Atari, Inc. (Organization)
Atari, Inc.
1972 AD - 1974 AD
American video game developer and home computer company founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. Atari was a key player in the formation of the video arcade and video game industry.
Based primarily around the Sunnyvale, CA, area in the center of Silicon Valley, the company was initially formed to develop arcade games, launching with Pong in 1972.
As computer technology matured with low-cost integrated circuits, Atari ventured into the consumer market, first with dedicated home versions of Pong and other arcade successes around 1975, and into programmable consoles using game cartridges with the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS or later branded as the Atari 2600) in 1977.
Events (2)
for
