[game_preservation] 1974 Atari memo by Jobs

[Devin Monnens]

No, I mean it didn't explain what the $5000 was used for. If he took a
second trip to India, then that would be where the money went (not
mentioned in Isaacson's book, although I know there's errors and likely
also omissions since he got some basic facts about Atari wrong). I guess
it's kind of important because the 'helped fund Apple' explanation makes
him not seem like so much of a bad guy.


On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Martin Goldberg <wgungfu at gmail.com> wrote:


> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Devin Monnens <dmonnens at gmail.com>wrote:

>

>> Thanks for the link, Benj. Well, the article said he was making changes

>> to the game. "Improve the functionality and fun" which I assume means

>> gameplay.I guess the notebook sheet shows he edited the design of the

>> paddles, although it's a little hard for me to tell what he's doing with

>> the other jumpers. (Not an engineer by any means.)

>>

>

> You answered your own question there. He was making small hardware

> improvements to improve the gameplay. Remember, arcade video games in those

> days were engineered, not programmed. You made changes to the game by

> modding the hardware. Adding jumpers for say, improving paddle response

> would fall under the definition of "improving functionality and fun."

>

>

>

>> It's a bit odd though that these papers would be so white after 40 years.

>> I guess they don't make paper as acid-free as they used to... Oh well, at

>> least we didn't have to pay $27k to read these!!

>>

>

> Much of it was in unopened filing cabinets in offices (i.e. climate

> controlled) for a good 30 some years.

>

>

>>

>> Reading the Steve Jobs biography and Marty's new book at the same time.

>>

>> The Breakout payment is interesting. That wasn't covered in either book.

>>

>

> Huh? It's in there. He was given the regular design fee plus the bonus. He

> only split the design fee with Woz.

>

>

>> Actually, we know Jobs received an extra $5000. But what did he actually

>> use the money for? I've heard conflicting stories. It was for an 'upcoming

>> trip' - which he'd already gone to India, so that wasn't it.

>>

>

> He went on more than one trip to India.

>

>

> --

> Marty

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