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		nothis on Nov 25, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Atari Vax Mail, Memos and Status Reports: 1982-199... Would this cover some insights into the videogame crash of 1983 ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_video_game_cras... )?

lifeisstillgood on Nov 25, 2015 | [–]

Main cause - the hardware on offer was not upgraded - they just tried to sell last years model, for several years in a row. Lack of understanding. Eventually everyone had a (old) console and no one wanted to buy another.

apkostka on Nov 25, 2015 | [–]

Check out the email on May 19, 1992 for an interesting writeup on Atari's downfall.

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