An electrical engineering group, the IEEE Silicon Valley History Committee, hosted a sold-out, 100-person event on Sept. 8 honoring the history of Atari. Classic stories were swapped, as well as some never-before-told tales, as Atari’s original head of engineering, Al Alcorn, founder Nolan Bushnell and former engineer Owen Rubin reminisced together about the early days of the prolific company.
Click here to read more about the meeting. From trade show shenanigans you may remember yourself to the story behind Breakout the article is a good refresher on how Atari helped jumpstart Silicon Valley and the video game business.