Atari & Chuck E. Cheese's: Nolan Bushnell

In 1978, Brian Smith quit his accounting job in Australia and headed to California with a surfboard, some savings, and ambition. He figured California was where he’d find an idea or a product to bring back home to Australia to build a business. A year in, he was still looking.But ...  Show more

Today’s callers: Kristina in Ohio looks for avenues beyond organic social media to market her furniture designed for toddlers and parents alike. Then Phil in Michigan considers the best messaging to brew interest in his farm-made cherry vinegar. And Caroline in California scouts ...  Show more

Computer Space von Nolan Bushnell war das erste kommerziell vertriebene Videogame der Welt. Aber es ist ihm nicht massenhaft aus den Händen gerissen worden. Nun versuchen Bushnell und seine Mitstreiter bei der neuen Firma Atari einen Spielautomaten für Arcades und Spielhallen auf ...  Show more

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In 1972, pinball machines and mechanical games ruled the arcades. Then, Atari ...

USA TODAY tech columnist Marc Saltzman joins us to talk about the rising interest in retro gaming.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

Great branding is about identity – and it’s about matchmaking too. No one knows this better than the legendary co-founder of Nike, Phil Knight. When he and his partner, Hall of Fame track coach Bill Bowerman, started the sneaker company, they never tried to force-feed customer ...