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COMPANY

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Official Website:
http://www.atari.com/

Industry:
Computer

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Nolan Bushnell
Business
5-Feb-1943   Co-founder of Atari, started Chuck E. Cheese
Larry Kaplan
Computer Programmer
c. 1952   Kaboom!
Jack Tramiel
Business
13-Dec-1928 8-Apr-2012 Commodore Business Machines

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Eugene I. Davis
Business
c. 1953   Pirinate Consulting Group

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Tod Frye
Computer Programmer
c. 1955   Ported Pac-Man to the Atari 2600
Alan Kay
Computer Programmer
17-May-1940   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   Atari 2600 game Adventure

EMPLOYMENT

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
David Crane
Computer Programmer
c. 1954   Pitfall!, Freeway
Chris Crawford
Computer Programmer
c. 1950   Balance of Power
Rob Fulop
Computer Programmer
c. 1958   Demon Attack, Cosmic Ark
Eugene Jarvis
Computer Programmer
1955   Defender, Robotron, Smash TV
Steve Jobs
Business
24-Feb-1955 5-Oct-2011 Co-Founder of Apple Computer
Sid Meier
Computer Programmer
1954   Father of Computer Gaming
Alan Miller
Computer Programmer
?   Robot Tank, Surround
Carol Shaw
Computer Programmer
?   River Raid
Bob Whitehead
Computer Programmer
?   Chopper Command, Stampede

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Alan Alda
Actor
28-Jan-1936   Capt. Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H
Robert Ludlum
Novelist
25-May-1927 12-Mar-2001 Holcroft Covenant


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