Ted Dabney, a Founder of Atari and a Creator of Pong, Dies at 81
READ MORE “It’s a simplest diversion ever made,” Mr. Alcorn said. “One relocating spot, dual measure digits, and dual paddles. There’s never been a easier game.” It was an present success. The initial Pong console, in Andy Capp’s Tavern in Sunnyvale, fast pennyless down. When Mr. Alcorn went to repair it, it did not take him prolonged to establish a problem: It was so full of buliding that no some-more could fit. In further to their veteran partnership, a Atari founders were good friends. Mr. Dabney taught Mr. Bushnell to sail, and they bought a 41-foot sailboat together. The called it Pong. But as their association grew, their attribute soured. Mr. Dabney left Atari in 1973, offered his apportionment to Mr. Bushnell for $250,000. Mr. Dabney after helped Mr. Bushnell with another venture: a grill that total food, charcterised party and an arcade. Mr. Dabney’s grant was a complement for alerting congregation when their orders were ready. Th...