Many years ago, I knew quite a few decent
folks on the Atari platform. Yes,
that's correct Atari I said. Atari
computers really neat 8, 16 and finally 32
bit computers. I began on a membrane
400, then upp to the "selectric"
800, then and 800xl then a 130xe. At this
point in time, Atari changed hands and fell
into the hands of feather merchants.
They'd sell wangle, dangle and fanagle just
about anything to make a buck. All this
was done at the ultimate expense of Atari
computers. I soon acquired an Atari
520ST and then a 1040ST, then a MegaST and a
Mega STe and finally a TT030. Through
the years, the folks I met, many of whom were
developers were really very nice
people. Of course, there were those who
were without a doubt raving lunatics.... but
you find those in every walk of life.
It was a shame there were so many of them
involved in the Atari platform. Some of
which were well known developers a number of
whom are still involved in software
hustles... ah, um, I mean sales.
I bring this up because the time has come to
reveal the long lost Dead Fuji Scrolls.
They're all here in their infinite
glory. They'll offer the wisdom of the
ages to those who read them as they are a
wonderful portrayal of the fine art of
two-faced behavior fine tuned to a razor
sharp edge.
Through all the years we covered the Atari
platform... we had access to the so-called
"secret areas" reserved for Atari
Developers. In looking back it was very
much like having an enigma machine that was
deciphering the code work of the "dark
side". Our magazine enjoyed the
reputation of saying it like it was on the
Atari platform. We still do for that
matter.... Heck it HAD to be that way
after all, we got our info from the horse's
ahem, mouth. Many times we were
"obliged" to act as if we were
being mislead by one fool developer, who by
the way, was angrily despised by the
principles at Atari and was known as a
flaming "ventricle" at Atari
HQ.. Many of the better Devs have gone
on to bigger and better things. Others
have long left to meet their maker or simply
faded away. Of course there are those
who are still very much a part of the
everyday scene still up their their
collective "eyebrows" doing what
they do best. Read the Scrolls and then you
decide who the real losers were. That
is, besides the loyal Atari users.
Atari is gone, most of the Devs are gone and
only those who resemble the backstabbing,
two-faced image the tightest will possibly
make noises after all these years. Oh,
there are other "scrolls" that go
far deeper... maybe someday we'll recover
those still "lost" Dead Fuji
Scrolls too.
We have all heard the expression
"What goes around comes around"....
I am a confirmed believer in this
premise. The past ten years have proven
this to me beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Most of the backstabbers are enjoying their
just desserts. They're gone and mostly
forgotten. Not by me.... I still look
for them to jump up. One in particular
did so not too long ago. This clown
hasn't changed a bit. Still thinks he's
Napoleon and tries to behave like Bonaparte.
My nickname for him back then was Napoleon
Blownapart and it still is. Porbably
will be for time and eternity. Enjoy
the scrolls... they are like having all the
smoke and mirrors of the eighties on the
Atari platform disappear. Click on Memory Lane.
I could be wrong but I don't think so... If
you think I am... by all means, let me hear
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