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Bill Bartlett worked at Atari from 1981 through 1984, where he was a product support manager for the Atari home computer division, also did user group support. He also wrote the Diskette Mailing List program which was sold by Atari Program Exchange.
The Atari Christmas video that Bill describes is online; there’s a link in the show notes.
This interview took place on April 16 2015, in person at a supermarket deli in the Portland Oregon area. I apologize for the background noise; recording in this situation is not a mistake I will make again.
“Alan Alda became the spokesman for Atari, and was doing all the TV commercials. He was actually interested in the product set. They sent him all the products. So I was his contact for tech support, me personally. I never talked to him but I talked to his assistants. . . ‘Mr. Alda is on line one!’”
"Stonewall Bartlett" article: atarimagazines.com/creative/v9n10/292_Outpost_Atari.php
Diskette Mailing List: archive.org/details/atr_APX_Diskette_Mailing_List
Atari Christmas Video: archive.org/details/AtariChristmas1981
Bill Bartlett worked at Atari from 1981 through 1984, where he was a product support manager for the Atari home computer division, also did user group support. He also wrote the Diskette Mailing List program which was sold by Atari Program Exchange.
The Atari Christmas video that Bill describes is online; there’s a link in the show notes.
This interview took place on April 16 2015, in person at a supermarket deli in the Portland Oregon area. I apologize for the background noise; recording in this situation is not a mistake I will make again.
“Alan Alda became the spokesman for Atari, and was doing all the TV commercials. He was actually interested in the product set. They sent him all the products. So I was his contact for tech support, me personally. I never talked to him but I talked to his assistants. . . ‘Mr. Alda is on line one!’”
"Stonewall Bartlett" article: atarimagazines.com/creative/v9n10/292_Outpost_Atari.php
Diskette Mailing List: archive.org/details/atr_APX_Diskette_Mailing_List
Atari Christmas Video: archive.org/details/AtariChristmas1981
