ANTIC Interview 105 - Alan Stratton, plant controller

Published: Dec. 12, 2015, 8 a.m.

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Alan Stratton, plant controller

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Alan Stratton was Atari\\u2019s plant controller, managing the financial functions in the El Paso, Texas manufacturing facility. He was also involved with the infamous dumping of game cartridges in the Alamogordo, New Mexico dump.

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This interview took place on October 2, 2015.

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Teaser quotes:

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\\u201cA rumor got out that we were going to search people as thy left the floor, as they left shift. Later that evening as we went into the lavatories, the floors were littered with cartridges and PC boards that were fully functional.\\u201d

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\\u201cThis was all planned in advance, until the landfill opened up a brand new cut - a brand new area - so that we could be on the very, very bottom.\\u201d

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\\u201cIf I had an auditor come in, I\\u2019d sit him down at an Atari game console or my computer, and have him play some games. Boy that audit went sweet after that.\\u201d

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