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by funks_ 1529 days ago
Fun fact: Atari and Tengen are both named after terms from the game of Go, the former describing a group of stones that can be captured [1], the latter the center point of the board [2].

[1]: https://senseis.xmp.net/?Atari

[2]: https://senseis.xmp.net/?Tengen

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And don't forget Sente Technologies, an arcade game company in the 1980s founded by ex-Atari employees. Sente is also a term from Go -- meaning to be in the strategic position where your opponent will have to respond to your attacks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sente_Technologies

I've been playing go for 25 years and never made the connection. Mind blown.