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Allan Alcorn
Co-founder, Atari
Mr. Alcorn began his career at Ampex in the 1968 working on a high resolution video system. In 1972 he co-founded Atari and designed the first commercially successful coin-operated video game called PONG. In 1974 he built the first video game on a custom chip (home Pong) followed by the Atari VCS home video game machine which launched the cartridge video game industry.
He was appointed a Fellow at Apple Computer in 1986 and while there he worked on many projects including several new computer prototypes and a project that led to Quick Time.
He started Silicon Gaming in 1994 to develop a multi-media slot machine for casino gaming. The company went public in September of ‘96 and shipped their first machines in Jan of ‘97.
In 1998 Al founded Zowie Intertainment, a spinout from Interval Research. Zowie developed and produced a child's playset that had a location system that allowed the PC to respond to the child's play.
Mr. Alcorn holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California. He is a member of the IEEE and holds several patents
He was appointed a Fellow at Apple Computer in 1986 and while there he worked on many projects including several new computer prototypes and a project that led to Quick Time.
He started Silicon Gaming in 1994 to develop a multi-media slot machine for casino gaming. The company went public in September of ‘96 and shipped their first machines in Jan of ‘97.
In 1998 Al founded Zowie Intertainment, a spinout from Interval Research. Zowie developed and produced a child's playset that had a location system that allowed the PC to respond to the child's play.
Mr. Alcorn holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California. He is a member of the IEEE and holds several patents
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