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Atari, Inc. is an American video game and home computer company. It was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. Atari was the first company to make a video arcade game in a cabinet. The company made famous games, such as Pong. Atari helped define the gaming entertainment industry and home computers from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. They made home computers until 1993.

Atari filed for bankruptcy in 2013

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    Bushnell in 2013

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    The original Pong upright cabinet

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    The third version of the Atari Video Computer System sold from 1980 to 1982

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    Atari Video Music

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    The Chuck E. Cheese franchise was first developed by Bushnell at Atari in 1977.

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    The Atari 400 was released in 1979

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    Excavation of the Atari video game burial in 2014

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