Samuel F. "Ted" Dabney, co-founder of Syzygy and Atari alongside Nolan Bushnell, has passed away.

The news came today from a post on Facebook from his close friend and historian Leonard Herman:

"I just learned that my good friend, Ted Dabney, the co-founder of Atari, passed away at the age of 80. RIP good friend. Your legacy will live on a long time!"

While he stayed out of the public eye, Dabney helped develop Computer Space, the world's first commercially produced coin-op video game.

He was given only a few months to live after being diagnosed with esophageal cancer in late 2017 and chose not to seek medical treatment. Ted Dabney died aged 80.

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[AdenTheThird]

too bad. Rest in peace.

 

[Andy2001]

Somehow every big person in the videogame industry
is passing away lately.
Iwata, why you??????????

 

[AdenTheThird]

Somehow every big person in the videogame industry
is passing away lately.
Iwata, why you??????????

Just as long as dear Shiggy stays alive... ):

 

[Lazyboss]

Rest in peace Ted.
Full respect to you for making our childhood so awsom.

 

[Andy2001]

Just as long as dear Shiggy stays alive... ):

Seems like a dying business

 

[Deleted member 399513]

R.I.P., I hope that you will find all the games you want in paradise.

 

[Andy2001]

At least he came t a decent age

 

[dAVID_]

Rest in peace, you will forever be remembered in emulators.

 

[jimmyj]

rest in peace. press f to pay respects.
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[dAVID_]

f

 

[RedoLane]

Coins out for Ted

 

[LightyKD]

RIP

 

[DarthDub]

Rest in peace.

 

[Coto]

RIP

but also when Satoru Iwata died a part of me died

 

[Aletron9000]

RIP. He will be remembered.

 

[chrisrlink]

80? still a good life after all he's one of founding fathers of modern gaming RIP you deserve it after such a huge accomplishment (I don't mean "you deserve it" in a negative tone after all he did start off the gaming industry)

 

[LittleFlame]

80 years old is a good damn age, see you in valhalla brave warrior

 

[DaFixer]

To bad...
Rip

 

[Procyon]

May he rest in peace