[stella] Hasbro's statement on open systems

Subject: [stella] Hasbro's statement on open systems
From: Ruffin Bailey <rufbo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 21:57:55 +0000
Thanks to Robert for forwarding this on to me!  So far just the Jag is
explicitly opened up, but I have to wonder if they wouldn't give in on the
7800 if there was enough racket.

The Jag "vintage"?  Not yet, imo!

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>> In your FAQ for the Jag, you list 1999 as the year that Hasbro released the
>> rights to the Jag to the public.
>> 
>> Is there an online document expressing this?  I've searched atarihq,
>> USENET, and Hasbro's site but haven't turned up anything other than the
>> common perception that the Jag is an open system.
> 
> There *WAS* a press release issued by Hasbro on the topic, though it's not
> easy to find (Hasbro didn't make a big deal over it, natch).
> 
> Oh, wait, here's a copy...
> 
> * * *
> 
> HASBRO RELEASES PUBLISHING RIGHTS
> TO THE ATARI JAGUAR 64 PLATFORM
> 
> Beverly, MA (May 14,1999) -- Leading entertainment software publisher, Hasbro
> Interactive announced today it has released all rights that it may have to
> the vintage Atari hardware platform, the Jaguar.
> 
> Hasbro Interactive acquired rights to many Atari properties, including the
> legendary Centipede, Missile Command, and Pong games, in a March 1998
> acquisition from JTS Corporation.
> 
> This announcement will allow software developers to create and publish
> software for the Jaguar system without having to obtain a licensing agreement
> with Hasbro Interactive for such platform development. Hasbro Interactive
> cautioned, however, that the developers should not use the Atari trademark or
> logo in connection with their games or present the games as authorized or
> approved by Hasbro Interactive.
> 
> "Hasbro Interactive is strictly focused on developing and publishing
> entertainment software for the PC and the next generation game consoles,"
> said Richard Cleveland, Head of Marketing for Hasbro Interactive's Atari
> Business Unit. "We realize there is a passionate audience of diehard Atari
> fans who want to keep the Jaguar system alive, and we don't want to prevent
> them from doing that. We will not interfere with the efforts of software
> developers to create software for the Jaguar system."
> 
> * * *
> 
>> Are all Atari consoles fair game?
> 
> Nope, just Jaguars.
> 
>> Thanks for your time,
> 
> Glad to help.
> 
> --R.J.
> B-)
> 
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