Atari, Inc.
Atari, Inc. was incorporated in California in 1972 to engage in the design, manufacture and sale of electronic entertainment systems. It was a pioneer in arcade games, home video game consoles, and home computers. The donor, Allan Alcorn, was Vice-President, Research, for the company. He designed and developed Pong video game, as well as Space Race, Gotcha, and Pong Doubles among other computer video amusement games.
From the description of Atari, Inc. business plans, 1974-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864739
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| referencedIn | Wharton School. Industrial Research Unit. Records, 1941-2001 (bulk, 1968-1988). | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| creatorOf | Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. business plans, 1974-1975. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Stephen M. Cabrinety Collection in the History of Microcomputing, ca. 1975-1995 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Alcorn, Allan. Al Alcorn papers relating to the history of video games, 1973-1974. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
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| associatedWith | Alcorn, Allan. | person |
| correspondedWith | Cabrinety, Stephen M. | person |
| associatedWith | Wharton School. Industrial Research Unit. | corporateBody |
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| Electronic games industry |
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