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What happened 28 June 1972 AD in United States of America

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  • Sunnyvale, California, United States
    Wednesday Jun 28, 1972
    Atari, Inc.

    Foundation of Atari

    Sunnyvale, California, United States
    Wednesday Jun 28, 1972

    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.



    Allan Alcorn
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