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

What is this executive trying to say?

I received a copy of your mail message entitled "non-eng terminals ". I would like very much to understand it (since I am mentioned in it) but unfortunately, I cannot.

John Farrand, an executive who headed up the coin-op division at Atari, sends out this inscrutable memo that mentions Jed.

Jed politely asks what he means.


1272

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From:	FARRAND        12-OCT-1984 09:48  
To:	SHEPPERD
Subj:	RE: Non-eng terminals

I ALREADY HAVE MY TERMINAL THE ONLY OTHER ON EE I WOULD SUJEST ASK YOU TO 
PROVIDE WOULD BE TO MARY FUJIHARA SO SHE AND HER GROUP CAN SHARE ONE.
JOHN

I WILL ENSURE 1272 IS COMM TO ALL    FOR YOUR INFO THE LEASE FOR 172272
IS HELD BY CITY BANK IN A BLIND TRUST MANAGED BY THEM.TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH
WE CARE ABOUT THE PARA'S CITY BANK TOLD US WHO THE INVESTORS WERE THEY ARE
IN THE PROPERTY WORLD IN SINGAPORE AND ARE NOT RELATED TO UOR OUR INDUSTRY OR
EVEN TO ELECTRONICS.THE LEASE EXPIRES  JUNE 1985 WE HAVE FIRST RIGHTS TO 
CONTINUE AT CURRENT MARKET RATES.WE WILL DO THIS DESPITE WHAT JED THINKS ALL 
OUR CALCULATIONS HAVE BEEN BASED ON HAVING TO PAY HIGH MARKET EVEN WITH THESE
UNLIKELY NUMBERS IT MAKES VERY SOUND FINANCIAL SENSE TO MOVE SAVINGS UNTIL 
JUNE JUST TO COIN OP 1$1MILL WHEN RENT INCREASE COMSEES IN JUNE 650K PER YEAR 
AT TOP RATE AT EXPECTED RATE 9T(TODAYS MARKET RATE) $1MILL. 1501 RENT ALSO 
INCREASED IN AUGUST1985.
J.F.

1272

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From:	FARRAND        12-OCT-1984 09:48  
To:	SHEPPERD
Subj:	RE: Non-eng terminals

I ALREADY HAVE MY TERMINAL THE ONLY OTHER ON EE I WOULD SUJEST ASK YOU TO 
PROVIDE WOULD BE TO MARY FUJIHARA SO SHE AND HER GROUP CAN SHARE ONE.
JOHN
I WILL ENSURE 1272 IS COMM TO ALL       FOR YOUR INFO THE LEASE FOR 1272
IS HELD BY CITY BANK IN A BLIND TRUST MANAGED BY THEM.TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH
WE CARE ABOUT THE PARA'S CITY BANK TOLD US WHO THE INVESTORS WERE THEY ARE
IN THE PROPERTY WORLD IN SINGAPORE AND ARE NOT RELATED TO OUR INDUSTRY OR
EVEN TO ELECTRONICS.THE LEASE EXPIRES  JUNE 1985 WE HAVE FIRST RIGHTS TO 
CONTINUE AT CURRENT MARKET RATES.WE WILL DO THIS DESPITE WHAT JED THINKS ALL 
OUR CALCULATIONS HAVE BEEN BASED ON HAVING TO PAY HIGH MARKET EVEN WITH THESE
UNLIKELY NUMBERS IT MAKES VERY SOUND FINANCIAL SENSE TO MOVE SAVINGS UNTIL 
JUNE JUST TO COIN OP $1MILL WHEN RENT INCREASE COMES IN JUNE 650K PER YEAR AT 
TOP RATE AT EXPECTED RATE 9 (TODAYS MARKET RATE) $1MILL. 1501 RENT ALSO 
INCREASED IN AUGUST1985.
J.F.

1272

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From:	FARRAND        12-OCT-1984 09:48  
To:	SHEPPERD
Subj:	RE: Non-eng terminals

I ALREADY HAVE MY TERMINAL THE ONLY OTHER ON EE I WOULD SUJEST ASK YOU TO 
PROVIDE WOULD BE TO MARY FUJIHARA SO SHE AND HER GROUP CAN SHARE ONE.
JOHN
I WILL ENSURE 1272 IS COMM TO ALL       FOR YOUR INFO THE LEASE FOR 1272
IS HELD BY CITY BANK IN A BLIND TRUST MANAGED BY THEM.TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH
WE CARE ABOUT THE PARA'S CITY BANK TOLD US WHO THE INVESTORS WERE THEY ARE
IN THE PROPERTY WORLD IN SINGAPORE AND ARE NOT RELATED TO OUR INDUSTRY OR
EVEN TO ELECTRONICS.THE LEASE EXPIRES  JUNE 1985 WE HAVE FIRST RIGHTS TO 
CONTINUE AT CURRENT MARKET RATES.WE WILL DO THIS DESPITE WHAT JED THINKS ALL 
OUR CALCULATIONS HAVE BEEN BASED ON HAVING TO PAY HIGH MARKET EVEN WITH THESE
UNLIKELY NUMBERS IT MAKES VERY SOUND FINANCIAL SENSE TO MOVE SAVINGS UNTIL 
JUNE JUST TO COIN OP $1MILL WHEN RENT INCREASE COMES IN JUNE 650K PER YEAR AT 
TOP RATE AT EXPECTED RATE 9(TODAYS MARKET RATE) $1MILL. 1501 RENT ALSO 
INCREASED IN AUGUST1985.
J.F.

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I received a copy of your mail message entitled " non-eng terminals ".

I would like very much to understand it (since I am mentioned in it) but 
unfortunately, I cannot.

My copy came with very little punctuation and with words missing.

I don't know what you mean by " comm " or " para's " or what it is that
I apparently think.

I am not trying to be funny or even disrespectful. I honestly don't understand
the mail message.


		Jed
Message 1 of 4

Oct 12, 1984