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ANTIC Interview 106 - Alan Ackerman, MPP
ANTIC Interview 106 - Alan Ackerman, MPP
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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Dec 14, 2015
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Podcast episode
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Alan Ackerman, MPP
Alan Ackerman co-founded Microbits Peripheral Products (MPP) with John Wiley. MPP made modems and printer interfaces for the Atari 8-bit computers. MPP also published software: Microfiler and Assault Force 3-D. The company would re-structure to become Supra, a giant in modems which became the largest hardware manufacturer for Commodore Amiga computers.
This interview took place on October 2, 2015.
Teaser quote:
“The volumes got to be insane. ... You know, at that point if we had a product we were selling 5,000 units a month, we thought that was pretty damn good.”
Alan Ackerman co-founded Microbits Peripheral Products (MPP) with John Wiley. MPP made modems and printer interfaces for the Atari 8-bit computers. MPP also published software: Microfiler and Assault Force 3-D. The company would re-structure to become Supra, a giant in modems which became the largest hardware manufacturer for Commodore Amiga computers.
This interview took place on October 2, 2015.
Teaser quote:
“The volumes got to be insane. ... You know, at that point if we had a product we were selling 5,000 units a month, we thought that was pretty damn good.”
Released:
Dec 14, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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