atari email archive

a collection of messages sent at Atari from 1983 to 1992.

Stockroom/Incoming Receiving/Incoming Inspection Reorganization.

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   Sorry about the short notice but things seem to happen faster than we can
communicate them. If you have been in the manufacturing area in building 735
anytime this week you would have seen some contractors working on lighting and
new fencing which will illuminate and secure the manufacturing inventory.

   We had a very small window, in between Escape, Skull & Xbones, and Cyberball
to accomplish this reorganization. We are currently planning to follow this
simplified schedule:
   1. Incoming Receiving - Shutdown Thursday July 20th at 12:30pm and re-open
      Tuesday morning July 25th. Possibly earlier !
   2. Stockroom - Shutdown Thursday July 20th at 2:00pm and re-open Tuesday
      morning July 25th.
During this shutdown period we will restructure the stockroom strictly in part
number sequence with locator addresses for the material that must be stored in
bulk locations. Additionally we will do a complete physical inventory to insure
an accurate on hand quantity.

   This is an extremely aggressive schedule and will require the complete focus
of the entire materials organization. It would be of great help if any material
requirement that you have during this four day period could be requested by
12:00pm on Thursday July 20th. We would do our very best to fill those orders
by 2:30pm the same day. Also if you are expecting the receipt of a Purchase
Order that MUST be received, please let me know, we'll make sure it is received
and that you are notified.

   Thanx very much for your understanding and patience. We will be looking
forward to showing you our NEW Stockroom in the very near future when we have
our OPEN HOUSE.

                             Tom Smith   ext. 3923

Indusrial Design/Product Design/Drawing File Reorganization

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Sorry about the short notice but things happen faster than we can 
communicate them. If you haven't noticed our AutoCad stations and Plot
paper files are really a mess lately with the rush to release Ride-On
Stun Runner.

We have an extremely small porthole to work with in between Escape Graphics,
Skull & Crossbones and Cyberball Kits to accomplish this reorganization.

This will be an astronomically aggressive schedule and will require the
most intensly focused effort of the entire I.D. and Product Design group.

Tanks very much for all the support, in advance, since we will have to shut
down the department for 67.89 minutes. we will be looking forward to showing
you our drawers in the ever so close future when we have an open house.

DRAWING FILES/HARNESS PARTS/TELEPHONE LISTS/MTO REORGANIZATION

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	SORRY FOR THE INCREDIBLY SHORT NOTICE, BUT THINGS SEEM TO HAPPEN
FASTER THAN WE CAN COMMUNICATE THEM. IF YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE HARNESS AREA
LATELY, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE HUGE PILE OF TIE WRAPS AND WIRE SCRAPS UNDER
THE WORKBENCH.

	WE SEEM TO HAVE A TEENY TINY KEYHOLE IN BETWEEN ESCAPE, WANI-WANI,
HATA-HATA, CROSS & SKULLBONES, STUNTED RUNNER, SKYBERBALL, AND DRIVIN' TO
ACCOMPLISH THIS TOTAL REVAMP OF THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT.
	WE WILL BE SWEEPING ALL OUR WORK UNDER THE CARPET AT 2:37 THIS 
AFTERNOON, NECESSITATING A 34.6 MINUTE SHUTDOWN. 
	IF YOU NEEED ANYTHING DONE BEFORE THIS TIME, JUST LET US KNOW IN 
THE NEXT THREE MINUTES AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. WE WILL BE LOOKING
FORWARD TO SHOWING YOU OUR NEW FACILITY IN THE NEAR NEAR FUTURE WHEN
WE HAVE OUR OPEN HOUSE. MAYBE WE CAN ALL GET TOGETHER AND COORDINATE THE
OPEN HOUSES.

				HARNESS DESIGN   ext. 85

Engineering Documentation Renumbering

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Sorry about the short notice but things happen faster than We can communicate
them. If you haven't noticed lately the number sequence on the documentation
has way too many digits in them.

I have an outragously miniscule pinhole to work with what with the release
of Stun Runner coming and all to accomplish this task.

This will be an unbelievably aggressive schedule and will require the shutdown
of the department for 17.27 weeks.

thank you all for your understanding. The new system will begin with drawing
number 0000001 effective in 17.28 weeks.

I will have an open house when I'm good and ready!!!!
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Jul 18, 1989