carmel_andrews Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 (edited) link only http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-04-12-fairchild-channel-f-inventor-lawson-dies If you see Jay Miner up there Gerry, say hello for me Not many more original h/w designers left now are there (is 'the woz' still with us, i seem to remember he was present at the 25th anniv. celebration of the c64) Edited April 13, 2011 by carmel_andrews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koopa64 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 If you see Jay Miner up there Gerry, say hello for me His name is Jerry Lawson... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ever2600 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Jesus Christ! This poor guy just got some kind of lifetime achievement award for gaming. Then he helped released those six lost 2600 games. All I can say is God rest and Thank-you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaWarrior Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Does anyone know how he died? RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user42 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Jesus Christ! This poor guy just got some kind of lifetime achievement award for gaming. Then he helped released those six lost 2600 games. All I can say is God rest and Thank-you! Thank god he finally got the recognition he deserved before he left us.... It is sad to see him go. I wish all the best to his family and friends in this time of sorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Does anyone know how he died? RIP According to a article that I saw on Yahoo this week, he suffered a massive early morning heart attack at the age of 70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itchy Koala Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 God bless Jerry, rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARI7800fan Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Another one, why does it seem these pioneers go before they hit old age, most of the original Amiga creators including the wonderful man that gave us the Atari 8-bit computers died around the same age because of unknown health reasons. I wonder if it a conspiracy, well god bless them all and there families too bad most modern games do not have the same soul, some but they seem to be getting harder to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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