1982 •SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY EDITION • 2017 Message from Captain Irata: “Over hill, over dale, we have hit the gam- HELLO WORLD! ing trail, as the pixels go moving on…” What a meeting in June. After the May SPACE meeting when it seemed it might Welcome to the latest Secretary’s Report. Happy 4th of July only be Glen and myself in June, I got a late and Happy 35th Anniversary, SPACE! We had almost half of our members at the text from Steve Peck saying that he, Lance Club, paid up or not. I was impressed that HIP-HIP-HOO-RAH (x3)! and Brian had found a ride and would be five people showed up for the meeting, just able to make the June meeting after all. So as Greg was, and I am looking forward to instead of two we ended up with five mem- an excellent Birthday Party for SPACE. bers present and since we only have nine total SPACE members we had over 50% of Now, that was the talk of the night, and who our membership present. How many social can blame us since the Party is in July any- clubs can claim that? way. Also, there was talk of a new release: Tempest Elite, which is another re-hash of Just when you think Atari 8-bits were just the classic Atari arcade hit, Tempest, origi- about dead along comes enough news to nally programmed by Atari legend and make any Atarian 8-bit user to go bonkers. Minnesota native David Theurer. Table top games making a comeback, new 35 Years!! THIRTY-FIVE YEARS!!! SPACE, platform being presented in a demo, a new It has ninety-six different web combina- the Saint Paul Atari Computer Enthusiasts, video card upgrade being made in Europe tions, and 120 levels. I can guarantee you has been in existence for 35 years since its and so much more. Enough to make my will like the game. founding in April 1982. Can you believe head spin. With the knowledge that Steve, it?? Lance, Brian and Glen brings to our meet- For more info, go to the ings it makes for one of a hell of a SPACE Video 61 and Atari Sales URL: We wouldn’t be here without you! meeting. www.atarisales.com I am pleased to report that we have a web- Please don’t forget the SPACE annual July site once again: http://space.atari.org. Birthday Party next month. Chicken ta- The game will retail for $49.95. Hats off Check it out! It’s certainly plain and simple, cos on the menu with beans, little Franks, to Lance and the V61 team for a job well but hopefully it gets the job done. I didn’t chips and dip, and root beer floats. If you done. really think I wanted to take it on again, but are attending don’t forget to bring a dish to once I discovered that our old version had share. Hope to see as many members and Also, Brian brought up the idea about the actually been hidden in place, on the very guests as we can get. new AtariBox, Atari’s latest attempt to server where we had it hosted before about break into the video game market. 10 years ago, I quickly realized it would not I almost forgot what this column is all about. be hard at all to bring that version back, in- Our SPACE bank balance was $402.54 at the Although it is years in the making, not tegrate it with the complete website backup start of June and with no expenses and only much is known about this machine, except I had made just a couple years ago, and then three 8-bit DOMs sold our bank balance that it is going to be a modern gaming con- finally gather up the Newsletters from the changed by only $9.00 for June ending the sole. Well, I wish then luck. Let’s hope it last couple years. Mission accomplished, month at $411.54. At least we keep going in works for them. we are whole once again. the right direction. Well, folks, this concludes the Secretary’s Anyway, time to celebrate year 35 at the With only nine current members we bring Report. I conclude in the words of the great SPACE Annual July Birthday Party! Chick- in only $135.00 in membership receipts so comic book maestro, Stan Lee: en Taco pot-luck is on the menu, don’t miss in order to cover our $300.00 a year room it! Hope to see you there! rental the DOM sales are very important for EXCELSIOR! our Club. So far our members have done a Thanks, keep using that Atari, and come to great job in supporting the DOMs. Glen your next SPACE meeting and PARTY, Fri- puts in a lot of time to produce the 8-bit TABLE OF CONTENTS: day July 14, 2017. DOMs and we are very appreciating to our President’s Corner: 1 TRIVIA TIME out of town member who produces our ST Treasurer’s Report: 1 DOM when he can find the time. Thanks to both. Trivia Time: 1 Atari Corporation was originally going to Secretary’s Report: 1 be named “Syzygy,” until a candle making company in Mendocino, CA, of the same That is all about I have for now. So, until the Recent Atari News: 2 name, threatened a lawsuit. The rest is vid- party next month see you all there. 8-bit DOM Report: 2 eo game history. Bylaws Proposal: 4 display, or on a TV via optional cable. company. As an iconic brand that tran- Recent Atari News scends generations and audiences, the “These upcoming products are our best company is globally recognized for its mul- AtGames® and Atari® Announce Fall 2017 hardware lineup ever,” says Dr. Ping-Kang ti-platform, interactive entertainment and Classic Gaming Hardware Lineup Hsiung, CEO of AtGames. “Building on our licensed products. 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