Nolan Bushnell not marketed the game well, and decided that his next game would be licensed to a bigger manufacturer. In 1972, Bushnell and Dabney set off on their own, and learned that the name "Syzygy" was in use; Bushnell has said at different times that it was in use by a candle company owned by a Mendocino hippie commune and by a roofing company. They instead incorporated under the name Atari, a reference to a check-like position in the game Go (which Bushnell has called his "favorite game of all time"). They rented their first office on Scott Boulevard in Sunnyvale,
Ted Nolan a three-year contract extension on March 31, 2014. However, on April 12, 2015, Murray fired Nolan and his assistants, due to a mediocre working relationship. Nolan coaches the Polish national team since 2017. The team will play in the IIHF World Championship Division I in 2018. Ted Nolan was chosen as a role model in the national native alcohol drug and abuse program in 1986. Nolan was also chosen for the Kiwanis Citizen of the year in 1991, and is an active member of the Aboriginal community. "Note: Head coaching statistics only." – "Denotes championship season" In 2004, Nolan founded