Samuel ?Ted? Dabney, one of the earliest pioneers of the gaming industry and a co-founder of Atari,
passed away May 26 after a battle with cancer. He was 81.
He was a U.S. marine, an electrician with Bank of America, a grocery store owner, and deli operator.
But his time at Atari and his second company, Syzygy Game Company, is what he is best known for.
Dabney co-founded Atari with friend Nolan Bushnell in 1972 and produced their first game, Computer Space.
Dabney used TV components, rather than expensive computer parts, for the game?s physical function.
Atari used his concept from that first game to create its second, far more popular game- Pong.
He left Atari in 1973 but remained linked with the company through the creation of new arcade games.
He also spent time working at Raytheon and Fujitsu before leaving the video game industry
and opening a grocery store with his wife.
Dabney was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in late 2017 and chose not to receive treatment.
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