re-atari Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 (edited) Last weekend I received my latest copy of the German magazine 'C'T - Magazin fuer Computertechnik', and noticed that one of its articles was illustrated with the photo atached below. Notice the Atari 800 in the middle? But I've never seen the other stuff, like an Atari 8000, a line printer, a teletype and an open reel tape backup. It looks like a central micro system of some sorts for offices. I've been this mag's subscriber since early 1988 and have never seen it publish an article about or for the Atari 8-bits. They might have earlier on, though.I don't know where this image originates. It looks quite ancient, fuzzily painted in aquarel style as was fashionable in the early 80's, and then photoshopped inside a 100 Euro banknote. Does anybody recognize the equipment? The article itself has nothing to do with Atari, btw, as it deals with the possibilities to receive tax deduction when you have a small business office in your own home. Some more detailed info about the article: it's named 'Heimbürogemeinschaft - Gemeinsam genutztes Arbeitszimmer steuerlich geltend machen', c't 12/2017, page 156-158, written by Martin Weigel and Peter Schmitz.re-atari Edited May 31, 2017 by re-atari 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMontezuma Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Hmmm... Is my ATARI 800 still tax-deductible in Germany ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Place Logo Here Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 It's a joke: http://www.atarimuseum.com/about/aboutahs.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanicjay Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Yeah, looks someone took a DEC PDP-11? system and chucked some Atari Badges on it.Those terminals are definitely a DEC VT-05 and a DecWriter III on the right side.I'm pretty sure I've seen that base image around the internets. If I can track it down, I'll post it for comparison. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
re-atari Posted May 31, 2017 Author Share Posted May 31, 2017 (edited) It's a joke: http://www.atarimuseum.com/about/aboutahs.html Good grief, how could I have missed this Good mockup of the humble A8 with 'true' office ICT equipment, btw. In my defence, it's been ages since I last visited Curt's website and my memory is getting a bit rusty with age. Amazing that a magazine that IIRC never did an article about the Atari 8-bits used this very image. Better late than never, I guess. It didn't mention a source for the image, but I'm sure that they will have received permission to use it. re-atari Edited May 31, 2017 by re-atari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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