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Former Atari engineer Owen Rubin (left), vice president of engineering Al Alcorn (center), and founder Nolan Bushnell (right) say Silicon Valley's culture has always meant supporting startups--and “borrowing” parts
History of TechnologyTopicTypeNews

Silicon Valley’s Secret Involves Proximity, Stolen Parts, and the Kindness of Strangers, Say Atari Alumni

Atari alumni, gathering in Silicon Valley last week, reminisce about Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Ray Dolby, and all the companies that got started with “liberated” parts

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The VCR: The disputed territory that Ampex, Betamax, JVC, and Sony fought over—and that we all eventually landed on.
Consumer ElectronicsTopicTypeNews

Good-bye, VCR, You Served Us Well

That still-working but dusty VCR you have on a shelf somewhere? It’s now officially irreplaceable

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Photo of VCR, VHS, videocassette recording tapes
Consumer ElectronicsNewsTypeTopic

Revisiting the VCR’s Origins

JVC and Sony transformed the video recording technology pioneered by Ampex into a major industry

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Remembering Ray Dolby
CareersTopicTypeProfile

Remembering Ray Dolby

Ray Dolby, who died today, gave me a rare glimpse of his early days in technology in a 1988 interview

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