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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Atari_2600Atari 2600 - Wikipedia

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   Atari was successful at creating arcade video games, but their development cost and limited lifespan drove CEO Nolan Bushnell to seek a programmable home system. The first inexpensive microprocessors from MOS Technology in late 1975 made this feasible. The console was prototyped under the codename Stella by Atari subsidiary Cyan Engineering.

2. historyofcomputers.eu › industry › nolan-bushnellNolan Bushnell: Influence on Video Game Industry

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   Jul 24, 2024 · After Pong, Bushnell worked on more games like Pong Doubles and Quadrapong. He also launched the Atari 2600 console, changing home entertainment forever. Bushnell’s Role in Shaping the Industry. Bushnell did more than just make games. He was a true entrepreneur and thinker ahead of his time. He even came up with the term “video game” in 1971.

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4. www.fastcompany.com › 3068135The Untold Story of Atari Founder Nolan Bushnell's Visionary ...

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   Feb 17, 2017 · Atari had been largely self-funded at that point. Despite the popularity of its games, it had skirted with bankruptcy. But now it needed capital to develop its new console, so Bushnell sought a buyer.

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5. www.historytools.org › people › nolan-bushnellNolan Bushnell: The Pioneering Founder of Atari Who ...

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   Mar 26, 2024 · March 26, 2024. Nolan Bushnell‘s innovative ideas, entrepreneurial daring, and creative passion left an unmistakable mark on modern entertainment. As the founder of Atari in the early 1970s, Bushnell spearheaded the video game revolution that soon swept the nation. His pioneering work paved the way for today‘s multi-billion dollar gaming ...

6. theweek.com › news › technologyPong at 50: the video game that ‘changed the world’

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   Nov 29, 2022 · The “real game changer” for Pong came in 1975, said IEEE Spectrum, when Home Pong was released. This at-home console was marketed as being compatible to play on any TV set, and “hundreds of ...

7. slate.com › technology › 2014The invention of Pong: How Nolan Bushnell launched the video ...

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   Oct 7, 2014 · At a trade show, Bushnell had checked out the Magnavox Odyssey, a primitive console for playing games on home television sets. One of the offerings was a version of ping-pong.

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   How did Nolan Bushnell start the video game industry?

   • The invention of Pong: How Nolan Bushnell launched the video game industry. How Nolan Bushnell jump-started the video game industry from an abandoned roller rink. One of Pong’s most ingenious features was its simplicity. Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Jake Givens/Unsplash.

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   Why is Nolan Bushnell a great innovator?

   • Innovation requires having at least three things: a great idea, the engineering talent to execute it, and the business savvy (plus deal-making moxie) to turn it into a successful product. Nolan Bushnell scored a trifecta when he was 29, which is why he became the innovator who launched the video game industry.

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   Who was Nolan Bushnell?

   • Nolan Bushnell scored a trifecta when he was 29, which is why he became the innovator who launched the video game industry. Like many computer science students in the 1960s, Nolan Bushnell was a Spacewar fanatic. “The game was seminal to anyone who loved computers, and for me it was transforming,” he recalled. “ Steve Russell was like a god to me.”

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   What does a 4 Switch console look like?

   • Otherwise, these four-switch consoles look nearly identical to the earlier six-switch models. In 1982, to coincide with the release of the Atari 5200, Atari rebranded the console as the "Atari 2600", a name first used on a version of the four-switch model without woodgrain, giving it an all-black appearance.

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   How did Alcorn make computer space?

   • Using a $75 Hitachi black-and-white TV set, Alcorn hard-wired the components together inside a four-foot-tall wooden cabinet. Like Computer Space, the game did not use a microprocessor or run a line of computer code; it was all done in hardware with the type of digital logic design used by television engineers.

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9. computerhalloffame.org › home › computer-hall-ofNolan Bushnell - Computer Hall of Fame

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   Notable accomplishments: Co-founded (with Ted Dabney) Syzygy, which manufactured the first dedicated video arcade game, Computer Space (1969) Co-founded (with Ted Dabney) Atari (1972) Authorized development of PONG arcade game by Al Alcorn (1972) Hired Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs to work on “Breakout” () Brought home console version of ...