On June 27th, 1972 Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney officially created their own company named Syzygy Co.. each contributing a $250 share, most from the meager profits earned from Computer Space Bushnell said they decided on Syzygy because “I thought it was a cool name when I found it in the dictionary” However, They soon discovered that the name Syzygy was already taken by a roofing company (although they continued to use it for couple years afterwards to describe their engineering process), so they had to choose another name
Sources:
- http://www.icwhen.com
- Good Deal Games Nolan Bushnell Interview http://www.gooddealgames.com/interviews/int_bushnell.html
- Zap: The Rise And Fall Of Atari By Scott Cohen
- Phoenix Page 13 – 14