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Dave Morse (executive)

Dave Morse (executive)

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David Shannon Morse (April 15, 1943 – November 2, 2007)[1] was an American technology executive. He was the cofounder of Amiga.[2] In 1982, he left Tonka Toys (where he was Vice-President of Marketing) and became the Chief Executive Officer at Hi Toro, Inc.,[3] which he co-founded and which later that year morphed into Amiga, Inc. which he led through the development of the Lorraine Project (a codename inspired by David's wife Lorraine), ultimately, the Amiga 1000 computer. In the 1980s, he was a software manager at Epyx, a video game developer and publisher where he helped to create the Atari Lynx, being credited with designing the graphics chip.[2] In 1992, Morse would help co-found Crystal Dynamics with Judy Lange and Madeline Canepa,[4] a video game developer famous for their extensive library.

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  1. "David Morse Obituary". Legacy.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  2. Chronology of Amiga Computers Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine from IslandNet.com
  3. Miller, Matt (December 14, 2010). "The History Of Crystal Dynamics". Game Informer. Retrieved September 14, 2022.

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