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Designed by George Opperman in 1972, the logo represents a stylized letter ‘A’.

“Back in 1972, Atari’s claim to fame was ‘Pong,’ and George says the two side pieces of the Atari symbol represent two opposing video game players, with the center line of the ‘Pong’ court in the middle.”

Projetado por George Opperman, em 1972, o logotipo representa uma letra estilizada ‘A’.

“Em 1972, a reivindicação da Atari para a fama foi” Pong “, e George diz que as duas partes laterais do símbolo Atari representam dois jogadores opostas de vídeo, com a linha central da quadra” Pong “no meio.”

Source: http://goo.gl/UKGhd