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Atari, Inc. - Foundation of Atari

Time: Wednesday Jun 28, 1972

Place: Sunnyvale, California, United States

Details: On June 27, 1972, the two incorporated Atari, Inc. and soon hired Al Alcorn as their first design engineer. Bushnell asked Alcorn to produce an arcade version of the Magnavox Odyssey's Tennis game, which would be named Pong.

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