Monday, April 9, 2012
Computer Legend and Gaming Pioneer Jack Tramiel Dies at Age 83
Jack Tramiel, founder of Commodore International and crucial figure in the early history of personal computing, passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, his family confirms. He was 83 years old.
Tramiel was born in Poland to a Jewish family in 1928. During World War II, he and his family were sent to Auschwitz, after which he and his father were sent to a labor camp called Ahlem, near Hannover. Tramiel was rescued in April 1945 and emigrated to the United States in 1947.
In America, Tramiel started a typewriter repair business. Staying in the forefront of technology, his typewriters morphed into calculators, and later computers. In 1982, Commodore International launched the Commodore 64, which went on to the best-selling personal computer of all time.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Atari User Issue #9 Volume #1 Out Now
In Issue 9 we review the Atari 1200XL computer, take a look at the new IDE 2 interface for the Atari XL/XE and look at S-video for your Atari 8-bit.
The Atari Lynx goes head to head against the Sega Game Gear in part one of our new series, we look at Rampage on the Atari, our popular guide to unreleased games for the Atari 2600, 5200 and 7800 continues and we check out Sega’s great titles in our ST coin-op conversions series.
ROBINSON’S REQUIEM NOW AVALABLE FOR THE ATARI JAGUAR
By Fred Horvat on 2011-06-08
ROBINSON’S REQUIEM NOW AVALABLE FOR THE ATARI JAGUAR
May 30, 2011
For immediate release:
ROCHESTER, MN - Songbird Productions is proud to announce the immediate availability of Robinson\’s Requiem for the Atari Jaguar. In this enthralling 3D adventure, you play the part of a Robinson. The action unfolds in the middle of the twenty-second century, at a time when the Earth and some of its colonized planets are already over-populated. Robinson is the nickname given to members of AWE - Alien World Exploration - a military body whose task it is to explore totally unknown planets. Your last mission takes you to an uncharted planet where something goes horribly wrong. Now you must survive the harsh environment and somehow make your way… home.
Robinson’s Requiem features a fully explorable 3D environment encompassing three square miles of landscape, rendered and live-action video sequences, and Memory Track support for saved games. There are dozens of items to collect, use, and build as you ward off predators, illness, and adversaries. Your Sesame mini-computer tracks your health vitals and maps the area around you while you struggle to survive.
The end of a journey is just the beginning in Robinson’s Requiem! The professionally glass-mastered disc comes in a poly-wrapped Amaray case and includes a glossy 16-page manual. Order your copy today at http://songbird-productions.com.
Songbird Productions is a premier game developer and publisher for the Atari Lynx and Jaguar. To keep up to date with the latest news at Songbird Productions, be sure to visit the company web site at http://songbird-productions.com. This message may be reprinted in its entirety.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Reboot Releases Downfall Jaguar Game
The Atari Jaguar developers Reboot of JagWare have announced the release of Downfall, a freely available game for the Atari Jaguar game console. The game was unveiled at the AC 2011 party in France this past weekend. Downfall is inspired by the games Spike Goes Down (Vectrex) and Man Goes Down (Atari 2600), both created by Alex Herbert.