Subj : Re: Atari 400; meh.
To   : Spectre
From : Nightfox
Date : Fri Aug 04 2023 09:41:33

  Re: Re: Atari 400; meh.
  By: Spectre to candycane on Fri Aug 04 2023 02:38 pm

 Sp> Hmm Woz appears to have been one of the few to actively stand up to Jobs.
 Sp> Back then Apple corp was a little bit schizophrenic... kept in the black
 Sp> by Apple II sales while neglecting it almost entirely and pushing the Mac.

I'd heard Steve Jobs got a contract with Atari to develop a game for them (along with hardware to play it on), and he had Wozniak help with it but lied to him about the amount Atari paid (saying it was less than it was) so that he (Jobs) wouldn't have to share as much of the earnings with Wozniak.

Nightfox
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