Top Document: Atari 8-Bit Computers: Frequently Asked Questions Previous Document: 1.13) What is the internal layout of the 8-bit Atari? Next Document: 1.15) What issues surround NTSC vs. PAL vs. SECAM computer versions? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Section credits: Jerry Jessop, Scott Emmons, http://www.digitpress.com/, http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Special thanks: Mr. Doug Neubauer (via James Finnegan); Mr. Gregg Squires Atari 400/800 ("Colleen") hardware engineers: Steven T. Mayer - early system design, overall plan Joseph C. Decuir - ANTIC logic design, early system design, overall plan Jay G. Miner - System architect (became manager of development of both VLSI custom chips and OS software), overall plan Douglas G. Neubauer - POKEY logic design (also wrote: Star Raiders) George McLeod - CTIA/GTIA logic design Ronald E. Milner - early system design Francois Michel - ANTIC design Mark Shieu - POKEY chip design Steve Stone - POKEY layout design Steve Smith - Technician for ANTIC and GTIA Delwin Pearson - Technician for POKEY Kevin McKinsey - 400/800 case design Atari 400/800 Operating System software engineers: David Crane - OS design, programming Larry Kaplan - OS design, programming (also wrote: Video Easel, Super Breakout) Alan Miller - OS design, programming (also wrote: Basketball) Harry B. Stewart - consultant, OS design Gary Palmer - worked on the I/O portion Ian Shepard - disk drive functions Michael P. Mahar - Revision B fixes R. Scott Scheiman - Revision B fixes Atari 1200XL (Sweet-16/"Elizabeth"/"Liz") computer hardware engineers: (Atari NY Lab, then W.C.I. Labs, 300 E 42nd St, New York NY) Steven T. Mayer - Head of NY Lab, then Chairman and CEO, WCI Labs, Inc. Gregg Squires - Project Manager (previously of Racal-Vikonics) Robert (Bob) Card - Principal Engineer (previously of Racal-Vikonics) Steven Ray - Critical Electronics Layout Designer (previously of Racal-Vikonics) Joel Moskowitz - Mechanical Engineer Philippe des Rioux - project engineer Glenn Boles - project engineer Henry Dreyfuss Associates - Early case design concepts Risa Rosenberg - Secretary to Gregg Squires Atari 1200XL computer hardware engineers: (California) Regan Cheng - XL case design Atari 1200XL Operating System ("Z800" revs 10, 11) software engineers: Harry B. Stewart - External Reference Specification Lane Winner - ? R. Scott Scheiman - Handler Loader Y. M. (Amy) Chen - Relocating Loader; International Character Set Mike W. Colburn - Self Test Richard K. Nordin - ? Atari 600XL/800XL ("Surely"/"Surely Plus") computer hardware engineers: ? - ? Regan Cheng - XL case design ? - FREDDIE ? - FGTIA Atari 600XL/800XL Operating System ("Surely OS" Revs 1, 2) software engineers: R. Scott Scheiman \ Richard K. Nordin --- Support PBI and on-board BASIC Y. M. (Amy) Chen / Atari Corp. 800XL and XE systems hardware engineers: Jose A. Valdes - (at Atari from October 1979 - August 1989) Ira Velinsky - designer of the XE game system Atari Corp. XE Operating System (Revisions 3, 3B, 4) software engineers: ? - ? User Contributions:Top Document: Atari 8-Bit Computers: Frequently Asked Questions Previous Document: 1.13) What is the internal layout of the 8-bit Atari? Next Document: 1.15) What issues surround NTSC vs. PAL vs. SECAM computer versions? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: Michael Current <[email protected]>
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