that he "was not impressed with them — either one, in fact.""Jobs was kind of a spark plug. He was more business — he was more 'push-this, push-that' kind of a thing," said Lawson, who later admitted to his son that Jobs did a "good job" developing the iPad.
A different figure from those early tech days made a much larger impression on Lawson: Allan Alcorn, creator of the iconic video game "Pong." Fairchild sent Lawson to meet Alcorn in the early 1970s to discuss electronic parts for "Pong." The conversation prompted Lawson to start building his own coin-operated video game in his garage, called "Demolition Derby."
When Fairchild found out about Lawson's game, the company put him to work leading a team to develop an in-home gaming console, which would become the Channel F. Lawson's contributions to gaming history were often overlooked during his life. He's received more recognition since his death in 2011.of his old friend: "He's absolutely a pioneer."
MakeIt So without reading I can safely assume that he developed technology more revolutionary than the iPhone and countless other Apple products?