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  The History of Atari: 1971-1977
by Steve Fulton
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Sources

Image attributions: All arcade flyer scans taken from The Arcade Flyer Archive with permission. VCS and Sears catalog images and Air-Sea Battle box scans taken from AtariAge with permission.

i Steve Fulton interview with Nolan Bushnell, August 2007

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ii Steve Fulton interview with Nolan Bushnell, August 2007

iii Steve Fulton interview with Nolan Bushnell, August 2007

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v Steve Fulton interview with Nolan Bushnell, August 2007

vi Washington Post, April 28th, 1978

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viii Rec Room Amusemements Interview With Nolan Bushnell, http://www.recroom-amusements.com/bushnell.htm

ix Steve Fulton interview with Nolan Bushnell, August 2007

x The First Quarter by Steven L. Kent

xi www.icwhen.com

xii Good Deal Games Nolan Bushnell Interview http://www.gooddealgames.com/interviews/int_bushnell.html

xiii Zap: The Rise And Fall Of Atari By Scott Cohen

xiv Phoenix Page 13 – 14

xv "ATARI, INC. THE EARLY YEARS" by Colin Covert, HI-RES VOL. 1, NO. 1

xvi Good Deal Games Nolan Bushnell Interview http://www.gooddealgames.com/interviews/int_bushnell.html

xvii Steve Fulton interview with Nolan Bushnell, August 2007

xviii http://bb.vg-network.com/ Al Alcorn Interview

xix Zap: The Rise And Fall Of Atari By Scott Cohen

xx Salon.com, The adventures of King Pong By David Pescovitz

xxi http://bb.vg-network.com/ Al Alcorn Interview

xxii http://bb.vg-network.com/ Al Alcorn Interview

xxiii www.icwhen.com

xxiv The REAL "PONG" F.A.Q. by Sly D.C.

xxv http://bb.vg-network.com/ Al Alcorn Interview

xxvi C/Net News.com “The return of King Pong” by David Becker

xxvii High Score by Rusel Demaria and Johhny L. Wilson

xxviii Phoenix Page 15

xxix Flyer used courtesy of Dan Hower, www.arcadeflyers.com

xxx "ATARI, INC. THE EARLY YEARS" by Colin Covert, HI-RES VOL. 1, NO. 1

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xxxiii Business Week Nov. 1976

xxxiv Nolan Bushnell Interview With Steve Fulton, August 2007

xxxv C/Net News.com “The return of King Pong” by David Becker

xxxvi Nolan Bushnell Interview With Steve Fulton, August 2007

xxxvii The First Quarter by Steven L. Kent

xxxviii C/Net News.com “The return of King Pong” by David Becker

xxxix Zap: The Rise And Fall Of Atari By Scott Cohen

xl Zap: The Rise And Fall Of Atari By Scott Cohen

xli Zap: The Rise And Fall Of Atari By Scott Cohen

xlii Nolan Bushnell Manifesto To Atari employees

xliii Flyer used courtesy of Dan Hower, www.arcadeflyers.com

xliv www.klov.com

xlv Flyer used courtesy of Dan Hower, www.arcadeflyers.com

xlvi The First Quarter – Steven L Kent page 55

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xlviii Flyer used courtesy of Dan Hower, www.arcadeflyers.com

xlix Flyer used courtesy of Dan Hower, www.arcadeflyers.com

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lxiv Zap: The Rise And Fall Of Atari By Scott Cohen

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lxxxvii C/Net News.com “The return of King Pong” by David Becker

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lxxxix Salon.com, The adventures of King Pong By David Pescovitz

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xcv http://www.rawbw.com/~delman/canyonb.html

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c Nolan Bushnell interview with Steve Fulton, August 2007

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cv The incredible, incredible story of Atari — from a $500 lark to a $2 billion business in 10 short years By Steve Bloom

cvi Coin Connection

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cxiii http://www.digitpress.com/library/interviews/interview_alan_miller.html

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cxvi http://www.digitpress.com/library/interviews/interview_alan_miller.html

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cxviii IEEE Spectrum, March 1983, pp. 45-51

cxix “The incredible, incredible story of Atari — from a $500 lark to a $2 billion business in 10 short years.”by Steve Bloom, http://www.landley.net/history/mirror/atari/museum/cut2pin.html

cxx Curt Vendel Interview With Joe Decuir , http://www.atarimuseum.com/articles/joedecuir.html

 
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It's a little presumptuous to call turning down Steve Jobs a "mistake". See more at:

http://joecassara.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/on-the-mistake-passing-on-the-apple-i
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