ANTIC Interview 98 - Gary Walton, Atari Store Owner and Pirate
Gary Walton, Atari Store Owner and Pirate
\nGary Walton owned Discount Video And Computers, a large Atari dealership in Fort Pierce, Florida, and was involved in the Atari software piracy scene. Gary is one of the people who helped me find Glenn the 5200 Man, whom I previously interviewed.
\nThis interview took place on September 12, 2015. The New York Yankees lost both games in its double-header with the Toronto Blue Jays that day.
\nThis interview contains adult language and content.
\nTeaser quotes:
\n\u201cOne day I call up there and I don\u2019t get ahold of him, instead I get ahold of his mother. And I was like, \u2018Yes ma\u2019am, may I please speak with Robert [Jaeger]?\u2019 And she\u2019s like \u2018Who are you?!\u2019 \u2018I\u2019m a friend of Robert\u2019s.\u2019 ... \u2018Are you one of those computer pirates?! You know, these computer pirates are getting Robert in trouble and he\u2019s only 16 years old. He doesn\u2019t need this type of trouble!\u2019 screaming at me.\u201d
\n\u201cThey were accusing him of having robbed more than $150,000 worth of phone services.\u201d
\n\u201c\u2018Tell you what we\u2019re going to do. I want you to put your disk collection in one big box. And it better be everything!\u2019 He goes, \u2018And I\u2019m going to be by your house in 15 minutes to pick up that box.\u2019\u201d