Spurge Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I'm actually rather curious myself why Atari have a renewed interest in all this now. So often, i've hear on their forums, "Atari is an entirely different company now than the old Atari". I don't see the point in this action. It'll just end up killing off the older systems for good. The only reason they are still alive is because of sites like this and the enthusiasts such as us all. Unless they have some plan to release some new console on the unsuspecting public which I very much doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I'm actually rather curious myself why Atari have a renewed interest in all this now. So often, i've hear on their forums, "Atari is an entirely different company now than the old Atari". I don't see the point in this action. It'll just end up killing off the older systems for good. The only reason they are still alive is because of sites like this and the enthusiasts such as us all. Unless they have some plan to release some new console on the unsuspecting public which I very much doubt. Whilst you might have a point there, i don't think sites like this (and any site focused on bushnells/warners or tramiels ATARI) has any interest in the current ATARI company 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emkay Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 One reason could be in the results of search engines. Probably they fear less paying customers when they find the "retro" Atari instead the "new" Atari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Yeah... we're not so interested in them, but they're VERY interested in us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Yeah... we're not so interested in them... Currently I am not interested at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceDice2010 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I just registered a domain name - boycottatari.com When I get back from a long weekend in the Hamptons I will do something with it. Atari doesn't scare me at all... If Atari went after atari2600.org what is stopping them from going after atari2600.com. And if they so badly want atari2600.org, why is "atari2600.us" still available? Or is a .us domain not interesting for Atari? Maybe you can register that one too and link it to boycottatari.com Robert It's not available anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceDice2010 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 This is why I like the commodore 64 better. The original Commodore couldn't organise a p*ssup in a brewery and successive trademark owners haven't gotten any better. For better or worse we're safe And "Amiga" is in an even worse situation than "Commodore". I don't understand the thinking behind the guy who owns the rights to the name "Amiga Inc". Why the eff didn't he slap the Amiga name on high end gaming computers in the late 90s/early 00s following Gateway's sale of the trademark? I mean, Alienware started around that time period and they made lots of cash during that period before Dell acquired them and ruined the brand [or Voodoo for that matter suffering an even worse fate at HP's hands]. What did the guy do instead? "Amiga Anywhere" aka "Amiga Nowhere". The Amiga situation is extremely complicated right now. But that's a topic for another thread.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 (edited) The Amiga situation is extremely complicated right now. But that's a topic for another thread.. Agreed it's probably for another thread if discussed in detail. However, I don't see what's complicated. They're going to slap "Amiga" names on PCs again, which seems pretty simple. They're probably going to install several well-placed Amiga emblems on a hacked Ubuntu, and call it "the new Amiga OS" and tout the fact that "it can run Windows, too" as an extra, rather than the standard capability of the PC hardware. It will all be overpriced, if the company lives long enough to get to it - that is, if it can sell enough overpriced C64 keyboards or can attract venture capitalists in this economy. http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_Amiga.aspx Edited August 29, 2011 by wood_jl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceDice2010 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 (edited) The Amiga situation is extremely complicated right now. But that's a topic for another thread.. Agreed it's probably for another thread if discussed in detail. However, I don't see what's complicated. They're going to slap "Amiga" names on PCs again, which seems pretty simple. They're probably going to install several well-placed Amiga emblems on a hacked Ubuntu, and call it "the new Amiga OS" and tout the fact that "it can run Windows, too" as an extra, rather than the standard capability of the PC hardware. It will all be overpriced, if the company lives long enough to get to it - that is, if it can sell enough overpriced C64 keyboards or can attract venture capitalists in this economy. http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_Amiga.aspx That is the easy part. Where it gets complicated is after the lawsuit between the developer of the OS and Amiga Inc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_AmigaOS_4_dispute Commodore USA appears to have licensed the names. Amiga Nowhere appears to have rights to the name Amiga as well as the OS. Hyperian also has rights to the later versions of the OS 3.5+. (On a side note there is actually a ton of VC capital money floating around, not sure if they would want to invest in CommodoreUSA though.) But this is really a topic for another thread... Edited August 29, 2011 by SpaceDice2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 (edited) But this is really a topic for another thread... Indeed, it is. But it's interesting, and thanks very much for the info! (start that thread, someone) Edited August 30, 2011 by wood_jl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perry_m Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 (edited) A UK astronomy site showing the location of near-Earth asteroids was threatened by Atari: http://asteroids.co.uk/ http://asteroids.co.uk/atari (However, it now appears that this is a fake site and the original site did have an Asteroids clone game.) Edited September 1, 2011 by perry_m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 A UK astronomy site showing the location of near-Earth asteroids was threatened by Atari: http://asteroids.co.uk/ http://asteroids.co.uk/atari That can't be real?!??! If so, that SERIOUSLY needs to be Slashdotted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jsmith73 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 A UK astronomy site showing the location of near-Earth asteroids was threatened by Atari: http://asteroids.co.uk/ http://asteroids.co.uk/atari That's truly amazing! I think that might be reaching a bit. What's next.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 What's next.... ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jsmith73 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 What's next.... ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US! Ain't that the truth? It's right up there with M$ going after the bible for using "halo".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
José Pereira Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 A UK astronomy site showing the location of near-Earth asteroids was threatened by Atari: http://asteroids.co.uk/ http://asteroids.co.uk/atari That can't be real?!??! If so, that SERIOUSLY needs to be Slashdotted. Hmmm, how did he get this? Is it for fun, 'sad' fun, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svenski Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I doubt Atari have got much chance of going after asteroids.co.uk but it is another fine example of a company shooting itself in the foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Whoever wrote "Legel Letter" had best not compose the reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I doubt Atari have got much chance of going after asteroids.co.uk but it is another fine example of a company shooting itself in the foot. If only astronomers hadn't named floating space-rocks after a 1970's video game, this never would have happened! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Whoever wrote "Legel Letter" had best not compose the reply. Well, it wouldn't be right to call it "legal" either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perry_m Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Some further investigation has shown that he changed the site at some point, perhaps after receiving the legal threat: http://www.domaintools.com/research/screenshot-history/asteroids.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 (edited) Wow, is that Asteroids® bit true? If so, my amusement meter is pegged. Atari® seems to be trying to go from worldwide indifference to total hatred. Articles which I would previously have immediately dismissed as humor, I can no longer be certain about. Disclaimer: Asteroids®, Atari®, and the Atari® logo are property of Atari®, Inc. Statements made here may not necessarily reflect the position of Atari®, Inc or its subsidiaries. Please, dear God, don't let them sue me. Edited September 1, 2011 by Reaperman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 This is absolutely ridiculous. I think we all need to call that number and bug the shit out of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Could it be that those C&Ds were machine generated? That would explain why they are missing any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svenski Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 The domain has been registered for years but spent a long time parked and "for sale". One old version I found says it was dedicated to the history of the asteroids game with credits to programmers, mentions of Space War! etc, then as Perry_M stated - it had a version of asteroids on the site more recently, might explain why Atari went after it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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