On Fri, 02 Aug 2002 11:06:33 -0700, Zonn <zonn@zonn.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 1 Aug 2002 23:52:24 -0700, "Aaron Howald" <ahowald@w-link.net> wrote:
>
>>> The primary reason that the red HVTs fail is because an "all-powerful"
>>> (at least in *his* mind) Atari exec was smoking in the manufacturing
>>> plant, against the rules and advice of the managers. Anyway, he threw
>>> his butt in the trash, started a paper fire, which ended up setting off
>>> the sprinkler system, getting water all over the supplies. The bonehead
>>> exec then insisted that they continue manufacturing the units, in spite
>>> of the damage. The theory is that the moisture from the sprinklers
>>> leads to the decay of the shellac coating on the internal wirings,
>>> eventually leading to it shorting out. It is not known exactly how many
>>> HVTs were affected by this exec's brilliance, but it is at least
>>> hundreds, if not thousands...
>>
>>Is this story really true? Confirmed true? It sounds like a hellish fairy tale...
>
>I think it's unlikely true. It has all the makings of an urban legend.
>
>#1 The "Bonehead". Every urban legend usually has one of these, they're either
>stupid and arrogant beyond belief. Or stupid beyond belief. But always stupid.
>And almost always without a name. In the Atari Amplifone faq:
>
>http://www.gamearchive.com/video/manufacturer/atari/vector/monitors/amplifone/amplifone_faq_1_2.pdf
>
>the unnamed executive "Mr. P.O." is smoking a cigarette, not a cigar. (The cigar
>is a good touch, more of a boss hog sort of image).
Ok, upon re-reading the above description I have no idea where I got the Cigar
from... This must be how urban legends mutate. If I were to retype what I read
in the previous post, from memory, I would *swear* the guy was smoking a cigar!
-Zonn
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