Michael McInerney, physics experiments with Atari
computers
In the 1980s, Michael McInerney was a professor in the physics
department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, when he wrote
several journal articles about how to control experiments and
gather data using Atari computers.
Norm Draper was the creator of Draper Pascal, a version of the
Pascal programming language for the Atari 8-bit computers. Draper
Pascal started as a commercial program sold directly though
advertisements in computer magazines, then later became
shareware.
Brooke Alderson was an actor in the 1980s and 1990s: she
appeared in several television shows including Murder, She Wrote
and Family Ties; and is perhaps best known for her role as Aunt
Corene in the 1980 film Urban Cowboy. She also appeared in many TV
commercials. She did a...
Dennis Koble was an early Atari employee, where we would
become manager of the computer and consumer divisions. He designed
Atari's "Touch Me" handheld electronic game. He also wrote three
programs that were published by Atari Program Exchange: Avalanche,
an adaption of the coin-op...
Joe Hellesen: Deluxe Invaders, Pac Man, PQ: The Party
Quiz Game
Joe Hellesen programmed the Atari 8-bit versions of Deluxe
Invaders (published by Roklan), and Pac Man (published by Atari,)
Gyruss (published by Parker Brothers), and Mickey in the Great
Outdoors (published by Disney.) He also coded PQ: The
Party...