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General Chat => All the rest => Topic started by: gyruss on November 08, 2013, 01:35:47 PM

Title: When Atari went bankrupt, they sold the Jaguar molds to a dental camera company.
Post by: gyruss on November 08, 2013, 01:35:47 PM
 ;D ;D

(http://i.imgur.com/fnvu2vu.jpg)

Source: http://nl.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1q5252/til_when_atari_went_bankrupt_they_sold_the_jaguar/
Title: Re: When Atari went bankrupt, they sold the Jaguar molds to a dental camera company.
Post by: Muerto on November 08, 2013, 05:36:53 PM
 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: When Atari went bankrupt, they sold the Jaguar molds to a dental camera company.
Post by: slowcade on November 08, 2013, 06:39:06 PM
Haha, that is amazing! This story made my day. :D
Title: Re: When Atari went bankrupt, they sold the Jaguar molds to a dental camera company.
Post by: level42 on November 08, 2013, 06:43:39 PM
AFAIK Atari never went bankrupt.
Title: Re: When Atari went bankrupt, they sold the Jaguar molds to a dental camera company.
Post by: Tup on November 08, 2013, 09:56:50 PM
Quote from: Level42 on November 08, 2013, 06:43:39 PM
AFAIK Atari never went bankrupt.
Nope but they are not in the clear yet either: http://about.bloomberglaw.com/legal-news/atari-wins-approval-to-send-plan-to-vote-bankruptcy/
Title: Re: When Atari went bankrupt, they sold the Jaguar molds to a dental camera company.
Post by: level42 on November 09, 2013, 12:22:39 AM
It hurts....whatever is left of "Atari"........it hurts........
Title: Re: When Atari went bankrupt, they sold the Jaguar molds to a dental camera company.
Post by: Sonic 1992 on November 10, 2013, 08:10:58 AM
LOL, next time I go to the Dentist, I'll see if I'm getting a Jaguar checkup!!!!  ;)
Title: Re: When Atari went bankrupt, they sold the Jaguar molds to a dental camera company.
Post by: level42 on November 10, 2013, 06:03:40 PM
Yeah I had read about it before. Although the dental camera is discontinued you can still buy the white cases on ebay if you want to mod your Jaguar:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-Jaguar-new-White-Plastic-Console-Replacement-Covers-/110804896487?pt=Video_Games&hash=item19cc7c8ae7