[game_preservation] Release date of the Odyssey?

[Bill Loguidice]

August is safest at the moment because the ad is thus far our earliest
proof of a unit physically being in a store. Again, it doesn't mean it was
for sale - it could have been a demo unit - but even if it wasn't
necessarily in stock, it was likely available for order. If we have some
type of earlier proof a unit was in a store, we can revise the estimate.
That's why I personally think August is "safe" and the best available time
period. If someone can dig up earlier availability at a Magnavox dealer,
all the better...

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On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 11:36 AM, Frank Cifaldi <fcifaldi at gmail.com> wrote:


> Why is August the safest estimate? And do we want a "safe estimate" or do

> we want an exact range?

>

> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 8:30 AM, Bill Loguidice <bill at armchairarcade.com>wrote:

>

>> I think right now August is still our safest estimate, though you're

>> right, it could certainly have been released sooner. Even the ad - which at

>> least proves the system was at dealers by August - doesn't necessarily mean

>> it was for SALE in August (it's a relatively modest "come see" - you would

>> think they would advertise something so "cool" with the TVs and indicate

>> its actual availability).

>>

>>

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