27 Dec
2012
27 Dec
'12
1:17 p.m.
On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 6:52 AM, Tom Sparks <tom_a_sparks at yahoo.com.au>wrote:
thanks that explain it more
No problem.
to me as the video I heard were short and to the
point
from one of those Atari Anthology cds
tom
Ok, that explains it. If you're talking about what Nolan says on those,
he's known for "waxing philosophical" in these and other interviews.
(That's how fomer Atarian Steve Bristow phrases it). It basically means he
likes to "fill in the gaps" by creating a grander tale, or "better
story"
that usually has to do with upping his PR as well. That's where you have
the stories in those videos like the one he tells regarding him tying up
N-channel chip (NMOS) manufacturers for the "custom chip" of the 2600,
which simply never happened. Another way of putting it might be "tall
tales" or "fast and loose with the facts." ;)
We had to do a lot of vetting with his material for the Atari book because
of that.
--
Marty