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in the manuals and printed materials
The various Atari manuals have evolved throughout history. From the black manuals of the first series of games to the gray-colored manuals of the Corp. period, all offered a huge range of information about where and when they were developed.
MANUAL VERSIONS
C011402
black manual
C016943
white manual
C019741
silver manual
C019787
silver 5L manual
C016973
white ML manual
C300016
red manual
C019741 /A
B/W manual
C019787 /A
B/W ML manual
C019718
Japan manual
C019741
children manual
C019787
children ML manual
C019787 /A
B/W children ML manual
COPYRIGHT, DATE AND PRINTING COUNTRY
The print log is found on the back of the manual at the bottom. Below are two examples of records, one from the Atari Inc. period and the other from the Atari Corp. period.
The information found is copyright, date and country of printing. The copyright year is an important source of information for identifying the period of the Atari industry (Inc. or Corp.).
Atari Inc. manual
