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Bushnell: Sears ordered 150,000 Atari Home Pong units for Christmas delivery
“He give us an order for 150,000. And He wants them delivered by Christmas, by, you know, October, November.”
Bushnell: Atari Sold Nearly 180,000 Home Pong Consoles to Sears in 1975
“We did. And in fact, I think that year we sold almost a 180,000 and they took them all.”
Sears Bank advanced Atari 80% of the contract price per finished unit
“And so, Sears Bank set up a bonded warehouse at the end of the conveyor line, and so as soon as a consumer Pong dropped off the assembly line, they would advance us 80% of the contract price with Sears.”