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Ted Dabney, Co-Founder Of Atari And Video Game Pioneer, Dies At 81

Neha Malik 00:06 Entertainment News

Ted Dabney (far left) stands in front of a Pong arcade machine in 1973 with (left to right) co-founder Nolan Bushnell, head of finance Fred Marincic and the man credited with the idea for Pong, Allan Alcorn.

Together, he and Nolan Bushnell made games with makeshift materials that eschewed the bulky computers of the era. Their company created Pong — and their tumultuous partnership changed gaming forever.

(Image credit: Allan Alcorn/Computer History Museum)

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