Funny coincidence

[IngoQ]

Yesterday I had a talk with another retro geek, and he mentioned, that Atari actually had a subsidiary here in Brunswick, where I work.

I was curious and researched a little. Seems like Atari had a development lab here for 2.5 years, until 1990. When I heard the address, I had to laugh out loud... it is Julius-Konegen-Strasse 24.... which is the workplace of my wife

Just called her and told her, she was sitting in a sacred site

In addition, this was only a couple of km aways from Commodore, who had a production facility here in Brunswick... Again sacred site, but a different religion

[DrF]

In addition, this was only a couple of km aways from Commodore, who had a production facility here in Brunswick... Again sacred site, but a different religion

That made me laugh a bit

Were I am in the UK we had KIXX, CodeMasters, Ocean, US GOLD offices/distribution units few others during the late 80's to mid 90's and a bit later a IBM/Cyrix place. No idea why they all came to be around here.

This could be a interesting topic finding all the old offices and buildings and seeing what once was?

[IngoQ]

This could be a interesting topic finding all the old offices and buildings and seeing what once was?

Nice idea The company that took over the old facilities of Commodore just recently set up a small Commodore museum there. Still have to pay it a visit

[stephen_usher]

Whenever I pass Unit 1, Station Lane Industrial Estate, Witney I doff my cap to the old headquarters of Memotech.

I also grew up only a few miles from Kempston in Bedfordshire, the home of the Sinclair peripheral maker, "Kempston Microelectronics".

[Icky]

Whenever I pass Unit 1, Station Lane Industrial Estate, Witney I doff my cap to the old headquarters of Memotech.

I felt the same travelling through Slough on the train with the Atari UK headquarters. The building used to stand out but alas it is no more. It was pulled down a few years ago.

https://goo.gl/images/Te7M3F

[stephen_usher]

Whenever I pass Unit 1, Station Lane Industrial Estate, Witney I doff my cap to the old headquarters of Memotech.

I felt the same travelling through Slough on the train with the Atari UK headquarters. The building used to stand out but alas it is no more. It was pulled down a few years ago.

https://goo.gl/images/Te7M3F

That's a *VERY* early 80's classic design style.

[IngoQ]

Actually not even ugly.... I like it

[DrF]

I knew I seen something very similar before somewhere...

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[IngoQ]

[exxos]

I knew I seen something very similar before somewhere...

How much beer you had