Hard to Beat. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LOIS 28-JAN-1992 16:43:29.52 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: LOIS Subj: SLOGAN How about: ATARI GAMES THEN AND NOW REDEFINING THE WORD FUN ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::HUBBERSTEY 28-JAN-1992 16:44:09.53 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: HUBBERSTEY Subj: WANTED: PC hardware I am looking for the following items at a good price: - PC/AT motherboard, 286 or better, 12MHz or better, (under $90) - MFM, RLL, IDE 20 to 40MB hard drive & controller, (under $160) - 2-port serial adapter I do not need (or want) power supply, case, keyboard or monitor. If you have any or all of the above items laying around gathering dust and want to get rid of them, give me a call at 1789 or reply by VAXmail. Tim ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 28-JAN-1992 16:55:50.11 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Back on the JUNK wagon DISCLAIMER: For those readers who enjoy reading offensive satire, you won't find such material here. this message is aimed to meet the highest moral standards at ATARI, it's not meant to offend anyone in any way. " TWENTY YEARS LATER WE STILL REFUSE TO GROW UP, BUT WE CAN BLOW YOUR MIND BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE BUSINESS FOR ONLY A QUARTER. " Farrokh ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MOTT 28-JAN-1992 18:04:22.28 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Slogan......:we're an entertainment company Yet another slogan: Atari Games: 20 years of entertainment through technology Steph ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 28-JAN-1992 20:35:05.05 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Data I/O 288 in Alpha Lab Ok, I replaced the broken socket just now. I also note that the previous user had programmed a device in socket 2 and got a "green" light which indicates a successful burn as opposed to previous reports of verify errors (red light) on socket 2. What gives? Users, please fill me in. As of now, I will NOT send it in for repair unless I get additional reports of verify errors on socket 2 (or other errors). ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::HINDORFF 29-JAN-1992 10:06:39.10 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: One more slogan Don's is good...how about: Totally Wild Entertainment Never Topped Yet ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::NALE "POGI" 29-JAN-1992 14:25:18.58 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: missing PROM's Did anybody out there mistakenly pick up a N82S123 IC PROM (qty 25)? It was on a cart in the prototype assembly lab. Please return it. Dennis N. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 29-JAN-1992 16:58:42.99 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: in search of the missing LEAD Leaded gas is gone as you hot-rodders know, but where does that leave the older high compression engines of pre-73, that were designed to run on leaded gas? My 71-Z has a 12:1 compression ratio and people have told me that I should stick with high octane/leaded gas. They say lead substitute should be added to the unleaded gas, so the valves don't wear out prematurely. But others say that's a myth. If you know what I'm talking about and have any ideas, I'ld like to hear from you. -Farrokh- ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 29-JAN-1992 17:15:25.42 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: P.O. BOX POLL Atari is considering discontinuing the practice of maintaining a P.O. Box. If anyone anticipates any problems receiving mail currently being sent to this location or has any problem with the idea in general, please address those questions to Dave Pasquinelli @ ext. 3746 or vax-address Dave. Thank You For Your Support LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::TINA "TINA, TINA, BO-BEENA..." 30-JAN-1992 13:23:34.00 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: RBI-3 BASEBALL JACKETS HURRY GET YOUR RBI-3 BASEBALL JACKETS !!! YOU MAY PURCHASE YOUR RBI-3 BASEBALL JACKET FROM TENGEN'S DIRECT ORDER DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE LIMITED QUANTITIES OF SMALL, MEDIUM, AND LARGES. THE COST IS $30.00 EACH INCLUDING TAX. I WILL EXCEPT VISA, MASTER CARD, OR CHECKS. PLEASE CONTACT TINA AT EXT. 491 IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. HURRY BEFORE THEY ARE ALL GONE !!!! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 30-JAN-1992 16:20:22.50 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: LOST & FOUND On 1-30-92 @ approximately 1:45 an employee lost 2 Warrior tickets. If anyone has found them or has any info as to their whereabouts, please contact Stevie at ext. 3728. The tickets were lost in the vicinity of the parking lot directly outside the door that enters the bldg at the copy machine that divides the admin area and design services. You may also send e-mail to Stevie. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 31-JAN-1992 11:10:15.12 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Mr. Cart I am looking for a cart that we have been using here in engineering for moving heavy, awkward or delicate equipment. It is gray in color, double deck (two shelf), two of the wheels are steerable and two are not. This cart is really valuable to me and my back and I need to use it. Is there any chance you have seen it in your area or stuffed in a corner somewhere? Cris ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 3-FEB-1992 11:41:07.12 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: "THE FLOWERMAN" VALENTINE FLOWERS MUST BE ORDERED BY TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11TH. DELIVERY DATE IS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14TH. VARIETY COLOR OR TYPE PRICE MIXED BOUQUETS ASSORTED 8.50 LARGE ROSES (RED,YELLOW,PINK,ORANGE,SALMON, 11.00 1/2 DOZ PALE PEACH,WHITE) 22.00 DOZ LARGE CARNATIONS RED,WHITE,PINK,RED/WHITE,BLUE, PINK/WHITE,(LARGE VARIETY OF COLORS) MINATURE CARNATIONS VARIETY OF COLORS 7.00 PER BUNCH POM-POM MUMS DAISY TYPE OR CUSHION TYPE WHITE,YELLOW,LAVENDER,BRONZE 8.50 2-BUNCHES SPIDER MUMS WHITE,YELLOW,PINK,BLUE, ORANGE,SALMON 8.50 PER BUNCH DAISES WHITE,YELLOW,PINK,BLUE 5.50 IRIS DARK-BLUE 8.50 FERN GREENS LARGE BUNCH 2.50 FRESH EUCALYPTUS GRAYISH/GREEN 6.50 DAFFODILS YELLOW 5.50 PERUVIAN LILIES WHITE,YELLOW,PINK,ORANGE,BURGANDY, SURPRISE 10.00 FREESIA -------------------------------- 7.00 SPRING BOUQUETS (DAFFODILS,TULIPS,IRIS,FERN) 8.50 DON'T FORGET THAT IMPORTANT PERSON IN YOUR LIFE ON THIS VERY SPECIAL OCCASION. TO ORDER PLEASE CONTACT FRANCES OR SHELLEY (FRONT LOBBY RECEPTIONIST) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::GEYER 3-FEB-1992 12:21:29.57 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Hmmm...just as I was about to put my check in the DMV envelope, I noticed that a SMOG certificate is required -- so, rather than let my fingers do the walkin' thru the yellow pages ... anyone got a close-by recommendation to get a car quickly and cheaply "smogged" ??? I'd like to get it done on a lunch hour close to work if possible... Thanks DGeyer x 427 Tengen ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 3-FEB-1992 13:04:33.22 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Windows Don't buy Windows 3.0 if you can postpone it - Windows 3.1 is in beta test and expected for release by April '92. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 3-FEB-1992 17:06:26.21 To: @WALKABOUT.DIS CC: RAY Subj: Walkabout Friday -- 3:30-5:00 -- 2/7/92 -- New and improved! Rusty Dawe and the Atari Games Network team will be hosting this week's Walkabout Friday. We will be having more labs (and more munchies!) to Walkabout through this month: Tengen and Training Simulation R&D. Both of these areas are on the North end of the building -- just follow the crowd! The festivities will begin at 3:30 in the Alpha, Nu, Omega, Tengen, and Simulation R&D labs. Please come by the labs, sample the munchies, play the games, and give your feedback (positive and negative). Friday, Feb. 7, 1992 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. John ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 3-FEB-1992 17:27:36.95 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: RAY Subj: New Employees I am pleased to announce the addition of 4 new employees to the Atari Games family: 1. Duane Amrine, Sr. Scenario Developer, will be joining Norm Copperman's group (starting today) working on training scenarios for the Police Trainer and other training applications. Duane has owned a driver training school for the past 20 years. 2. Frank Roller will also be joining Norm's group as Engineering Technician A on Feb. 18. Frank comes to us from Argo Systems. 3. Jim Turner, Staff Software Engineer, will be joining Rusty Dawe's group starting today. Jim has many years of experience on networks. He has worked at other entertainment companies such as Bally Sente. 4. Wen Ho will also be joining Rusty's group as Software Engineer starting Feb. 18. Wen comes to us from ECS in Fremont. A belated announcement also for Vince Binder, Sr. Software Engineer, who joined Rusty's group on Jan. 2. Please give all of these new employees a hearty "Welcome to Atari!" I would also like to take this opportunity to let you know that Lois Turner will be transferring to Jim Flack's Training Simulation group as Marketing Administrator. Lois has been very involved in this new business for the past few months. While she will be missed by all her "kids" in Engineering, we are confident she will enjoy the challenges her new position offers. (Lois will not formally leave Engineering until her replacement is on board.) John ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::HUBBERSTEY 3-FEB-1992 20:57:10.47 To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS CC: HUBBERSTEY Subj: Technical questions about the AT A couple of simple (?) question for all you tech wizzards out there: 1. On an AT, is data transfer to/from the hard disk handled by DMA and are interrupts enabled during transfer? In particular, I want to be able to service interrupts that occur every 100us without missing any during disk transfers. 2. Can one of the system timers be programmed to interrupt at (approximately) a 100us rate? If so, which one? All responses welcomed! Thanks, Tim ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::MEYETTE 4-FEB-1992 10:01:23.66 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: WELLS GARDNER DISPLAYS On Tuesday, February 18, I will be at Wells Gardner to participate in an industry review and critique of their new video displays (Model U1000 Series). I am looking for feedback from the game designers (and any other interested parties) on the following: 1. What problems with the existing displays would you like to see corrected. 2. What new features would you like to see included in these displays. 3. What are the video specifications for new hardware currently under developement and for hardware desings to be developed in the near future. Now is your chance to have your opinions and and wishes communicated directly back to Wells Gardner. They are still in the design stage for these displays, and this will give us an opportunity have our problems and opinons addressed. I need to have your feedback by Friday, February 14. Rick ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LEE 4-FEB-1992 12:13:34.36 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Missing IC I left an ALTERA reprogrammable IC, square in shape, ceramic package with a glass window in the UV eraser in the cubical across Dave Sheppard's office. I don't think the IC evaporated under the UV, so if you have seen it or know where it is, please let me know. I'd greatly apprciate it. Sam Lee ext 1715 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 4-FEB-1992 14:25:35.10 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Data I/O Wen, the new Network programmer starts Monday, 2/10. Her office is the Data I/O cubicle outside Shepperds office. Shepperd will be moving the EPROM programming equipment this week: - Data I/O 288 is going to Alpha Lab by refrigerator - temporary location - IMI " " " " " " " " " - Data I/O 1020 is going back to Mfg. Friday afternoon. Alpha labs had a ready and vacant bench and easy-to-make VAX connections, and I have jurisdiction so it was the easiest place to put it for now. Longer term I would like to see it in Numega labs or in the wide spot in the hall outside Avellar's and Flanagan's office. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DURFEY 4-FEB-1992 16:31:01.40 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: CATAPULT If anyone taped last nights Northern Exposure and would be willing to let me borrow the tape, please gimme a call. thanx erik x 1755 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GROSSMAN 6-FEB-1992 09:09:28.39 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Mail Service Dave Pasquinelli is unable to lift for a couple days and will only be working Thursday and Friday mornings. I need to ask your help in getting any mail that must go out to the mail room BEFORE 3:00 today and tomorrow. Dave will be in on Friday morning and will be able to post any mail that can wait until Friday to go out. Mail that must go out on Friday, must be in the mail room before 3:00 on Friday. Also, each department secretary will need to stop by Dave's office Thursday and Friday mornings before 11:30 to pick up mail for distribution to their respective groups. Any questions, give me a call or send me a mail message. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP! cynde ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::COMSTOCK 6-FEB-1992 09:45:10.98 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: COMSTOCK Subj: Goodbye to Will A reminder to all you Will Noble fans that today at noon is his farewell lunch. Maps to the Santa Clara Good Earth restaurant are available outside my office (across from Chris Downend's and John Ray's in the animation neighborhood). Let's wish Will the best, but mostly some rest. (From commuting, that is.) Sam Comstock ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BRAD 6-FEB-1992 10:21:41.07 To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS CC: BRAD Subj: Borland C/C++ users Patches in [audio.windows] for both Borland IDE, Turbo IDE as well as library patches. Also, if you use Desqview with the Borland compilers see these files as well. This is for version 3.0 only: BC30P1.ZIP BC30P2.ZIP BC30P3.ZIP - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::WILLIAMS 6-FEB-1992 13:47:35.63 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Giving Up Pismo FOR SALE: '85 Suzuki 250 Quadracer front and rear sand tires and 4 dirt tires DG pipe and silencer K&N air filter aluminum nerf bars '86 Suzuki 250 Quadracer rear sand tires and 4 dirt tires K&N air filter Drive on flatbed trailer with new 3500 lb. axle, hubs, bearings, tires tool box (holds tools, gas cans, etc.) I am including two 5 gallon gas cans, flags for the bikes, 8 tie downs, extra premix oil, extra transmission oil, etc. The bikes have been cleaned after every trip and very well maintained. All equipment is in excellent condition. This package is ready for Pismo Beach, Hollister, or ? All you need is safety equipment. I am selling the whole package for $4,500. If interested call me at X 3909. Ken Williams ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 6-FEB-1992 15:46:27.46 To: GRAY CC: MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN Subj: Download Switch The Game/Fast Download Switch is on SW2 d13, which is at Connector J4 pin 4. After a Reset, if the game is not in Self-Test: When J4 pin 4 is left high, the program will go to the Game; When J4 pin 4 is grounded, the program will go to the Fast Download code, which currently resides in the Self-Test EPROMs. Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::DENTON 6-FEB-1992 15:59:59.38 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: POLO SHIRTS FOR SALE THE FOLLOWING SHIRTS ARE FOR SALE ONLY. WILL ACCEPT CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS. THESE SHIRTS CAN'T BE M.T.O.'D TO DEPARTMENTS. LARGE,XLARGE GREEN,LONG SLEEVE PRICE IS $28.00 XLARGE DARK BLUE,LONG SLEEVE PRICE IS $28.00 MEDIUM,LARGE,XLARGE DARK BLUE SHORT SLEEVE PRICE IS $23.00 SMALL,MEDIUM,LARGE,XLARGE LIGHT BLUE SHORT SLEEVE PRICE IS 18.00 THE DARK BLUE SHIRTS ARE A HIGHER QUALITY SHIRT SO THE COST IS MORE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. MY EXT. IS 3941 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::COMSTOCK 6-FEB-1992 17:14:39.08 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Another Slogan Possibility OK, I'll jump in with a safe & sane one: 20 Years of Atari Games Making Fun a Tradition ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SCHLAGE "Estrada, Shepperd or Albaugh" 7-FEB-1992 08:33:10.26 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: SCHLAGE Subj: West lobby door (main lobby) As of Monday February 10, 1992. The new hours for the lobby door will be as follows : 7:30 am - 18:00 unless your card has off hours access. any question please contact H.R ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BURNIAS 7-FEB-1992 09:49:02.38 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: SLOGAN REWIND - FAST FORWARD - PLAY ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 7-FEB-1992 12:01:59.06 To: @WALKABOUT.DIS CC: RAY Subj: Don't forget -- 3:30-5:30 today! -- Walkabout! Just a reminder... The Walkabout today includes Tengen and Police Trainer labs -- just follow the corridor past Applied Research to Tengen and then to the Trainer lab. 3:30-5:00 Munchies provided John ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DURFEY 7-FEB-1992 13:13:36.58 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Postscript Cart Bug If anyone out there has a Pacific Data Products Postscript cartridge for their HP printer, take note. There is a bug which occurs after printing 2047 pages in PCL mode. The bug is that the cart stores the wrong data in the printers NV ram making it think that it is printing on legal sized paper so the margins will be off. There is a temporary fix for this by manually setting the page count on the printer to zero. If you call Pacific Data Products, they will put you on their list and notify you when the new version cart is available (ver 5). I have the zeroing proceedure if anyone is interested. erik x 1755 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 7-FEB-1992 16:32:15.78 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: THE FLOWERMAN JUST A REMINDER THAT THE VALENTINE FLOWERS HAVE TO BE ORDERED BY TUESDAY FEB.11TH. PLEASE CONTACT FRANCES OR SHELLEY AT THE RECEPTIONIST DESK IN THE MAIN LOBBY. FRANCES ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 8-FEB-1992 11:08:55.89 To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS CC: SHEPPERD Subj: Read this if you value your PC data... This came over the wire today...Do you know where your floppies have been? =========================================================================== CA-92:02 CERT Advisory February 6, 1992 Michelangelo PC Virus Warning --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Computer Emergency Response Team/Coordination Center (CERT/CC) has received information concerning a personal computer virus known as Michelangelo. The virus affects IBM PCs and compatibles. A description of the virus, along with suggested countermeasures, is presented below. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Description The Michelangelo virus is a computer virus that affects PCs running MS-DOS (and PC-DOS, DR-DOS, etc.) versions 2.xx and higher. Note, however, that although the virus can only execute on PCs running these versions of DOS, it can infect and damage PC hard disks containing other PC operating systems including UNIX, OS/2, and Novell. Thus, booting an infected DOS floppy disk on a PC that has, for example, UNIX on the hard disk would infect the hard disk and would probably prevent the UNIX disk from booting. The virus infects floppy disk boot sectors and hard disk master boot records (MBRs). When the user boots from an infected floppy disk, the virus installs itself in memory and infects the partition table of the first hard disk (if found). Once the virus is installed, it will infect any floppy disk that the user accesses. Some possible, though not conclusive, symptoms of the Michelangelo virus include a reduction in free/total memory by 2048 bytes, and some floppy disks that become unusable or display "odd" graphic characters during "DIR" commands. Additionally, integrity management products should report that the MBR has been altered. Note that the Michelangelo virus does not display any messages on the PC screen at any time. II. Impact The Michelangelo virus triggers on any March 6. On that date, the virus overwrites critical system data, including boot and file allocation table (FAT) records, on the boot disk (floppy or hard), rendering the disk unusable. Recovering user data from a disk damaged by the Michelangelo virus will be very difficult. III. Solution Many versions of anti-virus software released after approximately October 1991 will detect and/or remove the Michelangelo virus. This includes numerous commercial, shareware, and freeware software packages. Since this virus was first detected around the middle of 1991 (after March 6, 1991), it is crucial to use current versions of these products, particularly those products that search systems for known viruses. The CERT/CC has not formally reviewed, evaluated, or endorsed any of the anti-virus products. While some older anti-virus products may detect this virus, the CERT/CC strongly suggests that sites verify with their anti-virus product vendors that their product will detect and eradicate the Michelangelo virus. The CERT/CC advises that all sites test for the presence of this virus before March 6, which is the trigger date. If an infection is discovered, it is essential that the user examine all floppy disks that may have come in contact with an infected machine. As always, the CERT/CC strongly urges all sites to maintain good backup procedures. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The CERT/CC wishes to thank for their assistance: Mr. Christoph Fischer of the Micro-BIT Virus Center (Germany), Dr. Klaus Brunnstein of the Virus Test Center (Germany), Mr. A. Padgett Peterson, P.E., of the Technical Computing Center at Martin-Marietta Corp., and Mr. Steve R. White of IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you believe that your system has been compromised, contact CERT/CC or your representative in FIRST (Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams). Internet E-mail: cert@cert.sei.cmu.edu Telephone: 412-268-7090 (24-hour hotline) CERT/CC personnel answer 7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. EST(GMT-5)/EDT(GMT-4), on call for emergencies during other hours. Computer Emergency Response Team/Coordination Center (CERT/CC) Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 Past advisories, information about FIRST representatives, and other information related to computer security are available for anonymous ftp from cert.sei.cmu.edu (192.88.209.5). ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 10-FEB-1992 10:14:09.07 To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS CC: SHEPPERD Subj: PC Penicillin I have a copy of the latest McAfee virus checker and zapper that will find the Michangelo virus along with about 1200 others. I will not loan out this disk, but I will run it on your system if you want. ds ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::JEFFERSON 10-FEB-1992 13:31:28.05 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Petty Cash Since it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep funds in petty cash, an old policy is being reinstated. From now on, a Business Expense Report should be used for food/refreshments and you will be reimbursed with a company check. This should help alleviate the strain on petty cash. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ALBAUGH "Dr. Bizarro" 10-FEB-1992 15:30:18.60 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: From the people who brought you Random Billing (tm) I never did like Sprint, but now I have another reason. I picked this up on UseNet, in the Risks Forum: ---- quote ---- From: jpallen@ics.uci.edu Subject: US Sprint offering phone fraud insurance It's been reported that US Sprint is trying to "transform a billion-dollar industrywide problem into a source of income" by offering phone fraud insurance to its customers (Information Week, 2/3/92). Discussions about the conflict of interest inherent in making a "security industry" financially dependent on a thriving security problem suddenly seem much less far-fetched... Is security against phone fraud something that Sprint, a company that doesn't require the use of PINs on their calling cards, should be asking its customers to pay for? Jonathan Allen, University of California, Irvine CORPS (Computers, ORganizations, Policy, and Society) program ---- quote ---- So, let's see if I read this straight. U.S. Sprint, a company famous for placing randomly generated calls on your bill just to see if you notice, is now going to charge you "insurance" to cover the costs of those calls you didn't make, but that you were not allowed to keep others from making. Ah, Progress. Keep in mind that the LD companies are currently lobbying fairly heavily to extend into the LATA, that is, soon you will need to specify which LD carrier handles all your "message unit" calls, and, of course, your local bill will go up to provide for "equal access", even if you make _no_ out of area calls. Lynch Judge Green NOW!!! Mike ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 10-FEB-1992 15:35:36.73 To: @E_T CC: Subj: static on tape WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? My brand new car stereo makes a static noise when the engine is running, but only when I play a tape. Radio's clean. It's not tape hiss I'm talking about and it goes away as soon as I shut the engine off. I've already put a new condenser on my alternator and a new set of resistor NGK spark-plugs and wire set. WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::NATALIE 10-FEB-1992 15:48:13.75 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: WANTED: GAMEBOY I have a friend who is looking to buy a GameBoy, used. If you know someone who isn't using theirs anymore (maybe because they now have a Lynx or Game Gear) and wants to sell it, please call me at x1714 or x1794, or reply to this address. It's got to have Tetris, but I believe all GameBoys were sold with it. Thanks, Natalie ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCCARTHY "Pat" 10-FEB-1992 15:50:13.57 To: @SYS$MAIL:HARDWARE CC: MCCARTHY Subj: EPROM Speeds. Report from Purchasing 1 Meg Eproms are priced the same for 150nS, 120nS, and 100nS. I did not get the actual current price, I know that it is in the $3.75 range. 4 Meg Eproms are priced the same for 150nS and 120nS. 100nS parts are about $0.20 more, and coming down because that is where the yields are. I did not get the actual current price, I know that it is in the $13.95 range for 150/120 nS parts. Does anyone object if we move immediately (all future deliveries) to 100nS parts, both 1 meg and 4 meg. Pat. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::DAVE 11-FEB-1992 10:57:34.67 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: THANKS : I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who helped me out last week when I was experiencing some difficulties due to a spraind back. I am doing much better now and I am vigorously trying to catch up with the things that hapend to fall behind last week. And I will CATCH UP. Thanks again for your help and patience. David B.Pasquinelli ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 11-FEB-1992 11:49:39.20 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: THE FLOWERMAN JUST A REMINDER. LAST DAY TO ORDER YOUR VALENTINE FLOWERS. THERE IS A SPECIAL ON THE SPRING BOUQUET ($8.50) AND THE RED ROSES MAKE A REAL NICE VALENTINES GIFT FOR YOUR LOVED ONE. MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY WITH A LARGE BUNCH OF RED AND WHITE CARNATIONS. PLEASE CONTACT FRANCES AT THE MAIN LOBBY. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 11-FEB-1992 17:21:13.75 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Valentine's Day Your Recreation Committee would like to remind you that this Friday, February 14 is Valentine's Day. So, don't forget that special someone in your life. The Recreation Committee will be providing candies at all coffee stations and on Friday, cookies will be provided for all employees! Enjoy -- and "HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY"! SANDY STAN ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 13-FEB-1992 17:06:38.71 To: MEYETTE CC: MARGOLIN Subj: Proposal for Monitor Specs Proposal for Monitor Specs: 1. I would like the monitor to come with an isolation transformer and whatever else it needs for power (i.e. no special, separate winding.) 2. I would like to have the monitors be able to accept video inputs of 1V. This would allow the monitors to accept the video directly from a standard video palette IC like the type used in PCs. (Reducing the video levels might also reduce emissions.) 3. I would like monitors that operate from medium speed (25KHz Horizontal, 60 Hz Vertical). 4. I would like monitors that operate at VGA format and speed (640x480, non-interlaced). If they can produce a 19" VGA Monitor for a reasonable cost they will sell zillions. Currently, 19" VGA monitors sell for thousands of dollars. Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 14-FEB-1992 12:47:42.90 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: THE FLOWERMAN THE VALENTINE FLOWERS ARE IN THE MAIN LOBBY. PLEASE PICK THEM UP. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ROTBERG "Professor of Gonzo" 14-FEB-1992 13:39:03.83 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Microwave for sale! FOR SALE --- ---- Panasonic "Genius" Microwave Oven Large Capacity with built in rotating platter Soft Touch Controls Auto Sensor Cooking - many features $75 Reason for sale: Kitchen is being remodeled wth a SpaceSaver Microwave. - Ed Rotberg - - x 1727 - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::GEYER 14-FEB-1992 15:00:45.87 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: If any of you wished you could've picked up some 1/2 doz. roses I have two bunches over here -- Ted had to leave before the flower lady//man came --I'm sure he'd like to recoup his losses if he can... ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 17-FEB-1992 20:56:46.19 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: MCCARTHY Subj: UnNatural Gas. In the rain over the weekend my neighbour noticed the ground bubbling between our two houses. The bubbles burned quite well too. Either we were sitting on a Natural Gas well or the PG&E gas line was leaking. Unfortunately, the latter was true. It was only noticeable because the ground was so wet that you could see the bubbles. It may be worth your while to take a look where your gas line runs during the next rain storm. I can only wonder how long the leak was there. Possibly years. At least the leak was before the meter. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::COMSTOCK 18-FEB-1992 14:27:40.72 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: New Animator in Town This is to announce that the Animation Department has a new Associate Animator! His name is Jason Leong and he'll be working for the time being in Will Noble's former office. He a talented, funny, friendly guy who swings a mean pencil. Feel free to stop by and say hello. Sam ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::SANDY 18-FEB-1992 15:39:35.50 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: message Tuesday 2/18 3:38pm Tom Dempsey of Texas Instrument called and asked that you return his call. (408) 748-2291 Sandy ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::HOBGOOD 18-FEB-1992 17:25:47.00 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: SLOGAN REMINDER ....IF YOU HAVE READ YOUR NEWSLETTER YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY VOTED; IF YOU HAVEN'T EVEN LOOKED AT IT THERE IS A BALLOT ON THE LAST PAGE TO VOTE FOR THE SLOGAN YOU PREFER. NOON TOMORROW, FEB 19TH, IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO VOICE YOUR OPINION, SO.. SPEAK NOW !!! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LICHAC 19-FEB-1992 10:33:17.64 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: NEW EMPLOYEE Mechanical Engineering is pleased to announce the addition of Jesus Torres its staff as Engineering Technician. Jesus has been working as a temp on the manufacturing line forever and just recently in the model shop and lab working on Motomania. He has been just great to work with and has certainly earned a permanent job. Please welcome him and introduce yourself. You can recognize him by the huge smile he has on today........ Jerry ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::TURNER 19-FEB-1992 13:17:42.59 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: TURNER Subj: Hard Disk 4 Sale I just upgraded my home computer system, so I have a spare 40 meg hard disk to sell. It's a Seagate ST 251-1. $75 or best offer. Kelly x1713 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::JMOORE 19-FEB-1992 16:47:08.25 To: @SYS$MAIL:HARDWARE CC: JMOORE Subj: Analyzer parts I can't seem to track down 2 cable/pod assemblies for the HP1650 analyzer. If anyone has these rolled up and stuffed somewhere I'd like to round them up (Tengen is beginning to doubt our credibility as a safe place for their often borrowed equipment). ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 19-FEB-1992 17:44:30.87 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: New Employee Please join me in welcoming Tim Crossman to Atari Games. Tim comes to us from Microprose Games where he was lead programmer on their F-15 coin-op game. Tim is located in the old Steel Talons lab - initially he is working on Multi-sync II hardware and will assist Applied Research as he comes up to speed on Multi-sync. I anticipate that Tim will initiate an origninal project in a few months. Stop by and say Hello... ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::VERNON 20-FEB-1992 08:22:48.63 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: It's official... John M. will now be known as Bill, BILL HERMAN that is. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BRAD 20-FEB-1992 09:49:08.54 To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS CC: BRAD Subj: Borland Patch Disk I have receive the patch disk for the Borland C++ version 3.0 package. It replaces 4 files: TCW.EXE IMPLIBW.EXE WINSIGHT.EXE WSIHOOK.DLL These are all windows applications. If you would like to borrow it let me know. - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::SMITH 21-FEB-1992 09:09:12.74 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: March 6, Michaelangelo Virus Wake Up Call I heard a good suggestion on the "SILICON VALLEY REPORT", Channel 54, last nite. They said that the virus could be defeated easily if, on March 5 on March 5th, you change your computer date to March 7th. Just skip the day of March 6. The virus is set to attack if the date is equal to March 6, 1992 only. If the virus never sees March 6, it just remains dormant forever. See the difference between "EQUAL TO" an "EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN". ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::JEFFERSON 21-FEB-1992 09:09:37.58 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: DESIGN SERVICES DUMMY CARD SOMEBODY BORROWED THE DUMMY CARD, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO! WHOEVER BORROWED IT PLEASE RETURN TO ME (OR LET ME KNOW IF YOU STILL NEED IT). THANKS, KAREN ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BERGLUND 21-FEB-1992 09:37:15.12 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: LIL'S LOST CUP LOST MY FAVORITE CUP.....THE ATARI 15TH ANNIVERSARY YELLOW PLASTIC MODEL. I THINK I LEFT IT IN THE ADMIN/MARKETING AREA WEDNESDAY 2/19. THANKS. LIL BERGLUND, FINANCE ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BERGLUND 21-FEB-1992 09:44:28.59 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: LIL'S FOUND CUP STOP LOOKING!!!!!BECKY FOUND IT...... ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::LIPSON 21-FEB-1992 09:52:40.47 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: what the hell are copywrites for, anyway?? I found an interesting discussion of copywrite on the Internet by Richard Stallman (of GNU fame/notoriety). Although the model he's using is music (specifically, the issue of DAT taping) it's equally pertinent to game software. It's too big to send out to everyone; but if you're interested, just look at EE$USERDISK:[LIPSON]STALLMAN.DOC ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 21-FEB-1992 10:59:51.48 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: SAN JOSE-MERCURY NEWS TODAYS NEWSPAPER HAS FINALLY BEEN DELIVERED ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 21-FEB-1992 14:41:30.69 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: DEPARTMENTAL CHANGES Please note the upcoming changes in our sales department: Effective April 1, Anne Hayes will be appointed as Import/ Export Manager in our newly created International Business Department. Reporting directly to me, she will be responsible for sales in the Far East, Australia and South America, and will handle all import and export sales activities for licensed product. Anne has done a great job in domestic sales and I know she will be a tremendous asset for the growth of our company. Effective March 2, Elaine Shirley will be moving within the domestic sales organization as Regional Sales Manager, responsible for the western half of the country. Jim Newlander will continue to handle the eastern half (divided roughly at the Mississippi River). As head of the Customer Service Department for the past seven years, Elaine has acquired vast experience dealing with both distributors and operators on a daily basis. Holly LaMontagne will be replacing Elaine as Customer Service Manager effective March 2. Holly is a familiar name at Atari Games as she worked here for 10 years in manufthe manufacturing and inventory planning groups. Since 1984, she has managed the customer service group at Wyse Technology, a computer and terminal manufacturer. With Holly's expertise, Atari Games will continue to have the #1 service department in the industry. Hide Nakajima ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ESTRADA 21-FEB-1992 16:46:42.86 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: I will be away from 02/24/92 - 02/28/92, If you need assistance during my absence, please contact David Shepperd or Bob Frye. thank you. Gilbert Estrada. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCNAMARA 24-FEB-1992 10:23:59.37 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: MCNAMARA Subj: Pool installer I am looking into getting a swimming pool for this summer and I would like to know if anyone can recommend a good installer? I live in Pleasanton, so they will need to service that area. Thanks, Glenn ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::AVL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING" 24-FEB-1992 14:03:34.98 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: CER-8951 ============================================================================== ATARI GAMES CORP COMPONENT EVALUATION REQUEST CER# 8951 ============================================================================== REQUESTED ACTION: Approval APPLICATION: PROJECT: Street Driver USED ON ASSEMBLY: PART NUMBER: 137693-080 GENERIC: DESCRIPTION: IC,VRAM,128KX8,80NS,CMOS,40P SOJ MANUFACTURER: MICRON MFG P/N: MT42C8127DJ-8 This CER has been assigned to Ray Sherman, ext 1751 ============================================================================== From: MIKE::AVL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING" 24-FEB-1992 14:06:00.71 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: CER-8952 ============================================================================== ATARI GAMES CORP COMPONENT EVALUATION REQUEST CER# 8952 ============================================================================== REQUESTED ACTION: NEW VENDOR APPLICATION: MultiSync II PROJECT: Street Driver USED ON ASSEMBLY: PART NUMBER: 137693-100 GENERIC: DESCRIPTION: IC,VRAM,128KX8,100NS,CMOS,40P SOJ MANUFACTURER: TOSHIBA MFG P/N: TC528126BJ-10 This CER has been assigned to Ray Sherman, ext 1751 ============================================================================== ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::DAVE 24-FEB-1992 15:15:19.28 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: ATARI Games PO Box. As of 02/24/92 the ATARI Games PO box will no longer be in service.All mail with the PO box address will be automatically be forwarded to the street address for one year.At the end of one year the Poastmaster will notify all correspondents of the change for up to six months.If you would like to notify any of your correspondents or publishers yourself,please feel free to stop by my office and fill out a change of address card. thank you.. David B.Pasquinelli ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LOGG 24-FEB-1992 17:35:56.40 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: 68020 vs 68000 performance I recently converted my program from 68000 to 68EC020. I thought there might be others interested in the performance increase from the 68020. The following is my mileage, yours will certainly vary. Both systems were running at 14.1MHz. In both cases the C compiler is gnu C 1.40. OSM generates better code on the 68000 although I cannot run it on the 68020. In both cases the program is running with 1 wait state (for SLOOP and 100ns ROMs). ASIC is used just for sin, cos, atan, and TRANSVEC (transform unit vectors into another frame of reference). I will define a time of 1.0 to be the running time of my program on the 68000 without the ASIC. .4 would mean the program would run in 40% of the time. time configuration 1.0 68000 .8 68000, with ASIC .8 68020, 16 bit bus, 68000 code .74 68020, 16 bit bus, 68000 code, with ASIC .65 68020, 16 bit bus, 68000 code, cache on .55 68020, 32 bit bus, 68000 code .5 68020, 32 bit bus, 68000 code, cache on .45 68020, 32 bit bus, 68020 code (MULS.L used) .42 68020, 32 bit bus, 68020 code (MULS.L used), cache on .42 68020, 32 bit bus, 68020 code (MULS.L and DIVS.L used) .38 68020, 32 bit bus, 68020 code (MULS.L and DIVS.L used), cache on The 68020 seems to be better than twice as fast as the 68000. The results show that the ASIC should not be used for small routines like sin and atan where the 68020 will run faster that it takes to get the info to and from the ASIC. It is also quite clear that changing just two of my most used routines (TRANSVEC and atan2) to use the MULS.L and DIVS.L instructions is well worth it. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::EYLER "knowing is in the playing" 25-FEB-1992 10:24:04.52 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Birthday Bike I'm looking for a used bike for my slightly oversized 6 year old for his birthday. Any leads? Thanks, Chuck Eyler (x1776) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::KANE 25-FEB-1992 13:15:50.89 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Rick Thompson Rick underwent another surgury on his ankle last Saturday. He's at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, (415)369-5811 Rm. 370, through the end of this week. Any calls, gags, or visits from fellow Atarians would be a good lift for Rick. Thanks, Berry ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::AVL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING" 25-FEB-1992 13:34:00.17 To: MARGOLIN,RSHERMAN CC: Subj: CER-8952 - Completed From: MIKE::MARGOLIN 24-FEB-1992 14:05:07.67 To: AVL CC: Subj: AUTO-CER ============================================================================== ATARI GAMES CORP COMPONENT EVALUATION REQUEST CER# 8952 ============================================================================== REQUESTED ACTION: NEW VENDOR APPLICATION: MultiSync II PROJECT: Street Driver USED ON ASSEMBLY: PART NUMBER: 137693-100 GENERIC: DESCRIPTION: IC,VRAM,128KX8,100NS,CMOS,40P SOJ MANUFACTURER: TOSHIBA MFG P/N: TC528126BJ-10 CONTACT: JOAN ALPEN, MERRIT PHONE: COMMENTS: I have tested the part and as far as I can tell, it works. ============================================================================== ENGINEERING REPLY/NOTES: APPROVE: TOSHIBA TC528126BJ-10 CHANGE FROM RESTRICTED APPROVAL TO APPROVED: MICRON TECHNOLOGY MT42C8127DJ-10 ============================================================================== AVL DESCRIPTION | PART NUMBER | | ============================================================================== DISPOSITION: X_APPROVED __RESTRICTED APPROVAL __ADD AVL NOTE __REJECTED __SUBSTITUTE APPROVED AVL ACTION: X_ADD MFR __ASSIGN NEW P/N __REVISE DESCRIPTION __REMOVE MFR __CONVERT P/N __EXPORT LICENSE REQ X_REVISE MFR __INACTIVATE P/N __SAFETY CRITICAL ============================================================================== ASSIGNED TO: DATE AUTHORIZED BY DATE RS R SHERMAN 2/25/92 ============================================================================== From: MIKE::AVL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING" 25-FEB-1992 13:51:25.57 To: MARGOLIN,RSHERMAN CC: Subj: CER-8951 - Completed From: MIKE::MARGOLIN 24-FEB-1992 14:02:56.88 To: AVL CC: Subj: AUTO-CER ============================================================================= ATARI GAMES CORP COMPONENT EVALUATION REQUEST CER# 8951 ============================================================================= REQUESTED ACTION: Approval APPLICATION: PROJECT: Street Driver USED ON ASSEMBLY: PART NUMBER: 137693-080 GENERIC: DESCRIPTION: IC,VRAM,128KX8,80NS,CMOS,40P SOJ MANUFACTURER: MICRON MFG P/N: MT42C8127DJ-8 CONTACT: PHONE: COMMENTS: I have tested the part and as far as I can tell, it works. ============================================================================== ENGINEERING REPLY/NOTES: CHANGE THIS PART FROM RESTRICTED APPROVAL TO APPROVED ============================================================================= AVL DESCRIPTION | PART NUMBER | | ============================================================================== DISPOSITION: X_APPROVED __RESTRICTED APPROVAL __ADD AVL NOTE __REJECTED __SUBSTITUTE APPROVED AVL ACTION: __ADD MFR __ASSIGN NEW P/N __REVISE DESCRIPTION __REMOVE MFR __CONVERT P/N __EXPORT LICENSE REQ X_REVISE MFR __INACTIVATE P/N __SAFETY CRITICAL ============================================================================== ASSIGNED TO: DATE AUTHORIZED BY DATE RS R SHERMAN 2/24/92 ============================================================================== ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BENZLER "Linda Benzler, extension 3750" 26-FEB-1992 09:32:20.46 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BENZLER Subj: DRIVE AWAY IN YOUR VERY OWN 4X4 TODAY! For Sale: 1987 Jeep Cherokee Pioneer 4WD ** 4.0 Liter V6 with 73K miles ** Dark blue with light blue interior ** AM/FM cassette stereo ** Exterior spare tire mount ** <> 5-speed transmission ** <> clutch ** <> Goodyear Wrangler all-terrain tires ** all belts, gaskets, hoses, etc., recently inspected/replaced $7500 or best offer I am planning to buy a new car within the next two weeks. If this car is not sold by that time, it will be traded in to the broker. After a thorough inspection, the broker will give me $6500-$7000 for the Jeep and he already has a potential retailer lined up. Skip the middle man: Make me a better offer and it's yours! (Actual "blue book" value on this car is $7375-$10,650. I have seen them in the paper for up to $11,000.) --Linda ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GROSSMAN 26-FEB-1992 09:48:41.36 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Daffodil Days Spring is in the air and what better way to celebrate than by purchasing a bunch of DAFFODILS. Each year the American Cancer Society sells bunches of DAFFODILS to support their education, research and patient services. As part of this fund raising effort, I will be taking orders for bunches of DAFFODILS at $5.00 for a bunch of 10 flowers (vases available for an additional $3.00) or an arrangement of 25 DAFFODILS designed by Citti's Florists and delivered to any home in Santa Clara County for $50.00. All orders must be in to me by March 16, flowers will be delivered on Monday, March 30. Payment (either cash or check, payable to Atari Games) must accompany each order. Don't delay, I must receive all orders for DAFFODILS by Monday, March 16. cynde ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::RUSTY 26-FEB-1992 11:15:19.83 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: RUSTY Subj: Computer for sale... I have an "interesting" DOS based computer for sale... It is an 386/XT... This is an 8088 based 8-bit bus with a 32-bit 16Mhz intel 386 card mounted in it to replace the actual 8088. The 386 card is stuffed with 3 Mbyte of high speed memory. The result is that this machine runs faster than any 286 machines out there, but slower than an actual 16-bit AT bus 386. It is has a quirk or two which makes it more difficult to run windows. I have purchased a copy of Windows from Intel which supports this card and has the patches required in it. I am including this software with the machine. It still would prefer to run windows in "real" or "standard" mode instead of 386 enhanced mode, however (it is much faster in standard mode). The rest of the machine: 2 20Mbyte hard disks 1 1.44Mbyte (3.5") floppy 1 360k (5") floppy 16Mhz 386 with 3Mbyte of 32-bit RAM XT keyboard 1 serial port, 1 parallel port (more if you really need it) The machine is ready to run EXCEPT that it has no graphics card or monitor. Software included is: DOS 3.3, Windows 3.0. It will boot up on the "C" drive with DOS 3.3 This machine is the "high end" of "low end" machines!!! $450 or best offer... Rusty ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::COPPERMAN 26-FEB-1992 12:31:02.71 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER.DIS CC: Subj: Review of Macintosh Universe CAD System Functional Design On Friday, February 28, at 2:00, in the Central Conference Room, there will be a meeting to discuss Alan Gray's functional design of the "Macintosh Universe CAD System." This is a follow-up meeting which was preceded by one held on Jan. 22 where we discussed the requirements. Lois Turner has design document copies which are available upon request. Norm ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 26-FEB-1992 13:54:28.25 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: "THE FLOWERMAN" LARGE ROSES RED,YELLOW,PINK,ORANGE,SALMON, PALE PEACH,WHITE,SURPRISE 2 DZ. $10.00 BABY ROSES RED,WHITE,PINK,YELLOW,ORANGE,RED/WHITE 2/DZ. 9.00 LGE CARNATIONS RED,WHITE,PONK,RED/WHITE,PINK/WHITE, YELLOW,TANGERINE,BLUE,LAVENDAR 2/DZ. 10.00 MINIATURE WHITE,PINK,RED,RED/WHITE,PINK/WHITE, CARNATIONS YELLOW,PURPLE/WHITE,ROSE PINK,CREAM BURGUNDY,LAVENDER,SALMON,TANGERINE, GOLD,MAROON,PALE YELLOW,SURPRISE, MIXED-BUNCH BUNCH 6.00 POM-POM MUMS DAISY TYPE-WHITE,YELLOW,LAVENDAR,BRONZE, CUSHION TYPE-WHITE,YELLOW,LAVENDAR,BRZ 2/BUN. 7.50 SPIDER MUMS WHITE,YELLOW,PINK,BLUE,ORANGE,SALMON (10)BUNCH 7.50 FOOTBALL MUMS WHITE,YELLOW,BRONZE,MIXED (ANY 2 COLLORS) 10.00 DAISIES WHITE,YELLOW,PINK,BLUE (20) 5.00 IRIS DARK BLUE (10) 8.00 BABY'S BREATH WHITE 5.00 FERN GREENS LARGE BUNCH 2.50 FRESH UCALYPTUS GRAYISH/GREEN 6.50 DAFFODILS YELLOW (10) 5.50 TULIPS YELLOW,PINK,RED,ORANGE,PINK/WHITE,SURPRISE 8.00 PERUVIAN LILIES WHITE,YELLOW,PINK,ORANGE,BURGUNDY,SURPRISE 8.50 FREESIA WHITE,YELLOW,RED,LAVENDER 6.50 SPRING BOUQUET 8.50 YOU CAN ORDER AT THE RECEPTIONIST DESK. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: ERNIE::JACKSON 26-FEB-1992 13:58:38.20 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: PUPPY A FRIEND OF MY SON'S BOUGHT A PUPPY (CHINESE SHARPEI) WITHOUT HIS WIFES KNOLEDGE------SHE'S GOING TO KILL HIM------THE PUPPY IS FOR SALE------HE PAID $500.00------MAY TAKE BEST OFFER. CONTACT ART JACKSON AT 3710. P.S. 6 WEEKS OLD------BLOND------BLUE EYES------MAIL---PAPERS. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 27-FEB-1992 10:04:42.63 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: WISHING CHRIS DOWNEND A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LOGG 27-FEB-1992 10:29:00.95 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: Steel Talons self test I just realized I did not copy over your self test into my Steel Talons directory. I am about to do an archive of the Steel Talons directory and I would like to put the self test source in the archive. What directory should I look at? Has the DSPCOM, DSPLINK, ... self test code changed any since Steel Talons? ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 27-FEB-1992 13:04:13.16 To: KIM::LOGG CC: MARGOLIN Subj: RE: Steel Talons self test Steel Talons Self-Test is in [Margolin.Aces] . It is what we sent out in the game. Peter Lipson redid DSPLINK and took all of Self-Test out of the Boot ROM, causing lots of people lots of pain (and wasted time) especially me. If you want 2105 source code for the boot rom that we shipped in the game I can give it to you. Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LOGG 27-FEB-1992 13:42:20.16 To: KIM::MARGOLIN CC: Subj: RE: Steel Talons self test Yes, I guess I should have the source code. Is it on the VAX? I have no PC and longer. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 27-FEB-1992 14:53:13.08 To: KIM::LOGG CC: MARGOLIN Subj: RE: Steel Talons self test It is on the PC only. Some of the files are in binary so I have not uploaded them to the VAX (I do not have a network card and Kermit does only ASCII files). I have made a 5 1/4" Floppy for you with the DSPCOM Files on it which you may have if you like. Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 28-FEB-1992 09:35:53.58 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: TREE TRIMMING RED MAZDA PICKUP LICENSE #3N01476 PLEASE MOVE YOUR TRUCK. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 28-FEB-1992 14:25:59.73 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: PHONE MAIL FRI., 2-28 1:40PM REX HIGGINS WAS HERE TO SEE YOU. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 29-FEB-1992 16:28:49.18 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Demo on DEV SYS Don Mull of Signum Systems will be here Wednesday @ 120:30AM to demo a 68020 emulator called the Trace 32 from a German company. He says its as good as the Signum system Rotberg is using only better. WHAT: Demo WHEN: Wednesday, 4, 1992 WHERE: Central Conf. Room Please come. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 2-MAR-1992 09:18:52.39 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Rhizomes For any of you out there that are into gardening at all and are interested, I have in the back of my pickup a bunch of Canna Lily rhizomes that I divided out of my yard this weekend. They grow great in full sun, grow about 6 ft.+ tal with Yellow flowers. They also will give yor yard a rather Tropical touch. I still have plenty in my yard but they do need to be divided occasionally. Anyway, if you want them, just respond and I'll tell you where they are. Great time of the year to plant them. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::YATURNER 2-MAR-1992 10:18:06.29 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Help a friend To all of those who care, give Lois a hand. Make sure that she has her left shoe on herleft foot and her right shoe on her right. She seems to be having trouble with that sort of thing lately..... p.s. she's gonna kill me for this (;-) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 2-MAR-1992 10:52:51.06 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Atari Games Golf Tournament Atari Games annual golf tournament is scheduled this year for Saturday, June 6th at Pleasant Hill Golf Course. Tee times start at seven minute intervals from 10:00 a.m. If you would like to participate in this event, please call Sandy Stan, ext. 3773 or send a VAX message, so arrangements can be finalized. The cost this year will probably be approximately $28/player (depending upon the number of participants). As soon as the roster is determined, morfe information will be forthcoming. Please sign up by not later than April 1. Jose Sandoval will be the coordinator along with Sandy Stan and Lois Turner. If you have any questions, please contact Jose. Thank you. Sandy Stan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 2-MAR-1992 17:02:37.75 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: Subj: Data I/O 288 The Data I/O 288 closest to Drobny's office just came back from repair last week. I swapped it out with the broken rental the WAS there. I found the repaired 288 turned off this morning - I turned it back on. Is it broken? Is it working? Please report any problems to me!!! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCCARTHY "Pat" 2-MAR-1992 17:09:38.36 To: @SYS$MAIL:HARDWARE CC: MCCARTHY Subj: Lost 4Kx8 45nS Bipolar prom. Did you loose your PROM. Some time ago someone gave me a Signetics 82hs321 (4Kx8, 45nS PROM). It is in a "sample" bag. Did you loose it. Please come and take it from my desk. Pat. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LICHAC 3-MAR-1992 07:26:01.90 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: FREE 1988 THOMAS REGISTER. OUTSIDE MY OFFICE FOR 1/2 DAY, THEN TO THE DUMPSTER. JERRY ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 3-MAR-1992 09:04:14.49 To: @WALKABOUT.DIS CC: RAY Subj: Walkabout Friday -- 3/6 -- 3:30 - 5:00 Peter Lipson and the Relief Pitcher team will be home team for this week's Walkabout Friday. The festivities will begin at 3:30 in the Alpha, Nu, Omega, and Tengen labs. Please come by the labs, sample the munchies, play the games, and give your feedback (positive and negative). Friday, March 6, 1992 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. John ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 3-MAR-1992 14:29:24.79 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: Subj: Data I/O 288 Drobny reports that the Rs-232 serial port on the Data I/O 288 is broken. I will send it back for repair again unless it is useful right now (this week and next for making copies of master EPROMs' - no downloads). I will send it in Friday. Let me know if that's a problem for you. ............................................................................ From: KIM::DOWNEND 2-MAR-1992 17:01:56.85 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE Subj: Data I/O 288 The Data I/O 288 closest to Drobny's office just came back from repair last week. I swapped it out with the broken rental the WAS there. I found the repaired 288 turned off this morning - I turned it back on. Is it broken? Is it working? Please report any problems to me!!! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::BRAD 3-MAR-1992 14:44:58.14 To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS CC: BRAD Subj: SD 92 Software Development 92 - Santa Clara Convention Center - Feb 1992 I attended several seminars at the show as well as the expo. The following are exceprts that I thought may interest PC users. If you are interested in any seminar or product I may have literature. EXPO: Microsoft Microsoft has claimed that it has sold over 9 million WINDOWS 3.0 copies. 96 million copies of MS-DOS. (compared to 6.5 million for Macintosh, 1 million for PC Unix and 1.2 million for OS/2 -- data from IDC and Software Publishing Assoc., Oct 91 and Nov 91) C/C++ 7.0 - MS introduced their new C/C++ compiler. It includes the SDK for WINDOWS 3.1 and a class browser. The Programmer's Workbench is still DOS based but this doesn't seem to pose a problem because of the advances made to the WINDOWS DOS-box in WINDOWS 3.1. The Class Browser is different than Borland's Turbo C; it is text-based and a bit more extensive. I picked up data comparing the two compilers from both companies. Generally, they both seem to have made strides in the areas that they were lacking. I would not choose the compiler on it's compilation speed, EXE size/speed as they are pretty dead even (according to published data - both companies acknowledge this after you get past the advertisments). Availability 4-6 weeks. $495 or $139 upgrade to ANY MS-DOS C compiler. Product includes WINDOWS 3.1 SDK. WINDOWS 3.1 - New features: OLE 1.0, Multimedia API and PEN API included, Mouse input can be sent to MS-DOS app, different font sizes available in windowed MS-DOS apps, hi-res VGA MS-DOS apps run in a window, persistent network connections, better error checking, truetype, drag/drop from FileManager to ProgramManager, better FileManager, etc... SDK to be available after 3.1 ships. WIN32 & NT - I attended several MS seminars on WIN32 and NT. For those unfamiliar: WIN32 is the 32-bit version of WINDOWS. NT (New Technology) is basically the DOS replacement (although there is no CLI). MS claims both WIN32 and NT will be cross-platform independent. So far only 2 processors are supported (Intel-x86 and MIPS-RISC), but both MS and DEC have announced the possibility of DEC's Alpha-RISC being supported. WIN32 is fully 32-bit code, supports true multitasking (pre-emptive, multi-threaded, asynchronous message queue), supports structured exception handling, security, builtin Network API, and the usual improvements to WIN16 that you would expect. BTW, MS says that WIN32 will also work on top of DOS 6.0 NT/WIN32 to be available late 92 (better count on early 93 -- although both are in beta). SDK for WIN32 to be available summer 92. Borland Announced Borland C++ for OS/2. Also the usual claims that their products are better than MS's. Availability: ??? Digitalk No new announcements. They will ship their Smalltalk implementation for WINDOWS 3.1 when WINDOWS 3.1 ships. It will support OLE. For those unfamiliar with the Digitalk line: Product Platform ------------------------------------------------- Smalltalk /V Win 1.1: Windows 3.0 Smalltalk /V PM 1.3 OS/2 1.3 Smalltalk /V 286 DOS with extended memory manager for 286 Smalltalk /V DOS MS-DOS Smalltalk /V Mac Macintosh Smalltalk /V PM 2.0 in beta for OS/2 2.0. Smalltalk /V Win 1.2 in beta for Windows 3.1. I've seen both on both platforms. They are ready to ship. Watcom WATCOM C - didn't visit both. They made an annoucement but I didn't attend. Zinc Zinc C - didn't visit booth. There were several C++ products for sale for various platforms by various vendors. Unfortunately the class compatibility issue has still not been addressed. I visited most booths. Some vendors and their products: Vendor Product ---------------------------------------------------------------- Blaise WIN++ A C++ class library for WINDOWS using Borland C++ (also announced future library to support MS C/C++ 7.0) ImageSoft IconoClass - A browser and development environment for C++ development for Windows, PM and Motif. Glockenspiel - C++ compiler CommonBase - SQL and ISAM C++ libraries Premia Codewright - WINDOWS programming editor. Not specifically for C++ but does have C++-type editing available. We've used this editor and probably the best WINDOWS editor so far. SEMINARS: I attended the following seminars. I have notes to these seminars if you would like to borrow and photocopy: Enhancements and New Capabilities in Windows 3.1 Windows NT Overview Dynamic Data Exchange for WINDOWS Introduction to Object Linking and Embedding (I have extensive documentation and examples provided by MS) Real World Smalltalk Class Libraries and Standardization Developing Multimedia Applications for Windows The Object Windows Interface to C++ Programming MultiMedia Extensions Getting Ready for Windows-32 Methodology for Humans Extending Windows with Custom Controls Visual Programming with Borland's Applications Frameworks - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 4-MAR-1992 16:14:02.32 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: THE FLOWERMAN FLOWERS THAT WERE ORDERED WILL BE DELIVERED THURSDAY MORNING. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BENZLER "Linda Benzler, extension 3750" 4-MAR-1992 17:12:57.44 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BENZLER Subj: NEW CAR BUYERS It's amazing how much you learn when shopping around for a new car. This note is to all of you I have spoken to recently about automobile shopping, and all others who may be in the market for a new (or used) car. CA Auto Assn has a new service to members called Vehicle Pricing. For a fee of $12.50 per new model year vehicle they will send you complete information on Manufacturers Suggested Retail Pricing and data on dealer's invoice for all available options. Nice info to have in hand while shopping around. They can also print out data for used vehicles (handy for that trade-in). Their number is (800) 272-2877. Happy shopping! --Linda ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 4-MAR-1992 17:36:52.09 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Updated Phone Lists There are new phone lists available at the lobby reception desk for those of you who wish to obtain a current copy. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LOGG 5-MAR-1992 08:35:43.38 To: ROTBERG,LIPSON,DOWNEND,MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN,BEHENSKY,COMSTOCK,BRAD,PAUL CC: HATA,WINBLAD,BENZLER,KHODADADI,DURFEY,JMOORE Subj: Steel Talons uprights for sale There are two Steel Talon uprights for sale in the common area. The going price is $300. If you are interested in buying one let me know by Monday March 9. If I do not have two buyers I will set up an auction for the games next week. If I have more than two takers, I will do a weighted random drawing. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 5-MAR-1992 11:59:11.13 To: @[RAY.REMINDERS]WALKABOUT.DIS CC: Subj: Walkabout Walkabout is postponed. There will be no walkabout tommorrow, Friday 3/6/92. Instead, We'll have Walkabout NEXT WEEK on Thursday, 3/12/92 3:30 to 5:00PM. Our hosts, Relief Pitcher team are "busy" getting many last minute changes into the game before putting games on test Friday, 3/6. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::SANDY 6-MAR-1992 09:47:30.41 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: message Friday 3/6 9:35am Phil LeFrancois from Data I-O called and asked that you return his call. 987-3576 Sandy ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::GEYER 6-MAR-1992 12:07:23.29 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Mike Klug tells me that there will be a segment on Video Games on "Inside Edition" tonight (Friday) on the telly-vision...I'll pass the message along, but I don't have any more information to offer other than "tonight" and "Inside Edition." If someone was clever, someone might think about taping the program...unfortunately, I'll have to pass on being the clever one today, as I'm not home tonight -- nor am I going home first before heading out ... someone else will have to be the clever one... Deborah ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 9-MAR-1992 10:19:06.88 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: "THE FLOWERMAN" SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK LARGE CARNATIONS 2 DZ. PER BUNCH $ 8.00 MINIATURE CARNATIONS PER BUNCH 5.50 IRIS'S-------------- (10) 7.50 PERUVIAN LILIES 8.00 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 9-MAR-1992 10:57:20.40 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: MONDAY-CAFETERIA MENU ENTREE: POTATO-BEEF CROQUETTE SOUP: MUSHROOM SANDWICH SPECIAL: TURKEY & CHEESE ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::YAMAMOTO 9-MAR-1992 11:12:53.25 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: WARRIOR BASKETBALL TICKETS FOR SALE I have two (2) tickets for Monday, March 30, 1992 to the Warrior Basketball game. The Warriors will be playing Charles Barkley and the Philadelphia 76er's. The cost for the two tickets is $46.00. The seats are at the top of the middle section in one of the corners. If you would like to purchase these tickets, see me or my assistant, Jocelyn Kane (ext. 3779). Bob Sheffield (ext. 5810) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DURFEY 9-MAR-1992 16:22:32.45 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: B & W Wanted: Used or unused monochrome monitor for a PC. (who uses those anymore anyway?) Erik x 1755 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::JEFFERSON 10-MAR-1992 10:18:41.77 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: petty cash If you have petty cash slips hanging around that you want reimbursement for please bring them over to me by 1:00 today if you can. (I have to turn them in to Finance today to get a check this week, soooo if you don't want me to run out of money, bring them on over now!) Karen ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 10-MAR-1992 10:35:59.08 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: TUESDAY-CAFETERIA MENU ENTREE: SPICY CHICKEN WINGS SOUP: BEEF BARLEY SANDWICH SPECIAL: TUNA SALAD OTHER SPECIALS: YOGURT FLAVOR FOR THE DAY ISSSSSSSSS -------CHOCOLATE ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LOGG 10-MAR-1992 17:02:28.36 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Steel Talons upright for sale There is one Steel Talons upright for sale in the Engineering Common Area. The minimum bid is $350. There is a sheet on the game for your name and bid. The highest bid next Wednesday March 18 at 5:00PM will the proud owner of this great game. As always this game must remain the property of an Atari employee. It cannot be used for profit or resold to an operator, distributor, etc. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 11-MAR-1992 08:24:28.36 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: LOST AND FOUND A WATCH WAS FOUND NEAR THE MAIN LOBBY. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::DIEKNEITE "The Universe exploded and the Beat began" 11-MAR-1992 09:25:41.51 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: DIEKNEITE Subj: rumours, fact or fiction Path: dms!motcsd!udc!mcdphx!asuvax!cs.utexas.edu!usc!rpi!usenet.coe.montana.edu! news.u.washington.edu!milton.u.washington.edu!phaedrus From: phaedrus@milton.u.washington.edu (Phaedrus) Newsgroups: rec.games.video Subject: Re: Atari, please lay down and die! Message-ID: <1992Mar8.015328.29505@u.washington.edu> Date: 8 Mar 92 01:53:28 GMT References: <9202198389@genesis.nred.ma.us> <1992Feb24.183641.29584@informix.com> <92022628451@genesis.nred.ma.us> Sender: news@u.washington.edu (USENET News System) Organization: University of Washington, Seattle Lines: 34 In article <92022628451@genesis.nred.ma.us> nugget@genesis.nred.ma.us (Ralph Barbagallo) writes: >In article <1992Feb24.183641.29584@informix.com> neilw@informix.com (Neil Williams) writes: >>In article <9202198389@genesis.nred.ma.us> nugget@genesis.nred.ma.us (Ralph Barbagallo) writes: >>>Atari sounds like a Japanese word? It is a Japanese word. In the Japanese >>>board game of GO, it means warning...or something to that effect. >>Atari is the equivalent of "check" in GO. I believe one of the >>founders or designers of the original Atari (company, game, >>whatever), later founded another company called "Sente" which >>is something like "checkmate". > Ah. Then the Compuer Bowl '91 was wrong! Heh. The guy said it meant >warning in the game of go and got it right! Oh well. What do those Atari >guys have with GO? I hate that game!!! You're both not quite right, based on what I was told by someone who used to work at Atari. "Atari" is indeed a go term; when you say "Atari" to your opponent, you're saying that your position is so good that, no matter what your opponent does, you're going to win. So it's not really like saying "check" (since you can often get off a few desperation checks even in a hideous position); more like saying "mate in four" or whatever. It's also sometimes used in contexts besides go; it more or less means "I've got you!" Whether or not this makes "Atari" an appropriate name for the company is left firmly unaddressed. :) By the way, while I'm on the subject of Atari, I remember reading somewhere that once a year, all the Atari employees got up on the roof of their building and screamed "Atari!" across the Silicon Valley. And shortly afterward, all the Apple employees got up on the roof of their building and screamed "Screw you!" right back. Can anyone confirm or deny this? -- Internet: phaedrus@u.washington.edu (University of Washington, Seattle) "If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, consider an exciting career as a guillotine operator!" Hi! I'm an anti-virus utility! Install me in your .signature right away! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BRAD 11-MAR-1992 10:05:11.41 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: BRAD Subj: CD-ROM/Multimedia Conference Lois has stored (or will) flyers/info/data-sheets/etc.. that I picked up at the above conference. The folder consists mostly of CD-ROM info on replication, publishing and hardware. - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PAAUW "I swear, it was that way when I found it." 11-MAR-1992 10:31:00.19 To: @SYS$MAIL:HARDWARE CC: Subj: Concurrent Logic FPGA meeting Thur., Mar. 19 @ 3:00 Bill Mullins will be in @ 3:00 on Thursday, March 19 to peddle the Concurrent Logic family of FPGA's. It will probably be in the Enginering Conf. room. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 11-MAR-1992 11:57:38.79 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: CAFETERIA YOGURT FLAVOR FOR TODAY IS----------VANILLA CLASSIC ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MOTT 12-MAR-1992 14:58:51.89 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Townhouse for Rent Beautiful 2 bedroom, 2 bath townhouse for rent, available April 1st, 1992. Two car garage with opener, livingroom fireplace, laundry room, breakfast room and small kitchen. There is also a great pool in this quiet complex. It's located at the end of a culdesac on 4441 Meadowville Ct., San Jose (I think it's Cupertino schools) very close to the intersection of 280 and Saratoga Ave (about 15-20 minutes to work). If interested, please call the owner: Myriam Felsenstein (xxx) xxx-xxxx rent: $990 per month ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::MARTIN 12-MAR-1992 15:19:13.75 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: 119028-103 HI JED, I HAVE BAD NEWS REGARDING YOUR PR #6183 FOR THE 136 BOURNS POTS. THE ORIGINAL DELIVERY DAT WAS 2-17-92. I HAVE BEEN EXPEDITING THIS ORDER AND HAVE BEEN GETTING THE RUN AROUND. THE DUE DATE IS NOW 4-15-92. I'M SORRY THAT I DIDN'T GET BACK TO YOU SOONER BUT I WAS WAITING TO GET SOME SORT OF AN INTELLIGENT ANSWER. I WILL CONTINUE TO STAY ON TOP OF IT. I'M SORRY, I'LL LET YOU KNOW IF ANYTHING CHANGES. MELANIE ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DURFEY 12-MAR-1992 16:30:04.91 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Bike Wanted: Bumper mount bike rack. I can probably modify just about anything to work. Thanks erik x 1755 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 12-MAR-1992 22:44:28.81 To: MARGOLIN CC: MONCRIEF,MOORE Subj: Thanks I'm here at home reviewing the events in a rather bleak day, when I recalled one good thing that happened: Jed spent several hours with Dennis and Farrokh this afternoon and evening and figured out why the motors were affecting each other - I feel it was beyond the call duty and I want to say "Thanks". ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 13-MAR-1992 09:43:26.40 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: CAFETERIA MENU FOR FRIDAY FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH ENTREE: SCALLOPED POTATO AND HAM SOUP: CLAM CHOWDER SANDWICH SPECIAL: CORNED BEEF OTHER SPECIALS: CHOCOLATE YOGURT ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GROSSMAN 13-MAR-1992 14:27:17.72 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Daffodil Days Reminder Just a quick reminder -- If you are planning to order Daffodils from the American Cancer Society, I need to have your order and money no later than Monday, March 16. 10 Daffodils are $5.00 (Vases cost an additional $3.00) Daffodils will be delivered on Monday, March 30. Please drop checks and orders by my office on or before Monday, March 16. cynde ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ESTRADA 13-MAR-1992 14:48:15.90 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: absent I will be absent from March 14-27, I will be in during the evenings, If you need assistance please leave me a message and will try to take care of it or contact you. G.E ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 16-MAR-1992 10:59:36.27 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: MONDAY-CAFETERIA MENU ENTREE: CHICKEN IN BLACK BEAN SAUCE SOUP: CREAM OF BROCCOLI SANDWICH SPECIAL: SMOKED TURKEY BREAST OTHER SPECIALS: STRAWBERRY-BANANA YOGURT ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::NATALIE 16-MAR-1992 14:24:33.76 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Come and say "Aloha!" to Ed As many of you know, Ed Rotberg is leaving us. His going away lunch will be this Friday, under the trees of a park nearby. Watch this space for the exact location. Management has requested that we leave no earlier than 11:30, and that we be back at work by 2:00. That should be long enough for a quick softball game, some frisbee, or Smashball. If you would like to attend, please reply to this message, with the following information: 1) What kind of sandwich you would like. Pat will be preparing our bag lunches. 2) What kind of soda/juice you would like. Anything that Pat sells. I need your lunch order by Wednesday, at NOON. More details to come.... Thanks, Natalie ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SMITHSON "Deja Thoris -- Princess of Mars" 16-MAR-1992 15:09:25.12 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: SMITHSON Subj: Engineering Schlage card I lost my card over the weekend. If you borrowed the Engineering Schlage card and are no longer in need of it, please give it to me. I won't be issued a replacement until Thursday at the earliest. Bonnie ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 16-MAR-1992 16:10:43.76 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: St. Patrick's Day The Recreation Committee sincerely hopes you will all enjoy the FREE yogurt and Popcorn in the cafeteria tomorrow. It should be ready in time for the early lunch hour. We hope you will all enjoy the decorations and Pat's Special Yogurt! HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 17-MAR-1992 09:18:21.38 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: TUESDAY-CAFETERIA MENU HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY ENTREE: CORNED BEEF SOUP: VEGETABLE SANDWICH SPECIAL: CHICKEN SALAD OTHER SPECIALS: FREE GREEN YOGURT FREE POPCORN ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 17-MAR-1992 11:46:16.05 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: PHONE MAIL TUES. 3-17 11:45AM MARY OF DAVE TOBKINS OFFICE 247-7642 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::NATALIE 17-MAR-1992 14:43:36.80 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Location of Ed's Picnic Ed Rotberg's picnic will be held at Cardoza Park, in Milpitas. It has a baseball diamond, complete with bleachers, half court hoops, lots of grass and picnic tables, and even a SHUUZ pit. I heard it might rain on Friday. In that case, we'll have to relocate to a covered area. If anyone knows of a place we could eat our lunches that is protected from the rain, please let me know. Ed just wants a nice place where we can get together and talk. Directions to Cardoza Park: Take 237/Calaveras to Park Victoria, the 1st light after you go under 680. Turn Left on Park Victoria. Turn Right at the first stop sign, onto Kennedy. Park is on the right, just after you turn. There is a parking lot, and plenty of street parking. If you want to come and haven't given me your order yet, it's not too late. I'll send one more reminder tomorrow morning, for you procrastinators (and for show attendees). Natalie ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCCARTHY "Pat" 17-MAR-1992 17:56:13.73 To: @SYS$MAIL:HARDWARE CC: MCCARTHY Subj: Fast RAM pricing. Budgetary (1993) pricing for Static RAMs from Motorola: 32Kx8, 25nS RAMs, $4.75 at 5000 qty. 16Kx16, registered 25nS RAMs, $10.00 at 5000 qty. Pat. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 18-MAR-1992 09:29:53.50 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: WEDNESDAY-CAFETERIA MENU ENTREE: SALISBURY STEAK SOUP: BEEF AND BARLEY SANDWICH SPECIAL: HAM AND CHEESE OTHER SPECIALS: GHIRADELLI CHOCOLATE YOGURT ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::SANDY 18-MAR-1992 10:26:02.66 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: message Wednesday 3/18 10:18am Erik West from TI called and asked that you return his call. Regaurding the TMS320C31 (408) 748-2288 Sandy ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LOGG 18-MAR-1992 10:41:27.50 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Steel Talons Upright for sale Remember today is the last day to put your bid in on the Steel Talons in the Engineering Common area. The starting bid is $350 and the closing time is 5:00. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::NATALIE 18-MAR-1992 10:45:52.20 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Plan B In case it rains on Friday, the contingency plan for Ed's Going Away Picnic is to have it at a park in Sunnyvale, under a covered area. The park is called Orchard Garden, just off 237, near Mathilda. It appears on the big map in the admin dept. It's pretty easy to get there. Just take 237 to Mathilda (south, so turn left) then turn left at the first light. The park is on that street, but the name escapes me. I'll give more precise directions if we need to use Plan B. Meanwhile, hope for a sunny day on Friday. If you haven't replied with your lunch order, please do so before lunch. If you want to go, but want to bring your own lunch, still send a reply, so we know how many of you are coming. If you can't make it, Ed will be here Friday morning, so you can say goodbye to him then. Thanks, Natalie ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BRAD 18-MAR-1992 17:24:13.24 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: BRAD Subj: EXIT Audio Board Demo EXIT Entertainment has sent us an audio board that includes their DSP chip and some music demos. If you would like to hear it see one of the Audio Group members. The literature for the chip is at the demo site. - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BRAD 19-MAR-1992 09:20:13.89 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: BRAD Subj: Computer Language Magazine article on Polynomial Encryption If you are interested, I have a copy of this article entitled: "Sharing Secrets Among Friends", Whether you're protecting a nuclear missile or your new recipe for burger sauce, polynomial encryption can prevent people from stealing your secrets. - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 19-MAR-1992 10:26:15.46 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: THURSDAY-CAFETERIA MENU ENTREE: BI BIM BAP BOWL OF RICE W/SAUTEED VEGETABLES & SPICED GROUND BEEF, FRIED EGG O TOP, SESAME OIL & HOT BEAN PASTE. SOUP: LENTIL SANDWICH SPECIAL: ROAST BEEF OTHER SPECIALS: PEACH YOGURT ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PAAUW "I swear, it was that way when I found it." 19-MAR-1992 10:35:45.05 To: MCCARTHY,LEE,HUBBERSTEY,JMOORE,PAAUW,MARGOLIN CC: Subj: Concurrent logic sales pitch @ 3:00 today in Engineering conference rm ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MILTY 20-MAR-1992 07:01:50.69 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: 1st day o' spring picnic ....sooooo,..Ed,...what'd you do to "miff" Mother Nature so much to RAIN ON YOUR PARADE !!!!??? ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LICHAC 20-MAR-1992 08:45:34.00 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: SECRET FISHING SPOT LOCK LOMOND OPENS NEXT MONTH FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY YEARS... BIGGGG FISH, SO KEEP IT QUIET. MUMS THE WORD. NO ONE ELSE KNOWS YET!!! IT WAS STOCKED LAST MONTH WITH 10 MILLION TROUT AND THE BASS HAD A BIG PARTY. NONE LEFT!!!!! GATE OPENS AT 6:00 AM, SO BE EARLY. PLENTY OF PARKING AT DAVE COOKS HOUSE. NO FISHING LICENSE REQUIRED... FREE BEER, BOATS AND TACKLE. PLENTY OF BANK FISHING. BE THERE OR BE SQUARE. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MILTY 20-MAR-1992 11:16:57.21 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: SPRING BREAK Natalie sez,..."we are definitely going with plan "B". That's at ORCHARD GARDENS Park near Mathilda and 237. It's a covered pavillion in the park. that's 237 to Mathilda,..left under overpass,..first light(not getting back on to 237) another left,...and straight to the park....I think. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 20-MAR-1992 13:52:29.53 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Employee General Meeting There will be an employees general meeting on Tuesday, April 7, 1992 at the Sheraton Hotel, 1801 Barber Lane, beginning at 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 Noon. All employees are requested to attend. Some of the topics to be presented during the meeting are: 1. How have we achieved our 20 years of Atari history? 2. Review of the company's results of operation for the last fiscal year. 3. What will we be doing this year and in the future? 4. Where are we today in the current world's situation? 5. What are our goals? 6. Questions and Answers. The meeting will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. Employees are requested to arrive between 9:30 and 9:45 a.m. Refreshments will be served, and I look forward to seeing each of you. Regards, Hide Nakajima ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAINS 20-MAR-1992 14:27:26.14 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: free SF Ballet tix TOMMOROW NITE I have a pair of tickets for tomorrow night for the San Francisco Ballet. I don't have them with me, so an interested person would have to pick them up at my home in Los Altos. Please contact me if you are interested at x3878 (or (xxx)xxx-xxxx at home this evening). I do not know what the program is; you should check a newspaper. I believe that they are pretty good (~$60) seats. When my brother was living here last summer, before an unexpected relocation to Southern California, he bought a season subscription to the ballet. I received these tickets in the mail 2 days ago, because he is unable to use them. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::GRAY 20-MAR-1992 14:32:23.72 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Junk-food clepto I owe somebody three bucks. If you are the supplier of those nutritious candy-coated chocolate-covered almonds yesterday... sorry. Let me know who you are and the interest rate and I'll pay up. __Alan__ X-1772 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 23-MAR-1992 10:16:35.82 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Science Q of the week Can anyone explain why Fe, Co, & Ni are the only ferromagnetic metals? (Ferromagnetic-retaining magnetic property once magnetized.) -Farrokh- ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 23-MAR-1992 13:19:00.06 To: CROSSMAN CC: MARGOLIN Subj: Norton Utilities If you get Norton Utilities and have an IDE Disk Drive: Don't run the 'Weekly' Disk Drive Test. (It will mark half the clusters as 'Bad'.) The 'Daily' Test seems to be ok. Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PLOTKIN "Sharon Plotkin" 24-MAR-1992 11:21:44.06 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: PLOTKIN Subj: reply to Farrokh's science question of the week As you all know, on Monday, Farrokh asked the challenging question of why FE, CO and NI are the only ferromagnetic metals. My reply to Farrokh is this: An answer to your question would be more forthcoming if the premise of the question was correct. In fact, Maganese (MN) metal may also be rendered ferromagnetic with the proper treatment. Care to restate the question? Sharon O-I-JUST-LOVE_ SCIENCE-QUESTION- Plotkin ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::SMITH 24-MAR-1992 14:17:36.58 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Vacation I will be on vacation from 3/25 thru 3/27. During my absence Melani Martin will be in charge of the Purchasing Department. All purchasing requests should be directed to Mel. Thanx....Tom Smith ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 24-MAR-1992 14:48:08.14 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: DIMENSIONS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. Anybody out there ever hear of the newly opened Entertainment Club in Downtown San Jose called DIMENSIONS????? Well, if you'd like to explore, I have HAPPY HOUR TICKETS to be used on Thursday, March 26. Each ticket is worth $50.00 in token chips for Blackjack tables and Poker tables. Sounds interesting!!!! You can also stay after happy hour with no cover charge and dance on the Planet Zir!!!!! Dimensions is located at 369 S. First St., San Jose, CA You can obtain your tickets from the Receptionist. Thanks. Sandy Stan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 24-MAR-1992 16:31:50.08 To: MARGOLIN CC: KHODADADI Subj: NUMFA Well you're probably too busy to read this and frankly I wouldn't blame you for not wanting to hear about it even if you were'nt busy. But for what it's worth I wanted to follow your suggestions on setting up an isolation xfrmr and a couple of incandescent bulbs to test my boards, & I did. First of all what's strange is that all the boards work perfectly on the game with motors and all... but when I run the test on my bench the bulbs glow, then get brighter and then fully bright. So if none of this makes any sense to you (makes no sense to me), del this message and forget about it. But by chance if you've run into this too drop me a line. Farrokh ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 24-MAR-1992 16:46:01.14 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: DIMENSIONS Sorry everybody! Happy Hour starts at 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. I understand you're in for a real treat. This place is the talk of the town and People Magazine. There's a restaurant inside called "The Cave" too. If anyone out there decides to go, give me some feedback. Thanks. Sandy Stan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 25-MAR-1992 07:22:50.98 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: doghouse Have you ever labored long and hard to build the doghouse of your mutt's dream and not been able to get the dog to go inside? If so, I could use it. I need a house for a large dog and maybe room for another small dog. I don't have time to build one and I need it right away. Give me a call if you can help me with my pooches......3727. Thanks Carole ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 25-MAR-1992 10:08:48.72 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: WEDNESDAY-CAFETERIA MENU ENTREE: COUNTRY FRIED STEAK SOUP: BEAN AND BACON SAQNDWICH SPECIAL: HAM AND CHEESE OTHER SPECIALS: YOGURT?????? NOT SURE OF THE FLAVOR YET. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 25-MAR-1992 10:21:15.12 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: YOGURT ------------------CHOCOLATE-------------------- ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BROWN 25-MAR-1992 11:54:55.10 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BROWN Subj: "WILD WORLD OF ATARI" If anyone knows the whereabouts of the "Wild World of Atari" banner, please let me know. Thanks, Sandi ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 25-MAR-1992 16:35:15.51 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: RECENT LACK OF SECURITY Recently the schlage door leading to the area directly in front of the metal shop has been propped open with a piece of wood. Unless permission has been authorized by Bob Frye, the propping of schlage doors open for any reason other the temporary movement of equipment is not authorized. Any questions regarding this policy should be directed to either Bob Frye or Sandi Brown. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 26-MAR-1992 08:21:45.89 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: PHONE MAIL THURS. 3-26 8:21AM DAVE INCH OF LINE TRONICS. HE IS THE REP - CATALYST 748-2970 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 26-MAR-1992 09:57:54.07 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: THURSDAY - CAFETERIA MENU ENTREE: GINGER CHICKEN SOUP: TOMATO SANDWICH SPECIAL: EGG SALAD OTHER SPECIALS: EGGNOG=HALF PRICE TODAY $ .10 CENTS AN OUNCE SOUNDS GOOOOOOOD. SHOULD BE A SELL-OUT ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::HUBBERSTEY 26-MAR-1992 12:55:50.09 To: @SYS$MAIL:HARDWARE CC: HUBBERSTEY Subj: Video RAM Pricing Budgetary (Q4'92) pricing for 128Kx8 video RAMS from Micron: $7.55 @ 5k for 80-ns, SOJ package. Tim ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 26-MAR-1992 14:37:08.54 To: KIM::KHODADADI CC: MARGOLIN Subj: RE: NUMFA You are right. I do not have time. Sorry. Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 26-MAR-1992 14:37:47.33 To: MIKE::MARTIN CC: MARGOLIN Subj: RE: 119028-103 ok. Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BRAD 26-MAR-1992 15:05:03.09 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: BRAD Subj: EXIT Entertainment Audio Chip Demo No one to my knowledge has stopped by to hear the EXIT demo. Perhaps we could set up a specific meeting for the demo if that is more convenient for you. I assumed that a walk-in demo would better fit everyone's busy schedule. In any case, I encourage all, especially project leaders and game designers, to stop by (or contact me) and have a listen! - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::NATALIE 26-MAR-1992 18:31:31.48 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Laser printouts There's getting to be a pretty large stack of printouts at the laser printer near the refrigerator. Many of them are mail messages. If you printed something, you may want to pick it up. Natalie ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 27-MAR-1992 12:20:09.44 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER, @SYS$MAIL:MFG CC: MCCARTHY Subj: Engineers out of office. John Moore, Tim Hubberstey, Sam Lee, Don Paauw, Art Jackson and Leon Fritz will be out for most of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. They will be checking in occasionally so, if you need to contact them, send vaxmail to the individual you need to contact and cc me. If I am slow to respond it is probably because someone else got to me first. Pat. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LOIS 27-MAR-1992 12:24:54.83 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: LOIS Subj: New Gal In Town As most of you already know I am leaving the Engineering Department. The official day has arrived and there is now a new Executive Secretary to take my place. Her name is Mary Petrini and for several weeks she will be using my old extension number of 1770. Please give her the cooperation you have always given me. It is with a heavy heart that I leave all of you, because you're the best. But I will still be here even though it's across the beloved hall. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::RAY 27-MAR-1992 17:45:49.58 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: Subj: Street Fighter II Champ Edition From: BERT::MOMODA 27-MAR-1992 17:42:16.22 To: FUJIHARA,DOWNEND,RAY,MOORE CC: MOMODA Subj: Street Fighter II Champ Edition You might have heard that Sunnyvale was the first to get shipment of SFII early this week. They got 6, Milpitas got 6 today and Emerald Hills got 9 today! As far as I know, they are the first in Northern California to have the game. All others should be getting theirs any day now! Jerry ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::SANDY 30-MAR-1992 09:05:40.79 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: SPECIAL ON FLOWERS THIS WEEK. LARGE ROSES REG. $10.00 SPECIAL $7.50 PERUVIAN LILIES REG. $8.50 SPECIAL $7.00 SANDY ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::SANDY 30-MAR-1992 10:24:36.25 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: TODAY MENU Entree: CHICKEN SANTA FE Soup: LAMB STEW Sandwich Special: TUNA SALAD CROISSANT ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BENZLER "Linda Benzler, extension 3750" 30-MAR-1992 14:15:27.20 To: MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN,BEHENSKY,MOTT,DURFEY CC: FUJIHARA,MOORE,BENZLER Subj: MORE DRIVIN' AWARDS Just in case you haven't heard yet... Each year, PlayMeter magazine sponsors awards at the ACME trade show. PlayMeter sends out a ballot to operators for them to vote for their favorite games in various categories. This year, we won an award for Race Drivin' as the most innovative game. The awards were presented at an all-industry cocktail party on the evening of 3/16. So there is yet another plaque to add to the trophy collection of the Hard Drivin' team! Congratulations! --Linda ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 31-MAR-1992 08:54:27.33 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: way virtual Forget Virtual Reality! Virtual Audio has been done! (On Live 105) Tomorrow morning, 6am - 10 am on Live 105...........it's: VIRTUAL OLFACTION That's right, smell radio! Live 105 is advertising that Wednesday morning some scientist is coming on with virtual olfaction. April Fool's joke? probably. Check it out for yourself. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 31-MAR-1992 09:47:39.56 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Backdoor We seem to have a few game backdoors in the hardware lab that are unclaimed. It looks like two of them are for family cabinets of some sort. So if you have games that are missing a rear door these seem to be claimable. They seem to even have keys with them. If they don't fit right, you can probably have Connie cut them to fit. Enjoy ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::SANDY 31-MAR-1992 14:39:41.67 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: MESSAGE TUESDAY 3/31 2:37PM JOAN ALPEN CAME BY TO SEE YOU. AND SHE'S MAD !!!! SANDY ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 31-MAR-1992 15:36:36.53 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Golf Tournament Any other employees interested in signing up for the Golf Tournament to be held on June 6 at Pleasant Hills Golf Course, please contact Sandy Stan, ext 3773 or VAX STAN by Friday. We now have 31 participants and are hoping to finalize details within the next few weeks and get the info out to everyone planning to participate. Thanks for your attention. Sandy Stan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 31-MAR-1992 17:10:43.74 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE,SMITH,BURNIAS,MEYETTE,RSHERMAN CC: DOWNEND Subj: HELP - need local source of 64Kx4 SRAM HELP! I'm desparate. One of our (2) Moto ZAX emulators is down with a RAM problem. Mary Burnias has ordered us some replacements from LA but they will not get here for a few days. If anyone has any leads or ideas on getting some ASAP (like tonight or tomorrow), please contact me. Thanks, Chris Downend Hitachi HM6708AP-20 64K x 4 SRAM, 20 nS, 24 pin plastic skinny DIP (300 mil wide) P.S. Yes, I contacted the local Rep and ZAX in Irvine, they cannot help us any quicker than the parts Mary ordered. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::SANDY 1-APR-1992 09:34:59.36 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: SPECIAL ON FLOWERS TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ORDER ON THE SPECIAL THEY HAD ON ROSES 2 BUNCHES FOR $7.50. GET THEM WELL IT LAST. TO ORDER CALL SANDY IN THE FRONT LOBBY. SANDY ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::SANDY 1-APR-1992 10:43:49.54 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: SPECIAL FLOWERS ERROR ITS 2 DZ. FOR $7.50 NOT 2 BUNCHES. SANDY ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::BRAD 1-APR-1992 16:03:39.10 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: BRAD Subj: NIMBUS CD replication services I have received information from NIMBUS on their CD replication services for CD-ROM CD-I and CDTV. If you are interested please stop by. - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 2-APR-1992 10:49:06.65 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: DENCKER Subj: Directions to meeting room When you arrive next Tuesday for the employees meeting at the Sheraton Hotel, use the entrance at the Tivoli Restaurant and Riff's. Go downstairs to the Mirassou Room (signs will point the way). ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 2-APR-1992 11:57:54.73 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Golf Tournament We now have 36 participants in the Atari Games Golf Tournament and regret that we are unable to take anymore names. All those employees who have signed up are now obligated to participate and will be charged the $28.00 golf fee. All monies must be given to Sandy Stan by Friday, May 1. If you are paying by check, please make check payable to Atari Games. If you change your mind about playing, you will either have to find a replacement or forfeit the $28.00 golf fee. Those employees who have signed up are: Don Diekneite, Farrokh Khodadadi, Milt Loper, Andrew Burgess, Peter Lipson, Jerry Momoda, Pete Mokris, Greg Williams, Cris Drobny, Tim Crossman, Victor Mercieca, Jim Petrick, Rob Bryant, Rich Moore, Hide Nakajima, Bob Sheffield, Rick Thompson, Berry Kane, Rob Rowe, Mark Pierce, George Millingtno, Mark Sherman, Eric Peterson, Howard Owens, Jose Sandoval, Tom Smith, Bill Hindorff, Scott Sava, Don Wrightnour, Mary Burnias, Bob Stewart, Ken Williams, Haywood Beaird, Dennis Harper, Mickey Lynch, Mike Taylor. We're working on having a lot of prizes, and a menu you just can't resist. More information will be sent to you as the time gets closer. Saturday, June 6, 1992 Pleasant Hills Golf Course Tee times start at 10:00 a.m. Thanks. Sandy Stan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MOSER 2-APR-1992 15:23:22.85 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: baby shower We're planning a shower for Natalie and Andy Burgess' new baby...arrival day is getting closer and closer! There will be a lunch and shower at Wing Wah Chinese restaurant on Thursday April 23, 12:00 to 1:00. Please send me a mail message if you would like to attend and I'll get back to you with any details you might need. Thanks! Kris Moser ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MOSER 2-APR-1992 20:08:38.34 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: new date for baby shower There are several events planned for Thursday April 23, so we are going to reschedule Nat and Andy's shower for Tuesday April 21. If you have already responded to the earlier message I will assume that you still plan to attend unless you send another message. Thanks! Kris Moser ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::WILLIAMS 3-APR-1992 05:58:41.52 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: SEND @SYS$MAIL:JUNK RUN ATARI$AVL:AVL MAN ,, WILLIAMS WILLIAMS ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::WILLIAMS 3-APR-1992 06:06:54.93 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Please disregard my last mail message. My terminal freaked out on me. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::WILLIAMS 3-APR-1992 09:52:50.58 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Previous Message Thank you all for the tremendous response to my previous mail messages. Ken W. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LEONG 3-APR-1992 11:07:50.16 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: Subj: motofrenzy starting gun ideas When Tracy, the starting gun girl fires off at the beginning of Moto Frenzy and the motocross bikes rev up, Dennis Harper wanted a few gags to happen just for fun. The following is a list of things I've compiled that can fall out of the sky when the gun goes off: THINGS THAT CAN FALL OUT OF THE SKY: 1)Superman 2)a duck 3)cooked duck on a platter 4)pteradactyl 5)Sherman tank 6)jumbo jet 7)Wright brothers plane 8)parachutist 9)an anvil 10)a surfer 11)Voyager satellite 12)Mary Poppins 13)Helicopter crash sequence from Steel Talons 14)someone in the crowd keels over 15)shot ricochets off post and knocks a biker off 16)an elephant 17)rhinocerus 18)blue whale 19)that Greek dude that flew to the sun on man-made wings 20)Peter Pan 21)kitchen sink 22)Jimmy Hoffa & an oil drum 23)Elvis with a guitar 24)Tyrannorsaurus Rex 25)ostrich 26)dodo bird 27)War of the Worlds spaceship 28)a mime artist 29)an astronaut 30)a bunch of tourists in a hot-air balloon 31)the Titanic 32)Bigfoot/Loch Ness monster 33)great white shark 34)a DHL delivery truck Some of these are probably not feasable, appropriate, or even legal, but if you like any of these or have any ideas to add, please feel free to respond. I know all you Atari wiseguys/gals have much to input. nyuk,nyuk,nyuk. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 6-APR-1992 09:00:25.27 To: @WALKABOUT.DIS CC: RAY Subj: Walkabout Friday -- 4/10 -- 3:30-5:00 Rick Moncrief and the Applied Research team will be hosting this week's Walkabout Friday. The festivities will begin at 3:30 in the Alpha, Nu, Omega, Applied Research, and Tengen labs. Please come by the labs, sample the munchies, play the games, and give your feedback (positive and negative). Friday, April 10, 1992 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. John ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::SANDY 6-APR-1992 09:00:34.49 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: THE FLOWERMAN SPECIAL LARGE ROSES 2DZ. FOR $7.50 PERUVIAN LILIES $7.00 (PLEASE PUT YOUR ORDER IN BY WEDNESDAY IN FRONT LOBBY) SANDY ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::SANDY 6-APR-1992 09:53:41.77 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: MESSAGE MONDAY 4/6 9:33AM SHARRON RUSSELL CALLED AND ASKED THAT YOU RETURN HER CALL. 800 426-2200 EXT. 3914 SANDY ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 6-APR-1992 11:02:16.94 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: BUSINESS CARDS I am in the process of ordering business cards. Please let me know if you have a need for business cards, or if you are running low. We can get them cheaper if we order for several people at one time. Thanks, Mary ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 6-APR-1992 13:26:02.07 To: KIM::LEONG CC: MARGOLIN Subj: RE: motofrenzy starting gun ideas Santa Claus ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 6-APR-1992 16:24:09.14 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: PHONE MAIL MON. 4-6 4:20PM JOAN 434-0800 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::SANDY 7-APR-1992 08:15:29.06 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: MESSAGE TUESDAY 4/7 8:10AM MARK STIMAK FROM TEXAS INSTRUMENTS CALLED AND HAS A ANSWER REGAURDING THE FAX. PLEASE RETURN CALL. 713 274-3393 SANDY ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BURGESS "Andrew" 7-APR-1992 13:22:06.96 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Corporate Childcare As a pending "father to be", the nightmare of finding childcare is presenting is ugly head. Over the last few days I have been looking into the concept of Atari being involved in "Corporate Childcare". Unfortunately, Atari is too small a company by itself to support this, but we are not to small to get involved in a "Corporate Childcare Consortium". This consortium involves several small companies (imagine the number in our industrial park alone) pulling thier financial resources to support a childcare facility. The added power of a consortium often means better care and more attention for the children. NOTE: There is already one company in our area, I think they're called "Beck and Dickenson", that is looking for other companies to form a childcare consortium. If you are interested trying to get Atari involved in some sort of childcare program send me (BURGESS) vaxmail. With enough interest maybe we can get Atari to finally do something. Thanks for your time, Andrew J Burgess ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::BRAD 7-APR-1992 14:03:32.33 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: BRAD Subj: ACM conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Human-Computer Interaction 1992 I was unaware that a conference was dedicated to this science. I sent away for the program on this conference from Stanford to see what it is about. From the brochure detailing the activities, it looks as though we could benefit by attending. Some of the Tutorials (of the 37 available): * Virtual Reality and Highly Interactive Three Dimensional User Interfaces * Early Design Methodology for Usable Products and Documentation * Film Craft in User Interface Design * Introduction and Overview of Human-Computer Interaction * A Cost-effective Technique for Refining the Usability of Prototype Systems * Innovating Interfaces: Concept Creation and Visualization * Product Usability Survival Techniques * Interactive Learning Environments And some samples from the WORKSHOPS (8 available): * Cross-Cultural perspecitives on HCI * Advances in Computer-Human Interaction in Complex Systems There are also Panels This year's conference is in Monterey. Unfortunately the conference begins in early May. If you would like to see the detailed program send me a message or stop by my office. - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::SANDY 8-APR-1992 07:57:24.46 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: FLOWER SPECIAL JUST A REMINDER IF YOU WANTED TO ORDER THE SPECIAL ON ROSES 2DZ.FOR $7.50 THE ORDER HAS TO GO IN TODAY. PLEASE STOP BY THE MAIN LOBBY AND PUT YOUR ORDER IN. SANDY ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ESTRADA 8-APR-1992 08:42:22.96 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: New telephone system The telephone system will be installed from April 16 at 11:00pm - April 20, 5:00am, during this time there will be no telephones, faxes, or modems available, until after 5:00am on Monday, April 20th. To all those managers or supervisors, whom are planning to hire additional employees, there will be no additional telephones available, therefor you must notify me in advance, so a telephone can be ordered. On April 15th and 16th, Pactel Meridian Systems will be holding Voice Mail classes, for all those employees interested in attending, the times are from to 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:15pm 3:15pm 3:30pm 4:30pm You may sign-up by replying to this message. Please specify the time and date you would like to attend. All classes will be held in the central conference room, 20 students per class. GE:ge ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BRYANT 8-APR-1992 10:57:17.39 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: An opening in the Atari golf tournament.... There is still time to get in on the annual Atari golf tournament!!!! I'm enrolled but now can't make it due to unforseen circumstances. If you'd like my spot please call x 3925 ASAP. Are there any interested parties? Thanks. Rob ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::BRAD 8-APR-1992 12:20:19.50 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK,NAKAJIMA CC: BRAD Subj: Creativity and Innovation I don't think we are short of creative people with creative ideas. The problem is that management has structured the company in such a way as to inhibit innovative ideas from surfacing. There currently is no way to start and carry through these creative and exciting projects. If management is serious about creativity they would set up a structure to channel these ideas. Since there is no channel, they must not be too serious. It is management's responsibility to make the best of what they have sitting in front of them. Please send all responses to @SYS$MAIL:JUNK - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BRESHEARS 8-APR-1992 13:34:22.85 To: MARGOLIN, MONCRIEF, MOORE, STEWART, BRYANT CC: Subj: ASIC Part Gentlemen, Mr. Williams informs me that the ASIC part failure rate is in a major incline. I would like to meet to discuss this and to place a procedure in place for the system transaction as well as the tracking and reporting of the failure rate and cause. I would like to get together say.......9:00 Thurs. or if this is not convienent then immediatly following the Engineering Meeting Friday. I will wait for your responce. Thanks and have a nice day....Jim ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ESTRADA 8-APR-1992 13:53:01.77 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: New telephone system (notes" As of April 20th 1992, All employees must first dial an 8 in order to abtain an outside line. We are currently using 9 to dial out, but due to Tengen's extentions starting with 9, we had to change it to 8. You may not know but in reality Tengen's extentions start with a 9 instead of a 4. As of April 20th, whenever dialing a Tengen extention you must also include the 9, for example : Deborah Geyer's extention is 427 As of April 20th, will be 9427. There will be no three digit extentions as of April 20th. GE:ge ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::JACKSON 8-APR-1992 13:54:57.83 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: PROMOTION I am pleased to announce the promotion of EVELYN PEREZ to Senior Documentation Clerk. She always handles the Documentation Center efficiently, and even manages to keep smiling! As all of you know who work with her, this promotion is very much deserved. CONGRATULATIONS EVELYN!! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 8-APR-1992 14:04:45.66 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: First of all, Brad, good luck getting much response to your message. We are all either tired, dead or overscheduled. You can see it in the vaxmail. No one responds anymore to humor, snivelgrams, or political commentary. People ask me all the time why I don't write many messages anymore. Because I don't get any replies. I didn't get any remarks concerning "Virtual Olfaction" (come one, what an opening line.) We didn't even have any April Fool's Day pranks. WAKE UP, EVERBODY! Now back to your question, Brad. You know I agree with you completely! I give up trying to be creative. The creativity is here and always has been. There never has been a good way to tap it. If you step back and look, this company is made up of many very interesting individuals who are involved in a diverse set of activities and skills. We are a group of people who are intelligent, clever, involved, and possess a good sense of humor and sharp wits. So where is the creativity going? We have brainstorming sessions where good ideas are collected. Then what happens with those ideas? How are the people that have those ideas rewarded? How are "diverse" ideas greeted? (Answer: We don't know that market. We don't have qualified personnel to handle that. We don't have the time or money to investigate that.) I won't snivel about my own experiences with creativity. If you don't mind, Rusty, I'll site yours. How many years ago did Rusty suggest, through proper channels (brainstorming), to do Network games???? Here was an idea that poised almost no financial exposure to the company save his salary. No expensive controls, cabinets and PCB's that may end up lanquishing in the store room. Was he met with open arms? Wasn't Hard Drivin' meant to be a driving training simulator? Wasn't BMX meant to be a simulator and not a game? (oops, sniveling) What happened to our fancy 3D hardware project group? If you are a game programmer, hardware engineer, or close friends with either, you have a chance at seeing your idea happen. If you are not, you might as well just forget it. If you use your own time and resourses to convince someone you have a good idea, you might see it happen. But you will be told over and over again that having an idea isn't worth anything. Only implementing an idea has value. The company has no insight into that some people may have vision, even though they may not have the skill to implement them. Bonuses are paid to the implementors. What's the answer to all of this? I really don't know anymore. Maybe a good starting point would be to acknowledge the creativity in all of us and not just a few. Carole ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 8-APR-1992 14:06:20.90 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Attn: PROGRAMMERS - new rules on the OS All programmers are asked to ALWAYS get the latest version of the OS from Flanagan/Lipson/Albaugh as you start a project. In fact, if you are in a project that has not reached Focus group, please CONVERT to the latest OS. Also, please read all the applicable documentation. Bob, Peter, and Mike put quite a bit of work in the latest version of the OS to make it easier to configure and hopefully more user friendly. In the future please plan to update your game to the newest release of the OS at least right after Focus group time (or equivalent if your project skips focus). Think of this as a professional courtesy to your co-workers that have developed the OS to help you. If that doesn't work for you, think of it as a prerequiste for your next raise (just kidding, I think). ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 8-APR-1992 14:45:48.72 To: MIKE::BRESHEARS CC: MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN Subj: RE: ASIC Part Can make 9:00 pm, but not 9:00 am. Have a nice day ... Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DRIVER 8-APR-1992 14:51:01.93 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Ray Hansen's Baby Just a note to let you all know that Ray Hansen, of Applied Research, just became the father of a beautiful baby daughter, 8 pounds 13 ounces. Mother and baby are doing fine, we don't know about the father yet... ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 8-APR-1992 15:33:44.43 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: From: MIKE::MCCOMB 8-APR-1992 14:14:12.41 To: BERT::CAMERON CC: Subj: reply Carole, I'm sure it's been said before, but for what my opinion is worth, I think one of the most important comments you made is the last sentence in your next-to-last paragraph: "Bonuses are paid to implementors." People respond to rewards, and the reality is that money is a major reward. I was very surprised that so many people got upset, felt threatened, ran for cover, etc., when the Tengen group sent out humorous 20th anniversary slogans. regards, Chris ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 8-APR-1992 15:43:40.50 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: From: KIM::PLOTKIN "Sharon Plotkin" 8-APR-1992 14:43:47.01 To: BERT::CAMERON CC: Subj: Carole-- Is it too late to respond to the "Virtual Olfaction" notice? (...just kidding.......) And by the way thanks for putting into copy so well the kind of things that folks around here have been muttering for some time... Just sign me, Dead Tired of being Overscheduled (Sharon) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::OWEN 8-APR-1992 15:47:53.16 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Brads creativity remarks From individuals who have ventured forth and given suggestions (that were taken and used) mainly myself and Hoendervoogt, I would like to inform all that there is no benifit to suggest. I have made efforts with promise of ripe apples and have enjoyed the core while others reap the benifits and cold cash. I realize that we were acknowledged in the rolling scroll at the beginning of the game but would the other members of the team be satisified with the same bodatious reward? .......NOT.............. Fair is fair, and this ain't it............Howard & Mark ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SHEPPERD 8-APR-1992 16:07:06.66 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: SHEPPERD Subj: Cold cash I found some cold cash lying in the hallway. If you can identify it, (like how much it is, and approximately when you lost it) you can lay claim to it. ds ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::NATALIE 8-APR-1992 17:09:56.12 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Who gets to say what a successful game will be? I agree that there is a problem in gettting your idea to market if you are not a programmer. It appears that Atari is not set up to use ideas that come from people other than the programmers and game designers, unless these people can be convinced (through pitch sessions or otherwise) that these ideas will be the next smash hit. Part of the reason that this is so is because when it comes to evaluating ideas, there is no right or wrong. Who is to say what will be successful and what won't? No one really knows, so the person(s) responsible for the project makes the call. Part of reason why things are set up the way they are is that the programmers must be 100% behind the project that they are working on. The work required for a successful game is too demanding for a half-hearted attitude. Too many late nights and weekends are required to be merely an implementor of someone else's idea. Also, the project leader must shoulder the burden of an unsucessful product. It's difficult enough to do when it was your idea. If a flop was someone else's idea, it would be even more difficult to swallow. So this is the way it works now. Is this the best way? I don't know. But I do know of another way. Other companies have a position known as a "Producer." Producers are responsible for designing all of the games, then they just dole them out to the programmers. Programmers become mostly implementors, although they do have the oppurtunity to convince the producer that their ideas are worth implementing. But the producers get the final say in everything. They are also responsible for the scehduling, and the success or failures of all the projects. For a staff of our size, we would have only 2 - 4 producers. They would act as a funnel for ideas that get turned into games. They would be "the way" that the creativity in all parts of the company could be accessed. They are different from what we call project leaders in that programmers are never producers, and the ratio of projects to producers is more than 1:1. Also, producers can have a more global picture of the company resources and needs, since they are a part management, and do no technical work. The company can more directly drive the direction of our products through the producers. There are many problems, however, with this approach. There would be fewer people responsible for the ideas that come out of Atari. This could mean less diversity in ideas. Also, I believe the programmers would be unhappy about not getting to implement their own ideas. Unhappy employees are unproductive employees. I can only speak for myself for sure, but I believe that part of the reason that many programmers choose to program here rather than any of the other zillion companies in the valley is that we get to choose what we want to work on. Companies that use producers often have trouble keeping their good programmers because they don't get enough freedom to design their games. Working under producers could possibly be like living under a dictatorship. The company's success would be directly linked to the quality of its 2 or 4 producers. Sounds risky to me. In summary, using producers is one way of accessing creativity in all parts of the company. I know of 2 companies that are successfully using this approach. These 2 companies are prospering. However, I'm not sure if this would work here at Atari. There are reasons for the way things are. Management takes a "convince me" approach, and if convinced, the project is initiated. They could take a more aggressive approach, more clearly defining and driving the direction of the projects. But that's not the way it is. Management can change this, if they think it will work best. So far, I haven't heard that. And Carole, you seem to have had some success in getting your ideas started. Stun Runner and BMX Heat both came from brainstormings, I believe. Bonnie's game is starting up, also from Brainstorming. It's not like programmers are completely closed to ideas from other people. Natalie (one of Atari's programmers) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::SMITH 8-APR-1992 17:35:46.25 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Creativity - Brad/Carol/Chris/Howard & Mark I normally don't participate in the junk mail chit chat because I'm one of those "OVERSCHEDULED" individuals that Carol made reference to. I felt compelled to attempt to respond Brad's comments and share my perspective of what creativity means to me. In its most pure form CREATIVITY equates to "ORIGINAL" and/or "INNOVATIVE". Many times people engaged in disciplines outside of the discipline that generated something creative, confuse that creativity, if it is recognized, with "CLEVER". The trap of confusing "CLEVER" with "CREATIVE" is typically due to an ignorance of the idiosycratic nature of the other discipline. It is not untypical that a person working within a discipline can be very creative and that creativity can be ignored, not recognized, and often taken for granted because the person that evaluated the results of that creativity may be ignorant of the details of that discipline. The problem of ignorance is often draped over by the corporate Balance Sheet. The universal bottom line in evaluating the corporate worth of creativity is the Balance Sheet which is the upper management bible the quantifies the worth of creativity. It is the Balance Sheet bulge that defines the monetary (bonus) reward for creativity. In this company, Programmers, Hardware Engineers, and their technical support staff have the highest visibility, because they develop the games that provide the major contribution to the Balance Sheet bulge. This is the corporate nature of ATARI Games, an Engineering Driven company, and the consequent lion share of the reward goes to that segment of the company. To me, the reward of creativity, is my own satisfaction knowing I did something creative, it works, and it contributes to the benifit and sucess of the company and it's employees. All of us in our own way are creative. The degree that the creativity is recognized by people within the company relies on their perception of its worth to them. A successful game is worth something to all ATARI employees because it is reflected in their contiued employment and bonus. Is it all fair ??? I don't know. Fair is defined by those in position, with the power, to reward creativity. In any case we should strive to always be creative in everything we do lest we fall prey to a golem state of existance. Thanx....Tom ps: Look over your shoulder the rest of the world is gaining on us. (sorry Satchel Page) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::CLAUSEN 9-APR-1992 09:56:17.44 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: CREATIVITY (RESPONSE) ISN'T THIS FABULOUS! Sometimes when we struggle to come up with something elegant or exciting or special we may tend to feel jaded, overburdened and frustrated because things aren't coming around as fast as we feel they should. I think that "creativity controversy" is great because it's shaking out some cobwebs in folks that would otherwise keep their feelings to themselves and brood. I thought I would put in my two cents worth, simply because I can. Don't be shy, after all we work for an entertainment company. Always a pleasure, Mike ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MOTT 9-APR-1992 10:53:14.09 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: What's the buzz, tell me what's a happening... If you'd like something interesting to do tonight, and are in a nostalgic mood (code word for over 30), you might enjoy seeing "live" the rock musical "Jesus Christ Superstar". The Los Altos United Methodist youth choir is putting it on. It's at 7:30pm, Foothill Expressway and Magdelena in Los Altos, $5 at the door. And if you haven't heard it yet (under 30), i think you'd like it, too. I saw a production is S.F. last year, and i think this one may be even better (eventhough some of the performers are quite young). Of course i'm biased... Steph (x1754) (2nd chair flute) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LOIS 9-APR-1992 11:09:26.21 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: LOIS Subj: Telephone Number Changes Mary Petrini, Rich Moore's new secretary has a new number. She can be reached at 1796. I have retained my old number at 1770. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PORTERA 9-APR-1992 14:36:43.64 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Asteroids, Battlezone, Tank. I, Dave Portera from the Video Lab here at Atari, am looking for someone who owns a coin-op Asteroids, Battlezone or Tank. I need to collect 30 seconds of game play from each one of these games. There is no need to bring the game here, I will come to you if you have the game. Please respond as soon as possible, as I need the footage before next week. Thankyou, Dave x3708 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 9-APR-1992 17:19:45.21 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: PHONE MAIL THURS. 4-9 5:19PM ROBERT PESCOSOLIDO CALLED REGARDING MICRON 452-4369 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 10-APR-1992 12:05:44.48 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PETRINI Subj: TUBS WILL WHOEVER BORROWED THE BLACK TUBS FOR HOLDING COLD DRINKS PLEASE RETURN THEM TO ME. I NEED TO PUT THEM BACK IN THE T-ROOM. THANKS MARY P. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ESTRADA 13-APR-1992 10:23:30.13 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Voice Mail To all those interested, Tuesday is the last day to sign-up for the voice mail classes, which will be held in the central conference on Aoril 15 and 16. The times will be : 1 - 2pm 2:15 - 3:15pm 3:30 - 4:30pm both days. please reply to this message if you are interested in attending. GE. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::WHITEHURST 13-APR-1992 10:41:04.39 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: TRAVEL POLICY Effective April 1, 1992, the corporate travel policy will be adhered to with no exceptions. There were several revisions that came into effect Jan 31, 1992 that I would like to summarize for you; Travel reservations must be made and ticketed through the company approved travel agency. An employee must be away from home (24) consecutive hours of more to be eligible to claim expenses for meals and/or lodging. Meal expenses will be reimbursed to a maximum of $50 per day. Laundry and valet service will be reimbursed only when the duration of the trip is greater than (5) days. (1) personal phone call per day NTE $15.00 Employees will not be reimbursed for hotel movie charges. Room Service should not be used unless essential. All receipts are required. (A handwritten resturant stub is not sufficient. Employees must submit expense reports within (14) days from completion of travel for out of pocket/cash expenses, when a travel advance has been issued an expense report must be submitted (7) days after completion of travel. When a travel advance exceeds actual supported expenses submit a personal check with the expense report. Employees with outstanding travel advances will not receive additional travel advances or be authorized to travel. If you have any questions, please contact myself of Jocelyn Kane in the Accounting Dept. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 13-APR-1992 11:58:13.01 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PETRINI Subj: 2 P.M. Meeting with Michael DeLeon, Intl. Software Will the person who scheduled a meeting with Michael DeLeon of Internation Software please contact Mary Petrini as soon as you can. Thanks. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 13-APR-1992 14:11:34.18 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: PAT'S TRAYS Pat is totally out of trays and would like those of you that have them to please return them. Thanks for your support, LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 13-APR-1992 15:07:54.24 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Happy Easter The Recreation Committee would like to wish everybody a Happy Spring and a Happy Easter. On Wednesday, at all coffee stations there will be some chocolate treats for everyone to enjoy, if you have a sweet tooth. Then on Thursday afternoon, before you go home each employee (Temps included) will be given a small bouquet of flowers. There is enough for each employee to take ONE bunch of flowers, so please be considerate of your fellow-workers. And we all wish you a happy holiday and day off on Friday!!!!! Sandy Stan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DURFEY 14-APR-1992 09:45:39.21 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: for sale For sale: Two Delbar truck mirrors. One never used, one used slightly with new mounting hardware. Stainless steel and aluminum construction. Universal mounting. I bought the real Chevy mirrors and don't need these. Hous about $50.00? I paid almost $80.00 for the pair. erik x1755 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ESTRADA 14-APR-1992 10:59:15.30 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Voice Mail Classes All classes for the April 15th. Date are now full. There are a few seats available on the 16th, but not many. Please reply if you are interested. GE ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ESTRADA 14-APR-1992 12:12:18.34 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Voice Mail List *** Bellow please find the list of all those people who are attending the voice mail class, time and date. APRIL 16th 1 - 2pm 2:15 - 3:15pm 3:30 - 4:30pm Leon Fritz Natalie Burgless Cynde Grossman Joe Dieu Mark West Loraine Hobgood Linda Benzler Howard Owen Laverne Potter Bart Carlee Steve Williamson Ed Logg Michael Klug Geloria Morrison Norm Copperman Pete Bara Hung Ngyuen Larry Graves Paula Van Boxlaere Al Vernon Ann Hayes Dohn Thanueco Glen Mcnamara Andrea Dencker Vince Binder Rhizaldi Bugawan Isabella Jaczynka Sam Comstock Rusty Dawe Rick Owens Jim Freitas Jim Breshears Rick Meyette Linda Paulo Mark Hoendervought Lil Burglund Elena Jamero Don Paauw Bill Hindorf Mark Pierce Jasen Leong G. Laxamana APRIL 15th 1 - 2pm 2:15 - 3:15 Canceled!!! Andrew Burgless John Paul Jeff Bell Pat McCarthy Ray Sherman Mary Ohanessian Michelle Bucholtz Sandy Brown Lisa Jarnesky Norm Avellar Mona Panelo Stephanie Mott Wen Ho Miguel Jimenez Cris Drobny Evelyn Shelton Karen Atkinson Rob Bryant Tim Miller David Pasquinelly Susie Hartline Gary Dutton Lashin Su Dave Shepperd Jeannine Bishop Kris Moser Eric Peterson Allen Brumbaugh D. Lilach ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::JEFFERSON 14-APR-1992 15:08:57.14 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Microsoft Works manual I remember loaning my Works manual to someone..... the only trouble is I can't remember who!!! If you borrowed it please let me know, if you see one floating around somewhere, mine has two little post-its sticking out of it that says something about the address program. Karen ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ESTRADA 14-APR-1992 15:21:46.51 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: voice mail classes are closed The voice mail classes have been filled, thank you for the interest and I hope you enjoy it. If you have any questions please call me at extention 1710. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MOSER 14-APR-1992 15:47:58.59 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Natalie and Andy's baby's shower I'm arranging the lunch menu at Wing Wah for the baby shower. If you have any particular items which you would like to see on the menu drop by my cubicle [near the southeast corner of the building] and write down your requests. There is also a map pinned up so you will know where to go next Tuesday. [April 21st] I'll get back to you about the cost of the lunch...Thanks! Kris Moser ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::WEN 15-APR-1992 10:48:58.16 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: hiking trail I plan to hike this coming weedend. If you know a beautiful trail, please tell me. Thanks for your time. Wen Ho ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 15-APR-1992 11:23:39.67 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: message Jed, you have a package in the lobby. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GRAVES 15-APR-1992 12:58:21.89 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Name That Thang And a Hearty Howdy to everybody: *****WAHOOO! ITS A CONTEST! WITH A PRIZE FOR THE WINNER!!******* Simulation Products is faced with a prickly challenge: What do we call our driver training simulator? Lots of names have been suggested, hurled, called, or otherwise communicated, and while nothing has been categorically ruled out (except perhaps "Car 54"), there must be a great one out there, lurking in the shadows of someone's imagination.... The inital target market for the trainer is the law enforcement community, and while most of us probably don't have a lot of exposure to this world, names which evoke feelings or ideas associated with law & order might be a good area to explore. Cops have a sense of humor,too (occasionally). Some of the feelings or concepts we may want to convey in the product name include: dynamic, interactive, many vehicles at once, judgement, wisdom, grace under pressure, hi-tech, computer generated imagery, police lingo, exciting, fast, sure, discriminating, rational decision making, quick decision making, etc, etc... We're open to a wide range of ideas. Rules of the Game: Outright names are OK, as are acronymns. The name ATARI cannot be used because the product is not a game, but the name could possibly be referred to in an acronymn via the letter "A" If you submit an acronymn, also specify the words which each of the letters stand for. FIRST PRIZE: ONE WEEK IN CLEVELAND SECOND PRIZE: TWO WEEKS IN CLEVELAND OK, OK THE REAL FIRST PRIZE: WHATEVER YOU WANT (as long as it costs less than 25 bucks) PLUS; your name in the credits as the genius who thought of this clever name. Some of the names tossed up so far (now don't be judgemental...): AMOS (Atari games corp Mobile Operations Simulator) DES (Driving Environment Simulator) ASP (Atari Simulation Products) TAGCAR SAFE PLATO RAMBO PARTNER MOBETA SIMULATION P-25 XP-92 TRAINER CODE THREE A.T.A.R.I. (Advanced Training Automation Resources Inc) SEND YOUR ENTRIES TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESS: GRAVES Progress will be reported, and a winner announced as soon as we have one! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::JMOORE 15-APR-1992 20:00:50.51 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: JMOORE Subj: AC parts anyone? The system says someone pulled a number for a 74AC273 (137659-001) but it's not used anywhere. Anyone out there got any of these, or any other 74AC flop ? I'm looking for speed but with an output that tracks with the rails. It would save me a trip to the store. Thanks. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 16-APR-1992 09:08:11.56 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PETRINI Subj: DONUTS Due to the Friday holiday, donuts are available this morning. 4/16. In case you haven't heard! Mary ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BRAD 16-APR-1992 10:26:25.81 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: BRAD Subj: New MIT Press Journal: PRESENCE A new journal from MIT Press. Here's their ad: "Both the fields of teleoperators and virtual reality have grown rapdily over recent years. Yet, until now, neither field has had it own scientific publications. PRESENCE, beginning with its first issue in winter 1992, will offer specialists working in both fields - or anyone interested in following these increasingly important disciplines - a much needed authoritative forum for the exchange of vital research, ideas, devices and applications. "The journal will interest mechanical and electrical engineers concerned primarily with teleoperators; computer scientists, high-tech artists, and media people concerned with virtual reality; and psychologists concerned primarily with human-machine interfaces and with sensorimotor and cognitive behavior." One year subscription: Individual: $50.00, Institution: $120.00 ISSN 1054-7460 MIT Press Journals 55 Hayward Street Cambridge, MA 02142-1399 VOICE (617)253-2889 FAX (617)258-6779 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 16-APR-1992 12:28:19.43 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PETRINI Subj: Easter Flowers The flowers provided by Atari for you to take home have arrived and are in the Engineering common area. Please help yourself and if by chance you miss them, let me know before the day is over. Happy holiday Mary P. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DURFEY 16-APR-1992 12:50:47.92 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Missing meter Has anyone seen or borrowed my Beckman model 300 digital volt meter? Last seen in our lab last Friday. I really need this thing for without it my life becomes a meaningless smattering of synaptic dribble. thanks erik x 1755 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BROWN 16-APR-1992 14:13:27.51 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: BROWN Subj: Gameroom Usage We are in the midst of schools "Spring Breaks" and we have had a number of children in the building, specifically the gameroom. Add to this the fact that we are heading toward summer vacation, makes it necessary once again to remind employees with children about the use of Atari's gameroom. We encourage employees and their guests to use the gameroom. Children are not to be left there alone without adult supervision. Essentialy, the gameroom is not intended to be an arcade where a child can spend the day or to act as a day care while a parent is working at Atari or Tengen. The primary function of the gameroom is for the benefit of the employees as a form of relaxation. It also serves as a public relations symbol for outside business guests. Therefore, please use your good judgement about the amount of time you let your children have access to the gameroom. If there is to be a group of more than theee children, prior approval must be obtained from Human Resources. Also, children are not allowed to roam alone through the building or be in possession of your Schlage (security) card. Your adherence to this message is appreciated. We'd prefer that you enforce the gameroom rules rather than the Receptionists having to do so. We have a fun product and we like to think we have "fun" while we work, but remember, this is still a place of business. The Administration ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MOSER 16-APR-1992 19:31:00.05 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: baby shower If you have rsvp'ed to attend Nat and Andy's baby shower and lunch. The lunch will cost 8.80 per person and that includes tax and tip and free lunch for the proud parents to be. Beverages will be extra so please add that in when you chip in to cover the cost of lunch. It's wonderful to have something so special to celebrate! If you are not sure where Wing Wah restaurant is the address is 2068 N. Capitol Ave. between Montague Expressway and 680. There is a map pinned up outside my cubicle. See you at noon on Tuesday! Kris ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 20-APR-1992 14:39:30.71 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: VOICEMAIL HANDBOOKS IF YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED YOUR VOICE MAIL BOOK AND TEMPLATE, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT LOBBY AND PICK ONE UP. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 21-APR-1992 07:55:33.35 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: VOICE MAIL IF YOUR VOICE MAIL IS STILL NOT WORKING THIS A.M., PLEASE SEND MAIL TO THIS ADDRESS AND GILBERT WILL FIX IT AS SOON HE CAN. THIS IS OUR ATTEMPT AT TRYING TO CONSOLIDATE A LIST AND PROCESS YOUR REQUESTS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU'RE ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE THAT DO NOT PHYSICALLY HAVE A PHONE, PLEASE SEND MAIL TO THAT EFFECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 21-APR-1992 08:58:17.59 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: FOLLOW UP TO THE V-MAIL MESSAGE IF YOU DON'T HAVE V-MAIL CAPABILITY, PLEASE CHECK YOUR E-MAIL FOR MESSAGES. IF YOU DON'T HAVE E-MAIL OR DON'T READ IT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO I KNOW, SO I CAN GET YOUR MESSAGES TO YOU. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::BRAD 21-APR-1992 10:43:21.83 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BRAD Subj: Required Viewing! 'The Creative Spirit' Part #3: Creativity in the Workplace will be shown tomorrow at noon in the Engineering Common Area. This is a very good series on creativity that has been running on several PBS stations. (I personally find it inspiring.) All are welcome! - brad - x3788 [if you do not know how to get to the Engineering Common Area give me a call] ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 21-APR-1992 12:24:52.52 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: MESSAGE Paging numbers company-wide have been changed to the following: Engineering formerly-> 85 presently -> 77 Admin fromerly-> 86 presently -> 75 Mfg formerly-> 87 presently -> 78 Tengen formerly-> 88 presently -> 76 LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 21-APR-1992 18:15:28.14 To: @SYS$MAIL:HARDWARE CC: Subj: NATIONAL ADC0809CCN SB9130 I've had problems with this particular brand/date-code on almost every board in the past two weeks. Has anyone else encountered any problems with this chip? Ti or other brands work fine! The problems's that other inputs track channel one, as if they're internally shorted to this input. Farrokh ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCCARTHY "Pat" 21-APR-1992 23:28:52.58 To: @SYS$MAIL:HARDWARE CC: MCCARTHY Subj: Signetics product families to be discontinued. Signetics have announced that they will discontinue the following logic families: std. ttl 74xx ls ttl 74lsxx <------------- Shottkey 74sxx <------------- acl 74AC/ACTxx 10Kecl family. In addition, the following is a partial list of devices that will be obsoleted from the continued product families: 74f13, 74f83, 74f151, 74f160a, 74f162a, 74f168, 74f190, 74f192, 74f251, 74f257, 74f258, 74s189, 82s09, 82s19, 82s185 I believe they are the first manufacturer to announce the removal of whole logic families. Pat. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::BRAD 22-APR-1992 11:04:47.56 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BRAD Subj: RE: Required Viewing! REMINDER: 'The Creative Spirit' Part #3: Creativity in the Workplace will be shown today at noon in the Engineering Common Area. All are welcome! - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BRAD 22-APR-1992 12:09:00.17 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: BRAD Subj: IEEE Computer Sept 1991 Does anybody have this issue? If so, could I borrow it? - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BRAD 23-APR-1992 11:13:48.68 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: BRAD Subj: OS/2 Conference Anybody interested in going to the OS/2 Tools Conference? May 5-7. I have a flyer on it if interested. Several Tool vendors will also be there: Borland (C++, ObjectVision), Digitalk (Smalltalk), Enfin (Enfin/2), Imagesoft (Glockenspiel C++), GUILD, Easel, CaseWorks, Watcom (C++), Symantec (C++), IBM, etc... Also Network vendors. What is the general perception for the use of OS/2 here? What about WIN32/NT? Please address comments to @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 23-APR-1992 11:23:49.04 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: NEW PAGING PROCEDURE The manner in which you go about being connected to a external caller who has requested that you be paged is as follows: 1.) The receptionist will page you to pick up a caller at a parked location. ie.."Linda Paulo please pick-up 67" 2.) You then go to the nearest available phone and dial the number that you have been directed to "pick-up". If you get a busy, I probably made a mistake. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::YATURNER 23-APR-1992 12:19:39.19 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: call for top 10 reasone for..... In the spirit of greater creativity at Atari, I offer the following challenge (other than correcting my spelling). What are the top 10 reasons for the phones in the hallways? To get the ball rolling I offer the following reasons (with their authors) 10. So that we can locate Counselor Troi from anywhere on the ship (me) 9. So that we can finally answer those pesky "Would Captian Striker please go to the nearest white courtesy phone" pages (rusty) 8. So that we can get phone calls in Atari's most popular conference rooms 7. So engineers have something to aim at when they move the video games (lois) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 24-APR-1992 09:43:43.94 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: LAB PHONE INSTALLATION GILBERT WILL BE INSTALLING LAB PHONES TODAY. IF YOUR LAB HAD A PHONE BEFORE THE NEW SYSTEM, A REPLACEMENT PHONE WILL BE INSTALLED. GILBERT NEEDS TO KNOW THE NAME OF YOUR LAB FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES. PLEASE SEND YOUR LAB NAMES TO THIS ADDRESS SO THAT WE MAY CONSOLIDATE THE LIST AND GET THE PHONES INSTALLED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. HE CANNOT INSTALL UNTIL HE HAS THE NAME. ALSO, NEW LAB PHONES WILL NOT BE INSTALLED AT THIS TIME. THEY WILL BE SECONDARY PRIORITY. AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 24-APR-1992 09:56:25.69 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: ADDITION TO LAB PHONE MESSAGE I forgot to mention we also need the extension that the lab phone was. oops! LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SAVA 24-APR-1992 11:11:38.89 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: lost pocket knife A Swiss Army Knife that was given to me as a gift, has been lost. It must have fallen out of my pocket somehow. It's one of those big Eddie Baur, everything but the kitchen sink, knives. It's very special (if not cumbersome) so if anyone has found it, please let me know. thanks, Scott ext. 1723 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BURNIAS 24-APR-1992 13:45:25.47 To: STEWART CC: SMITH,MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN Subj: MEETING (TI) THE MEETING WITH TEXAS INSTRUMENTS WILL BE IN THE MFG. CONFERENCE ROOM ON MONDAY THE 27TH AT 1:15. IF YOUR UNABLE TO ATTEND PLEASE LET ME KNOW. MARY ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SAVA 24-APR-1992 13:59:02.81 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: lost pocket knife thank you all, my knife has been found and returned. thanks again, scott ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GRAVES 24-APR-1992 15:20:10.27 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Almost-Last Chance to Get Really Creative on This Name Thing Well, hello again Everybody: In the spirit of Friday afternoon, and of fostering ongoing creativity, I am going to list the names that people have so far suggested for our new driving simulators... Can't say as though we have a winner yet, but with our add copy deadline rapidly approaching, we're going to have to come up with something good, really soon. Hopefully, seeing these suggestions will inspire those of us who haven't yet contributed to gush forth with a wellspring of blindingly inspirational stuff. Or something. Anything. And if you've already replied, but have thought of something else, let's hear it! Read 'em and weep. Hope to hear from you soon. Reply to Graves or call me @ extension 3725. Here they are,in all their unexplained glory: ASDD; ES92; AMOS; DES; ASP; TAGCAR; SAFE; PLATO; RAMBO; PARTNER; MOBETA; WDNNSBT; HSPT; ST-1000; C.O.P.-ulator TSI; THE STIMULATOR; SQUAD CAR; BLACK & WHITE; ALBT; ONE FOR THE ROAD; FAST CHASER; ASSAULT; COP-O-MATIC; COP-IN-A-BOX; P-25; CODE THREE; DUIDD; DWEEB If you can do better, have at it! Yea team! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SHIRE 27-APR-1992 16:11:26.48 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: TENGEN NEEDS TESTERS Once again we are in need of some bodies to help us test gametest. We are looking for 4-5 people, age 17 or older, able to work from 9:00AM until 6:00PM Monday thru Friday. (Although this time, testing may only be for a few days). If you know anyone who may be interested, contact Mike Klug at Ext. 9436, or myself at Ext. 9435. Thanks again for the assistance! Dan Shire ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 28-APR-1992 14:04:57.92 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PETRINI Subj: COMPANY TRUCK I have set up a new system for the use of the truck. If you need to use the truck please obtain the keys from me and be sure and sign the notebook that is on my bookshelf as you enter my cubicle. I have been nogotiating for our own gas credit card and for this reason it becomes very important for you to sign for the truck and return the charge slip to me if you put gas in the tank. Apparently, this did not work out too well in the past and the privelege of a credit card was taken away by the creditor. So, please, let's make this work. This will be certainly more convenient than having to put out your own cash and then making out a petty cash voucher. I will inform all of you when we do have the card in our possession. Mary P. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 28-APR-1992 17:54:53.32 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: Subj: RED HAND-TRUCK Has anyone within EE borrowed or otherwise knows the whereabout of this hand-truck (usually parked outside my area)? Farrokh ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::DENTON 29-APR-1992 10:13:36.34 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: CHAMP SPRINT GAME AL VERNON IS LOOKING FOR A CHAMP SPRINT GAME. HE NEEDS TO BORROW THE GAME FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. IF YOU HAVE ONE THAT HE CAN USE, PLEASE CALL AL AT X3938. THANKS AL VERNON ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::BRAD 29-APR-1992 17:50:53.27 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BRAD Subj: Technological Leadership I don't think we are short of technology people with technological ideas. The problem is that management has structured the company in such a way as to inhibit technology ideas from surfacing. There currently is no way to start and carry through these technologically exciting projects. If management is serious about technology they would set up a structure to channel these ideas. Since there is no channel, they must not be too serious. It is management's responsibility to make the best of what they have sitting in front of them. Please send all responses to @SYS$MAIL:JUNK - brad - [a manager] ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SMITHSON "Deja Thoris -- Princess of Mars" 29-APR-1992 18:09:47.96 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: SMITHSON Subj: Technological Leadership I think a big part of the problem is that the project review process holds all projects against the same standard, and because of this, games with new technology, or game which try to exploit new ideas are judged as slow or risky. They are essentially penalized for trying something new and creative. I think it is time for an overhaul. Reviews are more adversarial than they need to be. They provide a poor level of access to the knowledge base of the people doing the reviewing. Bonnie Smithson ( One of Atari's project leaders ) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LIPSON 29-APR-1992 18:35:40.18 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: techno leadership well, new technology usually IS slow and risky.... we DO have a problem with manpower especially hardware guys plus i don't like the current setup with an 'advanced technology' group dominating the new stuff. If i was to start my next project using some new technology, for example a new 3-d or a CDRom hardware, i'm sure that i'd have trouble convincing the review committee to approve it. But i think it would be because there aren't enough products coming out of engineering so i think i'd get resistance on a long-term project as long as they need something to fill a slot within the next 18 months. If not me, how many other programmers do they have to produce a short-term product who will be available soon? Plus who's going to design a new hardware? How many available engineers do we have? And if i'm not willing to use the 3-d hardware from the -Driving series, i bet that i'd have a hard time convincing the review committee that our limited engineering resources should be used to create what in their mind might be a hardware that is essentially redundant since we already have a "3-D polygon hardware". My point is that I doubt that it's a lack of vision so much as it's a need to weigh short-term problems that impacts our ability to use new technologies. Also it's not easy to justify new technology sometimes; it's not realistic to expect that we'd build expensive new stuff with no reason to think its earnings will be much better than 'conventional' product. Since we DO need to gain expertise in new technologies if we want to be able to compete in the future, we need to do two things. We need to have enough people to keep the products coming out even if a few teams work on longterm projects, without being in a position where any failed project creates a hole in the manufacturing cycle. And we need to create new products where the spin-offs are likely to be spread throughout the company. We need to have broad participation in any projects using advanced technologies or all we will do is create pockets of expertise in the company that may or may not be easily used in new generations. We need to learn from the problems encountered by teams trying to use the last several hardwares that have been introduced so that new technology is more accessible to any new team that wants to use it. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 29-APR-1992 19:29:36.60 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: SHEPPERD Subj: Dead disks Two problems: EE$USERDISK: is too full and, more importantly, it is dying. Two files have been identified today as having unrecoverable read errors. To correct both of these problems at once, I'm going to replace the drives with newer bigger ones. What's important to you is that I'm going to do it tonight (wednesday 4/29) beginning at about 10pm. I expect it'll take several hours. Hopefully, tomorrow morning EE$USERDISK will be fixed and about 500Mb bigger. ds ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::DIEKNEITE "The Universe exploded and the Beat began" 30-APR-1992 09:04:34.66 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: DIEKNEITE Subj: I think it's interesting that in today's Merc there is an article about an alliance between Time Warner, and IBM. Guess what it's about? NEW IDEAS. NEW TECHNOLOGY (imagine that). It's about combining TW's "vast" software library and cable TV systems with IBM's computer technology. "...In addition, the two companies are seeking to create a generation of smart television that would allow viewers to interact with services on their TV screens, using a remote control or computer. New services could include anything from entertainment to educational material and commercial transactions." Doesn't this sound like something we do here? Don't we have connections with Time Warner? The article goes on to say that TW is not new to the idea of joint ventures. Last October the company announced a joint venture with Electronic Arts (who?) to "explore unspecified new projects in multimedia technology. This is another indication that Time Warner intends to be a leader in interactive media and entertainment" said Bing Gordon, a vp at EA. What's going on here. Where were we? Wouldn't this have been a golden opportunity to justify hiring those people Lipson mentions? Is there still an avenue to pursue here? Perhaps we think too much in terms of video 'games'. Maybe we should start internalizing some of those popular buzzwords: Multimedia Interactive Interface Educational Learning Curve ...etc. Are we not full of creative experts regarding these areas? ...just a thought dd ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 30-APR-1992 15:12:02.22 To: BURNIAS,MONCRIEF CC: MARGOLIN Subj: ASIC65 This is in reply to your Voice Mail message: Phil told me on Tuesday that they would need actual parts. I told him that he should have Thom Dempsey call Rich Moore to get approval and to say the following: They need four samples each of: 1. Parts that were received non-blank. 2. Parts that did not program properly. The parts that did not program properly contain large fragments of valid code. In order to get parts, Thom will have to promise Rich Moore that the parts are for failure analysis only: 1. The parts will have the plastic removed; 2. The parts will be erased; 3. The parts will be tested to see if they can be programmed. The parts will not be read out until our code is erased. Concerning the unit being used to program the parts. I am recommending to Rick Moncrief that, starting immediately, the parts be programmed on one of the two Data I/O machines that are alleged to be able to program these parts. (Manufacturing's 2900 and McCarthy's Unisite) I don't want to be in this loop anymore. Regards, Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 30-APR-1992 15:40:27.84 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: missing Help..Help... We are missing a large off-white canvas Atari banner. It was last seen in the storage cage in the back of 675. If you have any info about its whereabouts, please reply to this address. Thank you already Carole ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::YATURNER 30-APR-1992 15:57:52.63 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: network downtime The Atari network will be unavailable this sunday 5/3/92 while Dave Shepperd and I do some software and hardware modifications. The most ( and hopefully ) only noticable change is that the domain agc.com will go away. This is so that we can be in sync with out email gateway to the outside world. The new domain name will be agames.com, this means that you need to change all of your references to agc.com to agames.com. The most likely place to look would be in your .rhosts file. If all goes well people in the outside world (it's rumored that there is one (;-)) will be able to send you mail using the address userid@agames.com (userid is your login name). ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 30-APR-1992 16:12:18.18 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: red hand-truck If you have borrowed our red hand truck from outside OMEGA labs (near central conf.room), or otherwise know who might have taken it please return it back to us. Farrokh ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 1-MAY-1992 09:34:09.78 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PETRINI Subj: DONUTS & BAGELS We have both this morning, in case you haven't heard. Mary ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::COMSTOCK 1-MAY-1992 11:02:25.68 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: COMSTOCK Subj: A New Animator Arrives Patrice Moriarty started this morning as our newest animator. She'll be sharing Kris Moser's office until the new construction is complete and we all play musical chairs. She was recommended to us by Rusty Dawe and Kelly Turner. She's a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism and has a special interest in fantasy role-playing games. She says she's delighted to be here. Feel free to stop by and say welcome. You might see her later today when I take her on the usual welcoming tour. Also, unfortunately, some of you have been missed as the other new animators got their tours and orientation. (You know how busy we've been.) To help those who want to introduce themselves: the cubicle next to the common area is now being shared by Jason Leong and Kole Lasekan, and Ron Seawright is in the space next to Chris Downend's office (the one that used to be Will's). My apologies to those who were missed on earlier introduction expeditions. Welcome to all! Sam ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCNAMARA 1-MAY-1992 14:00:05.39 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: MCNAMARA Subj: DATA I/O UNISITE PROGRAMMER The Unisite programmer is back in the hardware lab and is up and running. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 4-MAY-1992 09:00:35.88 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Mother's Day Reminder The Flowerman will be taking orders by Wednesday 5-6-92 for delivery on Friday 5-8-92. Don't forget those spec5-8-92. Don't forr life. If you're interested in placing an order, stop by the desk in the main lobby and peruse the list. All payments must be received by Friday before 11 a.m. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 4-MAY-1992 09:25:35.43 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: OOPS! I didn't intend for my message to resemble hidden satanic lyrics. It was an editor mistake on my part. Here is a correction in an attempt to contain the overriding sense of pleasure some of you demented people will derive from pointing out the obvious errors in my previous message. The Flowerman will be taking orders by Wednesday 5-6-92 for delivery on Friday 5-8-92. Don't forget those special ladies in your life. If you're interested in placing an order, stop by the main lobby desk and peruse the list. All payments must be received by Friday before 11 a.m. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::STARK 4-MAY-1992 09:39:29.51 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: free bed frame... Free king bed frame to first reply. Gary Stark x 1766 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::LIPSON 4-MAY-1992 10:04:41.67 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: 210X DSP serial failures ::: Bug in 2105 DSP serial port ::: We are experiencing failure of the serial receive port on the 210x DSP used in SPACE. The failure mode is that after successfully running for a while, the DSP suddenly stops generating RCV interrupts even though the signals on the inputs seem to be fine and internal control registers seem to be correctly set up. I spoke with Dan Ash (the A/D field app engineer) and he confirmed that other customers have reported similar failures. After a failure occurs, there is a way for the DSP to reset its internal state to reset the port (assuming that the DSP detects the failure with a watchdog). Also, he recommended a filter circuit to minimize the glitches that create the problem. The hardware should have an RC filter with a 68pF cap. and a 100 Ohm resistor on the RCV SCLK line of the DSP. The software needs to reset the serial ports by disabling/re-enabling them when the failure occurs. It might be possible to prevent the error by resetting the serial port whenever the DSP switches from INTERNAL SERIAL CLOCK to EXTERNAL SERIAL CLOCK (which it does frequently). I am currently upgrading the software from STEEL TALONS to implement the new resets; we probably should investigate the RC filter for inclusion on any new boards. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::FLANAGAN "Bob Flanagan" 4-MAY-1992 10:08:21.99 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,FUJIHARA CC: FLANAGAN Subj: Virutality description... HARDWARE DESCRIPTION OF "VIRTUALITY" PRODUCT From: mike@highlite.uucp (Mike Wiik) Organization: Gotham Communications Research "The core of the system is the EXPALITY(TM) (Experience Provider for Virtual Reality) computer, which uses a specially modified Amiga 3000 motherboard (sporting a 25MHz 68030 processor plus 68882 math copro- cessor) to drive two parallel-pipeline TI 34020 graphics processors turbocharged with two 40Mflop TI 34082 RISC math coprocessors, which create up to 30,000 independently shaded polygons a second at 30 frames per second on your visor's dual liquid-crystal color screens. Translation: realistic and real fast. "Polhemus 3D sensors (one in your helmet and another in your 3D joystick or glove [??? -mike]) indicate which direction you're looking and firing in and direct the quadraphonic digital sound tracking system. A 550MB CD-ROM and 100MB Hard disk store the game's visuals, music, voice, sound effects, and virtual-world database. Up to 12 [Twelve! Ay-yah!!!! -mike] of these $65,000 Virtuality stations can be connected together, linked by and Ethernet network. A 100-degree wide-angle visor is also in the works. "The first game available is a shoot-em-up called Dactyl Nightmare (hint: for a great ride, let the pterodactyl pick you up). Scheduled for March installation is Dactly II, a "Capture The Flag" game in which combatants get to maul each other with crossbows, shields, and axes and conspire with teammates via a realtime digital voice synthesis system that changes your voice to simulate the character you've selected...Also coming in March: CYBERQUEST, a [D&D]-type role-playing game in a medieval setting with a nice sci-fi touch: you buy private pluh-in keys that keep track of where you are in the game, the character you've chosen...and how many playing credits you have left. "Other games available (but not yet planned for installations) are HERO (hang gliding) and four sitdown games: BATTLESPHERE (3D space battle), EXOREX (exoskeltal armored combat vehicle), VTOL (mission in Harrier vertical takeoff jet plane), and TOTAL DESTRUCTION (stock car race). Future games will include texture mapping (for realistic landscapes, etc) and later, a combination of video and animation. ... "You can experience ... Virtuality.. at: The Quarters, Kirkland, WA; Timeout, Springfield, VA; Forest Fair Mall, Cincinnati, OH; Adventure, Crestwood, MO; SmithHaven Mall, Long Island, NY; and U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. (Call 1-800-ILLUSION for updates)." Above quoted w/out permission. So I'll just add it's a neat game which we should feed our money to so they'll multiply and get neato new s/ware. -Mike ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::BRAD 4-MAY-1992 10:42:16.23 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: BRAD Subj: CREATIVITY and YOU! We are starting a new distribution list called: CREATIVE It is intended for you to voice your opinions, interests and knowledge about the world of human creativity. For starters, I intend to send a daily message to help us think more creatively. If you would like to contribute to the 'creativity pool' all you have to do is send a message to: @SYS$MAIL:CREATIVE and all on the list will benefit from your ideas! If you would like to be on this distribution list, please reply to this message. The distribution list will be available on wednesday so SEND IN THOSE CARDS SOON! - brad - Here's is an example daily message: COMBINE IDEAS "The time has come," the walrus said, "to talk of many things: of shoes - and ships - and sealing wax - of cabbages - and kings." Combining unusual ideas is at the heart of creative thinking. The ancients mixed soft iron with even softer tin to create hard bronze. Gutenberg combined the wine press and the coin punch to crete moveable type and the printing press. What different ideas can you combine? ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Evening Receptionist" 4-MAY-1992 11:28:01.06 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Volleyball at the 20th Anniversary Celebration If you are interested in playing volleyball at the party, sign-up sheets are located in the main lobby. The teams will consist of 9-person teams. US against manufacturing (who of course doesn't stand a chance against the 675 crew). There will be only one game at 3:30. Sign-ups are on a first-come, first-serve basis. The single game will decide who the Atari Volleyball Champions of the day will be. All participants will recieve a prize. If there are any questions, call David Pasquinelli,ext. 3746. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ALBAUGH "Dr. Bizarro" 4-MAY-1992 13:54:16.69 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Ed Rotberg wants to sell... ... Some Audio/video equipment, and asked me to post this: Yamaha A1000 Stereo Amplifier $300 or b/o Yamaha T1000 AM/FM Stereo Tuner $ 75 or b/o Yamaha AVC-50 Audio-Video Control System Integrated Amp/ Video Switcher/ Enhancer/ Dolby Surround Sound processor/ Remote $125 or b/o ------------ All items together $450 or b/o Also Amdek 13" RGB Comp. video monitor $100 or b/o Call Ed Rotberg Day: (xxx) xxx-xxxx Eve: (xxx) xxx-xxxx ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 4-MAY-1992 13:55:43.73 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Virtual Reality Virtual Reality is the hip craze. You can drive a car, play tennis, and yes, you can even fly a Pterodactyl. Who cares!!! Let's get to the core of the real uses of virtual reality. Let Sega and Namco toil away at those simple fantasy games. What we need is: VIRTUAL SEX Sexual Paranoia is at an all time high.....AIDS, unwanted pregnancy, monogamy, abortion, herpes...the list goes on. Virtual Sex is the ultimate safe sex. Let's not wait for everyone to beat us to the punch. Just think, nobody gets hurt, everybody is happy and we make a lot of money!!!!! P.S. I think we still have a charge number for the Orgasmatron project. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 4-MAY-1992 14:03:34.94 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: addendum to the previous We might even have to form a new department: Atari Stimulation Products ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::HINDORFF 4-MAY-1992 15:01:15.42 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Atari's Golf Tournament If there is anyone still itching to play in the golf tourney on June 6th please contact me. I have a schedule conflict that day so my spot's open. Bill ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCNAMARA 4-MAY-1992 17:29:56.97 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: MCNAMARA Subj: UNISITE PROGRAMMER IF YOU DO NOT USE THE UNISITE PROGRAMMER IN THE HARDWARE LAB TO PROGRAM EPROMS THEN DISREGARD THIS MESSAGE! The Unisite has had two similar failures in the short time that we have had it so I need to ask everyone to be sure to turn it off before unplugging the PLCC module (PINSITE), or the EPROM module (SETSITE). Most people use the Unisite to program eproms so I'd like to ask the Engineers to put the (EPROM) SETSITE module back after you're done using the PLCC (PINSITE) module so that the next person won't have to do it. Thanks, Glenn ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BRAD 5-MAY-1992 07:52:31.96 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: BRAD Subj: Talk to the Audio Group If you would like to converse with the Audio Group members we have set up a new distribution list. The distribution list is appropriately named: AUDIO. Just add AUDIO to the familiar @SYS$MAIL: i.e.: To: @SYS$MAIL:AUDIO and you'll have our full attention! - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 5-MAY-1992 13:11:32.00 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: LOST KEYS Am sending out a message to find out if someone may have found a set of keys I lost last Friday. They are on a Key fob that has Cincinati, Ohio written on it. I may have lost them in the parking lot on the hiway 880 side of 675. If you found them please respond to this address. Thanks in advance Cris Drobny ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LICHAC 5-MAY-1992 13:37:13.13 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: CINCO DE MAYO Does anyone know what this holiday is about? I get conflicting answers as to its origin/significance. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "ok, ok I changed it" 5-MAY-1992 14:00:14.28 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: NEW AND IMPROVED PHONE LIST THEY'RE HERE...COME AND GET EM! LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 5-MAY-1992 14:38:55.50 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PETRINI Subj: TRUCK FUEL GOOD NEWS!! I now have in my possession a Valley Automated Fuels, Inc. credit card. They are located at: 2132 O'Toole Ave., San Jose If you get on McCarthy and go south across Montague, as soon as you cross Montague McCarthy becomes O'Toole. Continue on O'Toole for approx. 2 miles, maybe less, and you will see the station on the left. A few particulars on using the card -- it works like an ATM card, I have a PIN # that you punch in and when thru filling the tank, please, I will definitely need the receipt, so please push the "yes" when asked if you need receipt and return receipt to me. I will be keeping a log sheet on gallons and receipt for reconciliation purposes when the bill comes in. Merci -- Mary P. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::YATURNER 5-MAY-1992 15:20:47.66 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Virtual Sex (warning sexually explicit & possibly offensive) I'll take your suggestion seriously (whether you meant it that way or not). A few months ago BAYCHI (the local chapter of the Computer Human Interface interest group) did a meeting/lecture on electronic erotica and I brought up the following point. Consider, what is the major objection to say child pornograpy (before you say it, there is absolutely NO proof of a link between pornography and sex crimes), it is the abuse and corruption of minors (a point with which I agree.) But what happens when that factor is removed? when you allow someone to participate in any fantasy they can conceive in the privacy of their own homes, without involving anyone else. Is it still a crime? wrong? immoral? Do you really believe that it isn't being worked on already? Inquiring minds want to know..... ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 5-MAY-1992 15:24:29.37 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Western Diamond-back Does anyone out there have a book on snakes/reptiles? A friend of mine recently came across or should I say a rather large reptile crossed his path as he was jogging along the creek by BARBER LANE, and we're wondering if we might find a picture that matches description of what he saw out there. Thanks Farrokh ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 5-MAY-1992 17:21:29.13 To: @WALKABOUT.DIS CC: RAY Subj: Walkabout Friday -- 5/8 -- 3:30 - 5:00 Dave Shepperd and the Computer Systems group will be hosting this week's Walkabout Friday. The festivities will begin at 3:30 in the Alpha, Nu, Omega, and Tengen labs. Please come by the labs, sample the munchies, play the games, and give your feedback (positive and negative). Friday, May 8, 1992 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. John ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "ok, ok I changed it" 6-MAY-1992 08:31:20.58 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: LAST CHANCE TO ORDER FLOWERS FOR MOTHER'S DAY If you wish to place an order for flowers, today by 5:00 is the deadline. See myself or Frances at the main lobby desk. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LICHAC 6-MAY-1992 10:20:59.70 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: 5 de mayo From: MIKE::DIAZ 6-MAY-1992 08:53:45.70 To: LICHAC CC: Subj: 5 DE MAYO 5 DE MAYO "La batalla de Puebla". The battle at Puebla, when the French army tried to invade Mexico coming from the Atlantic ocean they arrived at the city of Veracruz going towards Puebla to settled at the city and claimed it as a colony of France, they found themselves with a Mexican army that wasn't very strong in guns as the French army was at thart time, all they had was deter- mination to win and not to let anybody come and take their city and the richness the country had, after three days of fighting the French army started to realize that is wasn't so easy to se- ttled in and they had to retreat and give up the battle. Mexico takes this as a very important win because after this all other countries that were thinking on colonies on Mexican terretoty gave it a second thought to come and fight against Mexico. THATS WHY THE CELEBRATION OF "5 DE MAYO" I hope this splains the reason of the celebration. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCCARTHY "Pat" 6-MAY-1992 11:20:16.76 To: @SYS$MAIL:HARDWARE CC: MEYETTE,RSHERMAN,SMITH,STEWART,BURNIAS,MCCARTHY Subj: Static Ram Pricing It is increasingly important to pick preferred parts for Static RAMs in our new designs. 32Kx8 SRAMs are a good example right now. You can get a quotation from vendors for $6.15 each for 32Kx8, 25nS. But when Mary goes to buy them she pays over $8.00. She is buying from distribution because Manufacturer lead times are too long. However, if the same part is used in several upcoming games, she can spec buy with less risk. I am asking Components engineering to call out 25nS and 70nS as the two preferred parts for 32Kx8 SRAMs. If you keep this in mind, we should be in a better pricing position later on. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 6-MAY-1992 12:05:36.30 To: HARPER,DOWNEND,LEE,MARGOLIN,MEYETTE,MSHERMAN,RAY CC: PETRINI Subj: MOTO MOTOR DRIVER There will be a meeting in the Engineering Conf. Rm. at 2 P.M. today. Sorry for the late E-Mail message. Mary ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::BRAD 6-MAY-1992 12:34:41.97 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: BRAD Subj: Thanks to all who have replied to be added to the CREATIVITY POOL! For those of you who have not replied it's never too late. But, from now on, you must send a message to SHEPPERD to be added to the CREATIVE distribution list. - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SMITHSON "Deja Thoris -- Princess of Mars" 6-MAY-1992 12:47:41.93 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: SMITHSON Subj: Lost mug I seem to have misplaced by Dr. Who mug. It has a Tardis on it that changes color with the temperature of the liquid in it. If you have seen it, please reply. Thanks, Bonnie ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 6-MAY-1992 17:17:09.69 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN Subj: ADSP-210X Peter Lipson's VAX Mail "210X DSP serial failures" implies that there is a newly discovered bug in the 2105. I talked to Dan Ash and it appears the "bug" in question is really that a glitch on the Serial Clock input that is shorter than the minimum serial clock specified in the data sheet can cause the state machine that performs the serial operations to get screwed up so that it needs to be reset. The Party Line Bus used in Steel Talons and in the Police Trainer allow the bus to float after one unit has released it and before another unit takes it. The work we did on the Police Trainer System showed that when the bus is floating, the output of the Bus Receivers will be one or zero, depending on its own input offsets. (The receivers are actually op-amps in disguise.) This led to a real problem on the Frame Sync signal, which we fixed by introducing just enough bias so that a floating bus would be pulled to the correct inactive polarity. It appears that something like this should be done with the Serial Clock. Note: 1. The way this is done on a terminated bus is different from the way it is done on a non-terminated bus. 2. I have not seen the SPACE circuit. It may or may not be the same as in Steel Talons. 3. The 'filter' Dan recommended is about 9 ns and may or may not help glitches caused by the switching between Bus Masters. Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::HARPER 6-MAY-1992 17:35:00.55 To: MARGOLIN CC: KHODADADI,DOWNEND,MCCARTHY Subj: NUMFA Power-Up Jed, I took your suggestion to remove the interface connector before powering up the REV-2 NUMFA board. A power spike is still evident on both of the motor outputs, for a very short time. Could this be due the lengthened watchdog timeout? This is the only difference between my board and your design that I know of. Thanks, -Dennis- ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 6-MAY-1992 18:27:30.29 To: KIM::HARPER CC: MARGOLIN Subj: RE: NUMFA Power-Up I don't know. Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 6-MAY-1992 19:13:56.39 To: @SYS$MAIL:HARDWARE CC: SHEPPERD Subj: Ethernet cables This is a quick lesson about how to hookup ethernet cable and how NOT to hookup ethernet cable. First a little background so you can attach some reason to the madness: The cable is a transmission line and therefore abids by the rules established with transmission line theory. Transmission line theory says that, in an ideal case, if you were to connect a device at any point along the transmission line, it would appear to the device that the wire was infinitely long in either direction and that the wire would have a uniform characteristic impedance in the frequency range that the device intended to operate. In the real world, the ideal case is rarely achieved. Any little thing will likely change the impedance of the wire at that point. These include tight kinks, connectors, poor connections and "stubs". What happens when a signal runs across one of these changes in impedance is that some amount of it bounces back to the point of origin (and this bounce point becomes the point of origin for the reflected signal). This is also known as "ringing" and I'm sure you've all had plently of (bad) experience with dealing with that on circuit boards. The amount of signal reflected depends on how severe the impedance mismatch is. If it's severe enough (as is would be with a dead short or an open circuit), almost all of the signal will be reflected. In long lines transmission, a "ring" or bounce may take 100's of nanoseconds make the round trip, so for circuits that are expecting to deal with bit rates of 100ns, (as is ethernet), this can be rather nasty. Now for the meat of the issue: The standard established for ethernet cabling was designed such that inconsistencies in the cable (impedance mismatches) be minimized, yet at the same time allow for connectors and things so one can actually use the damn thing. To this end, the following rules must be adhered to when you find yourself needing to move equipment connected to the ethernet (if in doubt, don't mess with it): 1) The wiring topology ALWAYS must conform to: Terminator -----------------terminator (The "---" indicates ethernet cable). In our case, one of the terminated ends is in the computer room, so you don't need to worry about that one. If either of the terminators is removed or the wire is disconnected such that an end becomes unterminated, the segment will cease to function. This may also cause other segments (i.e. the entire network in the building) to stop working for a while. Please don't do this. 2) Taps are allowed in the cable, but no more that 29 (except for those fed from a twisted-pair, which are confined to 10) AND the tap must connect directly to the device. The taps we use are BNC T connectors and are known as invasive taps because they require the wire to be cut in two in order for them to be installed. I.e. Terminator ------T---...----T----terminator d d v v c c NEVER hookup a device like this: Terminator ------T----terminator | | | d v c The wire connecting the device to the ethernet cable is known as a "stub" which can cause an impedance mismatch of the worst kind (it can become a resonant circuit, depending on how long it is). Just say no to stubs. 3) Always assume there are other users on your segment. This is almost always true in our environment. "Party lines" are used throughout the building. There are maximum segment length limitations which you probably won't run into if you are simply rearranging a lab, but you may if you are moving to some other area of the building. We have some tools to determine and help with these things. ds ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 7-MAY-1992 08:41:45.78 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: RAY Subj: Baby Alert! Natalie and Andrew Burgess are the proud parents of a baby girl born Wednesday, May 6, at 2:54pm. She was 6lb2oz, 18 1/2" long -- no name yet. Mother, baby, and father are all doing great! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::MARTIN 7-MAY-1992 10:41:14.84 To: DOWNEND CC: MEYETTE,MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN,SMITH,LEE,KHODADADI,MCCARTHY Subj: PROBLEM PARTS FOR MOTO FRENZY Chris, Motorola #MAC224A6 is also on allocation,with 0 stock in distribution. Estimated time for delivery is 4th quarter (October). I checked on a SGS Thompson #BTB24-600. The lead time is 7 weeks, 0 stock in distibution. Please let me know if there is any other sources that I can check. Thank You, Melanie ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 7-MAY-1992 10:45:49.20 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: RAY Subj: Burgess Baby -- follow-up The baby's name is Samantha Carolyn. They are all doing so well, they should be home this afternoon! I talked to both Mom and Dad -- they are both very happy and very excited! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRYE 7-MAY-1992 13:21:07.19 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: BUILDING 675 UPGRADE Beginning this weekend, May 9 & 10 building 675 will be undergoing a face-lift on the outside. All employees will be kept informed as to parking changes required due to painting. This Saturday and Sunday, the contractor will be power washing the building. NO PARKING PROBLEMS...BUSINESS AS USUAL On Monday, masking of the windows and prepping the building will begin. (Clear plastic will be used on the windows) NO PARKING PROBLEMS ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 7-MAY-1992 13:51:27.52 To: MARTIN CC: MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN Subj: TRIACs I have talked to Rich Comeau and explained our requirements. He is looking for one that will work. Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 7-MAY-1992 14:12:44.78 To: MEYETTE CC: STEVIE, PEREZ, KHODADADI, MCCARTHY, MARGOLIN Subj: Wheelie Filter assy Rick, Since we are adding the resistor (2 ohm) back to the wheelie filter assembly to reduce the ripple current in the capacitors, we need a way to mount it to the chassis. Ralph Perez is going to layout a new chassis to make room for the resistor to be mounted HORIZONTALLY as required by UL (?). HELP! Do you have any info on mounting hardware for the resistor in the horizontal position? Please pass anything you have to Ralph and Stevie. If you come up empty, let me know. Thanks, Chris. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 7-MAY-1992 17:16:37.32 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: PETRINI Subj: STATUS MEETING 5/8/92 For all who attend the Friday Status Meeting. This Friday only the Status Meeting will be held in the Executive Conf. Rm. at 9:30 A.M. Mary Petrini Ext. 1796 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::SYSTEM "Colossus/Guardian" 8-MAY-1992 11:12:19.99 To: @WALKABOUT CC: Subj: Computer room The computer room will be open for tours during the walkabout today. The door will be open, just pull the door handle. Please, don't bring any food or drink in there with you. systems group ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 8-MAY-1992 13:22:14.03 To: HARPER CC: MARGOLIN Subj: Motor Amp Board Dennis, this is from my status report: As a result of a meeting with various people alleged to be involved with the project, it was discovered that the new higher current thyristors they were unable to get were, in fact, SCRs, and would not have worked. I have been in contact with Rich Comeau of Motorola. It seems that they are in the process of making extensive changes to the fabs that make their thyristors and, basically, they can't deliver parts until October. Rich Comeau checked all around and the ONLY Triacs he could find are MAC223A10s from Future Electronic in Boston. They have 4,000 parts. (The MAC223A10 is 25 Amps and 800 Volts.) Note, there are no MAC15A6s to be had. According to MANMAN we have 141 MAC223A8s in inventory (132004-001). They are rated for 25 Amps and 600 Volts and were used in the Rump Thump Board. SGS-Thompson also makes Triacs and someone could check with them if they wanted to. Motor Amp, Continued: -------------------- At 60 Hz a half cycle is 8.33 ms. The counter that determines the conduction angle has a maximum length of 8.19 ms. At 50 Hz a half cycle is 10 ms. Therefore, what would be a low-power cycle at 60 Hz will be 2 ms (out of 10 ms) at 50 Hz. If this needs to be fixed in hardware there are three options: 1. Change the 1 MHz oscillator oscillator to 830 KHz. Not a standard frequency. 2. Change the Divide Ratio from 64 to 78 [Board Change] Requires changing LS393 to GAL16V8. 3. Change Divide Ratio to 128. [One Cut, One Jumper] Reduces Programmable range from 128 to 78. Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "ok, ok I changed it" 11-MAY-1992 14:20:31.00 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: FRYE Subj: PAINTING 675 The painting of bldg 675 will begin on Tuesday 5-12. We will begin with the front and design services sides. Please do not park near the bldg on either side. This parking restriction will be in effect for two days barring any unforseen wind problems. Parking maps are located on all exit doors. Any questions regarding this matter should be directed to Bob Frye, ext. 3752. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCKEE 11-MAY-1992 16:43:09.07 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Thanks for the nice welcome Thanks for the nice welcome! I was given my very own Atari mug and someone walked into my office and swaped it with the one they borrowed from John Moore. So John thanks you for returning his Mug, and I say I'll get even... This is my first day and I think its great that you, whoever you are, were so kind to show me what things are like here. I'll keep this info in mind for future reference. Sorry I sent mail to all you innocent people. Thanks for listening to my gripe... Brian ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BRAD 11-MAY-1992 17:50:33.79 To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS CC: @SYS$MAIL:MAC-USERS,BRAD Subj: CD-ROM drive access I have installed a CD-ROM player on a DOS machine that can be accessed across the network. The DOS computer is running FAL so that you may access the drive and copy files to your local disk drive. I am making available this service since we have a lack of CD-ROM players in the company at the moment. The CD-ROM drive may not be available at all times but I will try to have it running most of the time. If you would like access to this node you must send me your username and a password. DO NOT send me the password to your VAX account. Please do not request access unless you have a CD-ROM that you would like to read. (I don't want to set up a lot of accounts for nothing). - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PAAUW "I swear, it was that way when I found it." 12-MAY-1992 14:13:48.04 To: @MICRONIX.DIS CC: Subj: Micronix meeting 1:00 May,22 Eng. conf There will be a meeting at 1:00 pm on Friday May,22 in the engineering conference room with Bret Burns, the Micronix engineer, to go over the Unicorn design. -- Don ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DURFEY 12-MAY-1992 14:22:18.69 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: skate boarding Wanted: Any old skate board in working condition. Won't pay more than $19.95 for it. I need it for an attic scooter. Thanx erik x 1755 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 12-MAY-1992 14:31:34.36 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: MCCARTHY Subj: New body. Please join me in welcoming our newest employee. Brian McKee started 5/11/92. He is a hardware design engineer reporting to Pat Mc Carthy. You will find him to be a willing listner with lots of creative ideas of his own. If we happened to miss you on the tour, you can still recognise him easily. He Is taller and thinner than I am, and doesn't have a coffee mug. Stop by his office to say hi. He is located in the cubicle that did belong to Jim Turner. (Jim is in Ed Rotbergs old office). Pat. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::AVL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING" 12-MAY-1992 15:54:57.46 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: CER-9091 - Completed From: MIKE::MARGOLIN 7-MAY-1992 19:00:20.10 To: AVL CC: Subj: AUTO-CER ============================================================================== ATARI GAMES CORP COMPONENT EVALUATION REQUEST CER# 9091 ============================================================================== REQUESTED ACTION: NEW VENDOR APPLICATION: PROJECT: Street Driver USED ON ASSEMBLY: PART NUMBER: 137693-100 GENERIC: DESCRIPTION: IC,VRAM,128KX8,100NS,CMOS,40P SOJ MANUFACTURER: MICRON MFG P/N: MT42C8128DJ-10 CONTACT: PHONE: COMMENTS: ============================================================================== ENGINEERING REPLY/NOTES: SAMPLE PARTS TESTED AND APPROVED BY J.MARGOLIN CHANGE VENDOR STATUS FROM RESTRICTED TO APPROVED ============================================================================== AVL DESCRIPTION | PART NUMBER | | ============================================================================== DISPOSITION: X_APPROVED __RESTRICTED APPROVAL __ADD AVL NOTE __REJECTED __SUBSTITUTE APPROVED AVL ACTION: __ADD MFR __ASSIGN NEW P/N __REVISE DESCRIPTION __REMOVE MFR __CONVERT P/N __EXPORT LICENSE REQ X_REVISE MFR __INACTIVATE P/N __SAFETY CRITICAL ============================================================================== ASSIGNED TO: DATE AUTHORIZED BY DATE RS R MEYETTE 12-MAY-1992 ============================================================================== ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LICHAC 13-MAY-1992 08:25:37.56 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER,@SYS$MAIL:MFG CC: Subj: Sabbatical I will be on sabbatical from May 18 thru June 15. Jack Aknin will be in charge of M.E. and the two shops. Please route shop requests and other engineering items thru him. Jerry "El Pescador" Lichac ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCCARTHY "Pat" 13-MAY-1992 12:12:59.65 To: LEE,MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN CC: DOWNEND,LEON,JOE,MCCARTHY Subj: Motor Driver board. I just talked with Mark Sherman about some thoughts he has concerning the Motor Driver (Numfa) board. . He requested the use of metal screws (with nylon insulators if necessary) for mounting the Triacs to the heatsinks. He said that the Nylon screws can not be tightened sufficiently, ant that they get damaged too easily. . Fuse holder mounting. He said that one of the fuseholders arrived in France broken. He thought that the mounting for the fuseholder in the board was not sufficient for the amount of pressure required to get the fuse out of the holder. . He reiterated the concern about the orientation of the triac heatsinks. The triacs can not be replaced without removing one of the heatsinks completely. His comments were given for consideration in future designs, and where possible for consideration in the existing design. This is a communication message, not an action request. Pat. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GROSSMAN 13-MAY-1992 15:50:34.88 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Bay Area "Commuter Check" At the request of one of our employees, I am investigating the voucher program for public transit users. What I now need to determine is --- Does Atari Games/Tengen have employees who use public transportation to get back and forth to work? If you use public transportation during your daily commute, please let me know. THANKS! cynde ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 13-MAY-1992 16:17:47.35 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: MOORE,PETRINI Subj: Engineering Dept. Offsite Meeting Please mark Monday May 18, 1992 on your calendars for our annual Engineering Department offsite meeting. Time: 10-12 A.M. This meeting will be held at The Sheraton Hotel in the Tivoli Ballroom. AGENDA 1. Discuss coin-op business results for the last 2 years. 2. Introduce Coin-op Product Plan. 3. Announce Coin-op Strategic Objectives. 4. Closing remarks. Question & Answer. For your information: The Sheraton is located at 1801 Barber Lane. Please use the entrance by the Riffs Lounge. Refreshments will be provided (Coffee, Tea & Danish). mep ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::SHIRLEY 13-MAY-1992 16:21:24.61 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: a ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "ok, ok I changed it" 14-MAY-1992 09:38:57.86 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: OWENS Subj: SPOT OPEN ON THE GOLF TOURNEMENT GIG Howard Owen is unable to participate in the Atari Golf Tournement. If you are interested in filling his spot, please call Sandy Stan @ ext. 3773 or Rob Rowe @ ext. 1745. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "ok, ok I changed it" 14-MAY-1992 10:55:03.15 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: LINDA Subj: WE NEED OUR STINKIN' BADGES BACK If you or anyone you know has visitor badges that have not been returned to the front desk, please return them to me. We have gone through 2 boxes of 50 qty in 3 weeks. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 14-MAY-1992 11:41:45.18 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Golf Tournament We've gotten a hurt golfer already and the tournament hasn't started yet. Can someone out there take Pete Lipson's place? Contact Sandy Stan or Rob Rowe. We need to fill the empty spots. Employees only though. Thanks. Sandy Stan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 14-MAY-1992 14:51:23.61 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: bash-o-roni BIG BASH IS A COMIN' As you know, The 20th anniversary Big Bash party fast approaches. It will be an all-day party-hardy happening. There are many events for everyone to participate in. Details will be published soon. We will have tests of strength, voracity, slight of hand, skill, speed, talent and bad taste. One of the main events will be the Talent/No Talent Show. With a cash prize of $250 dollars for the best routine AND $250 dollars for the worst act, you'll want to start thinking about your act now. First to sign up is Jackie Sherman who feels that no one else can handle a yo-yo any worse than she can. Rumor has it, that the entire Marketing Department may be involved in the act. (Dueling yo-yos?) Jackie is counting on an extra vote for being an expectant mother. I heard that Accounting may be getting together to form a juggling act. (numbers, I think) Sign-ups for all the events will be announced next week. Start building your gut-bucket band now! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::JEFFERSON 14-MAY-1992 16:28:36.44 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: A dog needs a new home As you all know, Elaine Shirley is moving to Texas in June. There is only one member of the family who can't go....their beautiful German Sheppard! Elaine hates to leave him but they don't have a fence around their new home, so they have to leave Hobbs behind. He's almost 2 years old, very happy and friendly (even to other dogs) and would love a good home. The only reason you shouldn't take this great dog is if you have very small children. Because he's never been around small children, and his large size, Elaine doesn't feel comfortable. But he's great with school age kids (she has two herself). So if you can find it in your heart to give a great dog a good home please contact Elaine at 3943 (she'll love you forever!!) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRYE 15-MAY-1992 14:37:49.71 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: PAINTING UP-DATE The painters will be painting again on the front and west side of the building on Monday, and also on the rear of the building. The painting has been going slower then expected due to the afternoon winds. Thanks, Bob ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::STARK 15-MAY-1992 14:39:35.37 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: Guardian's security... Jed, As per your question the other day about including an identification number into our ASIC selftest, the answer is yes. Ed Rotberg used the number '4' for our project. gary ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 15-MAY-1992 14:54:35.65 To: KIM::STARK CC: MARGOLIN Subj: RE: Guardian's security... Thank you. Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 15-MAY-1992 15:25:46.31 To: MARTIN CC: MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN Subj: GSP Evaluation Board Hi, Melanie. Rick asked me to give you this information for the boards we expect to order next week (week of May 18). Ten Boards GSP Evaluation Board, Rev 1 050890-01 8" x 15" four layer 1993 holes Surface Mount (552 Surface Mount Pads) No Cold Fingers We would like two boards with a one week turnaround. The rest can take longer if that is of any use to the vendor. Thanks, Your Pal, Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 18-MAY-1992 09:27:10.61 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PETRINI Subj: Engineering Dept. Offsite Meeting Just a reminder that today at 10, we are having our Offsite Meeting at the Sheraton. See you there. Mary 5/18/92 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 18-MAY-1992 11:03:10.63 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: HAWAIIAN DAY On Wednesday, May 20th the Recreation Committee invites you to lunch in the cafeteria. You must wear Hawaiian attire to buy the luncheon special for only $1.00. Everybody wins with this special price for lunch, so wear your wildest flowered shirt, MuuMuu, grass skirt???? or whatever and enjoy the special menu that Pat will be cooking up. Dessert will be included and there will be Hawaiian Music to set the mood and for your listening pleasure. Hope you will all join in the fun. Sandy Stan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::YATURNER 18-MAY-1992 17:29:18.34 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: Subj: Brown Bag Lunches I'd like to formally ask Rich and/or John (I hope I've got the right mailing list (;-)) to set a date for the first Atari Engineering BBL. My nomination for a first topic would be: "Management's Role in Fostering Creativity" but I'd sure like to here what other people would like to discuss ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRYE 19-MAY-1992 06:33:32.07 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: PAINTING THE PAINTERS HAVE MOVED TO THE ENGINEERING SIDE OF THE BUILDING, FIGURE TWO AND A HALF DAYS WITH THE BOOM TRUCK, WIND, AND WITH LUCK, COMP- LETION ON FRIDAY. THANKS, BOB ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::HARPER 19-MAY-1992 11:48:51.69 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Day Care... HELP! I am looking for recommendations for Home Day Care in the Campbell, North SJ, Santa Clara or Milpitas area. Our current lady has decided to suddenly retire, and we only have 2 weeks to find someone! I would greatly appreciate any leads you can give me. Our daughter 16 months and very cute. -Dennis Harper- ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ESTRADA 19-MAY-1992 14:04:13.68 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: advance voice mail classes To all those interested : I plan to have anothere voice mail class, this class will be offered to all those who are ready for a more advance course in voice mail, so please if you still having trouble getting into your mail box because you have not yet read the material, please do not sign for this class. Note : this class is strictly for those who are ready to move on with their voice mail capabilities and features. P.S I am not sure about the date yet, since I need the number of attendees first. If you are interested please reply to this message. thank you. GE ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::LIPSON 19-MAY-1992 15:28:10.55 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: they WERE out to get us! ... this article was sent world-wide today over the Usenet - i thought that people here might enjoy knowing what REALLY happened to us. Peter. >This was taken off of Delphi by STReport, an Atari oriented newsletter: > Ctsy Delphi > 13361 14-FEB 01:33 General Information > Stoned > From: VGHOWARD To: ALL > (Miscellaneous mail to VG&CE that can't be answered in the magazine for > various reasons -- usually legal -- will be done so here whenever time > permits by MR. VIDEO GUY. In this installment, MR. VIDEO GUY uncovers the > Grand Video-Gaming Conspiracy.) > Dear VG&CE: > I'm a 16-year-old video-game player and was wondering if you could > shed light on the first "Golden Age" of video games, the time when Atari > was king. What ever happened to this company? How did they lose their > position in the business to what it is today? Thanks, and I also wanted > to write to tell you what a fantastic job you guys are doing! > --Debbie Debs Rainsalot, CA > MR. VIDEO GUY RESPONDS: > Upon losing millions by the end of 1983, Atari was sold by its > parent, Warner Communications, and, thus, the Golden Age of video games > came to an abrupt end. Supposedly, this "crash" came due to Americans' > waning interest in playing video-games with blocky graphics and dinky > sound. Nintendo revived the industry in 1985, through careful marketing > and keen observation of what went wrong the first time around. This is > the "truth" according to many, including VG&CE's Arnie "Mr. Video-Gaming > Know-It-All" Katz. > Don't believe any of this for a second, Deb. This textbook fairy tale > is the biggest perpetrated lie in video-gaming today. How could Atari > Inc., one of the top American corporations in the early 80's, be deemed a > financial loser even though its losses didn't come close to overcoming its > past profits, taking inflation into account as well? Why did Warner act > uncharacteristically jittery about these losses? Couldn't one of the > world's biggest media conglomerates absorb Atari's losses for a lot longer > than they actually did? Consider the smaller company NEC and their > TurboGraphX-16. In the book ZAP! -- THE RISE AND FALL OF ATARI, > mismanagement is blamed for the video-game giant's demise. But even if > this were the case (which is dubious), why didn't Warner execs just ax the > boneheads in charge of Atari and replace them? And who says mismanagement > itself justifies the dismantling of an entire industry? Look at the > American auto industry. I know what you're thinking..."Whoa, Mr. Video > Guy has gone off the deep end because of his bitterness from not getting a > promotion where he works." Yet before you write me off as another > conspiracy paranoic, ask yourself these questions: > (1) Who would've benefited from Atari's death? > (2) Who could've pulled it off? > (3) Who could've covered it up? Who? > Atari didn't die, Miss Debs. It was killed -- by NINTENDO. Some > facts: From the late 1970's to early 80's, Atari dominated the coin-op > scene. Clearly, the beginning of the video-game industry was not only > American invented but influenced, too. The only stride that the Japanese > made during these times was Space Invaders, but they were still too busy > hawking pachinko, their lame-o answer to pinball. Eventually, it was > clear to the Japanese entertainment industry that America, along with the > rest of the world, would never be hip to Japanese pop music and Akira > Kurosawa flicks. Already the masters of consumer electronic gadgetry., > they, naturally, wanted to produce a cultural export. After all, > America's most profitable export is its culture, in the form of bad > movies, dumb TV shows, and tone-deaf pop songs. How else do you explain > Jerry Lewis and the French? > There was only one avenue left for Japanese entertainment to try > pervading; video-games. But one thing stood in their way, Atari. Not eve > n the American companies Mattel and Coleco could topple Atari's grip. > Competing coin-op game makers also failed to break the company's equally > tight hold in the arcades, among them Sega. So, you see, Debbie, lots of > companies on both fronts wanted Atari dead. > Let us now SPECULATE the events that might have occurred leading up to > that tragic day in 1983... > * - Japan's #1 cheesy LCD "card" game maker Nintendo (overconfident by the > success of their Donkey Kong coin-op and sequels) forms a secret > alliance with Japan's #1 coin-op game company Sega (producers of > pretty looking but quickly boring-to-play arcade games) to look at the > possibility of unseating Atari in the video-game marketplace. > * - Atari sells over five million units of Pac-Man for their 2600 unit. > Sears declares the cartridge the second fastest selling item they've > ever carried. Seeing how Atari is so powerful that it can literally > slap together an atrociously bad arcade translation and make nearly a > billion dollars unsettles the Nintendo/Sega alliance. Prompted also > by the fact that Mattel's superior Intellivision still isn't taking > off (despite TV endorsements by boring George Plimpton and what > Nintendo/Sega feels is its excellent pad controllers), they decide to > back off for now. > * - (Late 1982) Nintendo cohorts with Coleco to bring Donkey Kong to the > former leather company's new ColecoVision system, and Sega > contributes their equally bland Turbo. Despite much fanfare and > moderate consumer interest, the system only does slightly better than > mediocre. The Atari 2600, primitive as it is, still manages to > maintain its majority share in the industry. The Nintendo/Sega > alliance seems to be going nowhere. > * - (Middle 1983) Atari reports losses in the millions since its > ownership under Warner Communications. This is not unusual > considering that the early years of the Reagan era were a time of > recession for most American businesses. To bring them out of this > slump, Atari has big plans for the 5200 and even bigger ones for the > still-on-the-drawing-board 7800, which promises to outperform all > video-game systems. > * - In a desperate move, the Nintendo/Sega alliance makes a deal with > Warner Communications: Sell off the consumer division of Atari to an > idiot who would likely run it to the ground. In return, the alliance > would insure that its powerful lobbyists would petition Congressmen to > lighten up on antitrust laws barring Warner from acquiring or merging > with other media companies. This should be a cinch to do, considering > the Reagan administration's "free trade" and "hands off" policy > regarding business. Executives at Warner, preferring to control one > big pie rather than having to worry about several pies, accepts the > deal. > * - (Late 1983) Warner publicly announces the financial losses of Atari > for the year and states misgivings about the video-game business. > Among their statements is that America is tiring of video games. The > mass media jumps on the bandwagon, adding that Atari's games are > "blocky looking" and "dinky sounding", too. Atari stock plummets. > * - Warner announces the sale of Atari's home division to Jack "The Patsy" > Tramiel. Tramiel, the mastermind behind the Commodore Vic-20 fiasco, > declares that the new Atari, Atari Corp., will be in the business of > selling computers which everyone can afford. He fails to add, > however, that hardly anyone will want them. > * - Warner retains the coin-op division of Atari, renaming it Atari Games. > Two years later, in keeping to their agreement with the Nintendo/Sega > alliance , they sell it for a killing to the Japanese company Namco, > the inventors of Pac-Man. > * - In the same year, Nintendo introduces the NES. After "careful > evaluation of the previous market", they state that the time is right > for a new generation of video games. Among the NES' selling points > are Robbie the Robot and its pad controllers, which are essentially > improved versions of the Intellivision's. > * - Having accomplished their mutual goal, Nintendo and Sega cease their > alliance. It's agreed that Sega will stick to the arcade coin-op > industry , where it has become #1 after Atari's demise, and stay out > of the consumer market. Likewise, Nintendo promises to concentrate > only on home video-gaming and keep out of the arcade scene, except for > an occasional, badly produced coin-op such as Super Mario Bros. and > Rad Racer that will only be available for play in kiddie "pizza-time > theater" restaurants. > * - Jack Tramiel nearly runs Atari Corp. into the ground, thanks to his > purchase of the Federated electronic stores and saying stupid, already > known facts such as Apple computers being "too expensive" and IBM > systems as "inefficient". > * - The temptation for Sega is too strong, and so they ally themselves > with Tonka Toys and jointly enter the home market with the Sega Master > System, sparking a blood feud with their former ally that continues to > this day. This venture fails, but Sega is even more determined to "do > it all". > * - (1988) Warner Communications merges with Time Inc., forming the Time > Warner company. The new company acquires controlling interest in > Atlantic Records. Time Warner is responsible for the Batman motion > picture and its inevitable, upcoming sequels. > * - In the January 9th, 1992 issue of Rolling Stone (with Michael Jackson > on the cover trying to look like a man) there's an article on Sigeru > Miyamoto, the twisted genius behind Nintendo's "Mario" games. David > Sheff writes, "...Japanese software, such as books, movies and > recordings, has had little impact outside Japan. The exception is > video games. One Japanese writer. ..has noted that Nintendo is > Japan's largest cultural export, 'bigger than Akira Kurosawa.'" > Ever wondered how Nintendo got off so easily in their recent court > settlement with California's Attorney General? Killing off Atari was by > no means easy for Nintendo, but they did it. Thus, having their sentence > reduced to a paltry $5 rebate plan couldn't have been that difficult for > them to do. And look at their past court cases against Tengen, the home > division of Atari Games, and their attempts to acquire the Seattle > Mariners. > Also, why has Sega -- like their trademark mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog > been such an annoying, arrogant pest to Nintendo? Because they're > aggressive competitors? Right. They're still resentful over their former > pact because they felt they got the raw end of the deal. > The one thing that didn't go as planned for Nintendo and Sega was that > Atari didn't die completely. Today, Atari Corp. would probably be > nonexistant if it weren't for the Lynx, originally designed by Epyx, which > has turned out to be their lifesaver for the time being. Otherwise, the > Nintendo/Sega alliance pulled off the perfect coup. Software support has > always been a problem for Atari Corp.'s hardware since the company doesn't > have the resources of an arcade division. "Divide and conquer" as the > saying goes. > I'm not the only one who knows of this insidious plot. I suspect that > Arnie Katz and the Game "Bill Kunkel" Doctor know it as well, have known > about it all along, and are keeping mum. However, I doubt they're doing > this because they're covering up for Nintendo and Sega. Rather, they > might've been warned to keep their mouths shut by the perpetrators. You > have to remember that in the latter years of Electronic Games (just before > the magazine was retitled Computer Entertainment), Katz and the Doc were > mysteriously absent from its pages, for reasons they care not to > elaborate. Had they discovered the truth and already knew of Nintendo's > plans as early as 1984? > I'll bet Steve "Arnie Katz Lookalike-and-Wannabee" Harris of > Electronic Gaming Monthly knows a lot about all of this, too. His > magazine has been bankrolled by Japanese investment from the very start > (when it was originally Electronic Game Player). Ever noticed how Harris > and Quarterman are a lot like Katz and the Doc in terms of concept, though > radically different in style? I doubt this is coincidence rather than by > design. > Another whom I believe knows a lot more than he's willing to tell is > Howard "TV Weatherman Dress-Alike" Phillips, the former Nintendo > spokesperson who left his position for a conspiciously ambiguous role with > Lucasfilm Games. Did he learn the truth, too, and decide to get out for > his own safety, thus, depriving Nester someone to be a sidekick for? A > while ago, I got a phone call from someone who sounded suspiciously > familiar: > "V-Video Guy! Listen -- you've got to get out! You're way over your > head!" > "Who is this? Howard?? Is this Howard Phillips?!" > "Didn't you read the ***damn business section today?? They got the > ****ing California Attorney General?! The ****ing Attorney General of > California!! Not even Larry Flynt's ****ing lawyers can protect you! > I'm warning you as a colleague -- just drop it if you know what's > ***damn ****ing good for you!!" > Well, I'm not going to drop it, Howard (or whoever you are). The > assassination of Atari was the single most horrible event for an entire > generation of video-gaming. It tore the heart out from what promised to > be a new age of electronic entertainment - - never mind that it had > primitive graphics and anemic sound. It robbed the dreams of those who > were the first to put their hands around a joystick. And, by golly, you > can be sure that I'm going to keep at it -- till all the files and other > relevant papers that are locked away in some big government building > sort-of-place are released so that the video-gaming public can decide for > themselves what really happened on that fateful day in 1983. > So there you have it, Debbie. The TRUTH. Now you know why > video-gaming is in the state it is. And why movies and pop music have > especially sucked lately. I'll tell you, every day I wonder how safe it > is to live in the U.S. of A. when even our own video games are dripping > with corruption and greed. Oh, and thanks for the kind words. We at > VG&CE always strive to do our best for readers like you! >********* >end included text >********* >Anyone else know anything about this? >-- >Christopher A. Joseph (Chris) > al463@cleveland.freenet.edu > Waiting impatiently for nanotechnology... -- Do not adjust your mind, it is reality that is malfunctioning. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::MARTIN 20-MAY-1992 08:45:19.24 To: MARGOLIN CC: MONCRIEF Subj: GSP PCB GOOD MORNING TO BOTH OF YOU, HERE ARE THE QUOTES FOR YOUR 10 PCBS: 1 WEEK LOT PRICE OF $2000.00 2 WEEK LOT PRICE OF $1550.00 LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU DECIDE ON. THANKS MELANIE ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BRAD 20-MAY-1992 11:56:55.37 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: BRAD Subj: Windows NT Anyone interested in going to the NT conference? I plan on attending and I would like to carpool since it is in SF. (July 5-8) - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ESTRADA 20-MAY-1992 13:45:38.81 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Advance Voice mail/phone class This Friday will be the last day to sign-up for the advance voice mail/phone classes, please let everyone know. There will be no last minute changes, there will be no last minute open spots, and all classes will be offered for one day only. (Date to be announced). These are some of the topics that will be discussed : 1) Available Phone Features via the SPRE code. 2) Name Dialing 3) Voice Mail box Schedules. 4) Voice and Phone features available via the adminitrator. 5) Message Classification 6) Time Delivery 8) General questions or points of interest with the current set-up. Please reply to this message if you are interested, I must have a copy of your request, no verbal request will be accepted. GE. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCKEE "BRIAN" 20-MAY-1992 14:19:32.98 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: MCKEE Subj: Put Your Voice in It. For those of you who haven't yet seen it, the "Put Your Voice in It" demo board is in the common area. This device consists of one chip and its support of battery, Microphone, speaker and few switches and caps. I have put it all behind and in a handy dandy piece of wood, so that you all can have a look and listen to its capabilities. So if you can, please stop by the common area and have a few words with the device. It can sample 16 seconds of sound at 8192 samples per second and can easily be microprocessor controlled. If you have any ideas as to how Atari can use the chip in future products, please write your comments in the supplied notebook or write me mail. Thanks Brian ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::SMITH 20-MAY-1992 16:14:35.08 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: VACATION I'll be on vacation 5/21-5/26. Doug Pasquinelli will be in charge of the Purchasing Department and will be your contact if any problems or special requests are needed. Thanx...Tom ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 21-MAY-1992 11:49:35.95 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER, @SYS$MAIL:MANAGEMENT CC: DENCKER Subj: Say goodbye to the "Transporter Room" The revolving darkroom door just outside my office has been sold to a local printer. It will be removed next week some time. Now's your chance to take one more trip through the Transporter Room before it's gone. Now don't all take it for a spin at once... Andrea ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::WILLIAMS 21-MAY-1992 12:22:37.72 To: DURFEY, MARGOLIN CC: Subj: ASIC 65 WE ARE CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION ON GUARDIAN AND NEED TO PROGRAM ASIC 65's. CAN YOU SET UP THE PROGRAMMER FOR THIS PART SO I CAN SEND TAM OVER THERE TUESDAY MORNING TO PROGRAM? PLEASE SEND ME A MESSAGE WHEN IT IS READY SO I WILL KNOW IT IS READY. I WILL BE OUT TOMORROW. THANKS, KEN W. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 21-MAY-1992 13:43:28.85 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PETRINI Subj: TIME CARDS FYI: Since Monday is a holiday, the time cards are due into Payroll early Tuesday morning, like by 9 A.M. There are some people that are taking some or part of Friday off, or taking off at the other end of the holiday, like Tuesday, therefore to avoid any problems with time cards, please turn them into your supervisor on Friday afternoon, unless you are working overtime during the weekend. Thank you very much for your cooperation. Have a nice HOLIDAY. Mary P. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GROSSMAN 21-MAY-1992 13:46:35.28 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: AMOA Scholarship Atari Games has once again been invited to participate in AMOA's Wayne E. Hesch Scholarship Program for the 1993 school year. All applications for this scholarship must be submitted to Human Resources prior to December 1, 1992. The scholarship is in the amount of $1,000 and is open to all students who have demonstrated interest in the business community and are in need of financial assistance. Students need not be related to employees of Atari Games/Tengen. If you know a qualified student, please stop by H.R. and pick up an application any time between now and December 1 cynde ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "ok, ok I changed it" 21-MAY-1992 13:51:16.01 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: LINDA Subj: CHILD CARE RESOURCE GUIDE There will be a child care resource guide in the main lobby if anyone is interested in taking a look at it. The guied was designed to help Bay Area a ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "ok, ok I changed it" 21-MAY-1992 14:05:59.67 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: CHILDCARE RESOURCE GUIDE Sorry about the last message. I miss my mind. The Childcare Resource Center Guide is in the main lobby and available for anyone who is interested in looking at it. The guide is designed to help Bay area parents find childcare for overnight, swing shift and weekend care. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 21-MAY-1992 14:06:26.15 To: WILLIAMS CC: MONCRIEF,MARGOLIN Subj: P15 Programming On previous games that used ASIC65s (now called P15s) the project team would give me an EPROM containing the P15 program and I would verify that it included the information required by the Margolin OutaSite Programmer to correctly report information in Self-Test. I would program a part and they would verify that it worked correctly in the game. I have been left out of the loop on Guardians so I regret that Erik and I cannot help you. I am advised that Jim Freitas has the responsibility for having the part programmed. (I recommend that the part be programmed either on Jim Freitas' Data I/O 2900 or on Pat McCarthy's Data I/O Unisite.) Regards, Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::KANE 21-MAY-1992 14:24:16.36 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: "For Sale..." For sale: 1. Yamaha T1 AM/FM stereo tuner - good condition. 2. Apt Holman preamp - good condition. 3. Adcom GFA-1 amplifier - needs repair. 4. Panasonic Selectavision (2-pc.) VCR - needs repair. Call Berry at x1791 with best offer on any one or all. Thanks, Berry ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GRAVES 21-MAY-1992 16:45:04.58 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Old Atari Game Cartridges I've had a request from a friend for a game cartridge for "the very first Atari Home Entertainment System, you know, the one with the wood grain?". The model number of the hardware is unknown, but it was purchased new "in 1985 or so". The friend is looking a Chess game cartridge. Does anyone know who to talk to to find out where this cartridge can be found, if at all? Thanks, Lar ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCNAMARA 21-MAY-1992 18:54:45.17 To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS, @SYS$MAIL:MAC-USERS CC: MCNAMARA Subj: cd-rom drive I am looking into buying a cd-rom drive that I can use on both my PC and Mac without buying seperate units. Can anyone recommend a good unit which will work on both platforms? Can anyone tell me what an acceptable access time is for a decent cd-rom? My price limit is around $500. Thanks, Glenn ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ESTRADA 22-MAY-1992 09:29:06.20 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: voice mail/phone classes This is a reminder that today is the last day to sign-up for the voice mail/phone class. I need an exeact number of all those who wish to attend, if you know of someone who might be interested please advise them and have them reply no later than today. No exceptions. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PAAUW "I swear, it was that way when I found it." 22-MAY-1992 10:11:41.45 To: @MICRONIX.DIS CC: Subj: Unicorn meeting today with Micronix There will be a meeting at 1:00 pm on Friday May,22 in the engineering conference room with the Micronix people to go over the Unicorn design. -- Don ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 22-MAY-1992 10:49:31.90 To: MARGOLIN,MCCARTHY,MCNAMARA,MERCIECA,MONCRIEF,MOSER,MOTT,MURPHY CC: PETRINI Subj: MEETING AT 11 A.M. Please attend a meeting at 11 A.M. in the Central Conf. Rm. Today 5/22 RE: Bonuses. R. Moore/mp Z send send ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "ok, ok I changed it" 22-MAY-1992 14:32:12.71 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: UPDATE TO THE UPDATE ON CHILDCARE RESOURCE GUIDE Apparently, I was mistaken, the aforementioned guide is not prohibited to just swing and weekend daycare. If you are interested, stop by the front desk. If you are not interested, please ignore the incessant bother these messages have been to you. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GROSSMAN 22-MAY-1992 16:45:46.84 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: BIG BASH Sculpture Contest With all the recent talk about creativity, here is your chance to shine! As part of the 20th Anniversary celebration, we will be holding a sculpture contest. All contestants will be given the same materials and asked to create something. Something can be functional, whimsical, artistic, useful - anything you want it to be. We will have a sign-up sheet in the Main Lobby and on Monday, June 8, all those who have signed up will be given their own personal sack of artistic supplies. Included will be some very basic ground rules (i.e., you can add nothing besides bonding material - glue, nails, tape, etc and paint). It should be real interesting to see what people come up with given the same starting materials - CREATIVITY is the real name of this game. Stop by the Main Lobby and sign up. While you are in the neighborhood, don't forget to sign up for the Talent, No-Talent contest - Rumor has it that David Pasquinelli is considering a fine tuned display of mail sorting to the soothing, rock-y twang of ZZ Top. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::YAMAMOTO 22-MAY-1992 18:04:10.80 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Message from the President Earlier this year we had a general meeting where I discussed the history of Atari and its current financial performance. Today, I have scheduled a meeting for June 2 at 10:00 a.m. in the company cafeteria to continue my previous discussion. I'd like for all full-time permanent employees to be in attendance. The meeting will start promptly at 10:00 a.m. and last for about 15 minutes. Hide Nakajima ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 22-MAY-1992 19:00:23.94 To: JOE CC: MARGOLIN Subj: GSP Evaluation Board The plots for the GSP Evaluation Board look good. Let's do Film and Fab. Thanks, Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "ok, ok I changed it" 26-MAY-1992 09:09:07.61 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: FLOWER SALE The Flowerman has reduced the price on the 2-dozen bunch of large roses to $7.50. The orders must be placed by Wednesday before 3:00. If you are interested, the order list is in the lobby. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MOSER 26-MAY-1992 14:19:26.50 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Palette List in Debabelizer If you have used the Mac FX closest to Brad's office and if you have palettes saved in Debabelizer....The Animation Dept. has decided that the list of palettes has become too long. We are going to clear all extra palettes after Friday May 29th. So if you want to save any of them please save them to your own account or disk, or let me know the names of the palettes you need to keep in Debab on that FX. thanks... Kris ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DURFEY 26-MAY-1992 17:01:09.76 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: TEK SCOPE For anyone interested: We have in our lab for evaluation until Thursday morning a Tektronix TDS 460 oscilloscope. It is full digitizing with 4 channels, 350 Mhz, and 100 MS/s digitizer. Feel free to come by tommorow and have a look whilst it is still here. erik x 1755 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::JMOORE 26-MAY-1992 21:42:00.75 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: SHEPPERD Subj: Laser Plotting PS files For some reason the two laser printers in Engineering (TTQ2 and BWTEK) are not responding to the /PARAM=PS argument and are blissfully printing trees of paper with PS code all over them. I tried cycling power to no avail. Dave: can we determine why this happens and maybe (wishfull thinking) determine how to keep this from happening? The paper goes right in the trash (after the printer goes through all of its paper). ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Awesome" 27-MAY-1992 07:32:06.00 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: LOST & FOUND Someone out there lost a baseball cap in the game room yesterday. If you can describe the one that was turned in to the front desk, it's yours. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 27-MAY-1992 09:27:41.11 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Big Bash There is now an official Big Bash book at the front lobby desk. Please drop by and sign up for events your are interested in participating. Competition for the Sculpture Design contest is heating up quickly. Each participant will be given a box containing items to be used to create a masterpiece. The participant will only be allowed to add glue and paint. To get in on the contest, be one of the first twenty people to sign up. If you are not into fine art, we will also have a kite design contest. Awards will go to the largest, the smallest, and the most beautiful kite. The stipulation is that it must be capable of becoming airborne. If you can get it in the air for a minute or two, then it's a kite! The Talent / No Talent Show is catching interest. We already have several departments who will strutting their (lack of?) stuff. The audio group has signed on an act called "Objects of Love". One can only imagine what that can be. Rumor has it that Customer Service is opting for an American Band Stand rip-off, featuring Mark "Dick Clark haven't aged a day Clark" Sherman. Harness + 1 has signed on as the "Battle of the Baby Locks" Hmmmm, what's that? I also hear that HR has a big surprise for us. (Don't they always?) I also have assurances that Barry Kane will be on stage. We need a lawyer to laugh at. So sign up today!!! For those of you that might not have your own back-up band, we will have a karaoke machine available to back you up. I've always wanted to blast out Bette Midler's "The Rose". Don't be a dweeb, Don't be left out, Join in today! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Awesome" 27-MAY-1992 09:49:06.00 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: REMINDER If you want to order flowers, please do before 3:00 today. Roses are only $7.50 for 2 dozen. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DORAN "Chip" 27-MAY-1992 10:24:33.61 To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS CC: Subj: AdLib sound Does anyone have any information on how to program the AdLib/SoundBlaster/Thunder boards for the PC? -- Chip 1795 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::YATURNER 27-MAY-1992 10:42:06.35 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: Subj: Brown Bag Lunch I - tomorrow (5/28) There will be a brown bag lunch this Thursday, 12:00 noon sharp, The topic will be "Brown Bag I" subtitled "Ways to foster Creativity". It will be held in the engineering conference room with Rich Moore. The purpose of this "meeting" will be for US to talk and management to listen to concrete ideas on how we (meaning management and peons) can create a creative environment at Atari. I will be the moderater; we will, hopefully, deal in realistic and specific plans which will be implemented, kvetching (e.g. I can't get anything done because everybody hates me etc.) and schmickeling (e.g. I just think management is doing a wonderful job and this is the best of all possible managers etc.) will be promptly censured. Please RSVP me as soon as possible so that I can get an idea of wiether we can all fit into the room. P.S. yes I know, I can't spell P.P.S. least the question arise, yes I can be bought (;-) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::YATURNER 27-MAY-1992 11:20:00.46 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: Subj: BBL I I'm sorry, I seem to have given the impression that only people with specific ideas may attend the lunch. My apologizes, I was try to impress upon people that this was not to be hand waving, great thory but no action kind of meeting. Of course all are welcome, in fact the more the merrier... s/thory/theory/ ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 27-MAY-1992 17:47:11.34 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: R U the one? What's happened to the red hand trucks? They're supposed to be returned to the same place so people don't have to look all over the building to find one. I don't want to resort to silly security measures if I can avoid it. But if people continue to take our red hand trucks for joy rides without the decency of returning them to their home, I'll have to chain them to the wall or ask you to write your name on a list everytime you need to use one! Farrokh ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BRAD "Brad Fuller - 3788" 27-MAY-1992 19:17:27.98 To: #sys$mail:everybody CC: Subj: Join me in congratulating Don Diekneite on his promotion to Senior Composer! Don joined Atari in 1988 and immediately became a significant contributor to the music in our products. Don received his Doctor of Music in Composition with Distinction from Indiana University in 1986. We all know Don's work from his unique contribution to Atari Audio. But did you know that Don has composed many musical pieces for a variety of ensembles and instruments; from Vocal, Pop and Electronic Music to Chamber and Orchestral pieces? I'm honored to be working with Don and enjoy learning from his vast knowledge of music. I look forward to seeing how Don will help us shape the signature of the Atari Sound! Great work Don! and Congratulations! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LOGG 28-MAY-1992 11:11:00.19 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Volleyball Who is interested in playing volleyball at lunch? We used to play from noon to 1:00PM. If you are interested please reply and let me know how many days a week you are interested in playing. Thanks ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 28-MAY-1992 11:52:08.99 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Limo service Anybody know a good limo service? ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 28-MAY-1992 14:30:14.49 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Those handtrucks Yeh, well I finally found those missing handtrucks (BOTH of them). I again heard someone was looking for them (they hadn't been returned yet), and being a person who knows how frustrating it is not being able to locate at least ONE of them (We have two, plenty to go around). So I decide to investigate. I searched the entire company until I finally came across BOTH of them sitting in TENGENs common area (unattended). I guess the last user just figured the finders-keepers rule applied. I guess the last user just figured their job was done. However, they were Incorrect. These handtrucks are of major importance to all of us and so it is rather important that they be returned to where they belong when not in use. That way, whoever needs them can use them when necessary. It's really simple. This rule even is extended to the person or persons that violated that premise in this case. However, if this is not acceptable, I urge those persons to please purchase thier own, and leave ours to our use. They are only $189 (plus tax & license). Its not much, and I'm sure your boss would be happy to cough up the dough. OR, you can go ahead and use ours. All you have to do is BRING THEM BACK TO WHERE YOU FOUND THEM WHEN YOUR DONE. Easy wasn't it ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 28-MAY-1992 16:31:39.50 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Sculpture contest The sculpture contest is really heating up! I have had many questions about it, so let me see if I can answer everyone at once. Everyone will get a box of materials to use. I am going to try to get them all put together by next week. You don't have to make the sculpture on the spot at the party. You should have a couple of weeks to work on this at home or where ever. You don't have to use everything in the box. You can widdle just on stick and leave it at that if you want. The only thing you can't do is to use your own materials. You can add adhesives and paint, varnish, laquer. (Ooops, look up there, I typed "on stick". Of course I meant "one stick") The sky is the limit. Grind up everything in the box and glom it back together with glue to make a free form. Glue everything together and turn it on a lathe into a lamp base. I don't care! The wilder the better. I had set the limit at 20 participants, but if you sign up by early next week, I'll make as many boxes as we have contestants. And don't forget that you can use your creative juices to design a kite. We need more stupid people tricks for the No Talent Show. And hoops, and rc cars, and voleyball, and hoola hoops, and ping pong, and ice hockey, and ............... ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LOGG 28-MAY-1992 16:37:51.11 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: volleyball Thanks for the response! How about if we start play on Monday, Wednesday and Friday? Let's start tomorrow at 12:00 at the court. I'll get the ball. Bring your shorts and a towel, etc. See you there ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRYE 29-MAY-1992 08:16:25.82 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: BUILDING 675...POWER TURN-OFF ALL BUILDING POWER WILL BE TURNED OFF TOMORROW, SATURDAY, 5/30, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8 AM AND 11 AM. SORRY FOR THE SHORT NOTICE, BUT WE DID NOT KNOW IF WE COULD GET THE PART REQUIRED. THANKS, BOB ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::OWENS 29-MAY-1992 08:51:04.84 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: WELLS GARDNER 25" DISPLAY FAILURES THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WELLS GARDNER HAS IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AND IS SHIPPING DISPLAYS WITH THE DIODE UP-GRADE INSTALLED. THE BAD NEWS IS THAT WE HAVE A BUNCH OF THE DISPLAYS IN ENGINEERING, WHICH HAVE ENDED UP IN FIELD TEST CABINETS. ALL IS NOT LOST!!! I KNOW WHAT THE FIX IS, AND I HAVE A GOOD FEELING FOR WHICH MFG DATE CODE WILL HAVE THE BAD DIODES. SO, AND THIS IS FOR THE TECHS OUT THERE, IF YOU WANT TO CHECK TO SEE IF YOU HAVE A FAULTY DISPLAY LOOK AT THE PLATE THAT THE MAIN PCB MOUNTS TO ON THE CHASSIS. ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, (LOOKING FROM THE REAR OF THE DISPLAY), YOU WILL SEE A FEW LABELS, ONE OF WHICH WILL HAVE THE MONTH AND YEAR OF MANUFACTURE. ANYTHING BUILT BEFORE OCTOBER 91 WILL NO DOUBT HAVE THE BAD DIODE. NOW HERE'S THE NEAT PART. IF YOUR DISPLAY WAS BUILT BEFORE OCTOBER 91, ALL YA GOTTA DO IS CALL ME AND I'LL DROP EVERYTHING AND RACE OVER TO INSTALL THE CORRECT DIODE. AS AN ADDED BONUS, I CAN MAKE THE CHANGE WITHOUT REMOVING THE DISPLAY FROM THE CABINET, (AT LEAST ON THE GAMES I HAVE HAD TO FIX TO DATE). THE INCENTIVE TO CHECK OUT YOUR DISPLAY PRIOR TO FIELD TEST IS SIMPLE, I DON'T DO ROAD CALLS. AND I CAN IMAGINE HOW MUCH FUN IT IS TO CHANGE A DISPLAY IN AN ARCADE. RLO ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LOGG 29-MAY-1992 09:58:18.99 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: anyone have a pump... Does anyone have a needle and pump here today for inflating a basketball, volleyball, etc. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GROSSMAN 29-MAY-1992 10:06:49.17 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Skin Cancer Seminar With summer upon us, it is time to learn about protecting your skin from the damaging effects of the sun. I have scheduled a dermatologist through the Cancer Society, Dr. Ralph Pendleton, to speak at Atari Games, Central Conference Room, Wednesday, July 15 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. In order for this to happen, we need to have a minimum of 15 people attend the class. If you are interested in learning more about the prevention and detection of skin cancer, please let me know. If I do not have at least 15 participants by June 15, I will need to cancel or reschedule this seminar. cynde ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LOGG 29-MAY-1992 16:25:48.12 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: volleyball Don't forget that we are playing Monday, Wednesday, and Friday starting next week. Bring in your shorts and a towel. Atari now has an outdoor ball. The old one seems to have disappeared. The new ball is kept at the front desk. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::RAY 29-MAY-1992 18:21:52.06 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: RAY Subj: Missing PCBs We are missing about 10 Multisync II PCBs. They may be unstuffed, they may have 8 surface mount parts on them, or they may be fully stuffed. If you know where these PCBs might be, please reply. Thank you. John Ray x5860 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BRAD "Brad Fuller - 3788" 1-JUN-1992 09:56:19.92 To: #sys$mail:engineer CC: Subj: Virtual Reality on the range In saturday's Merc: Four Point Entertainment, the company that produces the syndicated TV hit "American Gladiators," plans to launch "Cowboys" in fall 1993. "We are creating a high-tech western setting with several virtual reality games," said Four Point president Ron Ziskin. "It will include elaborate electronics and almost a virtual reality shootout event." It will also have traditional rodeo events, such as roping and riding contests, but with new twists. One event will involve contestants being "roped" by cowboys and cowgirls. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 1-JUN-1992 10:55:09.48 To: MONCRIEF,RAY, MARGOLIN, DURFEY, NALE, ROLLER, BJORKQUIST CC: DOWNEND Subj: MUlt-synce II PCB's Karen is out sick today. She explained that many people have asked her about Multi-sync II PCB's built in January 1992. KAREN REPORTS THAT PROTO-ASSY HAS: (5) BLANK Multi-Sync II PCB's (1) partially stuffed Multi-sync II Apparently there were as many as 25 Blanks PCB's (see attached message). Karen has not kept track of these 25 PCB's nor do I feel it is her responsibility to do so. ............................................................................ From: MIKE::BRYANT 17-DEC-1991 12:09:55.30 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 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::AVL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING" 1-JUN-1992 15:54:55.61 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: CER-9130 ============================================================================== ATARI GAMES CORP COMPONENT EVALUATION REQUEST CER# 9130 ============================================================================== REQUESTED ACTION: NEW COMPONENT APPLICATION: DSK Board PROJECT: Street Driver USED ON ASSEMBLY: PART NUMBER: GENERIC: DESCRIPTION: IC,SRAM,128Kx8,32pin DIP,85ns MANUFACTURER: NEC MFG P/N: UPD431000ACZ-85L This CER has been assigned to Jeff Bell, ext 1750 ============================================================================== ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 1-JUN-1992 16:54:25.13 To: @WALKABOUT.DIS CC: RAY Subj: Walkabout Friday -- 3:30-5:00 -- June 5 Norm Copperman and the Simulation/Training group will be hosting this week's Walkabout Friday. The festivities will begin at 3:30 in the Alpha, Nu, Omega, Tengen, and Simulation/Training labs. Please come by the labs, sample the munchies, play the games (and operate the vehicles), and give your feedback (positive and negative). Friday, June 5, 1992 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. John ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GROSSMAN 1-JUN-1992 18:06:32.18 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Skin Cancer Seminar Thanks for the great response! We have far exceeded the 15 people needed to schedule the class. Everything is a go for July 15 at 1:00 pm. If you have not signed up for the class, but are interested in attending, please let me know so that I can add your name to the list. (We need a rough headcount to ensure seating for all who want to attend.) I will send out a reminder the week prior to the seminar. cynde ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Awesome" 2-JUN-1992 07:16:31.76 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: FLOWERMAN SALE Once again the Flowerman has the bunch of 2 dozen large roses on sale for $7.50. He has also added Gladiolas to his list. If you would like to place an order, please do so before Wednesday at 3:30. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::AVL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING" 2-JUN-1992 08:25:02.36 To: MARGOLIN,RSHERMAN CC: Subj: CER-9130 - Completed From: MIKE::MARGOLIN 1-JUN-1992 15:22:57.42 To: AVL CC: Subj: AUTO-CER ============================================================================== ATARI GAMES CORP COMPONENT EVALUATION REQUEST CER# 9130 ============================================================================== REQUESTED ACTION: NEW COMPONENT APPLICATION: DSK Board PROJECT: Street Driver USED ON ASSEMBLY: PART NUMBER: GENERIC: DESCRIPTION: IC,SRAM,128Kx8,32pin DIP,85ns MANUFACTURER: NEC MFG P/N: UPD431000ACZ-85L CONTACT: JOAN ALPIN, MERIT PHONE: COMMENTS: I have not tested this part yet, but Art needs a pn to make the changes to the board. ============================================================================= ENGINEERING REPLY/NOTES: ============================================================================== AVL DESCRIPTION | PART NUMBER | IC,SRAM,128KX8,85NS,CMOS,32P,.6DIP | 137702-085 ============================================================================== DISPOSITION: X_APPROVED __RESTRICTED APPROVAL __ADD AVL NOTE __REJECTED __SUBSTITUTE APPROVED AVL ACTION: X_ADD MFR X_ASSIGN NEW P/N X_REVISE DESCRIPTION __REMOVE MFR __CONVERT P/N __EXPORT LICENSE REQ __REVISE MFR __INACTIVATE P/N __SAFETY CRITICAL ============================================================================== ASSIGNED TO: DATE AUTHORIZED BY DATE JB R SHERMAN 2-JUN-1992 ============================================================================== ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 2-JUN-1992 11:06:36.02 To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS CC: Subj: PC bug or defect BOARD PARITY ERROR ADDRESS (0000=XXXXhex) SYSTEM HALTED Has anyone encountered this error message on a PC? ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SHIRE 2-JUN-1992 11:30:46.27 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Those Handtrucks (once and for all?) This is to just clarify that the hand trucks left in the Tengen Common area were left there by an Atari employee. This person was obviously in too much of a hurry to complete a job they started, theyforgot to follow up on any of it, leaving the handtrucks and the rest of their equipment for someone else to take care of. It would seem a rule that we should have all learned in our early childhood applies here; "Always pick up after yourself, and put things back where you got them from!". I'm sorry for the inconvience that this may have caused folks on all sides, and hope that something has been learned by all of this. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::YATURNER 3-JUN-1992 10:50:37.70 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: Subj: bbl II There will be another brown bag lunch this thursday, same time (noon), same place (eng conf room). Last meeting we discussed those factors which foster and inhibit creativity. We came to the following conclusions: FOSTER: 1. Communication both within the company and with the outside world 2. Solutions, not Problems think of reasons why it will work, not why it won't 3. Positive Feedback atta-boys (sexist), management involvement INHIBIT: 1. Inbreeding, NIH the assumption that we know it all and best 2. Problems, not Solutions 3. Monkey See/Monkey Do, Knee Jerk management reacting to the current marketplace instead of innovating for the future, short range planning 4. Cubicals FEH! 5. Feudal Society operating as a loose confederation as opposed to a single company We also felt that the fault was not in our not being creative enough or not working hard enough, but rather the system in which we toil. To that end each person attending this weeks meeting is ask to bring at least one suggestion as to how they would change the current system to make it more responsive to our needs ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GRAVES 3-JUN-1992 11:54:02.28 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Apple printing advice Howdy! Does anyone out there know how to use Word 4.0 on an Apple Computer hooked up to a QMS laserprinter to print an envelope? I have created the envelope file in landscape orientation using standard fonts, and everything looks fine on the screen, but when I select print preview from the file menu, all that shows up is a blank sheet of paper. Additionally, when I select print from the file menu, the printer processes the file and ejects a blank sheet (or blank envelope). What do I need to do instead? Thanks! Lar ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SMITHSON "Deja Thoris -- Princess of Mars" 3-JUN-1992 12:39:03.63 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: SMITHSON Subj: Power off Will the person who powered off my game board please identify yourself? Bonnie ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 3-JUN-1992 15:11:01.71 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: PETRINI Subj: ENGINEERING AREA CLEANUP HEAR YE! HEAR YE! Friday June 5, 1992, is hereby declared Lab and General area "Cleanup Day". Due to Times-Warner personnel touring here on Monday June 8. Your efforts will be appreciated. Thanks. Rich Moore/MEP ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 3-JUN-1992 16:48:50.33 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: PETRINI Subj: Lab and Area Cleanup Day Correction to the date on that. Please make that Thursday 6/4 from 3:30 on. Sorry about that! Mary P. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::BRAD "Brad Fuller - 3788" 3-JUN-1992 17:15:48.51 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: BRAD Subj: Atari's Future: Problem 1 A few of us have been having chats in the hallways, offices and conference rooms lately about the state of Atari Games. These have ranged from informal coffee station conversations to formal meetings about issues that affect us all. The topics seem to be as diverse as the locations, but all seem to revolve around the general issue of Atari's 'SYSTEM'. That is: how we do business inside (how we have organized ourselves, management style, employees, environmental constraints, etc.) and how we do business on the outside (how we interface with our customers and the rest of the world, taxes, etc.). Many feel that we are in need of some changes. But what changes? A few of us feel that we should begin the process of describing what we see as inefficient and unproductive and offering solutions for better productivity and higher quality. And so, we offer this new type of forum to view ideas on specific important areas. This message is the first of many to follow. And here is how it will work: Each week I will offer a problem relevant to Atari Games and a solution by top management consultants. What I am asking you to do is to respond to me (via EMAIL) on how Atari Games compares to this solution. I will collect all responses, edit them and then EMAIL them back to you the next week. After you have had a chance to read the edited replys, I would like you to reply once again on how Atari Games can close the gap between the Atari Games way and the consultant's method. It's important that you only reply directly to me, since a general free-for-all will most likely defocus the issue at hand. And, by the way, take some time with your replys. These will be important issues. Considering Atari's long term survivial, this is more important then your current project! And now this weeks problem: What do you think is the purpose of Atari Games? What is the goal of this company? Some things to ponder from a top management consultant: A company should create constancy of purpose toward improvement of product with the aim to become competitive and to stay in business and to provide jobs. (constancy is defined as: the state or quality of being unchanging; stability). There are two problems: 1) problems of today and 2) problems of tomorrow. Problems of today encompass maintenance of quality of product put out today, regulation of output so as not to exceed immediate sales by too far, budget, employment, profits, sales, service, public relations, forecasting, and so forth. It is easy to stay bound up in the tangled knot of the problems of today, becoming ever more and more efficient in them. Problems of the future command first and foremost constancy of purpose and dedication to improvement of competitive position to keep the company alive and to provide jobs for their employees. Are the board of directors and the president dedicated to quick profits, or to the institution of constancy of purpose? The next quarterly dividend is not as important as existence of the company 10, 20, or 30 years from now. Establishment of constancy of purpose means acceptance of obligations like the following: I. Innovate. Allocate the resources for long-term planning. Plans for the future call for consideration of: New product that may help people to live better materially, and that will have a market New materials that will be required and the probable cost Method of production; possible changes in equipment for production New skills required, and in what number? Training and retraining of personnel Training of supervisors Cost of production Cost of marketing; plans for service; cost of service Performance in the hands of the user Satisfaction of the user One requirement for innovation is faith that there will be a future. Innovation, the foundation of the future, can not thrive unless the top management have declared unshakable commitment to quality and productivity. Until this policy can be enthroned as an institution, middle management and everyone else in the company will be skeptical about the effectiveness of their best efforts. II. Put resources into Research and Education III. Constantly improve design of product and service. This obligation never ceases. The consumer (NOT our distributors but our players and users) is the most important part of the production line. It is a mistake to suppose that efficient production of product and service can with certainty keep an organization solvent and ahead of competition. It is possible and in fact fairly easy for an organization to go downhill and out of business making the wrong product or offering the wrong service, even though everyone in the organization performs with devotion, employing statistical methods and every other aid that can boost efficiency. Our customers, our suppliers, and employees need the company's constancy of purpose - our intention to stay in business by providing product and service that will help man to live better and which will have a market. Top management should publish a resolution that no one will lose his job for contribution to quality and productivity. Questions: 1. Has ATARI Games established a constancy of purpose? 2. If yes, what is the purpose? If no, what are the obstacles? 3. Will this stated purpose stay fixed, or will it change with time? 4. Do all employees know about this stated constancy of purpose? 5. How many believe it to the extent that it affects their work? 6. Who does our president answer to? Who do our board of directors answer to? Remember to reply directly to me. Next week you will receive the replys and be presented with the next problem and solution. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 4-JUN-1992 14:59:26.09 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: PETRINI Subj: PRINTER LQ0 Please check your queue printing commands, somebody is sending a print command and is getting nothing but blank papers (too much) some of it with only a few letters at the top. Thanks. Mary P. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 5-JUN-1992 08:24:04.81 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: FRIDAY-CAFETERIA MENU TGIF ENTREE: SHRIMP CREOLE SOUP: CLAM CHOWDER SANDWICH SPECIAL: EGG SALAD OTHER SPECIALS: JUICY RASBERRY YOGURT HAVE A GREAT DAY ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GROSSMAN 5-JUN-1992 10:30:03.54 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Shower Room It has come to our attention that the Men's and Women's Shower Rooms are a bit messy. We will be once again instituting the Friday night rule - anything left in the shower rooms on Friday night will be disposed of. If you want it, make sure you put it in a locker, take it home, take it to your office, whatever before you leave on Friday OR come Monday it will be gone with the trash. Thanks for your cooperation! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BENZLER "Linda Benzler, extension 3750" 5-JUN-1992 10:34:37.21 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BENZLER Subj: ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES LIFE REALLY DULL... What is black and tan and looks good on a lawyer? A Doberman. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 5-JUN-1992 13:47:52.40 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Updates to the Updates Ok, The sculpture design materials have been distributed. Go to it! Helpful hint #1 - Don't be boxed in; use all your resources. Helpful Hint #2 - One could theoretically make paper mache' starch from a bagel. Helpful Hint #3 - Nails and staples count as adhesive materials. Looks like the kite design contest is gonna fly. Rc Car Race - People are beginning to practice zoomin'. Cars are not provided. (I guess there was some misunderstanding) You have your own. Borrowing is always an option. The No Talent show is shaping up. Rob and Mike as Murphy Brown and Dan Quayle??????? Even though there are sign-ups for Volleyball and RC Cars and ping-pong doesn't mean you have to compete to join in. All of those things and many others will be available throughout the day. All you have to do is have fun. Please have fun....it's my job....... TTFN, Carole ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 5-JUN-1992 14:50:15.00 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: PETRINI Subj: TIME CARDS This is for those of you that have anything to do with time cards. Monday might prove to be a busier than usual day because of our visitors. So, please try to get those time cards into your supervisor this afternoon so's you can get them signed, unless some of you are working O.T. Thanks, Mary P. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 5-JUN-1992 15:22:25.47 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: what a typo that was! What I meant to say was that the kite contest ISN'T gonna fly. We've only had two people sign up. Maybe someone doing the sculpture can make a kite in honor of it. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 5-JUN-1992 16:50:30.24 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: PETRINI Subj: TIME-WARNER AD HOC COMMITTEE First, I'd like to thank you for your efforts on "Cleanup Thursday"; then I would like to inform you about the schedule. Time-Warner, Inc. Ad Hoc Committee will be visiting and touring Atari Games on Monday, June 8th. They will tour through Atari Games at 10:00 A.M. until noon. They plan to have lunch in the cafeteria from 12:00 to 1:30 P.M. Rich mep ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GRAVES 5-JUN-1992 19:36:07.41 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: "Name That Thang" Contest Winner ************* CONGRATULATIONS!!! **************** Dave Pasquinelli is the winner of the "Name That Thang" contest. Simulation Products received scores of innovative, hilarious, disgusting and creative suggestions for a product name for the advanced driving simulator being developed. ("C.O.P.-ulator" is not the winner...) Dave Pasquinelli's initial suggestion, sent to us on the first day of the contest, was ST-1000, for "Safety Trainer" or "Simulation Trainer 1000". The name selection committee went through the huge list of suggestions, and Dave's concept was adopted and adapted and mixed with Eric Aker's idea ("Sim-Vee") to create a list of "family" designations for all the models of the driving simulators. Thus, the basic 5-screen law enforcement driver training simulator will be known as the *** SV5000LE *** for Simulation Vehicle, 5-screen, Law Enforcement. A 3-screen simulator for general education driver training will be known as an *** SV3000GT *** Once again, thanks Dave for your suggestion, and you are the proud recipient of a twenty-five dollar gift certificate. Please see Larry Graves and shake him down for it. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Awesome" 8-JUN-1992 07:37:39.77 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: STINKIN BADGES If you have them, please return them. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BRAD "Brad Fuller - 3788" 8-JUN-1992 07:52:46.27 To: #sys$mail:pc-users CC: Subj: Borland upgrades BORLAND SHIPS FIVE LANGUAGE PRODUCTS Multi-Platform Language Products For Programmers At All Levels NEW YORK - June 2, 1992 - Borland International Inc. (NASDAQ:BORL) today announced the availability of five new multi-platform language releases. The new object-oriented products -- Borland C++ & Application Frameworks 3.1, Borland C++ 3.1, Turbo C++ for Windows 3.1, and Turbo Pascal for Windows 1.5 -- take advantage of the advanced features of Microsoft Windows 3.1. Borland also introduced a new member to its award-winning ObjectVision product line, ObjectVision 2.0 for OS/2. "These new Language products cement Borland's leadership in object-oriented technology for DOS, Windows and OS/2," said Gene Wang, vice president and general manager of Borland's Languages Business Unit. "From Borland C++ and Turbo Pascal for Windows to ObjectVision, Borland provides solutions for a broad range of development needs across multiple platforms." The new releases add significant features to Borland's C++ and Turbo Pascal for Windows product lines, including: * Full Windows 3.1 and 3.0 support * Color Syntax highlighting * New Windows documentation Borland C++ & Application Frameworks 3.1 and Borland C++ 3.1 Borland C++ 3.1 is a complete development system for professional programmers who program in C or C++. Borland C++ & Application Frameworks 3.1 includes all of Borland C++ 3.1 including the ObjectWindows and Turbo Vision application frameworks, the Runtime Library source code and the Windows API reference manual. Other new features * Strict C++ compliance * An optimizing Windows-hosted development environment * New global optimizations for C++ and 386 code generation * WinSpector - A new utility for determining the causes of UAEs * Integrated resource compilation Turbo C++ for Windows 3.1 Turbo C++ for Windows 3.1 offers an inexpensive route to Windows programming for entry level C and C++ users. 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Borland offers some of the world's most widely used computer software, including Paradox, dBASE, InterBase, QuattroPro, ObjectVision, Borland C++ and Turbo Pascal. ### ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BURGESS "Andrew" 8-JUN-1992 09:05:01.01 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Coffee Cup Please help me... My "New Daddy" coffee mug has been misplaced again. Anyone seeing would you so kindly let me know... Thanks in advance, Andrew J Burgess x1782 or x1747 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Awesome" 8-JUN-1992 09:15:04.56 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: FLOWERMAN The sale of large roses for $7.50 is still on. Please place orders by Wednesday for delivery on Thursday. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MANDELKERN "Questor the Elf" 8-JUN-1992 10:04:02.23 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: 2400 baud for a Jackson Attention modem-owners-to-be: Recently I heard some of you are interested in getting modems. Yesterday I found a very good bargain for a 2400-baud internal modem for IBM PC's and compatibles. A new office supply chain has opened 6 stores in the Bay Area. As part of their two day Grand Opening, BizMart is offering these modems along with ProComm driver software for less than 1 cent per baud. This $19.99 special lasts only until 9:00 PM today. The closest BizMart is at the southeast corner of El Camino and Kiely in Santa Clara. Other BizMarts are located at the Fremont Hub and at 1501 Broadway in Redwood City. Yours truly, Glenn Mandelkern ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GROSSMAN 8-JUN-1992 10:53:05.30 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Group Photo As part of Atari Games' 20th Anniversary Celebration, Erik Durfey (our Official Photographer) will be taking a group photo. The photo will be taken this Friday at about 12:30 pm. Please arrive promptly at Noon in the parking lot behind 675 and be patient, it will take 30 to 45 minutes to get everyone arranged and finally snap the shutter. Rob Rowe will be video-taping the set up of Erik's photo. It would be fun to see a sea of Atari t-shirts, so if you have one, wear one. Remember - Friday, 6/12, NOON Back Parking Lot - 675 Sycamore Drive ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 8-JUN-1992 17:48:34.34 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: RAY Subj: Appropriate mailing lists We have several new people that have not been told, and several old people that need a reminder..... @sys$mail:everybody is reserved for official company business like new hires, building closures, company announcements, etc. As it's name implies, it goes to EVERYBODY. @sys$mail:junk is used for other items of interest that you want to pass on to ALMOST everybody. This list does not include those people who do not like getting junk mail. It can be used to send notices of interesting conferences, items for sale, interesting ideas, etc. When in doubt, use this one (you will rarely need to use the first one). While I am at it, if you use the POST command from VMS (instead of the SEND command from MAIL), the VAX will run the job in the background, avoiding bringing your VAX to it's knees. Thanks! John ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::GEYER 9-JUN-1992 12:08:05.68 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: For sale to good home: Norweigan Elkhound, Purebred - 18 mo. old male - excellent health, has had all shots - photograph posted by Tengen coffee station - $195 For more info, call Dan @ x 9421 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PIERCE "MSP" 9-JUN-1992 14:31:12.56 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Uh. Oooh. Help! Did anybody take the Genesis System out of the Road Riot Lab over the weekend? Please respond this address. MSP ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRYE 9-JUN-1992 14:53:32.67 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: 675 PARKING LOT CLOSURE THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 13, THE ATARI / TENGEN PARKING LOT, BUILDING 675, IN ITS ENTIRETY WILL BE CLOSED FOR 24 HOURS FOR RESEALING. ALL VEHICLES MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PARKING AREA FRIDAY EVEING. VEHICLES CAN BE PARKED AT THE MFG. BLDG. THERE WILL BE NO AIR CONDITIONING IN THE BLDG. ON SATURDAY, IF ITS WARM OUTSIDE IT'LL BE HOT INSIDE. IF YOU NEED ACCESS TO THE BUILDING ON SATURDAY, YOU MUST ENTER AND EXIT VIA THE MAIN LOBBY WHERE AN AREA WILL BE LEFT UNSEALED FOR ACCESS. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT, BOB ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 9-JUN-1992 16:19:47.51 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: SHEPPERD Subj: Volleyball Atari has a coed team in the Industrial Volleyball League. There is room on the roster for one more male and one more female player. If you fancy playing in a league on tuesday nights at Del Mar High School (near Hamilton and Bascom), send vaxmail to Rhonda Allen (user RHONDA) to arrange for a tryout. This team usually makes the playoffs and we took first place a couple of seasons ago so you will need to demonstrate some skill to qualify for the team. The IVL has some (aribtrary and somewhat confining) rules that must be adheared to such as no attacking the serve, first ball must be bumped and sets must be reasonably "clean". We typically play 4-2 offense and always center-back defense. We'd like to play 6-2 offense and if and when we all can consistantly pass well, we will use it. If you know what all this means, then by all means contact Rhonda ASAP (first game night is 6/16). If you DON'T know what any of this means, then you probably shouldn't apply. But don't give up! If you really are interested in joining the team (or any team), but don't quite have the necessary skills, I suggest you sign up for one of the night classes at SJCC (good) or DeAnza (better) or any other place that offers such a program. They will teach you all you need to know in a few short weeks. It's a lot of fun too. If you want a chance to polish your skills, or just want to see how well you would play at the IVL level we play (B2), come on out for some drop in ball at Oakmeadow in Vasona Park this saturday (6/13) starting about noon. This is just friendly play; nobody's out for blood, but there is little or no patience for absolute rooky play or jungleball. Generally play continues until either it gets too dark, there're not enough people left to make two teams or all those who remain drop dead from exhaustion. There is usually two nets setup, one for doubles and the other for regular play. Most of us hope for enough people to show up to make up 5 or 6 person teams and at various times during the afternoon, there usually are. You would be well advised to bring something to drink, a chair, an umbrella, etc. Oakmeadow is the grassy area in the southwest corner of Vasona Park located at the corner of Blossom Hill and University in Los Gatos. See you there... ds ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 9-JUN-1992 16:34:03.87 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: PETRINI Subj: UNIDENTIFIED FAX I have received a 15 page Fax from DigiBoard addressed to "TOM", Atari Games, from "STEVE". The document is an attempt to clarify the basic mechanisms of writing UNIX ioctls for various character devices, especially as they apply to DigiBoard products. Mary P. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 9-JUN-1992 17:16:05.16 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: mystery fax From: BERT::PETRINI 9-JUN-1992 16:33:15.02 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: PETRINI Subj: UNIDENTIFIED FAX I have received a 15 page Fax from DigiBoard addressed to "TOM", Atari Games, from "STEVE". The document is an attempt to clarify the basic mechanisms of writing UNIX ioctls for various character devices, especially as they apply to DigiBoard products. Mary P. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::CLAUSEN 10-JUN-1992 09:07:01.84 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: WASHER, DRYER, TWIN BEDS NEEDED!! JIM STANFILL IS INTERESTED IN BUYING A WASHER, DRYER, AND (OF COURSE) TWIN BEDS. LEAVE MESSAGE WITH THE RECEPTIONIST OR WITH JIM HIMSELF. THANK YOU ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 10-JUN-1992 09:29:27.88 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: me again Big Basharoo I've been trying very hard to be eternally upbeat to rally everyone's interest in the upcoming 20th anniversary party. But, I'm getting pretty worn down and I know you-all probably want to avoid me in the halls by this point. The day of reckoning is here, however. The Stupid People Tricks/Talent/No Talent/Gong Show can really be enormous fun. (Like way total fun) We need more people to get involved. I know there are a lot of people who told me they were thinking about participating. Just sign-up in the book at the front lobby. You don't need to write down exactly what you want to do; maybe you are not sure yet. Just sign up and wing it! It doesn't have to be complicated. Read your favorite poem. Maybe you know a great bird call. Remember, an equally large purse goes to the WORSE act. We need to have a head count to plan for. Also, if you sign up now, we can work on having your act's specific needs being met. Soooooo, sign up today!!!! With everybody getting into the spirit (spirits will be provided) of the event, this can really be a bash.....THIS CAN BE A BIG BASH !!!! thanks a buncho, Carole ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::HAYES "Ann Doyle Hayes, ext 3747" 10-JUN-1992 09:31:57.96 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: FOR SALE Mistral Maui 1985 12' board with 6.0 sail excellent condition $300 best offer call 3747 if interested Anne Hayes ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BEAIRD "Haywood Beaird" 10-JUN-1992 09:46:35.66 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: cc ex mail ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PORTERA 10-JUN-1992 10:07:16.16 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Photos Hello everybody, The Video Lab has been preparing the source for Atari's 20 year employee video. We would like to request from all of you ANY photos taken during Atari special events....past or present.. If you have such photos, please bring them to the Video Lab no later than Monday, June 15th. These photographs will be returned to you after editing the presentation. For safe keeping, put them in an inter-company mail envelope with your name on them so we can insure getting the right photos back to the right people. We thank you in advance for your expidited response. If there are any questions, direct them to Rob Rowe (1745) or Dave Portera (3708). Thankyou, The Video Lab. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BEAIRD "Haywood Beaird" 10-JUN-1992 10:12:08.09 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: "Puppies" PUPPIES..PUPPIES..PUPPIES I HAVE 3 ROTTWIELLER PUPS THAT WILL NEED A LOVING HOME SOON. - AKC REGISTERED - THIS PUPS ARE OF GERMAN DECENT - LONG LINE OF GERMAN CHAMPIONS - MAKE EXCELLENT FAMILY AND COMPANION DOGS - I HAVE BOTH PARENTS CONTACT HAYWOOD EXT 3798 AND YES, I DO HAVE PICTURES ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 10-JUN-1992 10:37:09.86 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: critics corner BARTON FINK I've seen stranger pictures, I think I'll have to see this one for a second time, then it might make more sense! It reminds me of a beer commercial that says "...why ask why, just have a bud (or something like that)" ,anyway you get my drift. FRANKY & JOHNNY If you have the flue and feel like watching movies till you get well, this one's ranks up there with the afternoon soaps. The star cast and comic rhythm of this one will keep you awake. JFK Didn't you find the second half of the movie pointless? It didn't offer anything it didn't already show us in the first half and the court room scene put me to sleep. A condensed version would make sense for those who already know their history. LIFE STINKS Great. Rent it, you won't be disappointed! ONLY THE LONELY A light comic blessed by the so so performance of John Candy. Obviously you wouldn't want to consider this one unless you are a J.C fan. -Farrokh- ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::POTTER 10-JUN-1992 14:32:19.43 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: 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 $4.00 PER WEEK. - THERE'S PORTABILITY. SINCE YOU OWN THE POLICY, THE INSURANCE IS YOURS WITHOUT AN INCREASE IN COST OR DECREASE IN BENEFIT IF YOU RETIRE OR CHANGE EMPLOYMENT. - RE-ENROLLMENT IS EASY. SIMPLY COMPLETE A BRIEF APPLICATION. PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED UP TO THE B360 PROGRAM LIMITS. - FAMILY PROTECTION IS PROVIDED. YOU CAN INSURE OTHER MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY EVEN IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE YOURSELF. THE COVERAGE OFFERED IS AN INNOVATIVE PLAN OF "UNIVERSAL LIFE" INSURANCE PROTECTION FROM AETNA. UNIVERSAL LIFE OFFERS ALL OF THE TRADITIONAL BENEFITS OF WHOLE LIFE INSURANCE, SUCH AS THE ACCUMULATION OF CASH VALUES AND FAVORABLE TAX TREATMENT, PLUS SOME EXCITING ADDITIONAL FEATURES. THE CASH VALUES IN THE PLAN ACCUMULATE AT ATTRACTIVE "NEW MONEY" INTEREST RATES, CURRENTLY 7.5%! THE GUARANTEED MINIMUM INTEREST RATE IS 4.5%. PREMIUM SCHEDULES ARE FLEXIBLE. THE AMOUNT OF COVERAGE CAN BE CHANGED WITHOUT BUYING A NEW POLICY. YOU ALSO HAVE THE OPTION OF MAKING ADDITIONAL "LUMP SUM" DEPOSITS IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PLAN'S ATTRACTIVE INTEREST RATES. AN AETNA REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE HERE ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 17, TO MEET WITH EMPLOYEES WHO WERE NOT ELIGIBLE OR WERE NOT AVAILABLE DURING THE LAST ENROLLMENT PERIOD. YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO YOUR EXISTING FRINGE BENEFITS PACKAGE. HUMAN RESOURCES. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 10-JUN-1992 15:34:19.94 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT is one of many songs you'll find on the Karaoke Song List now located at the front lobby desk. Check it out..... (actually, take-this-job-and-shove-it isn't on the list, but it got your attention) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 10-JUN-1992 16:47:10.74 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: TIME WARNER TOUR The meeting and tour which was conducted with the AD HOC (Time Warner subsidiary companies Management Committee) was completed extremely successfully yesterday. The people who went around Atari/Tengen were very much impressed with our high level of technology, the well- organized and functional facility and also with the good viable people of the company. I thank you very much for all the cooperation you have rendered to make this meeting/tour successful. Thank you very much, Hide Nakajima ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::BRAD "Brad Fuller - 3788" 10-JUN-1992 16:57:03.05 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BRAD Subj: TIME WARNER TOUR You mean we fooled 'em again? ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::BRAD "Brad Fuller - 3788" 10-JUN-1992 17:19:27.23 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: BRAD Subj: Atari's Future: Problem 1 replys Thanks to all for your replys to last week's Problem 1! Response was good! The following contains the edited replys to Problem 1. To recap, last week's problem was: "What is the purpose of Atari Games? What goal has Atari set for itself?" The replys were varied but the major theme from the respondents was: "We don't know Atari's purpose." One employee cited that "constancy of purpose means directions, leadership and sticking to it." But most found that management has not made company directions and goals known. And that management was not aware that it is crucial to communicate these goals. Some cited that they felt top management probably had no goals. One employee said that "it is apparent that top management has no concept of the word 'leadership' and how it applies to running our corporation." Several respondents emphatically stated that even though the company publicly states (in meetings and company gatherings) that innovation and creativity is very important for the future success of Atari, little (or nothing) is done to incorporate this into our system. One respondent: "There is a lot of lip service paid to the notions of orginality and innovation... But in reality, these do not seem to be part of Atari's purpose." One reply mentioned that the existence of a Mission Statement is not as critical as the content. It was also stated that it was important that management review company goals critically to define 'real-life, precise statements for all to follow. Others seemed to be outright frustrated with the current system saying: "my lifelong career is now just a job" and "We are not trying to drive our chosen industry, it drives us. The fact that we started the industry is irrelevant." Even though the respondents were frustated, they felt that the opportunity to turn things around was at hand. They all seemed willing to do what it takes, and all said that they look to upper management for directions. And now to follow up Problem 1: How can we close the gap? That is: What can Atari do to create a purpose and stick to it? ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::YATURNER 11-JUN-1992 09:38:33.74 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: Subj: Today's BBL (please read) My car died yesterday (actually the muffler fell off) and I have to spend lunch today running around getting it fixed. Soo... Today's Brown Bag Lunch is cancelled. See you next Thursday. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MOORE 11-JUN-1992 12:30:56.51 To: @SYS$MAIL:MOOREGANG.DIS CC: MOORE Subj: Results of Monday's TW meeting and tour I want to thank all of you for your efforts in preparing for the visit by the Time Warner representatives on Monday. The office and lab areas were impressively clean and organized. The tour lasted approximately two hours and visited almost all of our design areas. Moto Frenzy served as a representative project that was used to tie the various design processes together. Thus, the ID area had concept drawings and a deluxe unit, PCB design had a GX2 hardware schematic and Moto Frenzy board set for illustration, and the tour visited the Moto Frenzy lab. The group that visited is called the "TWI AD HOC COMMITTEE": TWI stands for Time Warner Inc. This group meets generally on a quarterly basis at a different company each session, either a company within the Time Warner organization, or a company with a key technology that has ramifications for the entertainment or media businesses of Time Warner. The reason for having the meeting at Atari Games was for both the technology and organizational aspects. In addition, the Ad Hoc committee had their general meeting in the afternoon to report on current items, June '92 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), status of HDTV, and Cable TV technologies, particularly the evolution to digital TV transmission. The Ad Hoc committee was founded to provide a forum for communicating and evaluating the technologies within the TWI organization, as well as developing contacts that will promote partnerships within the organization to improve individual and overall corporate success. As a result of this meeting, we now have several contacts with Warner Music, CD Manufacturing, and CD development groups that will be beneficial. I will be discussing more about these particular contacts with specific design groups, and teams. But if you have an interest in following up sooner, let me know. To illustrate the breadth of the group, representatives of Warner Bros., American Television & Communications, Time Warner corporate, Time Warner Telecommunications, Warner Cable, Warner Special Products, WB Records, Warner Home Video, WEA Manufacturing, HBO, and Time publishing participate in the Ad Hoc group. As Mr. Nakijima reported, the group was very interested in the products, technologies, and design capabilities of Atari Games. I would count on some new opportunities to promote, distribute, or improve our products based on this initial event. Once again, thanks for your time and efforts in completing this successful meeting. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 11-JUN-1992 17:20:20.01 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: SHEPPERD Subj: One ringy dingy...snort I thought it would be a good idea to spell out exactly why the phones were dead before rumors ran rampant and someone looses their head. Besides, it's a always nice to give credit where credit is due. PacBell pulled the plug on us. To their credit, they did say, "oops". If you are curious about the how and why, here's some (lengthy) details. If not, then type D now... Our telephone system is connected to the world through three T1 links. Each T1 link handles 24 channels of digitized voice. Physically a T1 link consists of 2 twisted pair and is indistinguishable from two plain ordinary analog telephone lines (the kind that you use in your house). Telephone service people (PacBell) are supposed to mark "special" circuits, like T1 links, with tags and/or red plastic buttons where these circuits appear in underground and overhead connection blocks. They don't always do that and they don't always pay attention to the markings even if they are there. You may have noticed the PacBell trucks and personnel working along Montague, McCarthy, Sycamore and Barber Lane over the last few days. They are installing fiberoptic cable and Milpitas is upgrading the equipment in their "central office" (CO). Somewhere in the miriad of streets, cables, poles and connection panels, a technician took it upon his/herself to disconnect a few wires (probably to move them to a different location). I can imagine they were thinking "it's only 2 wires, nobody will notice." In our case, we lost 24 connections on each of the three T1's that were disconnected. One would think that if a circuit were disconnected for a few seconds then reconnected, we might see a hiccup in service but it shouldn't shut down the phones for good. I expect that if PacBell had modern equipment this indeed would be the case. They don't, so it isn't. The CO isn't smart enough to recognise that a T1 line has 24 channels on it so it treats a T1 as 24 separate and independent circuits. If the CO trys to route a call to a circuit (or one of the T1's 24 channels) and can't get through because of errors, it will disable that circuit and try a different one. If our telephone system is down or the T1 circuits are down, one incoming phone call will cause the CO to try all available circuts (therefore all 24 channels on the T1) and disable each one in turn, all within a few seconds. Likewise, it disables our outgoing trunks if there are too many errors detected. Neither is the CO equipment smart enough to recognise that a circuit has been re-established. There is all kinds of signalling on a T1 line to indicate quality of service and the receiving equipment at the CO certainly knows the line is up or down, it just doesn't notify the call routing equipment. I suspect that the antique call router is not able to accept this kind of info from other signalling devices. This means that when a circuit is disabled, it can only be renabled by a tech at PacBell. So, we have to call them to tell them that our lines are down and they have to figure out who we are, where our lines are, how to test them then how to turn them back on. This usually takes an hour but may take longer depending on who is working at the CO and whether or not they know what they are doing. Is this an isolated incident? Nope. Has it ever happened before? I don't think the trunk lines were severed before, but the CO has frequently disabled our DID's and outgoing trunk lines because either the ROLM acted up or the power in the building was interrupted for more than a few seconds. Will it happen again? You can count on it. Is there something we can do about it? Yep, switch service from PacBell to one of the other dozen or so local telephone companies available in our area :). ds ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GROSSMAN 12-JUN-1992 06:52:21.94 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: COMPANY PHOTO CHANGES, CHANGES, ALWAYS CHANGES The Atari Games Company photo will now be assembled starting at 12:30 with the actual picture taking place around 1:00. Please arrive promptly at 12:30 at the rear of Building 675. DON'T FORGET - 12:30 Today at the Rear of Building 675 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BARA 12-JUN-1992 10:36:46.53 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: CONGRATULATIONS I would like everyone to welcome Mike Clausen to TENGEN. Mike is now a permanent employee for TENGEN. He will be working in our shipping department. Mike's knowledge of International and Domestic shipments will be a great help for TENGEN. Mike has been here about two years working for ATARI and the past ten months for TENGEN. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BUGAWAN 12-JUN-1992 10:58:57.85 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BUGAWAN Subj: ANYBODY LOSE A MUG? I found a mug in my cubicle this morning and it doesn't belong to me. If you lost a mug, it's probably yours. It's a black mug with the words "F_ _K this S_ _T" written on it. The person who left this mug here must know where my cubicle is. If you don't know where my cube is my extension is 1721. Thanks, Riz. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::BRAD "Brad Fuller - 3788" 12-JUN-1992 11:35:30.76 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: BRAD Subj: Atari's Future: Problem 2 A top management consultant states: "American style of management rode along unchallenged between 1950 and 1968, when American-manufactured products held the market. Anyone anywhere in the world was lucky for the privilege to buy an American product. By 1968, forces of competition could no longer be ignored. What had happened in Japan could have happened in America, but did not. The thought still lingers: 'We must have been doing something right.' This is not an inevitable conclusion." Here's problem 2: "If Atari changes (or creates) a purpose, how can we adopt the new philosophy?" The same consultant writes: "We are in a new ecomonic age, created by Japan. Management must awaken to the challenge, must learn their responsibilities, and take on leadership for change." Consider these points: Once a company purpose is created, it is vitally important that all employees accept the responsibility to adopt the new philosophy. Citing that "our problems are different" is a common disease that afflicts management and administration the world over. We definitely are different, but the principles that will help to improve the quality of our products are universal in nature (quality means the usefulness which improves the customer's quality of life). The management must put resources into this new philosophy, with commitment to quality, education/training, and leadership. "How do you think Atari could best adopt new philosophies?" ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::JOCELYN 12-JUN-1992 14:54:16.08 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: "THE GREATEST SHOW IN TOWN" For two weeks, the last week of August and the first week of September, Cirque du Soleil will be in San Jose. Bob Sheffield saw this show two years ago in San Jose and said it was truly outstanding. There were no animals in the production, but the acrobatic skits, costumes and music are all unique. He strongly recommends the show to families with kids from 6 to 14. When you call the local number, 279-6314, you are connected to their box office (in Montreal). Enjoy the show! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::HINDORFF 14-JUN-1992 16:10:08.48 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Missing Software Will whoever borrowed the TOPS for PC Networking Software Package from Linda Stackpoole's office please return it? Thank you. Bill ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::GEYER 15-JUN-1992 10:25:17.83 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: FREE to a good home: Norweigan Elkhound, Purebred - 18 mo. old male - excellent health, has had all shots - photograph posted by Tengen coffee station For more info, call Dan @ 9421 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BRYANT 15-JUN-1992 11:15:23.64 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: Hello, Jed. If the "Trainer" team wants me to build up 27 prototype Multisync II boards, might you know if there are any 128Kx8 VRAMS 120ns around anywhere? Or perhaps 256Kx4 DRAMS? I'd be looking for 216 VRAMs and 108 DRAMs (8 per and 4 per). If there aren't any over in your building I'll ask Mary B to get some. Thank you for any input you can give. Rob ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::RHONDA 15-JUN-1992 15:01:56.35 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK,RHONDA CC: Subj: VOLLEYBALL ATTENTION - Spikers and Spikettes: As you already know, we have an Atarian team - The Survivors, and we are in need of a female player. As Dave Shepperd shared with you, we are a pretty good team, but we do play for FUN. Obviously, I won't be participating this season, (due to my own volleyball growing under my shirt) so we need someone to take my place. It would be nice to find two women, but I won't be greedy. We do require you know what a volleyball looks like, what a volleyball court is shaped like, and the basic rules and regulations of league play. We all tend to forget some of the basics, so I would be more than happy to "refresh" anyone's memory. If you are the least bit interested, but still a little unsure - just give me a call. I'll answer any questions - and better yet - I don't bite! We are a competitive, but fun bunch of people and we enjoy the pizza and beer afterwards almost as much as playing. Call me at ext. 3905 or vax via "RHONDA" - Rhonda Williamson (Allen) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::MARGOLIN 15-JUN-1992 17:27:10.21 To: BRYANT CC: MARGOLIN Subj: VRAMs, DRAMs, and things that go bump in the night Rob, there are some things you should know: 1. The parts list you seem to be building the boards from appears to be a preliminary version for Street Driver. 2. I informed the Training group several months ago that they need to come up with their own parts list. Apparently they have not done so. This will lead to several people doing a bunch of otherwise unnecessary work. 3. As far as I know, the Training group is not using the MSP. If this is true you do not need the following: MSP Parts: (1) 137502-001 74F244 (1) 137547-001 AS573 (2) 137440-001 ALS245 (4) 137694-120 256Kx4 DRAM (1) 137538-002 34010-50 (1) 144008-005 50 MHz Osc Notice that the 256Kx4 DRAMs are among the unneeded parts. 4. I believe they are using the 12 Bit A/D which is not used by Street Driver. The 12 Bit A/D and associated parts are not on the Street Driver parts list. 5. Note: VRAMs are specified as 120 ns with alternates of 100 ns and 80 ns. DRAMs are specified as 120 ns with an alternate of 100 ns. 6. The MultiSync II with sockets has failed and I have no way to test VRAMs other than to build boards, which isn't going to happen. (There was only one of the two boards with sockets built because Chris Downend decided that Karen had more important things to do.) There are currently two approved VRAMs: Toshiba: TC528126BJ-10 Micron: MT42C8128DJ-10 The boards we have already built used mostly Micron MT42C8127DJs which have been discontinued and TI TMX48C121DZs. The TMX means it is a Pre-Prod part which I will not approve. The Production parts (TMS) were supposed to be out last April; they weren't. Then they were supposed to be out in June. Phil, the TI guy, doesn't know anything about it (or anything else for that matter). When you buy VRAMs please try to get some Micron MT42C8128DJ-8 and some TI TMS48C121DZ-10 and -80 if they are available. No TMX parts, please. 7. This word just handed to me: ManMan reports there are 4000 VRAMs in inventory. 137693-100 IC,VRAM,128KX8,100NS,CMOS,40P SOJ Regards, Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GROSSMAN 15-JUN-1992 18:59:35.29 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: New Employee Welcome The new face in the lobby and the new paging voice belong to our new receptionist, Sally Garza. Please take a few minutes to stop by and welcome Sally to Atari Games. Sally comes to us from our neighbor, Quantum and will be "womaning" the Front Desk from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm. Also, when stopping to welcome Sally, please say congrats to Linda Paulo, our newest grad. Linda graduated from Hayward State on Saturday with a degree in Business Administration - Computer Information Systems. Linda will be off for the next two weeks fulfilling her military obligations and then off on vacation for the next several weeks. Welcome Sally, and Congratulations Linda ! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Awesome" 16-JUN-1992 08:52:32.53 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: FLOWERMAN The large roses are still on sale at the remarkably low price of $7.50 for two dozen. (Sorry, no Ginsu knives). LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 16-JUN-1992 09:46:20.56 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: more bash stuff Please dig out your oldest and most classic Atari T-shirt for the Big Bash, the more obscure the better. My favs: "You have to have steel balls to play Atari Pins" "I'm just another Atari Engineering Prima Donna" "Nerd-Birds" softball team shirt "I work for Taco Paco ichi" "Coin-op, the real Atari" Also, another sculpture hint: Wet toilet paper dries into instant paper mache'. Be hip, Be cool, Be happening, or NOT, It's your option. Carole ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCKEE "BRIAN" 16-JUN-1992 10:39:22.20 To: @SYS$MAIL:HARDWARE CC: MCKEE Subj: SMC Visit Today at 1:30 PM Sorry for the short notice, I forgot until today. Hallmark's Will Philips and a Rep. from Standard Microsystems Corp. will be here today to talk about SMC's new COM20020 chip. The COM20020 is a single chip LAN contoller with built in microsequencer and 2K bytes of SRAM. It will transmit and recieve data at a rate of 2.5 MBPS and will cost about $16 in quanities of 5K/YR. From what I've read about the chip it seems very promising for a low cost, low board space replacement for the current network board. In fact if it is as good as it appears, we won't even need to put it on a stack card, but can put it right on the mother board. I will be bringing the reps to the Eng. conf. room. Please attend if your interested. Bring questions, we need to make sure this thing is for real. Thanks, Brian ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::JEFFERSON 16-JUN-1992 10:48:46.81 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: A new face in Industrial Design! We have a new designer named Mark Gruber who started work yesterday. Stop by when you can and say Hello. WELCOME TO ATARI MARK!!! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 16-JUN-1992 11:18:28.63 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: I just thought of another of my T-shirt favs: Moncrief's very limited edition - "Put your face on it" ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::SALLY 16-JUN-1992 12:14:44.73 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: CONSTRUCTION IN THE 675 WAREHOUSE Construction in the 675 warehouse has begun. Employees are directed to avoid this area. The schlage doors leading into the area from the Tengen hallway have been disabled. The contractors working in the area do not have insurance that covers our employees. So, please do not enter the area. Thank You for your continous and endless support, Bob Frye ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::JARNESKY 16-JUN-1992 12:40:55.08 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: PERMANENT HIRE I would like everyone to join me in congratulating Mona Panelo on her new permanent posiition as Sales Order Administrator at Tengen! Mona keeps herself "very busy" with all the orders she enters daily, reports she generates on a daily basis, coordination of orders and packing slips with myself and shipping, handling various Rep requests (such as sales order status etc.) and interfacing with Accounting as required on sales orders. Most of you probably already know Mona, she has played on the Atari Vollyball team and just recently the Atari Golf Tournament. So when you see her, wish her a BIG CONGRATS!!!!! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::JACKIE 16-JUN-1992 15:09:09.76 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: BIG BASH DOOR PRIZES The 20th Anniversary Committee wanted to let employees know what great door prizes they have lined up for Friday. We will be drawing names for the following prizes: - Sega Game Gear (there will be 3 units given away) - Santa Cruz Beach Package (inlcuding chairs, towels, umbrella and two Boardwalk passes) - Great America Season Family Pass for 1992 (4 family members) - Panasonic Cordless Telephone - Sony CD Boom Box - Thermos Gas BBQ Grill - Monterey Bay Hotel Weekend (including 2 tickets to the aquarium) - Round-trip Airline Tickets anywhere in the continental U.S. for two - Relief Pitcher coin-operated video game Employee names will be entered once for each year of service (i.e., 5 years of service - your name is put in the squirrel cage 5 times). Only one prize per employee. Drawings will take place approximately every half hour and you MUST be present to win. Good luck and have fun!! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::FREITAS 16-JUN-1992 16:17:31.60 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: START YOUR ENGINES ATTENTION R/C RACERS TO ENTER THE RACE ON FRIDAY AT 1:30 PM, SEND ME YOUR TRANSMITTER FREQUENCY AND THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS ON YOUR TEAM ( DRIVER AND PITMAN ). THE TRACK WILL BE SET UP ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND OPEN PRACTICE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 1:15 ON FRIDAY. IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION, GIVE ME A CALL AT 3904. SEE YOU AT THE RACES, JIM ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCKEE "BRIAN" 17-JUN-1992 12:10:11.79 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: MCKEE Subj: Well, here goes again. I wrote this file once in mail, but mail lost it and I have to do it again... Yesterday a few of us had a meeting with the sales rep from Standard Microsystems Corp., SMC for short. He confirmed some of the information I had learned about a new chip they are offering, called the COM20020. But we had other questions which he could not answer, so he told me that an Engineer would call today to answer the list we had formed yesterday. For those of you who don't know, I'll give a short list of the features of this ARCNET controller chip as well as report on what I learned this morning. Part number: COM200X0 Vendor: SMC Price: Approx. $16/5K/Yr (COM20020, 2.5MBPS) Transmit speed: 2.5 MBPS 5.0 MBPS binned. Onboard SRAM: 2K x 8 in COM20020 1K x 8 in COM20010 Protocol: ARCNET The COM20020 is a full featured network interface chip which is capable of handling up to 512 byte packets. It handles all network protocol including: data encoding, transmision, receiving, decoding, error detection and correction, and sends interupts to a host processor or microcontroller when packets are sent or recieved. If the host wishes to send a packet, then all he need do is transfer the data into the COM20020's dual port SRAM, and tell the onchip microsequencer to send the data. When data is received the COM20020 interupts the host and if another packet is recieved while the host is reading the first, the COM20020 will store it in free memory. The host can send broadcast packets or individual packets. The best case time needed to broadcast a packet can be calculated as follows: Tb = ((Ps + Is) * Bp * Tr) + Tt Where: Tb is the broadcast time per node in microseconds. Ps is the packet size in bytes. Is is the information header size in bytes. 2 byte CRC 1 byte count 3 byte address 1 byte type 1 byte preamble --------------- Total:8 bytes Bp is the bits per packet: 11. Tr is the transmission rate in us: 0.4 us. Tt is the time to pass the token: 25.8 us. The equation can be expressed more simply: Tb = ((Ps + 8) * 4.4) + 25.8 To give an example of use in our application lets run some test cases: assuming we had a game the had to know what every other game was doing every 16 ms, which is common in our applications. The question is: depending on packet size, how many nodes could be located on a single network, each node broadcasting one packet to every other node within 16 ms. Packet size Tb Max number of nodes bytes us 64 342.6 46 128 624.2 25 256 1187.4 13 512 2313.8 6 These are the best the part can do, if network errors are rampent, then everything will slow down. This is one thing we need to verify, that errors are rare. With 5 MBPS parts, the number of nodes will double, so if in the furture we need more data or more bytes per packet, then the option will exist to upgrade to the faster part. The current plan is to cludge some samples onto an existing board and see of they perform as they should. If you have any questions you can mail me (MCKEE), call me (X1731), or drop by my office (cube outside pats office) Thanks for reading, Brian ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Awesome" 17-JUN-1992 12:29:44.97 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: FOR SALE I have a HP-10B financial calculator that I purchased about a year ago. I paid $50 for it. I'll take $25. It comes with the manual. If you're interested, reply to this e-mail address or call me at x3777. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Awesome" 17-JUN-1992 15:48:11.09 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: 101 CLOSURE THE ON RAMP TO 101 BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH FROM 880 ARE CLOSED. THERE IS A TOXIC FIRE. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BRAD "Brad Fuller - 3788" 17-JUN-1992 16:39:44.35 To: #sys$mail:ee CC: frye Subj: Ed Rotberg's stuff I am trying to locate a document from OKIDATA regarding ADPCM. About a year ago I leant this document to Ed. Now, I can't find it. If you know where I might look please inform. I don't remember the title of the document, however it is a XEROX that probably has any combination of the following words: 'COMPRESSION', 'ADPCM', 'OKI', 'AT&T'. Thanks! - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BRAD "Brad Fuller - 3788" 17-JUN-1992 16:57:38.60 To: #sys$mail:ee CC: frye Subj: Ed Rotberg's stuff We found it! Thanks! - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::MANDELKERN "Questor the Elf" 17-JUN-1992 17:10:22.86 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: 101 CLOSURE--Additional Info. Drivers, According to the last traffic report I heard at 4:00PM, 101 is closed in both directions from 880 to 280 because of the toxic fire. This is definitely a good time to look for an alternate route to 101! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 17-JUN-1992 17:16:32.07 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Anyone out there have some news for the newsletter? I'm trying to get something together for distribution on June 26 so send me whatever you have by next Monday. Thanks. Sandy Stan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BROWN 17-JUN-1992 19:05:01.26 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: BROWN Subj: "They cost how much?!!!!!" We have recently had to order more Schlage security cards and, like most things, the cost has increased considerably. Sure, lately we have had a lot of new hires to assign cards to, but we have also had to issue quite a few replacement cards. In some cases as soon as we re-issue a card, the elusive one surfaces and the owner turns it in. This is fine, but more and more this isn't happening........ we are just loosing cards!!! So, to make us more attentive to these flat, rectangular things, and to recover the cost of ordering them, we will now be paying $10 (oowch!) for all replacement cards. Of course, if and when the original card is found and turned in to Human Resources, the $10 will be reimbursed to the employee. Remember, Schlage cards are assigned by number and can be checked by computer so no fair turning in a fellow employee's card. Human Resources ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 18-JUN-1992 09:36:25.06 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: don't forget........ SUNSCREEN ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BENZLER "Linda Benzler, extension 3750" 18-JUN-1992 09:44:23.04 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BENZLER Subj: JUST SO THE LAWYERS DON'T FEEL ALONE! What do you call three blonds in a freezer? (now hit return and not delete for the answer!) No...but that's close... guess again. (Reminder: hit return) Frosted flakes! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::SALLY 18-JUN-1992 09:52:20.58 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: BIG BASH DAY EXTERNAL GREETING CHANGE Please don't forget to change the external voice mail greeting so that people will know that you are out having a blast and unable to return their call on Friday. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::JEFFERSON 18-JUN-1992 10:17:58.84 To: @OLDTIMERS.WM CC: Subj: REV B JUST ANOTHER DAY AT ATARI Fate once again tried to test the Atari Spirit..... and once again we thumbed our nose at it! What do you do when you have 200 people coming to a party, and then less than a week before..POOOF... the place goes out of business?? Well, this is Atari and flexibility is the name of the game. Sooo, we just found another place on the spur of the moment! Now we're going to O'SHEA'S PUB & GRILL at 258 Union Ave. in Los Gatos. It's on the corner of Union Ave. and Los Gatos/Almaden Rd. There is a Safeway store on the other side of Union for extra parking. I have a map in my cube for those not familiar with this neighborhood. If you contacted old employees about the party PLEASE call them back and let them know of the change! By the way, remember to let Pete, Elaine or me know if you're planning to come so we can get a rough guess of the numbers. ATARI BOUNCES BACK AGAIN!!!!! Karen ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::DENTON 18-JUN-1992 16:09:35.12 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: DUNK YOUR FAVORITE EXECUTIVE DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR MONEY TOMORROW SO YOU CAN DUNK YOUR FAVORITE EXECUTIVE. 1ST BALL IS FREE, 2ND BALL IS $3.00, THEN 4 BALLS FOR $10.00 THE LINEUP IS AS FOLLOWS: MR NAKAJIMA 1:30 - 1:35 MIKE TAYLOR 1:45 - 2:00 RICK MCDOWELL 2:00 - 2:15 BOB SHEFFIELD 2:15 - 2:30 DAN VAN 2:30 - 2:45 BARRY KANE 2:45 - 3:00 RICH MOORE 3:00 - 3:15 JERRY LICHAC 3:15 - 3:30 JOHN RAY 3:30 - 3:45 ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA. SEE YOU TOMORROW AND HAVE LOTS OF FUN!!!!!! ANN DENTON ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::HOBGOOD 22-JUN-1992 08:42:38.15 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: lost & found During clean-up on Friday, I found something that may have some sentimental value to whoever lost it.... name that thing! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::GEYER 22-JUN-1992 10:24:39.94 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: I'm privileged to be a volunteer with the Women's Health Services Center and Social Services Department at Eden Hospital in Castro Valley. On Wednesday, June 24, at 7:30, in the Conference Center at Eden Hospital, Dr. Miles Nuddleman will speak to a group on the topic of "Understanding Endometriosis." If any of you are interested -- or know anyone who might be interested -- in attending this talk, feel free to call me for more information and directions. My extension is 9427. Deborah Geyer ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 22-JUN-1992 18:45:08.47 To: BJORKQUIST CC: MARGOLIN Subj: 74BCT652 If you cannot get 74BCT652 try: 74ALS652 74AS652 74F652 Regards, Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GRAVES 23-JUN-1992 10:11:59.22 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Reality Is Here... Howdy to all: First a little background for my question: We are a subsidiary of Time Warner. Time Warner owns Warner Communications. Warner Communications sells lots and lots of music tapes & CDs. Warner Communications owns Ice-T, the popular rap artist/musician. Ice-T has cut a record called "Cop Killer", which advocates killing cops. So here's an interesting question that's come up for simulation products: What do we do when we are demonstrating our new advanced driving simulators at major public functions, and are suddenly deluged with picketers protesting Time-Warner's sponsorship of Ice-T and his Cop Killer song? This is real: it happened yesterday at the National Sheriffs' Convention in San Diego. It may happen next week at the International Association of Chiefs of Police convention in San Antonio Texas. It may continue for a long time, during which we will be trying to introduce our product into the law enforcement community. (Actually, this question may soon be faced by all of us in coin-op, as soon as the offended people discover that Atari Games is owned by Time Warner. T/W-owned businesses everywhere have been targeted for protests & boycotts.) How do we balance our need to protect free speech with our desire to do business? It was suggested by the protesters that we lobby Time-Warner and Warner Com- munications to moderate voices like those of Ice-T. What do you think? Please respond with your ideas for handling this very real and perhaps soon-to-arrive-on-your-doorstep question... ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LICHAC 23-JUN-1992 11:58:37.54 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: T/W MORE ABOUT 'COP KILLER' ON PAGE 5A IN TODAYS MERCURY. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::DIEKNEITE "Eat the Beat" 23-JUN-1992 12:15:03.54 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: DIEKNEITE Subj: cop killer Does anyone have the record? Does anyone know the lyrics? It might be useful to post them here. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 23-JUN-1992 13:24:34.67 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: 20th Anniversary Jackets The 20th Anniversary Gift Jackets have arrived. Mr. Nakajima would like to make a short presentation to the Executive Staff and those employees who have been here the longest in time (19 years or longer). Jacket distribution will be to all full-time permanent employees who came on board prior to May 31 of this year. All full- time permanent employees are asked to go to the cafeteria tomorrow, Wednesday, June 24 at 1:00 p.m. After Mr. Nakajima makes his presentation, all VPs will distribute jackets for their respective groups. Thank you. Sandy Stan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LEONG 23-JUN-1992 14:24:15.98 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: lost shirt I have been missing a dark blue, long-sleeve, button-down cotton GAP shirt for some time now. If you have seen it anywhere, please let me know. I may have left it in the company weight room. I know it's only a shirt but it has sentimental value, and I am willing to give a reward upon its return. Thanks! Jason x3791 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 23-JUN-1992 14:29:57.72 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: ICE T Does ICE T's song "ADVOCATE" Cop killing? I think not. Does "Murder, She Wrote" ADVOCATE murder? Does the Murphy Brown having a child outside of legal marriage ADVOCATE doing so? This is all a bunch of sh*t and I'm tired of it. This is and always has been the Reagan/Bush/Quayle way to avoid real issues. Get everybody all excited about a ficticious TV character, blame an artist, wrap yourself in the flag, blame the cultural elite, (who is that anyway?). All this stuff does is steer people away from concern for concrete, everyday problems that are no where near a solution. What about jobs, education, health care, social security, the deficet? It just makes me sick that people fall for this stuff like herds of cattle. If this doesn't show the breakdown of the educational systems, I don't know what does. People have gotten just plain stupid and have lost the ability to think for themselves. It makes me wanna puke. What can we do about it? How does it affect Atari Games? Don't worry about it. People's attention span is so short that everyone will forget about it in a month or two. They will be on to the next non-issue fed to them. Ban an artist, poet, or novelist. Who knows what they might say. Long live America and the constitution. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ALBAUGH "Dr. Bizarro" 23-JUN-1992 14:47:20.05 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: Subj: off-by-one, (when will I learn) Dave Akers found a bug in eedrive.c that has apparently been there for some time, but not happened to bite anybody else yet because it needs a specific set of circumstances. Anyway, it takes the form of a line: if ( (run_offs(new_bucket) + reclen(RUN_BYTES)) > EEPROM_SIZE ) { that _should_ be: if ( (run_offs(new_bucket) + reclen(RUN_BYTES)) >= EEPROM_SIZE ) { I have corrected the copies of eedrive.c in EE$USERDISK:[68K_US], and EE$USERDISK:[68K_US.OS_91]. You _should_ be using the latter, but I just _know_ some of you are using the former, so... Sorry (red-faced mike crawls back into hole awaiting next dumb bug) Mike ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::DIEKNEITE "Eat the Beat" 23-JUN-1992 14:53:19.35 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: DIEKNEITE Subj: ICE T Right Carole. Along those lines, one might say that Cop Killer is a response to an event much the same way that the old CSNY tune "Ohio" was a response to National Guard presence on college campuses and in the streets. Political games aside, the public reaction seems to be real. The question is whether or not the fact TW owns a majority of Atari will effect our ability to sell simulators. This question needs to be evaluated first. I think it may be a bit premature to consider lobbying TW, not to mention whether this is morally and ethically what we want our company doing. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 23-JUN-1992 15:14:38.37 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: John, I hope you don't mind me forwarding to JUNK From: KIM::JMOORE 23-JUN-1992 14:45:25.92 To: BERT::CAMERON CC: Subj: RE: ICE T That's about the clearest expression of the media- sponsored idiocy plague I've ever seen. It's what thinking people across the country murmor to themselves every time they watch news coverage of just about any political "story" these days. Their being told they're not smart enough to hold an opinion on the real problems; these can only be addressed by the political elite. And what's worse is I can't tell if the politicians are scheming to make this happen or if they're really as stupid as they look on TV. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 23-JUN-1992 17:47:45.89 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Reality is here Have some levity, 1 > Ice-T has cut a record called "Cop Killer", which advocates killing cops. ..so we can come up with a video game that advocates police brutality. There's even a 15min documentary video on this topic, maybe we could beat our competitors and buy the license to it. You game designers believe me now and hear me later, THERE'S A GAME IN THIS. We could call it "Beat a KING" (no relation to BEAT-HEAD I mind you). Let's give the demonstrators a legitimate reason to be mad at us, instead of being mad at us for something TW does.! Besides think of what the publicity would do to the earnings of the game. 2 > So here's an interesting question that's come up for simulation products: > What do we do when we are demonstrating our new advanced driving simulators > at major public functions, and are suddenly deluged with picketers > protesting Time-Warner's sponsorship of Ice-T and his Cop Killer song? Let's take a serious(not) look at the "Beat a KING" game idea again. Heck, If we make the game realistic enough, LAPD/LARRY GATES might like it enough to utilize it in their training program. Let's give the cops something they can relate to. Is there a new police trainer theme here? I don't know, you tell me. I know we could definitely count on the approval of the 12 jurors in Simivalley and let me tell you folks it isn't often that a game company finds the courts on its side! Ok, so a whole new game would be too much work and we didn't do so hot with our last fighting game so maybe we should stay away from another mindless ,violent, disgusting gory looser and stick to something we know we can do well. What's that you asked? mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Ok Ok, I got it. We make great driving games. We could do a game where you drive a car (maybe a black & white one) equipped with radar, computer and guns. Yeah GUNS GUNS GUNS! Don't forget you must be able to shoot obstacles and opponents. Boy I think I've got something big here, for opponents we could use a tricked-out Beemer or Benze or what ever the negative stereotype car is these days and get this, are you ready, are you ready for this? We could put Ice-T behind the wheels of that car and the player (first person, driver of the black & white car) could tell Ice-T. to pull over, drag him out of his car and beat him senseless for 15 minutes out of fear for his life. But wait, 15 minutes is a bit too long. We'd have to do something about that, can't have long game times cause we wouldn't make any money$$$$$ NO, COULDN'T DO IT, WOULDN'T DO IT, IT WOULDN'T BE PRUDENT. READ MY LIPS... > It was suggested by the protesters that we lobby Time-Warner and Warner Com- munications to moderate voices like those of Ice-T. On a more serious note, if it's not too late to steer in that direction. Above suggestion shows a clear lack of appreciation on the demonstrators part for one of the most valued freedoms which makes the US. OF A. the great country that it is today. We may not have a perfect society, and then again the world isn't so perfect either. But we do live in a country that guarantees us many freedoms that are protected by our constitutional rights. Freedoms which are coveted by people of other nations where they lack the essence of freedom. Therefore we should act responsibly and not let certain elements within our society sway our beliefs and principle towards their personal goals. Let's not cut Ice-T's vocal chords just because he offends the cops. Our legal system failed to punish those whose actions offended a nation. Ice-T is entitles to his opinion and we as a society have a responsibility to protect his right to his opinion and his freedom of expression through his music (if you can call it that) even if we don't agree with him. I don't. Censorship won't resolve the idealistic differences in any society, it just sweeps our problems under a rug. Today they want you not to by a record, next they'll tell you which book to burn, and before you know it they'll be telling you how to think. Just think what that would do to creativity. PS. I was kidding about the "BEAT A KING" game idea and I hope that this hasn't offended anyone except maybe to foster some creative ideas among those who feel free to express their view in this forum. Who knows there might be a game in this after all. -Farrokh- ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MERCIECA 23-JUN-1992 19:52:50.85 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: MERCIECA Subj: Hello, I have the New Body Count CD if anyone wants to borrow it. Body Count is the name of the band Ice-T created to do Heavy Metal. We in the Heavy Metal scene think it's good, even though the style is a bit dated. I'll have a sign-up sheet on the outside of my cube if your interested. -Victor ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MERCIECA 23-JUN-1992 20:25:10.03 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: MERCIECA Subj: The Album is not called COP KILLER it's called BODY COUNT, Cop Killer is the last song on the album! If you're going to write a 10 page document about something you would think that you could get your facts straight. By the way if you just stepped off the boat, Welcome to Amerika! -Victor ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 24-JUN-1992 07:24:56.62 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: To be realistic, I always thought the Police Trainer should have a KICK/PUNCH button. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::MCCOMB 24-JUN-1992 08:58:40.46 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: MCCOMB Subj: Ice T For those of you who haven't yet heard the song, I've posted the lyrics outside my office, if you're interested. Chris McComb Tengen ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::DIEKNEITE "Eat the Beat" 24-JUN-1992 09:34:28.29 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: DIEKNEITE Subj: lyric access For those at the other end of the building, I zeroxed Chris' lyric sheet. It's on the wall outside my office. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GRAVES 24-JUN-1992 10:41:42.27 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Follow up on Ice-T Howdy again. Thanks for all the responses to my question about balancing the need to protect free speech and the desire to do business. I hope that everyone who read my question understood that we in simulation products were not cowering over in the corner wondering what to do about protesters trying to disrupt our business because of someone else's totally unrelated activities. Rather, we were interested in getting a discussion going about a bigger issue. It's a political campaign year, special interest groups are all out there being very proactive and in some cases disruptive to those who do not support them, and we may occasionally get caught in the crossfire. You may face it at the local grocery next time there's a clerks' strike, or when you try to take your kids to the zoo and an animal rights activist throws a red liquid at you as you walk in, for instance. Just thought it would be interesting to toss it out to you and see what happened. Waahooo! Anyway, thanks for the comments. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BURNIAS 24-JUN-1992 10:43:49.97 To: BRYANT CC: SMITH,WRIGHTNOUR,MARGOLIN,RSHERMAN Subj: DRAM 137694-120 ROB, IF WE PLAN ON USING THIS DRAM WE NEED TO CHANGE THE PARTS LIST TO CALL OUT 137694-100 OR 137694-080 ONLY BECAUSE THATS WHAT IS AVAILABLE. I HAVE A REQUISITION TO BUY 108 PIECES BUT I NEED COMPONENTS APPROVAL WHO I GUESS NEEDS JEDS APPROVAL. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IS LISTED AS RESTRICTED UNDER BOTH PART NUMBERS ON THE AVL. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT !!! WILL YOU LET DON KNOW IF A ECN NEEDS TO BE DONE AND ILL NEED A NEW REQ.WITH THE CORRECT PART NUMBER. MARY ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::AKER "ERIC C AKER" 24-JUN-1992 11:14:54.87 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: AKER Subj: Love Them Protests. Re: Ice Tea Protests: I love protesters. They make life interesting, and they make me think about political issues that I would not otherwise think about. In this instance why are the protesters protesting? What is thier issue? I do not know, does anyone? Are they just opposed to killing police or is the music really bad? Are they opposed to killing in general or all music that advocates killing. Perhaps they are really far right wingers that think killing is OK as long as it is the "establishment" doing the killing. Are the protesters just against any and all ideas that upset the status quo? And what about the Ice T group? Could they be justified in thier calls for action including violance? Have they ever been seriously violated by the "establishment" by way of the police and court system? In many countries on earth rising up against the government and the police is justified and reasonable. It may be so in subsectors of our own country. Yes protests are good. Please listen to what all protesters have to say. There are often many issues involved, and many points of view. Almost all protests are justified and the opposition (protested) have good reasons for what they are doing. Eric. Lover of freedom and protests. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PAAUW "SEE YOUR MESSAGE HERE.. LOW RATES" 24-JUN-1992 11:41:50.63 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: I wanna protest Could someone please post the words from "Louie, Louie" outside their office. I think they're bad but I could never tell for sure. -- Don ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 24-JUN-1992 14:06:37.95 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: ok, last one outta me I believe "Puff, the Magic Dragon" taught small children to smoke dope and live in a fantasy land forever......................... ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 24-JUN-1992 14:10:04.08 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: SHEPPERD Subj: System down time GAWD is getting a face lift today starting about 8pm. I expect it'll take 2 hours to complete. During this interval, the following volumes will be offline: EE$USERDISK: (GAWD$DUC4:) EE3$USERDISK: (GAWD$DUA1:) EE4$USERDISK: (GAWD$DUA2:) EE5$USERDISK: (GAWD$DUA3:) TE$USERDISK: (GAWD$DUC3:) DISK$DOS_BU: (GAWD$DUB1:) DISK$UNIX_BU: (GAWD$DUC0:) ATARI$UTILS: (GAWD$DUC2:) This also means there'll be no DOS network server but it probably doesn't matter since you won't be able to get at the disk that has all your files anyway. ds ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::YATURNER 24-JUN-1992 14:21:16.88 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: ICE T To give in to a pressure group for PURELY financial reasons is (IMHO) to condone terrorism. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::YATURNER 24-JUN-1992 14:40:30.47 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: Subj: Brown Bag Lunch There will be a Brwon Bag lunch tomorrow in the Eng Conference room, I would like to discuss ways that we can specifically improve communications and what other companies that we have worked for have done to improve morale creativity, and communications see you dere ___________________________________________________________________________ From: ERNIE::ALEXANDER 24-JUN-1992 15:20:00.94 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: COFF FORMAT I'm looking for the COFF (Common Object File Format) specifications. If anyone can help me, please send me mail or call me at extension 9439. Thanks, Mikey ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 24-JUN-1992 18:43:09.26 To: JOE CC: MARGOLIN Subj: DSK II Dev The DSK II Dev Rev 1 looks good. Please do: Film; Fab; Board-Ordering Info; Parts List; Stuffing Diagram. The DSP32C in the PGA package does not have an Atari part number (and probably won't) but its real name is: WE-DSP32C-R33-100 (It will go in a socket, which also doesn't have an Atari part number.) Thanks, Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::WILLIAMS 25-JUN-1992 07:14:04.65 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: alarms I am trying to locate a 24 hour monitoring service for a house alarm. Does anyone out there have this service, and if so who did you use and why did you choose the company you did? Any info on this subject would be very helpful. Thanks, Ken Williams X3909 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCKEE "BRIAN" 25-JUN-1992 08:22:55.35 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: MCKEE Subj: What's Happening? On my way in this morning, traveling south on Milpitas Blvd., a motorcycle cop passed me at a stop sign doing about 50 MPH. As I approached the little mall which is on the north west corner of Milpitas and Calaveras, I noticed him pulling in through a red light. As I turned right on Calaveras, there was a police car stoped about 1/2 of the way up to the bridge. The police officer had his riffle out and was squatting behind the left rear fender with the gun pointing in the general dirrection of the bank located below. Is there a bank robery in progress or what? Has anybody heard anything? (Terribly curious to know whats going on) -- Brian (The rubber necker) McKee -- ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 25-JUN-1992 08:35:06.99 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Anybody who tries to rob a bank or ATM which is directly across the street from the police headquarters deserves to be caught. But, knowing how milpitas police operate, it was probably just another of their friendly traffic stops. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::RSHERMAN 25-JUN-1992 08:45:53.07 To: BURNIAS,MARGOLIN CC: RSHERMAN Subj: CER#9180 From: MIKE::AVL "COMPONENT ENGINEERING" 25-JUN-1992 08:36:34.58 To: RSHERMAN CC: Subj: CER-9180 - Completed From: MIKE::RSHERMAN 24-JUN-1992 14:10:21.28 To: AVL CC: Subj: AUTO-CER ============================================================================== ATARI GAMES CORP COMPONENT EVALUATION REQUEST CER# 9180 ============================================================================== REQUESTED ACTION: AVL CORRECTION APPLICATION: PROJECT: USED ON ASSEMBLY: PART NUMBER: 137694-100 GENERIC: DESCRIPTION: IC,DRAM,256KX4,100NS,CMOS,20P..3DIP MANUFACTURER: MFG P/N: CONTACT: PHONE: COMMENTS: On 137694-100 & 137694-080 change Restricted status to APPROVED on TI part no. ============================================================================== ENGINEERING REPLY/NOTES: CC: Burnias, Margolin ============================================================================== AVL DESCRIPTION | PART NUMBER | | ============================================================================== DISPOSITION: X_APPROVED __RESTRICTED APPROVAL __ADD AVL NOTE __REJECTED __SUBSTITUTE APPROVED AVL ACTION: __ADD MFR __ASSIGN NEW P/N __REVISE DESCRIPTION __REMOVE MFR __CONVERT P/N __EXPORT LICENSE REQ X_REVISE MFR __INACTIVATE P/N __SAFETY CRITICAL ============================================================================== ASSIGNED TO: DATE AUTHORIZED BY DATE RS R SHERMAN 6/24/92 ============================================================================== ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DODD 25-JUN-1992 10:04:54.41 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: More ICE More observations about the ICEman... 1) Yes - Ice-T has the right to rap about anything that he wants to... but I dont particulary enjoy being associated with his message. 2) If a corporation sponsered a group that traveled around the country burning crosses and advocating killing blacks, what would the fallout be? 3) If past experience is any indication, the more that people protest and boycott because of this song, the bigger a hit it will be. Witness "The Last Temtation of Christ", a mediocre, low budget movie that became a mega- hit after the Pope propelled it into the headlines. In fact, I'll bet that Mr. T deliberately made his lyrics as provocative as possible for just this reason, and that every group that calls more attention to his music adds another digit to his bank account. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BELL "I DO PHONE LISTS" 25-JUN-1992 12:52:12.13 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Police Blotter The action that Brian mentioned this morning was just on the radio... Seems somebody was waiting at the First Interstate Bank (my bank!) on Milpitas Blvd this moring for the first available teller, who he handcuffed... Then, once he realized that the PD was all around him, he used his shotgun on himself... The bank will be closed today, while they clean up the mess. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BROWN 25-JUN-1992 16:01:38.56 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BROWN Subj: 20 YR ANNIVERSARY GIFT GREAT JACKETS, HUH? I would like to thank the 20 Year Committee for the idea and thank Mr. Nakajima for giving it his blessing. I would then like to thank Sandy Stan who, with the assistance of Lois Turner, coordinated the whole process. It was quite a feat getting everyone sized, and working with the jacket company to ensure everthing was proper and on schedule. After many phone calls and faxes, the jackets arrived in all their glory!!!! Another special thanks to Carole Cameron and her 20 Year Committee for planning a great party, to Eric Durfey for his great photography (gift photos and party pictures), and to Rob Rowe and Dave Portera for the "I am sure to be famous" Atari video. What a great team! Sandi P.S. The party pictures should be available for viewing tomorrow. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 26-JUN-1992 14:36:12.98 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Ventures surf tunes Wipe out, Walk, don't run, ... Does any of this sound familiar to you? I used to have an album with that beautiful blond in the bikin on the beach, surf-board and well, if you were a Ventures fan you know what I'm talking about. Anyway, I can't find my album and would really like to find one that I can borrow for a couple of days. Thanks Farrokh ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 26-JUN-1992 18:19:24.07 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: RAY Subj: Promotion of Jim Turner I am pleased to announce the promotion of Jim Turner to Supervisor, System Software for the Atari Games Network (Cyberpark). Wen Ho and Glenn Mandelkern will report to Jim. Rusty Dawe will be handing off the System Software duties to Jim so that he can concentrate on the Games themselves. Rusty will continue to supervise the Network game development staff, which currently consists of Vince Binder (and two open reqs.) Please join me in welcoming Jim to his new position. John ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 28-JUN-1992 10:59:14.66 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: RAY Subj: PC compatible for sale PC-XT, 13MHz Turbo, Math Co-Processor, 5 1/4" Floppy 40MB hard drive, 1MB RAM, Hercules Graphics, GeoWorks, Microsoft Mouse, Clock, $450 obo John ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LOGG 29-JUN-1992 11:11:36.91 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Space the next frontier We have finally updated the Space cabinets with (what we think is) a bug free program. Please come by and play the game this afternoon. Please use only as many coins you need. We are trying to get a handle on game times, so try cooperating in Melee as well as anything else you can think of to increase your game times. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCCARTHY "Pat" 29-JUN-1992 13:44:26.73 To: SAM,TIM,JOHN,BRIAN,DON CC: @SYS$MAIL:HARDWARE,MCCARTHY Subj: On line INFo system. From: KIM::SMITHSON "Deja Thoris -- Princess of Mars" 29-JUN-1992 11:02:28.62 To: MCCARTHY CC: SMITHSON Subj: Brian sent this to me. Thought you'd like to know about it. FOR RELEASE JUNE 8, 1992 MOTOROLA ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF INFO ENTERPRISES: ON-LINE INFORMATION DELIVERY SERVICE FOR THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY ANAHEIM, CA - Motorola New Enterprises, a business unit of Motorola, Inc., today announced the creation of INFO Enterprises, a company that will provide on-line component data and other information used by engineers when designing new products. Texas Instruments Semiconductor Group and Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector joined in the announcement made at the Design Automation Conference; the semiconductor companies unveiled plans to offer detailed technical information about their components through INFO Enterprises. INFO Enterprises is working with other semiconductor manufacturers on plans to offer their technical information through the INFO Enterprises network, as well. INFO Enterprises should increase the competitiveness of electronics manufacturers," said Robert A. Burton, chairman and CEO of INFO Enterprises. "This computer link between semiconductor customers and suppliers will allow electronics equipment manufacturers to get new technology to market faster. That's a significant competitive edge." When introduced in 1993, the INFO Enterprises network will offer engineers throughout the industry equal and unbiased access to product information from multiple component suppliers. As the first information network to offer on-line access to complete component data sheets from multiple suppliers, INFO Enterprises will take semiconductor component selection one step further into the future. "Electronics manufacturers today can't afford to waste a second researching a component's specifications," Burton said. "They want an immediate and seamlessly integrated access method to multiple semiconductor manufacturers' product data bases. Via the INFO Enterprises network, engineers will be able to gain access to this information without leaving their desks." For years, the only way engineers could obtain specifications, part numbers and other technical data on semiconductor components was by wading through pages of reference manuals and product data sheets. The process diverted valuable engineering time from design of new products. There was also virtually no way of knowing if newer information was available. Moreover, the time demands of book production meant delays in making information on the latest components available to designers. Existing computer-based media have streamlined the process and made it more manageable. But published information is only as fresh as the printer is able to provide it. Because the data on the INFO Enterprises network can be instantaneously updated by component manufacturers themselves, it will be the most timely product data available. INFO Enterprises' technology will make data searches more comprehensive and faster. Additionally, INFO Enterprises' on-line technology will put product and component data right at the engineer's workstation. Information on the INFO Enterprises network will be displayed as it appears in paper documents. With INFO Enterprises, information can also be manipulated according to an engineer's needs. Searches can be conducted through menus, by part number or by part attribute. Full-text searches are also possible. And engineers can apply filters to customize searches to their needs. In addition, the INFO Enterprises network will allow users to annotate documents and place "book marks" on pages for later reference, just as they do with printed catalogs. Finally, because information will be maintained by suppliers, data obtained through the INFO Enterprises network will be the most accurate and up to date. Since this data will be available in machine-readable format, it will be accessible by computer-aided engineering systems. "INFO Enterprises will give engineers the most current, accurate component data available in a form they can actually use," Burton said. "Engineers will be able to pull computer files containing component specifications and engineering drawings from the INFO Enterprises network and incorporate them into their design. That will significantly decrease the time it takes to select and qualify a new component and get their product to market." Engineers can access INFO Enterprises via standard modems or from in-house local-area networks (LANs) connected to INFO Enterprises' wide area network. Because the service will be compatible with most users' existing computer and telecommunications systems, access to INFO Enterprises will not require additional hardware or network investments. Texas Instruments and Motorola will be among the first semiconductor manufacturers to make information available through INFO Enterprises. Other electronics component suppliers are expected to be included by the introduction date. "INFO Enterprises offers Texas Instruments Semiconductor the opportunity to decrease information-delivery cycle time with major trading partners, as well as to provide superior services to a broad range of customers," said Wayne Spence, vice president, Worldwide Design Support, Texas Instruments Semiconductor Group. "Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector views direct electronic connection to our customers through services like INFO Enterprises as a key enabler for Total Customer Satisfaction," said Ted Jaros, vice president and director, Services and Planning, World Marketing, Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector. According to Burton, INFO Enterprises will provide significant cost and competitive benefits to both component suppliers and their customers. "INFO Enterprises will enable suppliers to market their products more effectively simply because engineers will know about them sooner and can incorporate them into their new designs," he said. "Equipment manufacturers will save valuable engineering time. In addition, products will enjoy longer life cycles because obsolete or end-of-life components may be identified before they are included in a design." For further information on INFO Enterprises, contact 1-800- 851-7536. Motorola Inc. is one of the world's leading providers of electronic equipment, systems, components and services for worldwide markets. Products include two-way radios, pagers, cellular telephone systems, defense and aerospace electronics, automotive and industrial electronic equipment, computers, data communications and information processing and handling equipment. Motorola was a winner of the U.S. Department of Commerce's first Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, in recognition of its superior company-wide quality management process. # # # A Motorola Company --- -Brian Smithson Motorola Inc., Computer Group, Commercial Systems Division 2001 Logic Drive, M/S 1-E10, San Jose, CA 95124 USA, (408)369-4104 brian@ca41.csd.mot.com, {apple | pyramid}!motcsd!brian ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GROSSMAN 29-JUN-1992 14:55:18.19 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Photo Album A slight delay, but the Atari Games 20th Anniversary Photo Album has arrived in the Main Lobby. Sorry but the album must say in the lobby. Please do not remove any photos, if you would like your own personal copy or copies, please stop by my office and I will be glad to order reprints. Erik Durfey did a great job! We left some space and Farrokh Khodadadi has promised some of his best shots. If any one else took photos, let me know and we will be glad to include them in the album. Don't forget to stop by the Main Lobby and check it out! cynde ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 30-JUN-1992 09:53:03.29 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: BUCHOLZ,PETRINI Subj: Mary Petrini's Holiday Weekend I will be leaving Thursday 7/2 at 1:30 P.M. and will be returning to work on Tuesday 7/6. Karen Jefferson has very graciously agreed to check on my desk and maintain the flow of purchase reqs, etc. She will also be collecting time cards on Friday afternoon. Thanks for any effort that will help Karen's work go smoother while I'm gone. I, of course, will be taking the heat in San Antonio, which I understand is 100 already in midday. I will be taking in the nightlife of S.A. or basking in the swimming pool at midnight. See ya at the Alamo, Mary P. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 30-JUN-1992 10:50:59.02 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: BUCHOLZ,PETRINI Subj: Correction to Mary Petrini's Holiday Wkend Karen will be collecting the time cards on Thursday afternoon. I will be back on Tuesday 7/7. Sorry. Mary P. From: KIM::DURFEY 30-JUN-1992 13:13:59.99 To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS CC: Subj: Fast as fast can be. Does anyone have any info on the new Everex (or who ever else may be making it) processor direct buss-to-graphics interface motherboard. It seems that this idea would increase the graphics speed by quit a bit by getting off of the PC buss. I just heard about it and wondered if anyone else knows anything about it? erik x 1755 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 30-JUN-1992 13:15:36.69 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: SHEPPERD Subj: EMAIL to and from outside the company You, as a VAX user, can now send and receive email to and from nearly anywhere in the world. Figuring out how to specify addresses is not as easy as it could be, but it mostly works. You will probably not be able to REPLY directly to an incoming internet or uucp message since the address will most likely become trashed. MAIL will let you know (it'll say "unable to determine sender" or "not a valid uucp or internet address"). What you can do is do a FORWARD/EDIT and use the user's address in the To: prompt to reply to a message. Your uucp address is (this is the address people would use to send email to you): agcvax.agames.com!your_vax_username For example, my uucp address is: agcvax.agames.com!shepperd It's VERY important that the agcvax.agames.com be LOWERCASE. Your username can be either upper or lowercase, the VAX doesn't care, but the mail routers only know about our company's name in lowercase. Some sites may not be able to get through with that address, so you can tell the sender to add netcomsv.netcom.com! to the front. For example: netcomsv.netcom.com!agcvax.agames.com!shepperd which might work better. If neither of those work, then you can try using the internet address format which is: your_vax_username@agcvax.agames.com for example: shepperd@agcvax.agames.com All this is how you tell people how they send email to you. Here's how you send mail to them: Startup MAIL as usual use as a To: address the following syntax: UUCP%"their_internet_or_uucp_address" The percent sign and the double quotes are REQUIRED. You will also very probably have to use lowercase characters in the "their_internet_or_uucp_address". For example (it should match exactly with case and punctuation how they tell you what their address is): $ MAIL MAIL>SEND To: UUCP%"netcom!shepperd" Subj: This is a test text of message ^Z MAIL>EXIT Words outside of the double quotes are not case sensitive. ds ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::EVELYN 30-JUN-1992 15:05:59.85 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: HOME FOR SALE SALE*********SALE ************ SINGLE WIDE - MOBILE HOME 2 BEDROOM - 1 BATH WASHER & DRYER REFRIGERATOR & GAS STOVE PARK/LEASE OR MOVE TO YOUR VACATION LOT. ** $25,000 ** FOR FURTHER INFO CALL X3740. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::VERNON 1-JUL-1992 11:03:18.08 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: FOR SALE FOR SALE '85 CHEVY S10 BLAZER AM/FM CASETTE, 4 SPEED POWER BRAKES, POWER STEERING ROOF RACK ONE OWNER $4000. OR BEST OFFER AL VERNON EXT 3938 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GRAVES 1-JUL-1992 15:34:57.41 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Tahoe Cabin Rental Howdy! My family is interested in renting a cabin with a lake view at North Tahoe for a week this August. Anybody out there know of one that fits the description? Thanks! Larry Graves ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BENZLER "Linda Benzler, extension 3750" 2-JUL-1992 11:11:56.19 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BENZLER Subj: SPONSORS NEEDED! My daughter and I will be participating in the AIDS Walk San Francisco on Sunday, July 19. This 10K walk will take place in Golden Gate Park to benefit several different AIDS organizations. I am looking for sponsors who will pledge at least $1.00 per kilometer (that's a tax-deductable donation of $10 to AWSF). Please type in "REPLY" right now and say, "Yes, I've got $10 (or more) to donate to this worthy cause!"; then I'll come and find you and collect your money prior to July 19. If you have any questions, please call me at ext. 3750. If you are interested in walking along side me, I have a couple of additional registration forms. Or you can call (415) 392-WALK [that's (415) 392-9255]. Thank you for your consideration and support. --Linda ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 2-JUL-1992 11:58:54.75 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PETRINI Subj: HAPPY HOLIDAY HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND EVERYBODY. SEE YOU ALL ON TUESDAY. Mary P. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 2-JUL-1992 13:11:06.57 To: BJORKQUIST CC: MARGOLIN Subj: Parts The WE-DSP32C-R33-100 is made by AT&T. The PGA Socket is for the footprint shown on the drawing. Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 2-JUL-1992 15:51:39.17 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Make Your Own Ice Cream Sundae On Monday, July 6, the Recereation Committee invites you to the Cafeteria during the lunch hours to make your own Ice Cream Sundae. There will be plenty of Ice Cream and fixin's. Company Picnic tickets will also go on sale beginning at 11:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Monday. For the first 50 adult tickets purchased -- there'll be a surprise. So hurry and be one of the first to purchase your tickets. Adults: $5.00, Children: $3.00, Tots: Free. You won't want to miss the picnic this year. There will be loads of fun and prizes galore. Sandy Stan will be selling tickets on Monday in the Cafeteria, after that date, you can come by her office and buy tickets. We hope everyone will come to the picnic and continue Atari Games 20th Anniversary Celebration! See you Monday!!! Sandy Stan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PIERCE "MSP" 2-JUL-1992 19:02:01.33 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Brainstormin' 1992 invite. Hey, hey, hey let's BRAINSTORM... OKAY! Yes it IS going to happen. As we have done in the past we will have 2 major parts to BRAINSTORMIN'. First we will have the onsite (that means here at Atari) sessions which are open to anyone who submits two 1 page proposals. Second we will have our 3 day offsite sessions at Boulder Creek Country Club which 40 people will be able to attend. There will be something NEW this time. Instead of limiting the BRAINSTORMIN' to PRODUCT ideas we will also be BRAINSTORMIN' on SYSTEM ideas and ENABLEMENTS. By "SYSTEM" we mean the SYSTEM that we all use everyday to develop products. The SYSTEM is ATARI. And we will be BRAINSTORMIN' on ideas that might help make the SYSTEM work better for everyone. An "ENABLEMENT" is that which allows or facilitates the improvement of product quality. This includes but is not limited to, technological improvements, gameplay innovations, software and hardware tools. An ENABLEMENT should help solve the need to continually improve the quality of our products. So here is how it will work. Onsite BRAINSTORMIN' will be held on the afternoons of two separate days. If you want to participate in these meetings you will need to submit at least 2 concise written proposals NO MORE than 1 page each. Proposal #1 A concept and/or outline of PRODUCT or GAME IDEA and or an ENABLEMENT. Proposal #2 A concept and/or outline of SYSTEM or SYSTEM ENABLEMENT. ( Something that would make ATARI a better company.) THIS IS BRAINSTORM! NO IDEA IS TOO SMALL, SILLY OR STUPID! (For you old-timers "PO" still lives) Please VAX mail both of your 1 page proposals TOGETHER to this address. THE DEADLINE FOR BOTH PROPOSALS IS JULY 17th @ 11:59 pm. Once we receive all the proposals we will divide the proposals into SQUADS of no more than 10 people. Each SQUAD of 10 will be put into a GROUP CATEGORY. We will inform you as to whether your SQUAD is GROUP A or GROUP B. Your SQUAD will meet twice onsite. Each SQUAD will cover all the proposals of that SQUADS members under the appropriate TOPIC for that group for that day. DATE TIME TOPIC GROUP A : GROUP B _________________________________________________________________ Friday July 31st 2:00 to 5:00 pm : SYSTEM : PRODUCT Friday August 7th. 2:00 to 5:00 pm : PRODUCT : SYSTEM ________________________________________________________________________ Offsite BRAINSTORMIN' will be held at BOULDER CREEK country club on... Sunday August 16th through Tuesday the 18th. 40 people will be choosen from the group of onsite participants to attend the offsite sessions. Happy 'stormin', go wild... MSP ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MILTY 6-JUL-1992 08:50:25.51 To: @ANIVLIST.LIS CC: MILTY Subj: update It doesn't appear clear on the invite, but "friends and family are welcome.... please r.R.S.V.P. by Tuesday 7 July 1992..." and I hope the short notice only adds to the excitement,..I know it has for me. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 6-JUL-1992 10:19:43.44 To: @WALKABOUT.DIS CC: RAY Subj: Walkabout Friday 7/10 -- 3:30-5:00 Rick Meyette and the Components Engineering group will be hosting this week's Walkabout Friday. The festivities will begin at 3:30 in the Alpha, Nu, Omega, and Tengen labs. Please come by the labs, sample the munchies, play the games and give your feedback (positive and negative). Friday, July 10, 1992 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. John Next month: August 14, Video Lab. Future: 9/11 Tengen, 10/9 Game Design Group, 11/6, 12/4, 1/8/93, 2/5,3/5, 4/2, 5/7, 6/4 Note: The ideal date is the first Friday of the month. But due to Brainstorming, holidays, and trade shows, it is often the second Friday of the month. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::SALAS 6-JUL-1992 13:35:14.39 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: FREE KITTENS Free to a good home CUTE KITTENS call Judy at 3940 Yes fokes three kittens were found in the Customer Service area this morning (about 3 weeks old) two are gone but we are still looking for a home for the last one. Judy ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::GEYER 7-JUL-1992 14:31:14.39 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: So, I'm peddlin' my --er, self-- away in the work-out room today at lunch and SURPRISE! the right pedal came off. Hmmm. Looks like it just screws back on ... but, no, that didn't do the trick. So, I'm wondering if anyone out there took high school mechanics (obviously I did not) and could find a way to put the pedal to the metal (pun intended) on the right side of the exercise bike in the work-out room .... pleeeeeeease? I'd be eternally grateful. Thanks...Deborah ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 7-JUL-1992 15:17:47.25 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Fixing the pedal And while your in there fixing the pedal on the cycle in the wieght room, could you also fix the velcro on the right foot of the rowing machine? ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 8-JUL-1992 13:25:42.34 To: @WALKABOUT.DIS CC: RAY Subj: New Host for Walkabout this week There has been a change in the Walkabout host this week. Components Engineering was unable to be the host this week, but they have agreed to being host after they move into their new facilities. Steve Calfee (Tengen Engineering) has graciously agreed to be the host this week. Thanks, Steve! 3:30-5:00 Friday 7/10/92 John ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 8-JUL-1992 13:41:58.84 To: BURNIAS CC: MARGOLIN Subj: AT&T RAMDACs Mary, The AT&T RAMDAC (ATT20C478A) is exibiting bizarre behavior; AT&T has promised to have someone who knows the part call me. In the meantime I thought I'd try the Brooktree part so I called Rex. Yesterday they told me he was on vacation and would be back today. Today they told me he was on vacation and would be back on the 13th. They didn't say what month. Would you do me a favor and see if you can get some parts for me this week? I am under a lot of pressure to turn this board over to programmers. The part is Brooktree Bt478KPJ35 or Bt478KPJ50 or Bt478KPJ66 or Bt478KPJ80. I need at least three. Thanks, Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 8-JUL-1992 13:59:09.11 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: broken bicycle pedal To the volunteer mechanic: Yeah, it's nice of you to fix the broken pedal ... in the weight room. While you're at it see if it's possible to get our old phones back. These new ones f#%^^.{?wx!)"..., well let's just say they don't even make a good paper-weight! But of course that's not what they were designed for. -Farrokh- ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MOTO 8-JUL-1992 16:58:18.30 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: Subj: Tales from the CRYPTologist Fellow puzzlers: If you have a few moments (minutes, hours?), we would apprecate if any of you expert code crackers would be able to decypher this table of numbers: $729e,$4000,$3b80,$2b35,$bc8b,$37b0,$644c,$d002 $dfc5,$b123,$5119,$b979,$6f62,$6dc8,$ba31,$7ba1 Hint... this table of numbers is associated with the above data table: $00ad,$0074,$00ff,$0039,$006e,$00b3,$000a,$0033 $005b,$0074,$0032,$005c,$0062,$005f,$008b,$00f8 If you figure out the answer (or think you have), keep it to yourself and contact me immediately! I will gladly provide complementary six-paks of your favorite beverage for any correct decryptions. Good Luck! -Dennis Harper- ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::LIPSON 9-JUL-1992 09:42:03.75 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Party Time at the A's *********** DEAD TICKET NIGHT AT THE A'S ********** 8/7: A's vs. Kansas City Friday night August 7th. We have available a block of about 40 tickets- AVAILABLE CHEAP! buy one or buy 'em all! Bring your friends! or bring your group to a game! Organize a department trip & bring your co-workers! Remember, this may be George Brett's last trip around the league. Catch one of the all-time greats as he pursues the 3000-hit mark! See Mark McGuire homer as he heads towards Maris' record of 61! Watch Jose Canseco line it into the seats, or dog it toward first when he hits weak grounders, or screws himself into the ground with a monster swing-and-miss! Don't miss Mikey 'who?' Bordick as he heads toward the league batting title! Call Peter Lipson or Mike Hally at x1940 or see us in the Family Lab. Don't DELAY! Do it TODAY!! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::WEN 9-JUL-1992 09:50:12.51 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: window nt The following is what I got from Window NT conference: 1. Window NT is a operating system for INTEL x86 MIPS 2. Window NT supports multiprocessors architecture system. 3. It has all the UNIX functionalities: security network file system (mount) \ 4. It reboot just like DOC(push buttom), take only one minute on INTEL 486/50 machine (much better than UNIX) 5. price only less than $500 So, we might need watch this new product. It will become the major operating system in the future. So all product we all doing now, need consider the portability. Wen Ho x1779 Wen Ho x1779 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::KWINN 9-JUL-1992 14:41:27.99 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK.DIS CC: Subj: Desperately Seeking Epidermal Ailments Simpsons Fans, I'm looking for footage of "Itchy & Scratchy". I've been forced to admit that I've never seen their antics, and that I should. Has anybody got a compilation of Simpsons on videotape that may have some "Itchy & Scratchy" cartoons, and would you be willing to loan it out to me? I'd be grateful. Paul Kwinn (1729) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BRAD "Brad Fuller - 3788" 9-JUL-1992 19:04:04.55 To: #sys$mail:engineer CC: Subj: Windows NT conference As Wen mentioned, Windows NT has some very attractive features and, in my opinion, would be a wonderful development platform. The beta test versions are available now by calling 800-227-4679 and come in two flavors: $69 CD-ROM only. Includes C compilers (both x86 and MIPS), tools and doc in PostScript format. $399 Above with printed manuals. The above price includes the next developer's release which is scheduled for Sept. 92. Consumer version slated for shipping at the end of '92. If enough people are interested, I would be happy to convey what the conference offered and give a general overview of NT. If not, please feel free to stop by and borrow the literature supplied by the conference. Both Wen and I have received the complete SDK, and several others here will also be receiving the CD-ROM. - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BRAD "Brad Fuller - 3788" 10-JUL-1992 09:50:45.49 To: #sys$mail:engineer CC: Subj: Windows NT info In ee$userdisk:[audio.windows.nt] I have placed three files: 0692hw.txt ; Hardware that NT currently supports in July beta ; release hwfeed.txt ; Form for you to fill out to send to MS outlining ; the hardware you would like NT to support isbstep.exe ; Utility that determines if your particular 386 ; machine will run NT. If GOOD is displayed your ; 386 will run NT. (All 486 and MIPS R4000 processors ; work fine as far as I know). - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCNAMARA 10-JUL-1992 11:35:36.46 To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS CC: MCNAMARA Subj: parallel printer cable I am looking for a small, 4ft or less, parallel printer cable. DB-25 male on one end to 36 pin centronics on the other. I've called many of the electronics stores around here without any luck of finding one shorter that 6ft. Does anyone know of a place that has this type of cable, or does anyone have one I can borrow for a couple days to use here at work? Thanks, Glenn ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BROWN 10-JUL-1992 17:28:45.26 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BROWN Subj: Dave Pasquinelli Dave will be on vacation Monday, July 13, through Wednesday, July 15. If you have any supply needs, stop by or call the H.R. department and we will try our best to assist you. Sandi ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::STEWART 11-JUL-1992 13:26:41.25 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE The Manufacturing Group is reducing the size of our maintenance shop to make space for new equipment in the production area. As a result, we have decided to sell two machines. 1- CINCINNATI HORIZONTAL MILLING MACHINE - 1500.00 O.B.O. 2- HARDINGE LATHE - ON FLOOR BENCH - 1000.OO O.B.O. You can see the two pieces in the manufacturing warehouse area anytime between the hours of 6:00 & 4:30. If locked please see Steve Williamson. Any additional info needed, give me a call #3958. The equipment will be sold as is, on a first come first serve basis. The deadline for sale is and pickup is 7/24/92. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::STEWART 11-JUL-1992 14:27:29.69 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: CAR FOR SALE If you might be interested, have I got a deal for " YOU ". Would you buy a used car off this man? 1985 Toyoto Celica G.T.S. - White * New brakes, clutch, water pump and engine installed 6/17/92 all have 1 year /12,000 mile warrantee. * 5 Speed transmission * Leather interior, sunroof, power windows, seats, etc. Nice sporty little car, very good gas mileage. 3,795,00 O.B.O. Lets make a deal !! Bob Stewart # 3958 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GROSSMAN 13-JUL-1992 08:28:05.78 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Skin Cancer Seminar REMINDER - REMINDER - REMINDER .................................... WEDNESDAY, July 15 1:00 p.m. CENTRAL CONFERENCE ROOM Skin Cancer Seminar - Huge response to this seminar, please arrive early for best seating! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BENZLER "Linda Benzler, extension 3750" 13-JUL-1992 10:23:22.02 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BENZLER Subj: THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Thanks to all of you for your generous pledges for the Aids Walk San Francisco. We will be taking the 10K walk through Golden Gate Park this Sunday, July 19. My daughter and I truly appreciate your support! --Linda ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::STARK 13-JUL-1992 10:50:49.73 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: STARK Subj: AMS running w/XRAY... This morning AMS dropped off a 68020 AMS box and their XEI debugger (their customized version of XRAY) for us to evaluate over the next couple of weeks. As I understand it, they've dropped their prices considerably and are now competitive with ZAX, etc. It appears to have all the functionality of XRAY and all the functionality of the old AMS's (I don't know about hot patching). Feel free to stop by & review.... Gary Stark x 1766 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 13-JUL-1992 14:16:42.99 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Company Picnic If you haven't bought your tickets yet for the Company Picnic, which will be in two weeks (July 25) at Coyote Ranch, this is the last week to purchase them. Adults are $5.00 ea., children $3.00 ea., Tots (Under 4 yrs.) are Free. I must give the final count to Coyote Ranch on Monday, so Friday will be the last day to purchase them from Sandy Stan. If you've seen the new pink posters up, there's a list of prizes (Top prize is a trip to Disneyland). So pack up the family and come out for a day of fun. Thanks. Sandy Stan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 14-JUL-1992 15:11:44.16 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: 20th Anniversary Jackets If anyone would like to order an additional 20th Anniversary jacket for family members, they may do so at a cost of $122.00 ea. You may place your order with Sandy Stan. I will take orders until August 7. To place an order for additional jackets, I must have at least 12 people wanting to purchase one. Please send me a vax message or give me a call (Ext. 3773). Jackets will be the same color with logo, etc. Thank you. Sandy Stan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BENZLER "Linda Benzler, extension 3750" 15-JUL-1992 10:03:19.44 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BENZLER Subj: FREE TICKETS Free for the asking: Two ticket to the San Jose Giants game this Friday! San Jose Giants vs. Salinas Spurs San Jose Municipal Stadium 10th St. & Alma Ave. Friday, July 17 7:15pm The first person to call x3750 or reply to this message will get two free tickets. --Linda ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::FLANAGAN "Bob Flanagan" 15-JUL-1992 10:30:04.87 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: FLANAGAN Subj: 2 tickets to Sunday, July 19 - A's game Seats are in the second row, two and three seats in from the foul pole in left field. The game is at 1:05 against the Detroit Tigers. Come see Cecil Fielder crank some. Please reply if interested via VAX mail or x1728d Bob Flanagan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::FLANAGAN "Bob Flanagan" 15-JUL-1992 12:22:10.03 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: FLANAGAN Subj: A's tickets are gone... ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 16-JUL-1992 13:25:43.11 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Company Picnic Tickets TICKETS! TICKETS! TICKETS! Tomorrow, Friday, July 17, is the last day to purchase your tickets for the Company Picnic. I do plan to go to Building 745 in the morning around 10:00 if anyone is interested in purchasing tickets. I'll also make a pass through Engineering and Tengen in the afternoon. So, if you don't find me at my desk, please let the secretary in your area know you need to purchase tickets. I'll be around. Prize list has been published. Hope everyone will join in and make it a good day! Thanks. Sandy Stan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 17-JUL-1992 11:54:11.25 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Company Picnic Tickets I've just sold out of the 250 tickets that I had in hand, however, I have 25 more coming in on Monday morning. Please give me your order for tickets, and you'll have them on Monday, A.M. Thanks for the overwhelming response. I know we will all have a good time. Tank Tops and sun visors will be given out next week -- hopefully, on Wednesday. I'll be in touch with each ticket holder. Thanks again. Sandy Stan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BRAD "Brad Fuller - 3788" 17-JUL-1992 12:52:27.46 To: #sys$mail:pc-users CC: Subj: STARTNET.BAT hints [audio.windows]startnet.txt contains some helpful hints for speeding up STARTNET.BAT - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 17-JUL-1992 13:38:51.12 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: SHEPPERD Subj: System down times I'll be upgrading all the VAXen to VMS 5.5-1 this sunday. I expect this to take all day, so the systems will not be available for logins or batch jobs. Sorry for any inconvience this may cause. This new version is claimed to have fixes for a number of the problems we've been having with print and batch queues. If this is true, it will be time well spent. ds ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::PEPLINSKI 20-JUL-1992 10:58:57.33 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Info world, July 6 I am looking for a copy of Info world from July 6. If anyone has it handy, please call me at x3739. Thanks, Chuck Peplinski ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::SOHN 20-JUL-1992 15:46:39.73 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK,SOHN CC: Subj: WILLIAMSON BABY SHOWER I am planning a BABY SHOWER for the mommy and daddy to be.... Rhonda and Steve Williamson. When: July 29 th 11:30 Where: Manufacturing Conference Room Guys and Gals are invited. The lunch menu is Togos sandwiches and soft drinks. If you plan on attending, please R.S.V.P. to me by July 24 th. At that time I should know the cost per person for lunch. Hope to hear from you soon, Thank you, Melanie X3930 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCKEE "BRIAN" 21-JUL-1992 09:09:44.71 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: MCKEE Subj: games Does anyone out there have the time and the inclination to repair the "Stun Runner" and "Race Drivin'" in the game room? I hope so... --Brian-- ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::LIPSON 21-JUL-1992 11:05:07.13 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Step right up! >>>>>>>>>>>>> TICKETS <<<<<<<<<<<< July 21- 2 tickets for tonight A's vs. YANKEES 7:05 July 23- 4 tickets for Thursday A's vs. TORONTO 7:05 Good seats (part of Ralston's block in lower reserved) GO A'S RPLY via mail OR CALL NOW! OPERATOR STANDING BY! Mike Hally x1740 Oh, prices? $12 seats for $10!! wow what a deal you can't pass this up!!! >>>>>>>>>> ALSO !!!! <<<<<<<<< Don't forget! AUGUST 7th vs. Kansas City - DEAD TICKET NIGHT! get your ORANGE TROPICANA BASEBALL!!! (first 20,000 only) special price $4 each to join in the block of 40 of your friends and neighbors!! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ESTRADA 21-JUL-1992 13:00:39.06 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Voice mail Class The following people have signed-up for the second voice mail class, please reply if you will be attending. David Portera Rhonda Williamson Cindy Grossman Remy Sayad Peter Mokris Laverne Potter Deborah Geyer Ann Hayes Jackie Sherman Jim Turner Ken Williams Jasen Leong Jerry Momoda Tina Sayson Tom Smith Norm Avellar Jim Freitas Don Diekneite Laishien Su Susie Hartline Melanie Martin Milt Lopper Tim Hubbersty John Ray Lorraine Hobgood Al Vernon Stephanie Mott Gary Stark Larry Graves Michelle Bucholtz Mark Pierce David Shepperd John Moore Bill Hindorff Chris Downend Gilbert Estrada The above people are schedule to attend class on July 28th. the classes will be held at 1:00pm and 3:00pm, first come first served by replying to this message. The class will be approx. 2hrs. NOTE : This class will also cover the use of special features via the SPRE CODE. This features are most convenient for everyone who wishes to do more with their phone. I you have any questions, please contact me at Ext. 1710 GE ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BRAD "Brad Fuller - 3788" 21-JUL-1992 22:00:20.47 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: STEWART,BRAD Subj: Offsite Brainstorming has been extended to one full day! That's right 'stormers! The offsite brainstorming has been extended to include wednesday August 19th. We got so carried away planning the event that we went ahead and added an extra day! To recap the offsite stormin-time: Please reserve the 17th, 18th, and 19th of August (please reserve sunday the 16th as a time to arrive early evening). ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BTW: you still have a chance to send in your Game, System, and Enablement ideas. But hurry, time's running out! === Your Stormin' Crew === ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BENZLER "Linda Benzler, extension 3750" 22-JUL-1992 14:16:12.88 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: BENZLER Subj: SEGA'S NEW STADIUM CROSS We took a little field trip this afternoon up to NewPark Mall in Newark to see Sega's new motocross game at Tilt. This game, Stadium Cross, is two-player, will sell to distributors for about $10K and will be available in August. Sega held a meeting in the UK recently to intro this game and according to David Smith, his customers were did not like Stadium Cross as well as Sega's other driving game, Virtua Racing. Sega's bikes move side to side to steer, similar to Namco's Suzuka game. On the Sega game, the player is also instructed on the screen to "pull up" on the handle bars to jump the bumps and hills; the bike moves upward under player control. The flashing cabinet design and colors gives the game great curb appeal. Game strengths: Good graphics. Growth motion pictures are smooth and very appealing. There is a diamond vision screen in the background with pictures that move and get larger as you get closer to it. Good feel. The steering control and wheelie feel pretty good. The high- flying airborn rush off the highest hills is great. Great sounds. The bike roars as you rev the throttle at the starting line and adds a lot of excitement to the game play. Also great is the stadium announcers voice that keeps you up to date on the standings of the race. The announcer repeats certain phrases, though, which could become annoying. Attack button is cool. Instead of Moto's shooting, they have an attack button that is used to punch out other riders near you on the track. Game weaknesses: Only one track. Although competition between two players will keep the game fresh, one track will get pretty boring after a while. Little kids won't be able to move the bike to steer and do wheelies. Not enough feedback/reward to the player at the end of the race. You are told your place and that's about it. Also, he manager of the location finished the game and said that the final screen is not very exciting. --Linda ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::WILLIAMSON 23-JUL-1992 09:50:01.39 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK,EVERYBOBY,WILLIAMSON CC: Subj: COMPANY PICNIC NEEDED: 4 TICKETS TO THE PICNIC REASON: LAST MINUTE DECISION TO ATTEND PLEASE REPLY TO E-MAIL,WILLIAMSON OR EXT. 3931 THANX STEVE ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::FLANAGAN "Bob Flanagan" 23-JUL-1992 11:37:28.56 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: FLANAGAN Subj: A's tickets for Sunday July 26 against Blue Jays 2 awesome left field reserved seats for $12.00 each are available for Sundays' BASHING of the Toronto Blue Jays. The seats are second row up from the left field wall, and about 6 seats in from the foul pole (in Ricky Land). Call Bob Flanagan @ 1728 or VAXMAIL to FLANAGAN. Bob ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MANDELKERN "Questor the Elf" 23-JUL-1992 14:59:04.63 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: LAPH -- Life After Perot Humor Here is a quiz to lighten up your Thursday . . . 1. What is the opposite of "pro"? ANSWER----> con! Therefore, 2. What is the opposite of "progress"? ANSWER----> Congress! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 23-JUL-1992 15:11:00.63 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Need a New Home Dave Pasquinelli has a Female (Spade) Lab/Doberman mix who is very friendly with children and others. Just looking for a new home for the dog! Anybody out there interested, please vax DAVE or call him on ext. 3746. Thanks. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 23-JUL-1992 16:05:32.81 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: DENCKER Subj: Registration card for free admission to Seybold Desktop Publ. Expo I have blank forms you can fill in to attend the Seybold San Francisco desktop publishing expo for free. It takes place Sept. 23-25, 1992 at the newly expanded Moscone Center and is the world's largest such expo of hardware and software vendors. Stop by the round table outside my office if you'd like to pick up a registration form. Just cross out my name at the top and fill in yours. For free admission, the form must be received in Malibu, Cal. by Aug. 21. Thereafter, on-site registration with the form is $20; if you don't have this form, the regular on-site registration price is $30. The expo features Mac, IBM PC, DEC, Sun, you-name-it hardware and software. Anyone with even a passing interest in graphics, publishing, multi-media, presentations, sound, and video should plan to spend a day there. Andrea ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::SYSTEM "Colossus/Guardian" 24-JUL-1992 10:10:44.19 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: Some system files have been moved. GAWD's system disk filled up so I had to move all non-VMS related files off that disk to ATARI$UTILS:. The symbols GAWD$SYSDEVICE and/or GAWD$DUA0 appear in the following file(s) of yours. Please review these files and, if appropriate, change the references of GAWD$SYSDEVICE to ATARI$UTILS. Sorry for any inconvience this may cause. EE$USERDISK:[MARGOLIN]LOGIN.COM;308 EE$USERDISK:[MARGOLIN.MFILES]LOGIN.COM;52 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::WILLIAMSON 24-JUL-1992 10:26:03.15 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: FORKLIFT CERTIFICATION & RENEWAL CLASS IT IS TIME TO DO THE FORKLIFT LICENSE RENEWAL FOR ALL OF YOU WHO TOOK THE COURSE LAST YEAR. IF YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DRIVE A FORKLIFT ANYMORE PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO I DONT SCHEDULE YOU FOR CLASS, OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICLY SCHEDULED AND NOTIFIED OF THE DATE AND TIME. ALSO IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A VALID FORKLIFT DRIVERS LICENSE AND NEED TO GET ONE, (ONLY IF YOUR JOB REQUIRES THAT YOU DRIVE) PLEASE NOTIFY SO I CAN SCHEDULE YOU. PLEASE LET ME KNOW NO LATTER THAN WEDNESDAY 29th THANK-YOU Steve Williamson EXT. 3931 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 24-JUL-1992 10:28:37.56 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Company Picnic Today, Friday, between 11:00 and 1:30, the Recreation Committee will distribute Tank Top Shirts for the Company Picnic, along with sports packets for the children. There are plenty of sizes, but you will only get shirts for as many tickets as you purchased. We have a list, you do not need to bring your tickets as proof. Please be patient, we will try to accommodate everyone. When you go to the picnic tomorrow, and if you have plans to play softball, you may want to bring your own glove/mitt. Coyote Ranch does provide bats, etc. but they may not be what you are used to. So, if you want to, please bring your own softball/baseball equipment. Remember lunch is served from 12:00 to 1:15. There will be a plenty of prizes and a lot of fun. Please come and enjoy the day with your family. Sorry, all tickets are sold. If anyone out there decides to change their mind at the last minute, you may want to let me know or send a vax message that you have tickets to get rid of. Thanks much. Sandy Stan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MERCIECA 24-JUL-1992 16:46:30.41 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: MERCIECA Subj: Goodbye GoodBye! Well it's been nice working with everyone and I will miss you all!! My home phone number is (xxx) xxx-xxxx My address Victor S Mercieca xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Thanks to all the people who helped me over the last two years, I wish I could help and watch the games we started come to life. -Victor S Mercieca G.D. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ESTRADA 27-JUL-1992 16:24:34.60 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: voice mail class The following people are scheduled to attend July 28th's Voice Mail class and the flexible feature code class. 1:00pm Jerry Momada Cindy Grossman Milt Loper Sandy Brown Ken Williams Laverne Potter Jim Freitas Don Deikneite Tim Hubberstey Melanie Martin David Shepperd Michelle Bucholtz June Yamamoto Linda Benzler 3:00 pm David Portera Remy Sayad Deborah Geyer Jim Turner Norm Avellar Gary Stark Mary Petrini John Ray Jasen Leong David Pasquinelli David Aker Lisa Corona Mona Panelo Jeannine Bishop Remember, this class is mainly based on lecture. Its intended to answer any question that you might have re: your telephone or voice mail. The Flexible feature code will also be covered. Please ask as many questions as you may have. thnx. GE ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 27-JUL-1992 20:08:21.56 To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS CC: SHEPPERD Subj: CERT advisary This warning appeared on the network. It may be old news, but you ought to be warned: _____________________________________________________ The Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | / \ / \___ __|__ /___\ \___ _____________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN PKZIP Trojan Alert JULY 8, 1992, 1700 PT Number C-27 ________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: Bogus versions of the PKZIP archiving software have been released to Bulletin Board Systems (BBS). PLATFORM: PCs running PC-DOS, or MS-DOS DAMAGE: One version attempts to erase the hard disk. DETECTION: Look for the files: PKZ201.ZIP, PKZ201.EXE, PKZIPV2.ZIP, or PKZIPV2.EXE REMOVAL: Save a copy of the files for CIAC, then delete the files. Do not extract or run these files. ________________________________________________________________________ Critical Facts about the PKZIP Trojan CIAC has learned that two bogus versions of the popular archiving utility PKZIP for PC-DOS and MS-DOS machines are being circulated on several BBSs around the country. The two bogus versions of PKZIP are, 2.01 (PKZ201.ZIP and PKZ201.EXE) and 2.2 (PKZIPV2.ZIP and PKZIPV2.EXE). If you have downloaded any of these files, do not attempt to use them. You risk the destruction of all the data on your hard disk if you do. At the current time, the released version of PKZIP is version 1.10. A new version of PKZIP is expected to be released in the next few months. Its version number was planned to be 2.00, but may be increased to a number greater than 2.2 to prevent confusion with the bogus versions. PKWARE Inc. has indicated it will never issue a version 2.01 or 2.2 of PKZIP. A good copy of the latest version of PKZIP can always be gotten from the PKWARE BBS listed below. According to PKWARE Inc. version 2.01 is a hacked version of PKZIP 1.93 Alpha. While this version does not intentionally do any damage, it is alpha level software, and may have serious bugs in it. Version 2.2 is a simple batch file that attempts to erase your C:\ and C:\DOS directories. If your hard disk has been erased by this program, you may be able to recover it using hard disk undelete utilities such as those in Norton Utilities, or PCTools. Don't do anything that might create or expand a file on your hard disk until you have undeleted the files, as you may overwrite the deleted files which will destroy them. To examine a file to see if it is version 2.2, type it to the screen with the DOS TYPE command. If the file that prints on the screen is a short batch file with commands such as DEL C:\*.*, or DEL C:\DOS\*.* then you have the bogus file. If you should happen to see any of these files on a BBS, please contact the sysop of that BBS immediately, and ask him to remove them. If you have downloaded one of these files, please save a copy for CIAC, and then delete the files from your hard disk. PKWARE Inc. has also asked to be informed of any occurrences of these files, and can be reached at, Voice: 414-354-8699 BBS: 414-354-8670 FAX: 414-354-8559 or by mail: PKWARE Inc. 9025 N. Deerwood Drive Brown Deer, WI 53223 USA For additional information or assistance, please contact CIAC: CIAC at (510) 422-8193/(FTS) FAX (510) 423-8002/(FTS) send e-mail to ciac@llnl.gov. PLEASE NOTE: Many users outside of the DOE and ESnet computing communities receive CIAC bulletins. If you are not part of these communities, please contact your agency's response team to report incidents. Some of the other teams include the NASA NSI response team, DARPA's CERT/CC, NAVCIRT, and the Air Force response team. Your agency's team will coordinate with CIAC. CIAC would like to acknowledge the contribution of: PKWARE Inc. This document was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor the University of California nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation or favoring by the United States Government or the University of California. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or the University of California, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ESTRADA 28-JUL-1992 08:33:28.64 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Voice Mail Class (Postponed) The voice mail class has just been postponed, the instructor had a medical emergency, therefor the class has been posponed until further notice. Please spread the news, thank you. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PIERCE "MSP" 28-JUL-1992 09:32:50.80 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PIERCE Subj: CDI Demo Hello Barry Horton of Opt Image will be here on Tuesday August 8th at 10:00 am in the central conference room demonstrating the marvelous world of CDI entertainment. Please VAX back if you wish to attend. MSP ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PIERCE "MSP" 28-JUL-1992 09:40:30.70 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PIERCE Subj: CDI Demo OK OK How about Tuesday August the 4th? MSP ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PIERCE "MSP" 28-JUL-1992 13:26:51.75 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PIERCE Subj: CDI Demo. The CDI demo is full. I will follow up with the atendees later.Thank you. MSP ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PIERCE "MSP" 28-JUL-1992 17:47:37.65 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PIERCE Subj: Project Packet Board. Hello I have been meaning to write this for a while. Outside my office is a bulletin board (on the floor) on which I have posted the most recent review packets of all the products in development. They are there so everyone in the company can find out what various project teams are up to. Please remember the following: 1. These are COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL. Do NOT remove them from the bulletin board area or duplicate them. 2. These are packets that were distributed before the meetings therefore some of the information in them will no longer be true. For updates bug the Project leader ( they usually like it when other are interested in their project). Maybe you have ideas to add. Let them know what you think. Why heck, discuss the game design concepts. 3. Only projects that have had meetings since the institution of the board will be posted. Don't feel slighted if yours isn't there. (Heck you could even stick your latest one up there. When the Game Design Group moves to it's new location I will have the board mounted on the wall. In addition to the latest fieldtest location results I will also add other information such as schedules and licensing information. Let me know if there are other information items (project development related) you would like us to provide at this location. Stay informed, Enjoy... MSP ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 28-JUL-1992 18:11:50.24 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: RAY Subj: New Employees Please welcome the following new employees: ------------ Game Network ------------ Glenn Mandelkern, Software Engineer, joined the Games Network System Software group on 6/1/92. Glenn reports to Jim Turner and is currently sharing an office with Vince Binder. (The Network Group will be moving to their new offices this weekend.) Vincent Sartor, Software Engineer, will join the Games Network Game Development group on 8/3, reporting to Rusty Dawe. Kevin Cheung, Senior Software Engineer, will also join Rusty's group, starting 8/4/92. ----------------------- Simulation/Training R&D ----------------------- Dell Chen, Software Engineer, joined Simulation R&D 7/27/89, reporting to Norm Copperman. (Simulation R&D will be getting additional office space sometime in August.) ----------- NuMega Team ----------- Matt Setzer joined the NuMega Team on 6/25/92 as Associate Software Engineer. Reporting to me, he will be working with Kelly Turner and Norm Avellar. You can find Matt in the Cyberstorm/Classics lab or in Natalie Burgess' lab. John Grigsby, Associate Software Engineer, joined the NuMega Team on 7/27/92. Reporting to me, he will be working on a new project with Gary Stark in Gary's lab. ----------------------- Please join me in extending a warm welcome to these new members of the Atari family! John ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BRAD "Brad Fuller - 3788" 29-JUL-1992 11:07:18.53 To: #sys$mail:engineer CC: Subj: WATCOM C compiler Beta for NT If you are interested in beta testing WATCOM's C compiler for NT I have the confidential disclosure agreement and order form. - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::ESTRADA 30-JUL-1992 14:58:18.13 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: TELPHONE SYSTEM SOFTWARE PATCH I WILL BE INSTALLING A SOFTWARE PATCH ON THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM ON FRIDAY JULY 31st. THERE WILL BE NO TELEPHONES AVAILABLE FROM 6:00AM UNTIL 7:00AM. IF YOU ARE AN EARLY RISER, PLEASE NOTE. THNX. GE ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BUCHOLZ 30-JUL-1992 15:14:26.24 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: TIMCARDS FOR NON-EXEMPT EMPLOYEES THIS IS JUST A REMINDER TO TURN IN YOUR TIMECARDS FOR THIS WEEK TOMORROW BY 10:00AM. ANYONE WHO CANNOT ADHERE TO THIS DEADLINE PLEASE CALL ME AT x3753. THANKS, MICHELLE ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::CROSSMAN 31-JUL-1992 12:14:32.37 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Reggae on the River Two tickets to the Reggae on the River festival this weekend in Garberville, Humbolt County Circumstances have prevented our attendance. Please call ext.1739 or mail me a response. I'd rather give them away than throw them away --T.F.C-- ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 3-AUG-1992 10:06:48.40 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: RAY Subj: Police Trainer on CNN -- tape at 12:30 -- Central Conf. Room CNN spotlighted Atari's Police Trainer Simulator on their Science & Technology program this past week. The program lasts about 10 minutes. I will be showing the tape at 12:30 today in the Central Conference Room. If you can't make it, let me know and I'll let you borrow the tape. John ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::RUSTY "CYBERPARK HQ -- SEE YOU IN THE PARK" 3-AUG-1992 11:56:39.91 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: RUSTY Subj: House painter ref. wanted Hi-- Anyone out there know of a good set of professional house painters they would recommend? My house is due (overdue, actually) for a new coat. Also, I wouldn't mind knowing if there is anyone that you think should be AVOIDED as well. Thanks, Rusty ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LOGG 3-AUG-1992 12:08:34.16 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: EPROM speeds Purchasing is buying only 100ns EPROMs these days. Is there any application we are using that requires a slower part? Speak to me now or you will be solving another production problem on the line. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PAAUW "SEE YOUR MESSAGE HERE.. LOW RATES" 3-AUG-1992 16:17:22.71 To: @SYS$MAIL:HARDWARE CC: Subj: Workview meeting Thurs. Aug. 6 2:00 Central COnf The Workview application engineer will be in on Thursday, Aug. 6 at 2:00 pm in the Central Conference room to discuss any bugs or answer any questions. -- Don ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 3-AUG-1992 16:37:15.31 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: 20th Anniversary Jackets Tomorrow I will send in another order for the 20th Anniversary Jackets. Anyone out there wanting to purchase ($122.00) an extra jacket for your spouse, etc. please advise me. It will take 4 to 6 weeks for delivery. Thanks. Sandy Stan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LOGG 3-AUG-1992 16:44:24.95 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Volleyball at lunch How many of you are interested in playing volleyball again on Wednesday and Friday? If you can play this week, send me a message and let me know which days you can make it. Let's see if we can make these days regular volleyball days. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BINDER 4-AUG-1992 10:00:33.13 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Paul Strand Photography Exhibit The M.H. de Young Memorial Museum is displaying 150 photographs by Paul Strand including several that have never been exhibited before. Paul was strong influence on other photographers such as Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, and Imogen Cunningham. Gallery hours are 10 to 8:45pm Wednesday, and 10 - 5 Thursday through Sunday. Admission is $5. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 4-AUG-1992 16:49:24.78 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Z 4 sale For sale, a blue 1971 DATSUN 240-Z $2,100.00 This car has been very reliable and though I hate to part with it, I can't afford to drive it the way I do anymore. Over the years I've come to know many police/CHP officers on first name basis in the Z. I have all maintenance receipts, most recent one for new drive-shaft and new brakes. Interior is in perfect condition. Needs paint job. If you don't exceed speed limits, this car's not for you! Farrokh -1775 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::FLANAGAN "Bob Flanagan" 5-AUG-1992 08:52:21.78 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: FLANAGAN Subj: A's tickets for this weekend. Saturday, and Sunday against Kansas City. 2 Tickets available to each game. Left field, second row. Bob Flanagan x1728 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::FLANAGAN "Bob Flanagan" 5-AUG-1992 09:02:52.19 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: FLANAGAN Subj: Need an electrician... I need an electrician to do a _small_ rewiring job in the next 2 weeks. Any references in the Fremont area POSITIVE or NEGATIVE would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Bob Flanagan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 5-AUG-1992 09:47:49.08 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: We are missing some stuff. The first is a molex 2262 crimper with padded orange handles. It is easily recognizable. It is in your tool box and it doesn't belong there. We need it to crimp D-Sub terminals for link and serial cables. The second missing item is a new magna clear and black handled magnetic screwdriver. The answer to the equation is this: If you come over and ask us to make you a link cable, you'll be screwed. Luv U, Carole ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Awesome" 5-AUG-1992 16:50:32.88 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: PAT WANTS HIS STINKIN TRAYS RETURNED PAT (OUR VERY HOSPITABLE LUNCH PREPARER) WOULD LIKE HIS STINKIN TRAYS RETURNED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Thank you for your support LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::EVELYN 6-AUG-1992 07:08:31.90 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: SERVICE ORDER,RUTH RICCA Good Morning: I have a copy of a service contract from Montgomery Ward for Ruth Ricca in the Doc. Center. It was apparently left by mistake either Wed. night or early Thurs. morning. Anyone knowing where this contract should be delivered, please let me know. Thanks, Evelyn ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::EVELYN 6-AUG-1992 07:21:07.13 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: WARDS CONTRACT OWNER FOUND. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::STARK 6-AUG-1992 16:05:45.39 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: AMS w/Sun demo... The AMS rep will demo their 68020 emulator running Xray using a Sun as the host. One of AMS's advantages over the ZAX emulator is that the same emulator box works on either a PC or a Sun - only the software is different. When: next Tuesday (11th) at 2:00 pm Where: Central Conf. Room P.S. Although I know your schedules are tight these days, I'd like to doubly invite Harper, Akers, Logg, and Flanagan due to their current expertise in debugging 68020 hardwares... ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MANDELKERN "Questor the Elf" 7-AUG-1992 10:30:09.19 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: HELP on ELP After watching Emerson, Lake & Palmer today on Good Morning America, I remembered something I have been looking for almost three years since I lost mine. I know it's a longshot, but here goes . . . Might any of you out there own a copy of a music book named ELP Anthology? This book contains several of ELP's songs in their entirety. Included in it is their first hit single, Lucky Man. I will consider myself a very lucky man if I could have access to this music again. Let me know if you can help me out. Thanx, Glenn Mandelkern, x3997 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PEREZ "Ralph Perez" 7-AUG-1992 11:17:40.86 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: A REAL TEAM NOW THAT THE GIANTS ARE HISTORY, YOU CAN ALWAYS GO WITH A FIRST CLASS ORGANIZATION "THE DODGERS". THEY EVEN COME WITH A FEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. (THEY ARE NOW THE CLOSEST NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAM) GO BLUE RALPH ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BRAD "Brad Fuller - 3788" 8-AUG-1992 15:10:27.15 To: #sys$mail:engineer CC: Subj: CD-ROM audio out Anybody experience the wonderful job of connecting the audio output of a CD-ROM reader to the outside world? My CD-ROM uses this itsy-bitsy 3-pin molex-type connector... which I can't find anywhere! Any hints? I already tried Frys and Radio Shack. - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MOORE 9-AUG-1992 16:07:29.27 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: MOORE Subj: Jeep Cherokee for Sale FOR SALE: 1988 Jeep Cherokee Very Good Condition, recently serviced Low Mileage (51K) 4.0 Liter Engine/4WD Roof Rack Air Conditioning AM/FM Radio White Exterior with Grey interior Asking price is $10,500 Any interest, please call Rich Moore 434-1718 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::AKER "ERIC C AKER" 10-AUG-1992 09:39:33.57 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: AKER Subj: A SW package report. To : SW engineers. I work in the simulation group. I have been working on a user interface that runs on a PC. I bought a graphical user interface toolkit from Island Systems. It does interactive menus. I am very pleased with its ease of programming and how well it works. The package name is Object Menu. It resembles the Motif interface specifications from OSF (Open Software Foundation). The toolkit is written in C++ and requires either Borland 3.0 or MicroSoft 7.0. The toolkit cost $300 and comes with about 100 examples that shows most of the major features. Source is also available for $530. I have ordered the source code. If anyone is doing something similar I would be happy to give a demo and get you started if you want to buy and use Object Menus. Eric. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::SHEPPERD 10-AUG-1992 11:08:16.33 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: SHEPPERD Subj: Printouts in the printer tomb... All listings and printouts remaining in main printer room (the one next to the computer room) on friday 8/14/92 will be thrown out. There are too many there now and one cannot find the new ones amongst the clutter. Thanks in advance. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::JMOORE 10-AUG-1992 12:24:15.94 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Campin' at Curry Anybody out there got the phone # for the reservations desk at Curry Village in Yosemite? I've got some friends flying in and we'd like to get in some hiking while they're here. Thanks. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 10-AUG-1992 16:59:48.03 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PETRINI Subj: FYI For the benefit of our new employees, a couple of pieces of info that might be of interest. Directions to the Milpitas Post Office: Go East on 237, towards Milpitas and stay in the right lane (like you are going to turn onto the San Jose on-ramp, but instead keep on going straight, as soon as you pass the 880 off-on ramps, switch to the right lane again, now you are close to the curb, stay on this for a block and you will come to Abel street (you should now be at an intersection that is Abel and Serra), turn right at this light, you will come to another light (I believe it is Corning St.), go across this light and just a little ways after you cross Corning, you will find the Milpitas Post Office on the left side of the street. I thought this info might be helpful, since I've heard some @#*@?//, after some people set out to find the @#%//blankety, blankety, post office. At any rate the U.S. post office is on Abel St. On to Point 2: For those of you who might have to turn gas mileage forms, the reimbursement amount stands at 27.5 cents/mile. Point 3: Petty Cash forms: If you have noticed, the Petty Cash form does not contain a date line. It would be a good idea if some where on the form you put a date when you fill one of these out. May be by your signature. Thanks. Feel free to correct me on any of this info, if you know something I don't. Mary ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::STARK 11-AUG-1992 08:16:38.72 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Reminder - AMS demo today... Just a reminder - the AMS w/Sun platform demo is today, 2:00 pm, central conference room.... Gary Stark x 1766 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BISHOP 11-AUG-1992 08:19:19.94 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: STEREO SYSTEM FOR SALE FOR SALE: TECHNICS SL-D30 DIRECT DRIVE AUTOMATIC TURNTABLE SYSTEM SCOTT AM/FM STEREO RECIEVER 355R TEAC EQA-10 GRAPHIC EQUALIZER TECHNICS COMPACT DISK PLAYER SL-P1 2 AAL DIGITAL READY LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM O'SULLIVAN CABINET, GLASS FRONT TEAC-COMPACT DISK HOLDER ALL ITEMS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!!! ASKING $200.00 IN A HURRY TO SELL MUST MAKE ROOM FOR NEW SYSTEM!!! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BISHOP 11-AUG-1992 08:34:27.10 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: STEREO SYSTEM FOR SALE OOPS!!! IF YOU WANT INFO ON STEREO CALL JEANNINE BISHOP AT EXT. 9405 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 11-AUG-1992 12:59:57.95 To: @WALKABOUT.DIS CC: RAY Subj: Walkabout Friday -- 8/14 -- 3:30-5:00 Rob Rowe and Dave Portera will be hosting this week's Walkabout Friday. The festivities will begin at 3:30 in the Alpha, Nu, Omega, and Tengen labs. Please come by the labs, sample the munchies, play the games and give your feedback (positive and negative). Friday, August 14, 1992 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. John Next month: September 11, Game Design Group. Future: 10/9 Components Engineering, 11/6 Design Services?, 12/4 Manufacturing?, 1/8/93, 2/5,3/5, 4/2, 5/7, 6/4 Note: The ideal date is the first Friday of the month. But due to Brainstorming, holidays, and trade shows, it is often the second Friday of the month. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BENZLER "Linda Benzler, extension 3750" 11-AUG-1992 14:02:55.27 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BENZLER Subj: RELIABLE CAR FOR SALE For sale: '88 Pontiac LeMans 4-door 63K miles AM/FM (no cassette) Red with grey/black interior Good condition New tires and brakes Asking $4000 This car has been a very dependable vehicle and has never left us stranded. It hasn't been driven much in the last year, we have been using it off and on as a backup. It's just time to make room in the driveway. So, if you'd like to see it, let me know and I can drive it in any time, just call X3750 or REPLY to this message. --Linda ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MOTT 11-AUG-1992 16:15:49.98 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Goodbye and Good Luck!!! Well, I'm outta here, but i just wanted to say thanks for your support. I've learned a lot here at Atari, about technology, about people, and about myself and what i am capable of. Good Luck to those who are dreaming the dream and fighting the fight!! Stephanie Mott ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LINDA "Awesome" 11-AUG-1992 17:10:45.83 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: LOST & FOUND A set of keys with a yellow wrist cord attached were recently lost by one of of the janitors. If you have found or have seen the above mentioned keys, please return them to the main lobby desk. LINDA ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::NATALIE 12-AUG-1992 10:19:30.33 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Need a vacation? Going on vacation before the end of November? We haven't been able to use our timeshare week this year, and would like to sell it. Our timeshare is at the Stardust, on the south shore of Lake Tahoe, just down the block from Harrah's. However, you can stay at a resort in many places in the US, and in countries around the world. I have the catalog here in my office, with all of the resort locations. You can stay at any of them, if they are available. These prices are for one week's accomodations: At the Stardust, Lake Tahoe: $150 ($22 per night) Any available resort in the US: $250 ($35 per night) Any available resort internationally: $275 ($39 per night) There are several in Hawaii, Mexico, and Florida. They are all quite nice. If you're interested, come by my office at take a look at the catalog, or call x1714. Thanks, Natalie ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BRESHEARS 12-AUG-1992 11:20:01.60 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: 1990 Toyota for sale Kid is off to school....great car for sale....... 1990 Toyota Tercel 38 K miles Met. Silver W/ grey interior New Tires AM/FM Cassette (a cheap-o) Air Conditioner.....Brrrrr works great Beautiful car inside and out Low Blue Book $5,400. Asking $5,500 or Best Offer......talk to me. Let me know and I'll bring it in if you wish to see it. Jim.....Ext. 3908 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 12-AUG-1992 15:35:34.82 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: DENCKER Subj: Have you lost a sweater? Last week someone left in our Publications Dept. a dusty green long-sleeved pullover sweater, size L, 100% cotton, Polo by Ralph Lauren. Please claim it if it's yours. Andrea ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 12-AUG-1992 16:27:20.63 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PETRINI Subj: Xerox 5028 The Engineering Dept. Xerox copier is down. We have replaced the toner cartridge and the copy cartridge and it still won't work. Dave is attending the Forklift operator class this afternoon. I'm sure tomorrow he will look into it or call the Xerox service repairman. If you need to make some copies, you can use the copier in Evelyn's office (Doc. Control). She is located at the second entrance to the left right after you enter at the front door that is by the receptionist desk area. The entrance in Pete Takaichi's area. Thanks for your patience. Mary ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 12-AUG-1992 16:58:58.35 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PETRINI Subj: Check Requests and Petty Cash Sorry, there has been a delay on the check run due to vacations. If you have wondered why those checks have not been coming back to you or to your vendor, that why! Anyway, I understand there was a check run done today and those checks will start flowing again. Hurrah. Mary ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BRAD "Brad Fuller - 3788" 13-AUG-1992 08:58:35.52 To: #sys$mail:everybody CC: Subj: Video Tape Presentation Today in the Common Area from 12 to 1, the CREATIVE Special Interest Group will be showing: "The Creative Spirit Part I - Exploring the Creative Mind" All are welcome! - brad - ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::LIPSON 13-AUG-1992 09:58:22.80 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: General call-out of the troops! :: SURVIVOR ALERT :: due to the brainstorming session that was unfortunately scheduled to coincide with the Survivor's first victory, some members of the team need substitutes for next Monday. SO if you can play softball next Monday and are interested in helping your team please call George Millington. >>> If you are already on the team please confirm to George that you expect to be there so he has an idea of how many ringers he's going to need!!!!! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::BRAD "Brad Fuller - 3788" 13-AUG-1992 13:09:50.67 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BRAD Subj: Jerry's Olympic Commercials -- "Seinfeld Olympic Moments" written by Bob Warznak (updated August 11, 1992) Moment #1 Jerry and George in the Cafe. Jerry: Pass the cream George. [The guy with the torch runs comes in.] George: Hey look. Torch Guy: Hi, maybe you can help me, I'm lost. Do either of you know the way to Barcelona from here? Jerry: Well I'd take the West Side Highway to the Cross Bronx. George: Hold, Hold. Wat are you nuts, at this time of the day. Listen to me. Take the FDR to the Major Deagan. Jerry: What are you talking about, the FDR is under construction. George: He's running. Moment #2 Jerry and George in the Cafe. The guy with the torch runs in, grabs a bag pays for it and leaves quickly. Jerry: Hey look. George: You supposed to tip on a take out order? Jerry: Not when you're carrying the torch. Moment #3 Set in Jerry's apartment. Jerry is talking to Elaine on the phone. Jerry: Yeah Elaine the guy's on his way over to fix the oven. I think it's the pilot light. [Knock at the door.] Jerry: Hold on, there he is now. [Torch runner runs in, opens the oven door and lights the pilot, and leaves.] Jerry: So I set it to 375 and I baste every 15 minutes. Uh huh. Thanks. Moment #4 [This is the only one I haven't seen. Mark Shneyder sent me this write up.] The phone in Jerry's apartment rings while he's unlocking his door and it's a guy from a radio station leaving him a message telling him that he, Jerry, just missed a trip to Barcelona. When Jerry finally walks in,the radio guy already hung up. Jerry picks up the receiver and goes "Hello Hello Hello ....". Moment #5 Jerry and George in the Cafe. Jerry: How come only athletes get nicknames like Karl "The Mailman" Malone? George: Writers should have nicknames. Jerry: Yeah, like Carl "The Truth" Sandberg. George: Leo "Prime Time" Tolstoy. Jerry: Judith "In Your Face" Krantz. George: Tom "The Refrigerator" Clancy. Jerry: Eugene "The Real Deal" O'Neil. Moment #6 Jerry and George in the Cafe. Jerry: How dou you cheat in yachting? George: It's simple, you stick a small motor under the hull. They never check. Jerry: Don't you think they'd be a little suspicious when one boat wins by 16 hours, with no wind? Hmm? Moment #7 Jerry and George in the Cafe. George: Hey the judo finals are today. I love that, especially when they break the bricks. Jerry: That's Karate. George: You sure, maybe its Jujitsu. Jerry: No, Jujitsu is strictly self defense. George: What about Aquita. (sp?) Jerry: That's a dog. You mean Akido. George: Okay then what's Tai Kwan Do. Jerry: That's a judo, but with the spicy prawns. Moment #8 Jerry and George in the Cafe. George: Unbelievable. Jerry: What's that? George: This Olympic diver is a 13 year old girl. Jerry: Hmm. George: When I was 13, I used to run through the sprinkler with an inner tube. Jerry: Well, girls mature faster than boys. Moment #9 Jerry and George in the Cafe. Jerry: Hey you want to watch the Olympic diving? It's on in 20 minutes. George: Nah, no action. Jerry: What are you talking about? Remember in '88, Louganis hit his head on the board and then won the gold medal. George: Yeah, what are the odds of that happening again? Jerry: No, that's a dive now. The highest degree of difficulty. The Louganis, half-gainer, no-brainer. Moment #10 Jerry and George in the Cafe. George: Hey, modern Pentathelon's today. That's 5 events right? Jerry: Right. George: Wonder what the Ancient Pentathelon is? Jerry: Well, there was the eat run and wretch. George: The Caligula head toss. Jerry: The 400 meter Emperor stab. George: Poke the eye of the Cyclops. Jerry: Poke the eye of the Cyclops, and the run till your dead. Moment #11 Jerry and George in the Cafe. George: Why don't they have olympic dog racing? Jerry: Well it doesn't involve humans. It's cruel to the animals. It's surrounded by liquor and gambling. It's the total antithesis of the Olympic spirit. George: Sure, professional dogs. I'm talking amateur. Moment #12 George and Kramer in the Cafe. George: Target shooting, that's a dull one. Kramer: They ought to have all the competitors meet in the center of town in the Olympic village and just shoot it out like the OK Corral. George: So there'd be no silver or bronze. Kramer: No, no. It be a total elimination. Moment #13 In the Cafe, Jerry and George watch Kramer show off his olympic gymnastics talent and grace. Kramer: You grab the rings, and then you pull yourself up until your arms are completely parallel. And then... [Kramer has his arms extended and starts to shake and shiver.] Kramer: It's called the iron cross. It's the most graceful thing I've ever seen. And then you dismount. [Kramer falls backward, kicking Jerry and George's table. He falls onto a stool along the counter.] Kramer: Well, a cup of coffee please. Moment #14 Jerry, George and Kramer are being interviewed right off the set of the show. Interviewer (John): Great show today guys. Jerry, I don't think I've ever seen you funnier. You know that may have been a personal best. Jerry: Thanks John, it felt good out there. I tell you I couldn't have done it without these guys. There's no "I" in funny. Kramer: There's a lot of words with no "i". Texas.. rug.. John: Kramer, how'd you feel out there. Kramer: Banana.. hydrant.. John: George, are you looking forward to sweeps week. George: Oh no no no no no, we're gonna take it one show at a time. Kramer: Cat.. Flower.. John: Well that's the story from here. Now back to the studio and Bob. Kramer: Horseshoe.. Bob. Moment #15 Jerry interviewing a gymnist, with the olympic rings and the NBC logo in the background. Jerry: I'm here with 8 year old Kathy Kwan, star of the gymnastic team. You must be looking forward to the games Kathy. Kathy: Yes, those games are very special to me. As I will retire when they're over. Jerry: Retire? You're kidding. Kathy: I'm not 6 anymore. Besides you have to give those youngsters a chance to make their mark. Jerry: What are your plans for the future? Kathy: I like to spend more time with my parents and watch them grow up. At that, Jerry rolled his eyes (like you've all seen him do on the show) and turned the other way. Moment #16 Robert Stack of Unsolved Mysteries is in Jerry's apartment. He's using his usual Unsolved Mysteries tone of voice. The Unsolved Mysteries theme is playing in the background. Robert: July 1989, Jerry Seinfeld and three friends embark on a neurotic journey through New York City, obsessing over life's tiniest details. One day they mysteriously disappear. Never seen again. If you have any information concerning the whereabouts ... [Jerry enters from the left, off camera.] Jerry: Hey, hey Bob. [Music dies out] Here I am right after you, Wednesdays on NBC. Robert: Another mystery solved. [Music picks up again.] Did you call me Bob? Moment #17 Jerry sitting by his computer in his apartment. Jerry: Do you know the correct pronunciation of Barcelona is actually Barthelona? That's because, many years ago, the King of Spain spoke with a lisp and the members of the court, trying to curry favor with the King, adopted his unusual speech pattern. Absolutely true. Just a piece of Olympic trivia for you. I'm Jerry Theinfeld. Moment #18 Jerry sitting by his computer in his apartment. Jerry: Do you know why the marathon is 26.2 miles? Because in Ancient Greece, a man named Phadipadeis ran from Sparta to Marathon 26.2 miles. He delivered a message collapsed and died. Had he run to the town of Sprint, a mere 100 meters away, Phadipadeis would be alive today. I'm Jerry Seinfeld. Moment #19 Actually a promo for Blossom. The characters Blossom and Joey are sitting on a sofa watching TV. Joey: Hey look at that, Seinfeld's coming back early. Blossom: We're coming back early, too. Joey: We're going to be on Seinfeld? Blossom: Yes Joey. Kramer's our new father, Dad's dating Elaine and George is gonna live over the garage with Tony. Joey: Woo, I better go clean my room. Blossom: He's an idiot. "I'm Bob Warthnak" -- Bob Warznak rspw@backyard.bellcore.com Bell Communications Research (908) 699-2488 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 13-AUG-1992 14:44:23.44 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: DAVE,PETRINI Subj: XEROX copier The Xerox copier in the Engrg. Dept. area (by Mary Petrini) is still down. Evelyn Perez will be using hers quite heavily today to run release of documents and, therefore, her copier will be unavailable to us. You might want to use the big Xerox copier located in the side entrance in the Admin. entry way. Service has been called, thanks again for your patience. Mary ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 13-AUG-1992 14:44:26.98 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Our cordless drill One of our cordless drills have disappeared. Please keep an eye out for it. We need it all the time. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 14-AUG-1992 09:34:20.35 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PETRINI Subj: Donuts, bagels 7 Xerox copiers EUREKA!! Our copier (the one by Mary Petrini's office) is fixed. Donuts & bagels are waiting for you. Mary ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 14-AUG-1992 11:00:12.91 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: speed traps, Milpitas police, cop killers Have you noticed that our ever-present speed traps are suddenly gone? No more $95 tickets for 2mph over. Every since a national study came out that cops were developing testicular cancer from the radiation emitted from their radar guns, I haven't seen a single speed trap anywhere. I guess we are free to speed at will. Varoooooommmmm...... (guns kill....even radar guns) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::PORTERA 14-AUG-1992 12:43:14.82 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Walk about The Video Lab is sponsoring this months walk-about. However, the Video lab will not be open due to the continuing lab reconfiguration and the construction currently happening in the area. Munchies will be located in the usual areas. Hope to see you all there!!! The Video Lab. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BRESHEARS 14-AUG-1992 13:59:40.50 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: COVERAGE I WILL BE ON VACATION AUG 17 - AUG 21. QUALITY ISSUES WILL BE HANDLED BY ALLEN BRUMBAUGH AND MANUFACTURING ISSUES WILL BE ADDRESSED BY MARK HOENDERVOOGT. JIM FREITAS IS ON VACATION SO BOB STEWART WILL HANDLE ALL M.E. REQUIREMENTS........SEE YA' HAPPY CAMPER JIM ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 14-AUG-1992 14:35:39.14 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PETRINI Subj: Unidentified fax I have received a fax addressed to Rich from Rich at Graybar Electric regarding "Filled Solid Alpeth Cable-PE 39". If it belongs to you, please claim it at my desk. Mary ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 18-AUG-1992 10:30:01.85 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Piano Lessons......any recommendations???? ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::MEYETTE 18-AUG-1992 11:02:05.30 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Need Baseball Tickets A relative of a friend will be visiting from England, and wants to see a major league baseball game. I need 3 tickets to either a Giants of A's game sometime between September 4 to September 27. Anybody out there in vaxland have any tickets for sale? Rick ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MILTY 20-AUG-1992 07:52:42.73 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: 20 AUG 19?? ....................HAPPY B-DAY MSP.............. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::ALBAUGH "Dr. Bizarro" 20-AUG-1992 09:22:34.73 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: No, Virginia, There is no Coffee Fairy I know that your parents (not to mention those waitresses at Lenny's, er, Denny's) have tried very hard to convince you that the coffee fairy exists, and makes new coffee whenever she sees an empty pot, but it's time you learned the truth. In fact, the truth is even more amazing. Empty coffee pots are re-filled by members of a secret society sworn never to let the National Blood Caffeine Level drop. And here's the best news: _Y_O_U_ can be a member of this ancient and mystical society. The only trick is in recognizing the opportunity for your initiation. The next time you pour yourself a cup of java, check the level of the pot. If there's less than a full cup left YOU WIN! Isn't that amazing. To demonstrate your fitness for membership, you need only perform the mystical pot-refilling ritual, which consist of dumping the old grounds, putting in a new filter, ... But then, I don't want to get involved in a religious war between the one-packet and one-and-a-half packet sects, so I'll just say follow your conscience or seek guidance from an initiate. Several prominent Atarians are members of the group, but don't think you are too lowly to join. There is room in the great filter-basket for all. Just be careful not to break the chain or (OOOPs, wrong pitch) Mike ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::EARL 20-AUG-1992 12:27:23.11 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: Midi conversion program I have been asked to make available our midi conversion program, MIDI2LSD. MIDI2LSD does not convert midi files to LSD (sorry) or even to RPM files. Instead, it converts midi files directly into a table of note frequencies (Sega Genesis or Nintendo format), durations (in frames), amplitudes, etc. As such, it may not be immediately useful to coin-op. Anyway, the source code and a sample of the output are in TE$USERDISK:[TAUDIO]MIDI2LSD. Let me know if you have any questions. Earl x9448 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SMITHSON "Deja Thoris -- Princess of Mars" 20-AUG-1992 12:59:54.84 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: SMITHSON Subj: Software Reverse Engineering Demo A demo of IDE's reverse engineering product will be held in the BeatHead lab Tuesday, Aug. 25th at 1:30. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SMITHSON "Deja Thoris -- Princess of Mars" 20-AUG-1992 14:03:22.77 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: SMITHSON Subj: Reverse engineering product description The IDE product is a tool to document existing C code. You give it C source and a makefile, and then wait while it does an analysis of the code. It is parsed and a relational database is generated which allows you to browse the program and data structure graphically. Or you can query the database asking for things like every routine which writes a specific variable, or all functions which return a pointer to a particular type of struct. With the graphical editor, you can start at main and then point and grunt your way though the calling heirarchy. Clicking on an icon will bring up the associated source. This is what they SAY it does. The demo is to give them some samples of our code and see if it works. Bonnie ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PIERCE "MSP" 21-AUG-1992 18:04:49.95 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: New GDG member and job position. Hello I'd like everyone to welcome Kevin Filson to the Game Design Group. I have been out and am a bit late with this announcement. Kevin reports to me and has been hired to fill a new temporary position called Fieldtest Support. He will be joining in the effort to help make sure we have quality fieldtest and help take some of the responsibility of collecting and maintaining our test units. When he is not running from arcade to arcade he is also available for testing. Kevin has tested with us before and should be a familiar face to some of you here. He will be sharing a space in Haywoods area until the GDG moves to it's new headquarters when the construction is done. Please welcome him and also please use him to help improve the quality of the games we create. MSP ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::JMOORE 21-AUG-1992 18:54:42.24 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: Subj: Audio board alert Since the birth of JSA3 with Batman, numerous JSA3s and SAIIs are now floating around being used on hardware in developement. With a 6502 program and some sounds, you too could have cool sounds and music on your game under develope- ment. Well, thanks to an oddity of the 6502, RPM had to change how it addresses things on audio boards. This manifested itself in a new DECODE gal which is imcompatible with the older one used on Batman, MMII, OTW, Talons, Road Riot, etc. Soooooooo, the next time you rig up a new hardware and pop a JSA3 board on it (SAIIS is pretty much extinct) be sure to reprogram the DECODE gal (17C) using the new JED file located at: [AUDIO.PALS.JSA3] DECODE.JED. I renamed the older files OLD_DEC.xxx . ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::RAY 24-AUG-1992 11:27:20.29 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: RAY Subj: AMS Erik Durfey needs to borrow an AMS for 2 weeks while his is being repaired. Please let Erik know if you know of one that can be borrowed. Erik -- Please let Chris Downend and me know which one you borrowed. If nobody offers one, please try working with the techs to free one up. If that doesn't work, then try Chris or me again. John ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 24-AUG-1992 11:32:51.51 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: LUNCH - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1992 The Recreation Committee would like to invite everybody to lunch in the cafeteria on Wednesday, August 26. For just $1.00 you'll be able to purchase either a hot dog or hamburger and potato chips. Then top it off with a sundae. Make your own sundae. Hope you can join us. Anyone out there in Atariland who would like to volunteer to help with the barbecuing, please let me know. I think it would help Pat out an awful lot if we could get some help barbecuing. Thank you. Sandy Stan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PORTERA 24-AUG-1992 12:16:05.52 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Employee Video (20 year) The Video Lab will be video taping all the new employees and the employees who may have been temporarily overlooked during the 20 yr employee shoot. We need to complete this video taping early next week. This means the taping has to happen this week or, at the latest, Monday the 31st. We have a list of the people who we missed the first time, but in order to expedite this process , it would be nice if you could let "Dave" know were and who you are, whether you are a new overlooked. We want to include EVERYONE, so being camera shy is not an excuse! This shoot is NOT for RETAKES. These video clips will be added to the EMPLOYEE 20 YR VIDEO. DON'T MISS OUT!!!!!!!!! Dave Portera x3708. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SMITHSON "Deja Thoris -- Princess of Mars" 25-AUG-1992 12:25:47.00 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: SMITHSON Subj: Reminder: Software reverse engineering tool demo ...will be held in the BeatHead lab at 1:30. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::GEYER 25-AUG-1992 14:00:34.80 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: My mother gave me two tickets to see LITTLE FEAT and George Thoroughgood and the Destroyers in concert (you read right, I said my Mother gave me the tickets) ... Thursday (day after tomorrow) August 27 ... at 7 p.m. at the Concord Pavillion ... (it's a long -- but kinda funny -- story). Anyone interested in going? Give me a call ... you can have the tickets ... first come, first served ... Bbbbaaaaad to the bbbbbone, Deborah Geyer x 9427 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FLUTY 25-AUG-1992 16:48:04.63 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: My Walkman Has Walked It seems that I have misplaced my Sony Walkman. It's a small, yellow, AM/FM radio with 10 preset stations. I think I left it in the women's locker room this afternoon. If you've found it, I'd be eternally grateful for it's return. Or maybe I'll just buy you an ice cream. Thanks, Joyce Fluty X3734 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::FLANAGAN "Bob Flanagan" 25-AUG-1992 18:32:57.74 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: FLANAGAN Subj: A's games this weekend... I have 2 tickets to each A's game this weekend against the Cleveland Indians. The seats are in left field 2 rows up from the left field wall and about 6 seats inside the foul pole(Ricky land). The games are at 1:05, and are $12 each seat. Call x1728 or VAX mail me. Bob ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::STAN 26-AUG-1992 08:59:27.46 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Barbecue Lunch Today Just a friendly reminder to you that $1.00 will buy you lunch in the cafeteria - compliments of the Recreation Committee. Your choice of either hamburger or hot dog and potato chips. If you choose both hamburger and hot dog, it'll cost you $2.00. There's plenty of ice cream to make your own sundae too. So hope to see you all there. Thanks. Sandy Stan ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::AKER "ERIC C AKER" 26-AUG-1992 09:25:33.15 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: AKER Subj: Back to School. To Any Software Engineer. I have been doing some coding in C++. I would like to share my learning in a public way. I am starting the "Atari Software Engineering School." There will be a lesson every week or two. I will mail out (VAX Email) the lessons. The format will be I will ask a few questions and you will mail back your answers. I will post your answers (unless requested otherwise) so that others may also see and comment on them. I will post my answer to the question. Everyone may coment on the correctness of the answers. So that I do not clog up the JUNK mail REPLY to me so that I can make a mail list of participants. Proffessor Eric. The first lesson is: Use C++ and all good engineering practices know to you. Write a stack with the following characteristics: Operations are: 1) push 2) pop 3) is_full 4) is_empty The items that can be put onto the stack are "int." Modify the stack to put a "struct" onto the stack. Write the test code to show that it works. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::NATALIE 26-AUG-1992 09:26:33.25 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Clothes For Kids My diaper service is collecting used children's clothing on behalf of Clothes for Kids. This organization helps provide clothing for homeless families with small children. If you have any clean, machine washable, good condition children's clothing and shoes, sizes from newborn to preteen, and want to give it away, bring it in, and I'll leave it out to be picked up. Collection will be during the month of September (our day is Tuesday). Thanks, Natalie ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::JMOORE 26-AUG-1992 10:12:38.10 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: my cup runneth off Yet another mail message concerning a lost coffee mug - of the ATARI / TENGEN variety. My name's on the bottom, so next time you hoist a cup of java with one of these distinctive collector's items, take a gander (look, not goose) at the bottom to see if my name's there. Thanks. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::JOCELYN 27-AUG-1992 09:41:00.75 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: ATARI FOOTBALL LEAGUS (AFL) Now you can be the owner of a fantasy football team made up of stars in the NFL and compete with your friend's fantasy football team. If we can get 8 to 10 teams (made up of 1 to 4 owners per team) to sign by Wednesday, September 2, we will have our draft of players at 5:30 p.m. on September 3, (I will host the refreshments). Each team would draft players who will be eligible to score points each week. The estimated range of highest winnings or lowest losses is about $120 per team for the 16 week season. If you are interested see self appointed commissioners Bob Sheffield or Rick Thompson for official rules. Again, there needs to be 8 to 10 teams signing up and we will have the first AFL draft of players on September 3. If you have any questions, see Bob or Rick. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::NATALIE 27-AUG-1992 10:52:52.60 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Tupperware It's that time again. I have the new Fall 92 catalog. Anyone who wants to see it, either come to my office and pick it up, or give me a call, and I can drop it by. Natalie x1714 or x1794 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BROWN 27-AUG-1992 17:08:16.51 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: BROWN Subj: Child Care Seminar Don't forget to bring your lunch to the Central Conference room at noon today for an informational session on "1990's aopproaches to Child Care and Parenting". Speakers will be Dr. Chuck Bernstein from HeadsUp!, Pamela Fyffe and Jane Porter from the Porter Group. Sandi ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::SMITH 28-AUG-1992 12:21:30.05 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: PLANT ABSENCE I will be on vacation from 8/31 thru 9/7. During my absence Doug Pasquinelli will be responsible for all managerial purchasing activities. Rob Bryant is as always responsible for "PRODUCTION ACTIVITY CONTROL" and Steve Williamson is responsible for all Warehouse Activities which includes SHIPPING, RECEIVING, and the STOCKROOM. If you have any requests or problems please do not hesitate to contact Doug, Rob, or Steve. Have a safe Labor Day Weekend. Thanx..Tom ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::FLANAGAN "Bob Flanagan" 1-SEP-1992 08:45:04.31 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: FLANAGAN Subj: A's tickets vs. Boston Sat. and Sun. A family emergency came up and I am unable to attend the A's games this weekend (Sept. 5,6). I have 2 tickets to each game for $12.00 (obo) each. They are in left field, in the second row up from the wall and about 6 seats inside the foul pole. I will be here only today, and have the tickets here. Please call Bob Flanagan @1728 or VAXMAIL. Thanks, Bob ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::JACKIE 2-SEP-1992 09:58:46.44 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: CAR FOR SALE FOR SALE: 1979 VOLVO - AUTOMATIC TRANS., A/C, POWER WINDOWS, SUN ROOF NO DENTS! BEST OFFER......CALL PAT AT 226-6545 AND LEAVE MESSAGE. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::GRAY 2-SEP-1992 14:27:01.83 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Sunnyvale condo for rent **************************************************************** 2 bedroom, 2 bath condominium Split level, approx. 1200 sq. ft. Fireplace in living room Utility room w/ hookups Oversized 2 car garage $1070/month This condo is located in a quiet neighborhood 1 block from the Sunnyvale Community Center (15-20 minute commute to Atari). Available 9/12 (like immediately). For more info, REPLY to this message (or Alan Gray x1772). **************************************************************** ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 3-SEP-1992 11:48:33.64 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: GOOD NEWS!!!! With the new California budget, students will be spending less time at school and spending less time studying or doing homework. More time to play video games!!!!!! Secondly, kids will get dumber and dumber and we won't have to work so hard to make sophisticated gameplay and complicated features. Yeh, Good news for us!!!!!! long live Atari Games.............. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 3-SEP-1992 12:11:39.41 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Q Galvanized sheet-metals are coated with ZINC. True? Or is it TIN? Mmhmhmhmmmm Think about it for a minute. It's ZINC. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::BJORKQUIST 3-SEP-1992 15:58:03.03 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: YETANOTHERMOVE DUE TO MOVING, PROTOTYPE ASSEMBLY WILL BE CLOSED FOR PROTOTYPE ASSEMBLING ON FRIDAY (SEPT.4) AND TUESDAY (SEPT.8). KBJ ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCKEE "BRIAN" 4-SEP-1992 08:15:44.81 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: MCKEE Subj: Prince Did Ya all here? Pappa Warner Just bought Prince (Ya know, that Diamond & Pearl guy) for a hundred Mil! Maybe we should do a game... -Bri- ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 4-SEP-1992 10:18:34.76 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: PETRINI Subj: Prince Rock stars come and go. Prince is passe'. I wouldn't have given a thin dime for him, in case you haven't heard, Metallica and Guns & Roses are in, Now that would create a neat game and lots & lots of money. A game designed in silver colors, adorned with guitars and whoever gets to beat the game score receives two free tickets to a Metallica or Guns & Roses concert. Sweet Li'l Mary ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::CAMERON "Somebody has to write this junk" 4-SEP-1992 10:36:00.25 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: prince The big news isn't the 100 million buckeroos Warner is paying him..... Warner is making him a CORPORATE VICE PRESIDENT (ooooooh!) and will give him an office to maintain (what, he does the plumbing and cleaning?) in Los Angeles. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PAAUW "SEE YOUR MESSAGE HERE.. LOW RATES" 4-SEP-1992 10:48:53.87 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: old phone book Does anyone have a 1987--1989 San Jose or Sunnyvale phone book (white pages) ? Why? I need the roughage. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PIERCE "MSP" 4-SEP-1992 10:59:04.30 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PIERCE Subj: Video Game Sale!! Hey, Hey,... Hey! Hurry, Hurry. In the engineer common area there are a number of games with prices on them. You can buy these. Some have boards some do not. All are to be sold as is. All sales are final. All games purchased must be removed by 9/13/92. There are bid sheets on each game. Each game has a minimum starting price. To avoid long lists each bid must be at least 20$ higher than the previous bid. Bidding will end next Thursday September 10th at 5:00 pm. Core team members have rights of 1st refusal and get a $50 discount off of the minimum bid price. going... going..... Enjoy... Buy... Bid Master MSP ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::LIPSON 4-SEP-1992 12:04:00.03 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: so what ARE you doing tonight? >>>>>>>>>>>>> TICKETS <<<<<<<<<<<< TODAY! Friday 9-4 2 tickets for A's vs. Boston - 6:15 start, PYRO SPECTACULAR! Good seats Darwin (7-6) vs. Stewart (10-8) GO A'S - show what you can do without that biggeek from the Caribbean! RPLY via mail OR CALL NOW! OPERATOR STANDING BY! Mike Hally x1740 Oh, prices? $12 seats for $10!! wow what a deal you can't pass this up!!! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::RAY 6-SEP-1992 22:00:28.56 To: @WALKABOUT.DIS CC: RAY Subj: Walkabout Friday -- 9/11/92 -- 3:30 - 5:00 Mark Pierce and the Game Design Group will be hosting this week's Walkabout Friday. The festivities will begin at 3:30 in the Alpha, Nu, Omega, and Tengen labs. Please come by the labs, sample the munchies, play the games and give your feedback (positive and negative). Friday, September 11, 1992 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. John Next month: October 9, Components Engineering Future: 11/6 Design Services?, 12/4 Manufacturing?, 1/8/93, 2/5,3/5, 4/2, 5/7, 6/4 Note: The ideal date is the first Friday of the month. But due to Brainstorming, holidays, and trade shows, it is often the second Friday of the month. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::ALBAUGH "Dr. Bizarro" 8-SEP-1992 06:38:54.24 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Masterpiece Theatre Did anybody tape Sunday night's "Masterpiece Theatre" ("Yellow Wallpaper") ? I'd really like to borrow a copy if so. Mike ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DOWNEND 8-SEP-1992 09:54:36.00 To: @ENGINEER,FUJIHARA CC: @SYS$MAIL:EE Subj: New Taito Game I have a report that Taito has a new gun game out. On test at Emerald Hills Golfland and "Keystone" (probably Mtn View?). It's rated very highly. It's called GunBusters. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::KHODADADI "Farrokh Khodadadi" 8-SEP-1992 11:31:47.03 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: $30 sale I've got a sun-roof visor/wind deflector for my car but it won't work for me since I have a pop-up type and this is for the other type of sunroof which are factory installed. Anyway, before I return it to vendor for credit I'll sell it for $30.00 If anyone is interested call 1775 or see me. -Farrokh- If you are wondering what a wind-deflector/visor is and what you would use it for, it's a tinted plexiglass piece that mounts on the top just in front of your sun roof and keeps sun and road bugs off your face when you're driving with the roof open. It's simple and can be installed in 5-minutes. There. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 8-SEP-1992 12:27:19.99 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: DENCKER Subj: Refrigerator for sale 18.5 Cu. Ft. Frost-Free Refrigerator for Sale Almond color with textured door fronts. Freezer at top configuration. Montgom- ery Ward brand, purchased new in 1981. Tempered glass shelves. Meat keeper has its own direct-inflow adjustable cold air inlet. You make your own ice cubes; includes four trays for mini-cubes. Perfect condition outside. Everything works fine; only one plastic shelf in the door is partly broken, but most of that shelf will still hold jars and cans. (Ward sells the replacement shelf kit.) Currently hinged on the left, but can be changed over. $75 or best offer. Includes the manual. Will be available after 9/29 (when my new one arrives). Andrea x3718 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::LIPSON 9-SEP-1992 09:21:47.93 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: what a deal i got for you! >>>>>>>>>>>>> TICKETS <<<<<<<<<<<< TODAY! Wednesday 9-30 47 tickets for A's vs. Texas - 7:05 start, DINGER SPECTACULAR! Yes folks it's the spectacular return of that biggeek who used to play for the A's back when they had the Bash Brothers - that phenom from Miami whats-his-name. YEP we got lucky- dead ticket night happens to be a game that's gonna be real good! And it's the last one of the season! So bring your friends! ALL your friends! and your co-workers whether they're friends or not! It's maybe the last night of good baseball for a few years (remember the A's have a LOT of free agents and expansion's coming this fall! And St.Petersburg is FAR AWAY!). So take advantage of the last easy chance to see the big names in action for your home team! GO A'S - show what you can do without that biggeek from the Caribbean! RPLY via mail OR CALL NOW! OPERATOR STANDING BY! Mike Hally x1740 Oh, prices? $7 seats for $3!! wow what a deal you can't pass this up!!! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCNAMARA 9-SEP-1992 09:54:21.42 To: @SYS$MAIL:PC-USERS CC: SEAWRIGHT,MCNAMARA Subj: deluxe paint animator Does anyone have Deluxe Paint Animator on a PC here at work? A couple Animators here need to view some .ANM files. Please call x5804 or reply to this vaxmail message. Thanks, Glenn ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::HUBBERSTEY 9-SEP-1992 11:38:15.95 To: @HW_ENG CC: HUBBERSTEY Subj: Proposed PCB fabrication spec Due to increasing clock rates and use of faster logic, the need for controlling PCB trace impedance has arrived. To this end Art Jackson and I are suggesting the following spec for the arrangement and thickness of the layers in our PCBs. Note that the center insulator thickness is not specified, only the overall sandwich thickness. 4-LAYER ALL INTERNAL LAYERS ARE 1 OZ. COPPER (0.0014") / ---------------------------- <-- TRACE PLANE | 5-7 MIL INSULATION -> //////////////////////////// | ---------------------------- <-- POWER/GROUND PLANE | //////////////////////////// > 62 MIL OVERALL //////////////////////////// | //////////////////////////// | ---------------------------- <-- POWER/GROUND PLANE | 5-7 MIL INSULATION -> //////////////////////////// \ ---------------------------- <-- TRACE PLANE 6-LAYER ALL INTERNAL LAYERS ARE 1 OZ. COPPER (0.0014") / ---------------------------- <-- TRACE PLANE | 5-7 MIL INSULATION -> //////////////////////////// | ---------------------------- <-- POWER/GROUND PLANE | 5-7 MIL INSULATION -> //////////////////////////// | ---------------------------- <-- TRACE PLANE | //////////////////////////// > 62 MIL OVERALL //////////////////////////// | //////////////////////////// | ---------------------------- <-- TRACE PLANE | 5-7 MIL INSULATION -> //////////////////////////// | ---------------------------- <-- POWER/GROUND PLANE | 5-7 MIL INSULATION -> //////////////////////////// \ ---------------------------- <-- TRACE PLANE The nominal impedance for an 8 mil trace on these boards should be around 50 ohms. The reason for putting the second 2 trace layers between the power and ground planes on the 6-layer PCB is that this keeps all signal layers a constant distance from a plane and thus keeps the impedance more or less constant regardless of which trace layer you are on. This also means that the impedance you see on a 6-layer PCB should be similar to that of a 4-layer PCB which will (we hope) make your 4-layer PCB behave just like your prototype. If the loss of visibility of the second two trace layers is a problem for you, you can always override the spec and put them on the outside. I'd like to get comments (yea/nay/other) on this from everyone before getting out the granite and the chisel so please respond before Friday 9/18 or forever hold your tongue. Tim ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MARGOLIN 9-SEP-1992 13:09:05.80 To: BROWN CC: MARGOLIN Subj: Insurance If I continue both medical and dental insurance can I drop dental later on and keep medical? Can I drop dental at any time or only at specified times? Jed ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BROWN 9-SEP-1992 13:53:20.09 To: MARGOLIN CC: BROWN Subj: INSURANCE YOU CAN DROP ANY OF THE INSURANCES, DENTAL OR MEDICAL, AT ANY TIME. YOU CAN ONLY CHANGE OR ADD DURING OPEN ENROLLMENT. SANDI ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::PETRINI 9-SEP-1992 17:07:41.64 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: PETRINI Subj: CENTRAL CONF. RM. The Central Conf. Rm. will not be available tomorrow morning due to Bob Frye moving it to the new area. He will let me know as soon as it is ready. Mary ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::EVELYN 10-SEP-1992 08:31:18.90 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: CONFERENCE ROOMS From Bob Frye To All Employees The Central Conference Room and Focus Room are now located in the main hallway east of the lobby, in the space vacated by the wood and metal shops. Signs will be posted to assist you and Mary Petrini will be handling reservations. Thank you for your patience. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::FLANAGAN "Bob Flanagan" 10-SEP-1992 09:07:41.32 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: FLANAGAN Subj: Wolfenstein 3D workings... People have been curious about the new PC game Wolfenstein 3D. We have wondered how the speed of the "real" 3D effect was accomplished. This explanation came off the usenet from someone at SGI: Wolfenstein 3D cheats. It's not really drawing 3D textured polygons. What it's doing is sort of a cross between ray tracing and bitmap decimation. For each column of pixels on the screen, they shoot a ray out and find which wall it intersects with. From the length of the ray, they know the top and bottom coordinates of the wall in screen space, and from the intersection point of the ray with the wall, they know which column to use from that wall's texture. By decimating or duplicating pixels from that column, they resize it to be the correct height for the screen. by Tom Weinstein ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::BRAD "Brad Fuller - 3788" 10-SEP-1992 09:46:24.91 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: New Central Conference/Focus Room OBSERVATION: The new Focus Room appears to be large enough to double as a medium sized conference room. Perhaps by moving in a small table and chairs would allow us to use the room when the other 3 are occupied. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::DROBNY "Buddy Flyback" 10-SEP-1992 10:06:51.01 To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER CC: Subj: New Central Conference/Focus Room OBSERVATION II: It is nice to see that the new focus room is larger so that people can breathe in there when the foci are happening, but were there microphones installed? Was a wall stand for a 25" monitor installed? An exaust fan would have been really COOL. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::GROSSMAN 10-SEP-1992 16:38:45.97 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Parking Lot Security Just a quick warning. A Tengen employee had an attempted car break-in early this afternoon. Luckily his car alarm went off and alerted fellow employees who thwarted the attempt. If you normally don't lock your vehicle, you might want to start. The Milpitas police said this was not the first report in this area. If you leave the building after dark, ask someone to watch you get safely to your car - female employees especially. If you see anything out of the ordinary, call the Milpitas police - 911 - IMMEDIATELY! Don't act on your own - call the police. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::PIERCE "MSP" 10-SEP-1992 16:57:20.56 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: New old employee! Hello I am happy to announce that we have a "NEW" employee to welcome back to Atari. Mike Hally has become a permanent fulltime employee. His title is Senior Game Designer and is the most senior member of the Game Design Group which reports to me. For the time being his office will be in Rusty's old office which is waiting for a desk. Mike, as most of you know, has over 14 years of history with Atari. He started here back when we had a pinball division. Since that time he has be a crucial core team member on a large number of Atari Games past classics. Star Wars, Gravitar, Firefox, Temple of Doom, Road Runner, APB, and Blasteroids to name a few. Recently he has been a serving as a contracter helping out on Skull and Crossbones, Marble Madness 2, Relief Pitcher and Moto-Frenzy. In his new position he will, as usual, wear many hats. He will be a Project Leader and Game Designer. He will also be helping me grow the relatively new Game Design Group. I look forward to the great products his continued dedication to Atari Games and the coin-op industry will bring as well as the influence he will have on defining the Game Design Group. He is a fairly shy and quiet guy so please stop him in the hall and make him feel welcome. Welcome Back Mike! MSP ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LEE 10-SEP-1992 17:18:18.86 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: Subj: Gx2 hardware seminar I'll hold a seminar explaining how the Gx2 hardware works at 2:00 pm on next Thursday, September 18 at a location to be announced. This is to explain how Gx2 hardware works, not how to use it, although I'll probably spent the first five minutes or so going briefly through it's specs & programming model described in GX2.DOC. If you would like to attend, please let me know through VAX MAIL. Sam (Lee) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::SOHN 11-SEP-1992 07:36:28.28 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK,SOHN CC: Subj: WILLIAMSON BABY RHONDA AND STEVE WILLIAMSON ARE THE PROUD PARENTS OF A BABY BOY. KYLE WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 10TH WEIGHING IN AT ABOUT 7 POUNDS. MOM, DAD, AND KYLE ARE DOING GREAT........ ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::YAMAMOTO 11-SEP-1992 17:36:02.40 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: Message from the President TO: All Atari/Tengen Employees RE: Atari Games v. Nintendo Lawsuit Today we received news that the Court of Appeals has rejected our appeal of the copyright injunction previously issued against Atari Games and Tengen in our Nintendo lawsuit. We are, obviously, disappointed at the outcome of the appeal, as we believe our position to be the right one. There are still multiple legal issues yet to be decided in the future. I would like you to know that the decision does not have an effect on Atari's core business of coin-operated games nor does the decision have much of an effect on Tengen's business. Tengen's business has been concentrated in providing software products for the Sega Genesis and related Sega software products for the last twelve months or more. While I am disappointed about the outcome of this ruling, you should not be discouraged, as we had anticipated this as a potential result and are, therefore, well positioned to move forward. Let's work for the future together. I'll keep you further informed when new developments occur in the lawsuit. Hide Nakajima ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::DENCKER "Andrea Dencker" 14-SEP-1992 12:41:59.70 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: DENCKER Subj: Chest-Type Freezer for Sale Do you collect sides of beef? My next-door neighbor has a big chest-type freezer for sale that he would really like to get rid of. It's now empty, but is still running to prevent damage and mildew. It's white, about 22-24 cu. ft., with the lift-up lid on top, Montgomery Ward brand, about 20 years old and still going strong. Dimensions are about 70" W x 28" D x 36-40" H. It isn't frost-free, but he said it only needs defrosting about every 5 years. He's asking $100. Contact Larry Caldwell at (xxx) xxx-xxxx anytime. --Andrea ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::LEE 14-SEP-1992 18:35:44.55 To: @SYS$MAIL:EE CC: Subj: Gx2 Hardware Seminar I'm overwhelmed !.. not by the number of people interested in the seminar, but by the number of responses pointing out that Sept. 18 is not Thursday but is actually Friday. I was only trying to see whether you are paying any atention. Well, actually, I goofed. How about: Time: 2:00pm Monday, Sept. 21th 1992 place: central conference room subject: How to make Atari great again : Family Values. JUST KIDDING, we'll talk Gx2 hardware. Since there are a few people who will benefit from a more detail explanation of the spec. and programming model of Gx2 and are too busy to read GX2.DOC, here's the schedule: 2:00 PM software aspect of Gx2 hardware, GX2.DOC. 2:45 PM Break 3:00 PM Gx2 Hardware: block diagrams, schematics, micro-code/flow Sam (Lee) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MILTY 15-SEP-1992 07:36:07.01 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: Hurricane SALE !!!!! I have a 5 hp CHIPPER/SHREDDER that I bought at SEARS,..AGHAGH,..yep,. it's a CRAFTSMAN,..AGH AGH AGHHHH,....model 247.796890....with a BRIGGS & STRATTON model series 130200 5 hp 4 stroke,fire breathing,log chppin', chewin',fightin',spittin,STRONG AMERICAN MADE ENGINE.Yeah,..that baby's got a 2-9/19" bore,...a 2-7/16 stroke,..12.57 cubic inches of raw power, It always had enough POWER so I DIDN'T feel the need to "rewiar it" for Tim and Al,..... anyway,...I don't use it any more (or any less for that matter),..and it's just a sittin',....anybody out there interested in "takin' her out fer a spin" is purely welcome. As a matter of fact you can try it out for a weekend,...or just borrow it for as long as you need. And if you would like to be the proud new owner then bring on over your checkbook ....the dickering starts at $200.....(new was around $500). I have the owners manual here in my office if you'd like a peek at the sheer beauty of performance, the awesome sense of RAW POWER,and the timlessness of genuine style. MILTY....3748 ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::HATA 15-SEP-1992 08:36:39.06 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: RETIREMENT WELL, HAVE A RELAXING SEBATICAL. ALWAYS KEEP YOUR GOOD HUMOR. BYE, KEN ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::LIPSON 15-SEP-1992 09:26:07.00 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: ..going ..going >>>>>>>>>>>>> TICKETS <<<<<<<<<<<< TODAY! Wednesday 9-30 14 tickets for A's vs. Texas - 7:05 start, DINGER SPECTACULAR! (we HAD 43 tickets! they're going fast!.....) Yes folks it's the spectacular return of that biggeek who used to play for the A's back when they had the Bash Brothers - that phenom from Miami whats-his-name. YEP we got lucky- dead ticket night happens to be a game that's gonna be real good! And it's the last one of the season! So bring your friends! ALL your friends! and your co-workers whether they're friends or not! It's maybe the last night of good baseball for a few years (remember the A's have a LOT of free agents and expansion's coming this fall! And St.Petersburg is FAR AWAY!). So take advantage of the last easy chance to see the big names in action for your home team! GO A'S - show what you can do without that biggeek from the Caribbean! RPLY via mail OR CALL NOW! OPERATOR STANDING BY! Mike Hally x1740 or send mail to our newest old employee - just send to HALLY Oh, prices? $7 seats for $3!! wow what a deal you can't pass this up!!! ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 15-SEP-1992 10:33:39.62 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: MCCARTHY Subj: Welcome to new people. I am happy to announce the addition of two new employees to the Electrical Design Department. Carol Dominy joined the company yesterday as a Senior Hardware Engineer. She comes from the NASA Goddard Space Flight center ground services division, in Maryland. She and her husband moved to California a few months ago. You can find her holding on tightly to her Atari Mug, sharing John Moore's office for a couple of days and then in the new Hardware lab area, in the office vacated by Ray Sherman. (Components moved to a new location). Please stop by and say Hi!, even if you already met her on the tour. There were a lot of names to remember. Paul Shepperd, an old face to many, joined the Electrical Design group as an Engineering Technician yesterday. Paul transferred over from Manufacturing where he has spent many years supporting Atari's production line. Paul will also be located in the Hardware Lab area. Share my pride in welcoming these talented people in our group. Pat Mc Carthy. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SAVA 15-SEP-1992 11:16:42.31 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: SAC Subj: northern exposure HI, I'm looking for anyone who has taped any episodes of Northern Exposure. Please call me if you have at 1723 or reply to this message. Thanks, Scott ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 15-SEP-1992 11:29:24.98 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: MCCARTHY Subj: Shepard not Shepperd. Well, don't you thing I could at least spell the name right. Paul spells his name SHEPARD, not to be confused with Dave SHEPPERD. Paul does not have a VAX name yet. When he does, it won't be PAUL (because John Paul got there first), and it won't be SHEPARD because everybody confused Shepard/Shepperd when Byron was here. This is where we get creative. Pat Mc Carthy. (Carol can be reached by VAX at DOMINY) ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 15-SEP-1992 11:30:58.66 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: MCCARTHY Subj: Entertainment '93 discount books available. Do you know that you need an "Entertainment '93" book. If you stay in a hotel more than once a year or eat out more that three or four times a year then you need this discount book in your car. This book has discounts for 95 Fine Dining restaurants: discounts at most of the really good restaurants in the area. 160 Casual and international Dining restaurants: up to $16 off at your favourate food place (eg Stuft Pizza, Good Earth, Marie Callender's 120 discounts for fast food/takeout places (Mcdonalds, Taco bell etc. Arts, Leasure and Sports discounts: Theatre, ballet, opera, Symphony, Comedy clubs, Movie Theatres, A's Giants, San Jose State, Santa Clara Univ., Stanford, Boulder Creek Golf, Golfland, Athletic clubs and more. Lake Tahoe activities (ski-ing, cruises, food etc,) San Francisco Attractions (cable car, cruises, Wax museum etc. Vacation, travel, car rental, RV rental and cruise discounts Hotels (Good hotels) all across the state and out of state. These are good discounts. Many are 2 for one deals, many can be used alone. The discounts are a significant amounts (like 50% off, etc.). These discount books are put out by a well established corporation in Michigan. There is a different edition for most of the major metropolitan areas in the US. I am selling these books (the Santa Clara/Monterey edition) as a fundraiser for my daughters school (Eash Hills Elementary school). All the above discounts are yours for only $40. If you keep it in your car you will recover the cost with 3 or 4 usages. I don't collect grocery store coupons, but I use this. It is worth it. I have one in my office. Come check it out. Pat. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::MCNAMARA 15-SEP-1992 14:01:07.49 To: MARGOLIN CC: MCNAMARA Subj: goodbye Jed, Since today is your last day here I want to say it's been nice knowing and working with you. Before the day is over please come over and say Goodbye. Glenn ___________________________________________________________________________