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The Ataribox lives, as a prototype, supposedly

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"I know of one former engineer who's still in touch and he thinks that there's going to be an attempt to come back."

How? They're not a cheesy has-been singer fed up of spending time with his family. If there was any way to recapture their former glory, they'd have done it by now. They tried getting into inkjet printers a few years back, but that was already an established market with established players.

AFAIK, they sold off a lot of assets (including patents) to keep afloat prior to the bankruptcy, when it was obvious they were having to sell things that might ensure their long-term survival to keep afloat in the short term. They apparently had to sell more patents as part of the bankruptcy process itself. A large chunk of the company- including the most of the remainder of their traditional photographic line- has now been spun off (as Kodak Alaris) to cover debts to the UK Kodak pension plan.

They might be able to get some money from their remaining patents (whether or not one views this as "trolling" or "legitimate"). And I'm sure they'll continue trying to exploit their name recognition, as it's one of the few things they have left.

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