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AB <<Shortly before the C= buyout, Atari signed and agreement with Amiga to provide funding for development of the Lorraine. When C= came in with a buyout, Atari filed suit claiming they had a prior arraingement with Amiga corp.>> From interviews from the Amiga designers, I read… When Amiga Corp ran out of money, they were trying to selling the compnay to highest bidder. Atari, thought they were the only bidder, and during the time, gave Amiga a half million dollar loan with the custom chips as the collateral. If Amiga Corp failed to payback the load at the end of the month, Atari got chips. It appeared that Atari only wanted the custom chips, and were dragging their feet about buying Amiga Corp, at least at a decent price. Commodore made a bid that Amiga Corp could accept, which Amiga Corp used to payback Atari's loan. Atari, couldn't claim the chips as collateral with the loan paid, and Atari lost the bid. – Ron. (People who say cats always land on their feet… just don't know how to throw them right.)