Listen "ANTIC Interview 131 - Bob Polaro, Atari Programmer"
Episode Synopsis
Bob Polaro
Bob Polaro was an Atari employee from 1978 through 1984, where he wrote several programs for Atari Program Exchange — very early programs in the APX catalog: Lemonade, Mugwump, Preschool Games, Reversi, Space Trek, and Dice Poker. He also wrote the States & Capitals and European Countries & Capitals educational programs for the Atari computers, both published by Atari. He programmed several games for the Atari 2600, including Defender and RealSports Volleyball.
This interview took place on January 22, 2016.
Teaser quote:
“At that time they were starting to request that we put in easter eggs, which kind of took the whole idea away. It was supposed to be hidden, and yet, it ended up being part of the design at some point.”
Links:
Bob’s web site: http://www.polaro.com
Lemonade in Antic magazine: http://www.atarimagazines.com/v4n6/lemonade.html
Bob Polaro was an Atari employee from 1978 through 1984, where he wrote several programs for Atari Program Exchange — very early programs in the APX catalog: Lemonade, Mugwump, Preschool Games, Reversi, Space Trek, and Dice Poker. He also wrote the States & Capitals and European Countries & Capitals educational programs for the Atari computers, both published by Atari. He programmed several games for the Atari 2600, including Defender and RealSports Volleyball.
This interview took place on January 22, 2016.
Teaser quote:
“At that time they were starting to request that we put in easter eggs, which kind of took the whole idea away. It was supposed to be hidden, and yet, it ended up being part of the design at some point.”
Links:
Bob’s web site: http://www.polaro.com
Lemonade in Antic magazine: http://www.atarimagazines.com/v4n6/lemonade.html
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