Last week saw the announcement that there will be a movie made about the history of Atari and one Nolan Bushnell who will supposedly be played by Leonardo Di Caprio (best start working on that beard Leo). Many folks are hoping for exactly what I am, a no holds barred Boogie Nights style flick if those rumors about all the debauchery around Sunnyvale are true. The Gears of War making of documentary featured food and a masseuse to get the programmers through crunch, Atari had cocaine…
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Well, some of that did go on, but a small minority. Most of Atari’s talent was hard working dedicated engineers and professionals. Of course there was just enough oddness to keep things interesting and fun!
Dr. Tim (Atari Corp Research Engineering – 1980-1982)