Dave Needle

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Quick Facts

PlacesUnited States of America
Gender
Male
Birth17 December 1947, New York, USA
Death20 February 2016Alameda, Alameda County, California, USA (aged 68 years)
Star signSagittarius
The details

Biography

David Lewis Needle (December 17, 1947 – February 20, 2016) was an American computer engineer. He was a key engineer and co-chief architect in the creation of the Amiga 1000 computer with Jay Miner, Dave Morse, and R. J. Mical. He was one of the main designers and developers of the custom chips of the Amiga computer. Later he co-invented the Atari Lynx and the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer with Morse and Mical.

A 1995 article in Next Generation commented: "It's true that of the machines that Mical and Needle have created, only the Amiga has been a true global mass market hit ... But it's only fair to put forward the argument that this is down to the marketing of the machines rather than the quality of the product."

Dave Needle died on February 20, 2016.

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