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[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/80s/1980/CB-1980-08-30-OCR-Page-0050.pdf#search=%22segasa%22 Larry (Lawrence) Siegel] ... one of his sons ...he has a Linkedin account ... he's currently CEO of Yellow Pearl, Inc.--[[User:Asagoth|Asagoth]] ([[User talk:Asagoth|talk]]) 12:45, 21 December 2018 (CST)
 
[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/80s/1980/CB-1980-08-30-OCR-Page-0050.pdf#search=%22segasa%22 Larry (Lawrence) Siegel] ... one of his sons ...he has a Linkedin account ... he's currently CEO of Yellow Pearl, Inc.--[[User:Asagoth|Asagoth]] ([[User talk:Asagoth|talk]]) 12:45, 21 December 2018 (CST)
 
:Edit: [http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8511/8514873306_d7fe626382.jpg Bert Siegel] not Burt Siegel ... "Cash Box" reporters misspelled his name... is this guy [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GbD-cdxiRG0/VVA1hoiruNI/AAAAAAAAEG8/vounLj2tIpA/s320/power%2B1978.PNG here] (on the far right hand side of the photo, wearing sun glasses...--[[User:Asagoth|Asagoth]] ([[User talk:Asagoth|talk]]) 03:35, 29 December 2018 (EST)
 
:Edit: [http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8511/8514873306_d7fe626382.jpg Bert Siegel] not Burt Siegel ... "Cash Box" reporters misspelled his name... is this guy [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GbD-cdxiRG0/VVA1hoiruNI/AAAAAAAAEG8/vounLj2tIpA/s320/power%2B1978.PNG here] (on the far right hand side of the photo, wearing sun glasses...--[[User:Asagoth|Asagoth]] ([[User talk:Asagoth|talk]]) 03:35, 29 December 2018 (EST)
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== Sega, S.A (Segasa) - Vire, S.A (Viresa) d.b.a Sonic ==
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This is intriguing ... as you guys can see in the flyer of [https://segaretro.org/File:AstroBlaster_G80_ES_Flyer.jpg "Astro Blaster"] and [http://img.recreativas.org/f/centipede-d2728.jpg "Centipede"] ''Sega, S.A - Vire, S.A'' is featured in the bottom... ''Vire S.A'' also stylized as [http://img.recreativas.org/d/centipede-d2731.jpg ''Viresa''] ([https://patents.google.com/patent/ES295210U/en Video Recreativos S.A]) was "doing bussiness as" ''Sonic'' too... as you can see in this rare  leaflet ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kCMmHgcyLraHhsOd3La6n-MWYWzDUqYF/view?usp=sharing Front] and [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B7K1_ckwmRzRbUeqPmTC3F7ezGGRnGP5/view?usp=sharing Back]) of Segasa, Sega/Gremlin  machines are shown with the Viresa logo (including Monaco GP) and the text in the cover says "Segasa y Viresa Presentan" (Segasa and Viresa Present)... also of note is the fact that all arcade cabinets registered by Segasa were also [https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AAzar_ES_023.pdf&page=4 registered in the name] of Vire S.A ... I don't believe they where two different companies... Viresa was probably a division of Segasa ... nevertheless in this  [http://img.recreativas.org/d/centipede-d2731.jpg advert] the text reads "Segasa Sonic Viresa informan" ("informan" is plurar... so it implies they identified themselves as two entities... in 1989 ''Recreativos Franco'' [https://supremo.vlex.es/vid/-202789479 acused] ''Viresa'' , ''Cirsa'' and ''Unidesa'' of infringing this [https://patents.google.com/patent/ES270565U/es?oq=ES270565 patent/utility model] (a mechanism for a type "B" machine like those "fruit machines" seen everywhere in those issues of the "Azar" magazine) but in 1992 the court ruled in favor of Viresa and the other companies...  dunno...--[[User:Asagoth|Asagoth]] ([[User talk:Asagoth|talk]]) 06:31, 16 January 2019 (EST)

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An archived page (1997...Chrome users... the browser will ask you to activate the flash player... so do it or you will see nothing... I'm sure you guys knew this one :)...) of the old flash website of "Service Games Inc." (Sega S.A) (Bromley was living in London at this time wasen't it? ...or Los Angeles?)... the links in the page are dead... but some things survived... the flash video (contains factual information... it mentions some arcades and places in USA like the Santa Monica Pier and Coney Island...and Sega Enterprises too) and this page (archived in the year 2000... it has a funny logo with the name "Bromley")...--Asagoth (talk) 07:17, 11 December 2018 (CST)

Edit: It seems that the "Vega Universe" mentioned in that flash intro was a service for delivering games through cable similar to the Sega Channel?... the links don't work...--Asagoth (talk) 11:21, 11 December 2018 (CST)
Eduardo Morales-Hermo , Vice-President and CEO of Sega S.A. from 1968 to 2006 this is in his linkedin profile:

"Owner & CEO SEGA, S.A. d.b.a. SONIC marzo de 1968 – enero de 2006 37 años 11 meses Madrid, Spain

Started in Commercial and Administration Management, Commercial and Marketing Director, and since 1978,CEO & General Manager.

SEGA, S.A. was incorporated in 1968. Leading coin operated amusement and gambling machines, product and game design, development and manufacturing, With presence in relevant International markets besides Spain; founded by the original Sega Enterprises Ltd., Japan founders, with EMH 25% shareholding, later wholly acquired by EMH in 1994 ... finalized business in 2006.

SEGA, S.A. was the piooner to introduce the new generations of coin operated amusement and gaming machines, always avant guard in technology innovation and bring into the Spanish market the latest and most advanced gaming products as they were introduced world wide.

With its own I+D, game design and development resources pruducing its own original game content.

In 1992 Created a Game and Software development SEGA, S.A. subsidiary in the U.K. (Sega, S.A. SONIC Desing UK), which was a source for original game design and game software development for the International, UK and Spanish gaming markets, which were top of the range game content in competition with other major developers and manufactures."--Asagoth (talk) 15:44, 11 December 2018 (CST)

One of many good pieces of "meat" in these mags... the interior of Segasa's factory (from page 36 to page 39)...--Asagoth (talk) 17:51, 16 December 2018 (CST)

Burt Siegel

Larry (Lawrence) Siegel ... one of his sons ...he has a Linkedin account ... he's currently CEO of Yellow Pearl, Inc.--Asagoth (talk) 12:45, 21 December 2018 (CST)

Edit: Bert Siegel not Burt Siegel ... "Cash Box" reporters misspelled his name... is this guy here (on the far right hand side of the photo, wearing sun glasses...--Asagoth (talk) 03:35, 29 December 2018 (EST)

Sega, S.A (Segasa) - Vire, S.A (Viresa) d.b.a Sonic

This is intriguing ... as you guys can see in the flyer of "Astro Blaster" and "Centipede" Sega, S.A - Vire, S.A is featured in the bottom... Vire S.A also stylized as Viresa (Video Recreativos S.A) was "doing bussiness as" Sonic too... as you can see in this rare leaflet (Front and Back) of Segasa, Sega/Gremlin machines are shown with the Viresa logo (including Monaco GP) and the text in the cover says "Segasa y Viresa Presentan" (Segasa and Viresa Present)... also of note is the fact that all arcade cabinets registered by Segasa were also registered in the name of Vire S.A ... I don't believe they where two different companies... Viresa was probably a division of Segasa ... nevertheless in this advert the text reads "Segasa Sonic Viresa informan" ("informan" is plurar... so it implies they identified themselves as two entities... in 1989 Recreativos Franco acused Viresa , Cirsa and Unidesa of infringing this patent/utility model (a mechanism for a type "B" machine like those "fruit machines" seen everywhere in those issues of the "Azar" magazine) but in 1992 the court ruled in favor of Viresa and the other companies... dunno...--Asagoth (talk) 06:31, 16 January 2019 (EST)