Figure out what he is running on the screen — ask Atari 800 experts like @KevinSavetz. It almost looks like a Videotex client (although I doubt it)
That may give you some idea of what it was trying to advertise. And that crazy poster on the wall might be a clue
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The suggestion of asking Kevin was going to be my next suggestion.
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Sweet! Here’s the unmodified photo I found: https://aresluna.org/kidwith800xl.jpg … I don’t think there’s any metadata inside…
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I blew it up a little and lightened up some of the details on the off chance it would help. One detail is that the skis are made by Hart, a major manufacturer. I wonder if it could be from something like a Sears catalog?pic.twitter.com/0brx6L4U06
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Replying to @ShortFormErnie @mwichary and
Here’s a lead: This 1984 Computer Palace catalog seems to have multiple shots taken at a similar desk with the same TV set. https://archive.org/details/ComputerPalaceCatalogSpring1984/ …pic.twitter.com/50p14LT8Qp
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Whoa, whoa!!! Amazing.
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So there’s your lead—sometime around 1984, in catalogs for Atari goods.
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Here it is!!! Cropped, but here: https://archive.org/details/ComputerPalaceCatalogSpring1984/page/n27 …
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Replying to @mwichary @ShortFormErnie and
The question is whether these are their photos, or whether they were Atari’s official photos just given to distributors/resellers to aid with this kind of stuff.
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My guess is the latter, based on the fact their 1983 catalog looks nothing like this. Glad to help!
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This was amazing, thanks!!!!!
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No problem!
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I bet
@lapetino might have some ideas, too!0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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