Jim Inscore, Atari Documentation Manager — interview @KaySavetz
Jim Inscore, Atari Documentation Manager — interview  @KaySavetz
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Jim Inscore was hired at Atari in 1981 as a writer in the marketing department, then became documentation manager, where he managed writers and production staff to produce technical and consumer documentation for Atari computer hardware and software.

This interview took place on December 9, 2015.

Teaser quote:

“A process where ... 12 different design firms came in and did 12 different versions of the packaging. Those of us who had been around for a while were just kinda sitting back and going ‘What is going on here? I don’t understand any of this.’”
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Jim Inscore, Atari Documentation Manager — interview

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