Alcorn was the chief engineer at Atari, and he is credited with designing the iconic game Pong. He also played a significant role in the early career of Steve Jobs by hiring him, which helped set the stage for Jobs' future successes in technology.
Gil Amelio took over as CEO of Apple in 1996, and he made a pivotal decision to acquire NeXT, the company founded by Jobs after he left Apple. This acquisition not only brought Jobs back to Apple but also paved the way for the development of new software and hardware innovations. Bill Atkinson, an early employee at Apple, contributed significantly to its early success and is featured in Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs.