Hello coinop

	With regrets, and after much soul-searching, I have decided to resign.
While there are many factors that went into this decision, by far the most
important is the following:

	On Monday I took the following position:  put the present product bonus
plan in writing, or I will quit.  More specifically I would need to be assured,
IN WRITING, and in a LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT, that such events as the sale of
Atari Corp., or getting laid off (or fired) by new or existing management, do
not affect the payment of past due royalties.

	I was informed that this would not happen in the near future, if ever,
but I was assured that the present bonus plan is still in effect until further
notice and that the August payment would "probably" be paid on time. 

	This put me into a difficult dilemma.  Do I stick to my word, and
possibly lose a large (>$5000) bonus in August, and possibly even larger sums
of money next February for consumer cartridge sales.  Or do I go back on my
word and stick around a while longer.  I admit, I had to think about it.
From a purely greed standpoint it would be stupid to turn down the chance
at that much money for one or two more months of work.

	But then I read one the robot stories by Asimov, called "the
Bicentennial Man".  In it a robot buys his freedom for $600,000.  The robot had
earned the money by producing wood sculptures.  He argued that money is no
object when it comes to freedom.  I agree.  I can no longer work for any
organization that treats the creators of its products like pawns in the
corporate game of chess.

	My plans for the immediate future are to relax, and take a break. Then
I will seek out new corporations, and go where no game designer has gone
before.

	I have enjoyed working with all of you, its been fun.  You can
reach me at (xxx) xxx-xxxx.  The answering machine message is strange
sometimes, but then what else would you expect.

	Good luck to all of you,
			Franz X Lanzinger

( the X stands for ex Atari employee)