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SavannahLion:
He kept the prizes? This is the first I've heard of it.

I have nothing for the man. I've lost money thanks to Jack and I know I'm not the only one. It can be argued he advanced computing by twenty years or held it back by twenty years. But that is neither here or there. He's dead and gone. I have no qualms if I never hear of the Tramiel name again outside of the history books.

DaveMMR:

--- Quote from: SavannahLion on April 10, 2012, 11:08:49 pm ---He kept the prizes? This is the first I've heard of it.

--- End quote ---

According to some accounts, visitors have seen the prizes on display in his house. This is rumor but not unlikely since these things were on display during the contests and items worth $25k-$100k don't just suddenly disappear.

SavannahLion:
No way he took them all though. The first was destroyed and the second was/is with the prize winner. That leaves prizes #3, #4, and #5. If I have my dates right the games pre-date his purchase in '84.

I had no idea they were on display though. I'll have to see if I can find some pictures.

I can see that happening. Atari had a tendency to keep their stuff before Tramiel ass raped the company.

amendonz:
What were the prizes?

Vigo:
A crown ,talisman,  chalice,  stone,  and sword as a grand prize.

The whole bit of tramiel swiping the last prizes is just urban legend. It is more likely that the prizes were never part of the purchase agreement of Atari. The asset was probably never transferred to Atari by Warner since at the time they owned and operated the Franklin Mint, the Creator of the prizes. All that warner would need to do is not transfer the prizes from franklin to atari in their GL, and tramiel not noticing it before signing the acquisition paperwork. That crap happens all the time in the acquisition world. Makes sense, if I just purchased a failing company,  then realized I got hosed out of 150k in prizes,  I would make the contest go away quietly as well. Only concern is stopping the hemorrhaging of cash after the video game crash of 83.

Makes more sense than a wealthy computer tycoon stopping a major contest so he can have a free sword through defrauding a company he is trying to save. ::)

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