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THEURER, DAVID (a.k.a. THEURER, DAVE)

Developer of coin-operated games like 'Missile Command' and 'Tempest'.

TRAMIEL

The owners of Atari Corporation from 1984 to 1996. Jack Tramiel also founded 'CBM', better known as 'Commodore', that was Atari's biggest opponent in the home computer business.

The Tramiels, from left to right:
Gary, Sam, Jack, Leonard

VAN RYZIN, JOHN

Designer of the games 'Cosmic Commuter' and 'H.E.R.O.'.

WARSHAW, HOWARD SCOTT

Designed the infamous 'E.T.', the most unsuccessful game Atari has ever produced; but Howard Scott Warshaw also programmed the most successful original game for the VCS 2600 by Atari: 'Yar's Revenge'.

WHITEHEAD, BOB

One of Activision's co-founders (together with David Crane). He programmed games like 'Home Run', 'Football', 'Boxing' and 'Chopper Command'. Together with Alan Miller he has founded 'Accolade'.

WOZNIAK, STEVE

Together with Steven Jobs, Steve Wozniak designs the game 'Breakout' for Atari. Wozniak gets $350 from Jobs, who himself gets $5000 from Nolan Bushnell. Steve Wozniak never is credited for designing the game together with Jobs! Years later they are founding 'Apple Computers'. Rumours say, that their first Apple prototype mostly consisted of Atari parts.

Steve Wozniak and Steven Jobs

WRIGHT, STEVE

Programmer; designed titles like 'Haunted House' and 'Championship Soccer' ('Pelé's Soccer') for the Atari (VCS) 2600 game system.

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