noe Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 I may sound stuped !! But what has Ingersoll got to do with Atari ? I have seen this name alongside atari now a few times. Also I bought a Ingersoll pong games machine from a boot fair at the week end for £3. Have I bought an Atari without realising it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirantho Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 I may sound stuped !! But what has Ingersoll got to do with Atari ? I have seen this name alongside atari now a few times. Also I bought a Ingersoll pong games machine from a boot fair at the week end for £3. Have I bought an Atari without realising it ? I think I'm right in saying Ingersoll and Cherry Leisure were the first importers of Atari consoles to the UK before Atari officially came over here themselves. That's why early UK PSUs say "Ingersoll" on them - they had to provide their own hardware. Most 6-switchers' boxes have Ingersoll on them I think (I know my very early one does). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Yes, you are right there on the distributing and selling front here in the UK. They even had the cheek to have a sticker floating about that said "Atari - another great idea from Ingersoll" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t1n Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Well it was a good idea to import it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Aren't they the tractor company? Yeesh, now the John Deere 2600 doesn't seem so far-fetched. JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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