Ctrl Alt Atari

After being accused (rightfully so) of crimes against Amiga, my guest Rees of Ctrl-Alt-Rees joins me to talk about his Atari obsession, dive deeper into some of the history of the Atari and how the Amiga very nearly became an Atari product rather than a Commodore one!
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Show Notes

After being accused (rightfully so) of crimes against Amiga, my guest Rees of Ctrl-Alt-Rees joins me to talk about his Atari obsession, dive deeper into some of the history of the Atari and how the Amiga very nearly became an Atari product rather than a Commodore one!

As always, a huge thanks to Rees for taking the time to chat, it was a fun episode to record and I absolutely learned some things about the Atari I didn’t know about. What are your memories of the Atari range of computers, did you have one, did you hate them? We’d love to hear from you, so send a note over to [email protected], leave a comment on the post, or start a discussion in Goodpods.

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Chapter Times

  1. 00:00:04: Introductions
  2. 00:01:54: Rees’ Atari Beginnings
  3. 00:05:40: Celebrity Modding
  4. 00:07:40: Old Consoles On Modern Displays
  5. 00:11:13: Early Atari Home Systems
  6. 00:13:46: The Atari ST Family
  7. 00:24:11: Jack Tramiel
  8. 00:25:26: The Falcon
  9. 00:28:38: Bad Influence & The Jaguar
  10. 00:35:26: Atari In The Modern Age
  11. 00:43:06: Outro

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Intro and outro theme: Ace of Clubs by RoccoW

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