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Atari
COMPANY
Have you played Atari today?
Official Website:
http://www.atari.com/
Industry:
Computer
EXECUTIVES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Nolan Bushnell |
Business |
5-Feb-1943 |
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Co-founder of Atari, started Chuck E. Cheese |
| Larry Kaplan |
Computer Programmer |
c. 1952 |
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Kaboom! |
| Jack Tramiel |
Business |
13-Dec-1928 |
8-Apr-2012 |
Commodore Business Machines |
BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Eugene I. Davis |
Business |
c. 1953 |
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Pirinate Consulting Group |
NOTABLE EMPLOYEES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Tod Frye |
Computer Programmer |
c. 1955 |
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Ported Pac-Man to the Atari 2600 |
| Alan Kay |
Computer Programmer |
17-May-1940 |
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Father of Object-Oriented Programming |
| Jay Miner |
Engineer |
31-May-1932 |
20-Jun-1994 |
Father of the Amiga Computer |
| Warren Robinett |
Computer Programmer |
c. 1951 |
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Atari 2600 game Adventure |
EMPLOYMENT
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| David Crane |
Computer Programmer |
c. 1954 |
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Pitfall!, Freeway |
| Chris Crawford |
Computer Programmer |
c. 1950 |
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Balance of Power |
| Rob Fulop |
Computer Programmer |
c. 1958 |
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Demon Attack, Cosmic Ark |
| Eugene Jarvis |
Computer Programmer |
1955 |
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Defender, Robotron, Smash TV |
| Steve Jobs |
Business |
24-Feb-1955 |
5-Oct-2011 |
Co-Founder of Apple Computer |
| Sid Meier |
Computer Programmer |
1954 |
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Father of Computer Gaming |
| Alan Miller |
Computer Programmer |
? |
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Robot Tank, Surround |
| Carol Shaw |
Computer Programmer |
? |
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River Raid |
| Bob Whitehead |
Computer Programmer |
? |
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Chopper Command, Stampede |
CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Alan Alda |
Actor |
28-Jan-1936 |
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Capt. Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H |
| Robert Ludlum |
Novelist |
25-May-1927 |
12-Mar-2001 |
Holcroft Covenant |
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