Jack Tramiel interview in 1985

[Francois LE COAT]

Hi,

Here I share an interview with Jack Tramiel in 1985, about the ST.

*The Famous Computer Cafe 1985-01-17 Jack Tramiel (Atari)*
*and Bobby Kotick (Arktronics)*
Sur la chaine de Kay Savetz le 04/09/2024

The Famous Computer Cafe 1985-01-17, with interviews with Jack Tramiel,
chairman of Atari; and Bobby Kotick, chairman of Arktronics (age 21.)
Aired on KFOX.

Digitized from reel-to-reel tape by Harbor Digitizing of Friday Harbor,
Washington.

The Famous Computer Cafe recovery and digitization project was done by
Kay Savetz in 2024. If you have access to other episodes of Famous
Computer Cafe on tape, please contact Kay Savetz.

It's been almost 40 years. I hope that this fortieth anniversary will
be celebrated as it should be, next year. We learn that Jack Tramiel
did not conceive the ATARI ST to do a real commercial business. But he
wanted to reach people like us, students, not too fortunate, and who
could not afford a Macintosh or an IBM/PC. Because computers were way
too expensive at the moment he speaks...

ATARIstically yours =)

[Darklord]

Thanks for the link - will watch it later. I love those old video's. :)


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[Francois LE COAT]

Hi,

Post by Darklord
Thanks for the link - will watch it later. I love those old video's. :)

It's a radio broadcast from Computer Cafe in January 1985. Just when
the ATARI ST was presented at Las Vegas CES'85. I really hope a new
computer from ATARI will be proposed to fans, forty years later...

Regards,

[Chris Ridd]

Post by Francois LE COAT
Hi,

Post by Darklord
Thanks for the link - will watch it later. I love those old video's. :)

It's a radio broadcast from Computer Cafe in January 1985. Just when
the ATARI ST was presented at Las Vegas CES'85. I really hope a new
computer from ATARI will be proposed to fans, forty years later...

It was pretty short and not much more than a puff piece.

Tramiel noted the just released 130ST and 520ST, and mentioned a "true
32-bit" workstation was coming for hopefully less than $1000, which
presumably became the TT.

[Francois LE COAT]

Hi,

Post by Chris Ridd

Post by Francois LE COAT

Post by Darklord
Thanks for the link - will watch it later. I love those old video's. :)

It's a radio broadcast from Computer Cafe in January 1985. Just when
the ATARI ST was presented at Las Vegas CES'85. I really hope a new
computer from ATARI will be proposed to fans, forty years later...

It was pretty short and not much more than a puff piece.
Tramiel noted the just released 130ST and 520ST, and mentioned a "true
32-bit" workstation was coming for hopefully less than $1000, which
presumably became the TT.

Jack Tramiel was talking to people like me, I was 20, who couldn't
afford an authentic computer like Macintosh or IBM/PC, because it
was way too expensive for us.

Today, if ATARI was releasing the ATARI VCS all around the world,
and join it an authentic ATARI ST keyboard, it would be great! We
already have joysticks C40. That would seems as 40th anniversary :-)

I would love programming on a true ATARI computer, again...

Regards,

[Darklord]

On 01 Nov 24 10:40:33 Francois LE COAT wrote...

FC> It's a radio broadcast from Computer Cafe in January 1985. Just when
FC> the ATARI ST was presented at Las Vegas CES'85. I really hope a new
FC> computer from ATARI will be proposed to fans, forty years later...
FC>
FC> Regards,
FC>
FC> -- Fran�ois LE COAT Author of Eureka 2.12 (2D Graph Describer, 3D
FC> Modeller) https://eureka.atari.org/

To which Darklord replies...

Well, if nothing else, maybe we can hope that Wizztronics will release
their '040 based Falcon that everyone's been talking about lately. I'd
certainly love to see that! :)


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[Francois LE COAT]

Hi,

Post by Darklord
FC> It's a radio broadcast from Computer Cafe in January 1985. Just when
FC> the ATARI ST was presented at Las Vegas CES'85. I really hope a new
FC> computer from ATARI will be proposed to fans, forty years later...
Well, if nothing else, maybe we can hope that Wizztronics will release
their '040 based Falcon that everyone's been talking about lately. I'd
certainly love to see that! :)

We know diverse ATARI clones since 1996. I have one, and we all know the
the power of these computers. The big thing would be that the ATARI firm
released another computer now, 40 years later. It should be partially
compatible so that developers have the opportunity to port GEM software.

Don't you think so?

Regards,