In 1982-1983 Atari made a huge push on assisting its network of Authorized
Atari Dealers and Authorized Service Centers with a large assortment of
dealer display and demonstration equipment to help boost sales and increase
Atari's presence in retail outlets. Some of the many
products which it sold to its dealers through its "Atari Co-op Program"
were dealer demonstration systems. This gave the dealer an
advantage over everyone else since many buyers wanted to know more about
a video game then just what was written on the box and displayed in tiny
images on the back of the boxes. Dealers could use their demonstration
units to allow the buyers the chance to see and hear what the lastest and
hottest video game were like.
Hi, this is me Curt Vendel standing next
to what is
probably the only known Atari 5200 Dealer
Display
Kiosk system in perfect operating condition,
on the
screen is a prototype version of 5200
Battlezone.
In 1982-1983 Atari made a huge push on assisting its network of Authorized
Atari Dealers and Authorized Service Centers with a large assortment of
dealer display and demonstration equipment to help boost sales and increase
Atari's presence in retail outlets. Some of the many
products which it sold to its dealers through its "Atari Co-op Program"
were dealer demonstration systems. This gave the dealer an
advantage over everyone else since many buyers wanted to know more about
a video game then just what was written on the box and displayed in tiny
images on the back of the boxes. Dealers could use their demonstration
units to allow the buyers the chance to see and hear what the lastest and
hottest video game were like.
