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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[DinohScene]

80 years is not bad!
RIP tho.

 

[netovsk]

And then it's all becoming history, to be only be read, not told anymore by those who were a part of the beginning.

 

[Deleted member 420418]

Very sad news to hear.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

He lived to old age and accomplished much in his lifetime, many people aren't as lucky.
Still, it sucks that he died of cancer.
He will be forever remembered.

 

[Deleted User]

Rest in peace. All the fathers of the video game industry are passing away...

 

[MrLucariox]

RIP. He was one of the biggest founders of the gaming industry and the community.