Soon after the founding, Bushnell hired Allan Alcorn because of his experience with electrical engineering and computer science; Bushnell and Dabney also had previously worked with him at Ampex.
Wkrótce po założeniu Atari Bushnell zatrudnił Allana Alcorna ze względu na jego doświadczenie w elektrotechnice i informatyce (Bushnell i Dabney wcześniej pracowali z nim w spółce Ampex).