NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/comp/sys/atari/st/16944

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From: [e-mail] (David P. Forrai)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Atari seen in Compuke! magazine
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 20 Nov 92 20:53:01 GMT
References: <1992Nov19.142342.12112@bsu-ucs> <[e-mail]> <1992Nov20.004821.12150@bsu-ucs>
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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In article <1992Nov20.004821.12150@bsu-ucs> [e-mail] writes:
>> Amiga was the name of the company that made the Amiga computer. i
>> believe they were under contract to Atari to produce a video game
>> system. somewhere along the line Commodore bought them and it was
>> turned into a computer. Atari later sued & got a cash settlement.
>
>Nah...Amiga was just being 'courted' by Atari, along with Commodore.  I believe
>Atari sued on the basis that they courted first, even though Commodore got the
>dope.

According to a recent article on Atari in Computer Shopper (either
March 92 or October 92), Warner, who owned majority stock in Atari (at
the time), also had invested in the Amiga company.  Jack T. was
disposed of at Commodore and then later courted by Warner to buy most
of Atari.  After Jack T. bought it (at a very good price according to
Computer Shopper), he persuaded many Commodore people to Atari.  This
left Commodore crippled so they bought up the Amiga.  Jack T. sued on
the basis that since Warner had a stake in Amiga so did Atari.  I
think it is true that Atari got a cash settlement, but according to
this article the merits weren't enough such that Commodore would lose
the Amiga.

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David P. Forrai
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