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In article <2vnmdv$qil@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> haynes@cats.ucsc.edu (James H. Haynes) writes:
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> Is Nolan Bushnell still connected with [Chuck E. Cheeses], or has he moved 
> on to other things?

Bushnell resigned and sold his interest in Pizza Time Theater over a
decade ago.  The company had been posting losses; Bushnell probably
knew what was coming and bailed.  BTW: note the clustering of dates in
sets of references below.  Bushnell appears to be very good at
generating publicity.  "If at first you DO succeed, try try again..."

TI   Nolan Bushnell: automated au pairs (Pizza Time Theater, Inc.)
SO   The Economist, v285 (Oct 30 1982): p66(2).

TI   From pong to pizza to pedagogy.  (Nolan Bushnell)
SO   The Washington Post, v105 (Nov 2 1982): pC8.

TI   Creator of high-tech fun plays the 'ultimate game.'  (Nolan
     Bushnell's Catalyst Technologies)
SO   Los Angeles Times, v102, V (Dec 24 1982): p1.

TI   Nolan Bushnell's newest brainstorms.
SO   Business Week (Feb 28 1983): p54(1).

TI   The pied piper of Sunnyvale.  (Nolan Bushnell)
SO   Inc., v5 (March 1983): p57(4).

TI   Bushnell opens Lion and Compass; tests adult entertainment chain.
     (Nolan Bushnell)
SO   Nation's Restaurant News, v17 (March 14 1983): p3(2).

TI   Atari sues former owner, says he violated sales agreement.  (Nolan
     Bushnell)
SO   Los Angeles Times, v102, III (April 9 1983): p20.

TI   Bushnell's robot venture.  (Nolan Bushnell)
SO   Television Digest, v23 (July 25 1983): p18(1).

TI   Bushnell looks ahead: computer shakeout, robot revolution, death of
     the novel.  (Nolan Bushnell)
SO   Consumer Electronics, v11 (Aug 1983): pA15(1).

TI   Another launch.  (Where does the money go, Nolan Bushnell)
SO   Inc., v5 (Nov 1983): p128(1).

TI   Sente Technologies operations begin marking the return of Nolan
     Bushnell.
SO   Vending Times, v24 (Nov 1983): p71(2).

TI   A noisy decline: the saga of Pizza Time Theater runs into
     difficulties as sales slide and enthusiasm wanes.
SO   Financial World, v152 (Nov 30 1983): p40(3).

TI   Sente's Bushnell unveils 'SAC' game-software lease concept, sets
     national advertising backup for franchise distributors.  (Nolan
     Bushnell)
SO   Vending Times, v23 (Dec 1983): p54(1).

TI   New black box by Bushnell for interactive TV. (Nolan Bushnell)
SO   Back Stage, v24 (Dec 23 1983): p1(2).

TI   Big ideas; Bushnell tries again.  (Nolan Bushnell)
SO   Fortune, v109 (Feb 6 1984): p8(2).

TI   Pizza Time Theater reshuffles officials.
SO   New York Times, v133 (Feb 2 1984): p30(N) pD2(L).

TI   Bushnell resignation fuels pizza-entertainment decline.  (Nolan
     Bushnell)
SO   Nation's Restaurant News, v18 (Feb 27 1984): p1(2).

TI   Pizza Time files for bankruptcy.  (Pizza Time Theater Inc.)
SO   Washington Post, v107 (March 30 1984): pF11.

TI   Pizza Time Theater.  (4th quarter loss)
SO   Los Angeles Times, v103, IV (April 17 1984): p4.

TI   When the magic goes.  (the rise and fall of Nolan Bushnell, a
     Silicon Valley entrepreneur)
SO   Inc., v6 (Oct 1984): p82(9).

TI   How do you start a craze?  Ask Nolan Bushnell.
SO   Business Week (Feb 17 1986): p57(2).

TI   Wozniak and Bushnell to join forces on new toy.  (Steve Wozniak,
     Nolan Bushnell, electronic educational toy)
SO   Los Angeles Times, v105, IV (April 23 1986): p3.

TI   Wozniak and Bushnell talk.  (Stephen Wozniak, Nolan Bushnell)
SO   New York Times, v135 (April 23 1986): p29(N) pD5(L).

TI   Computer whizzes talk merger, may just grin and bear it.  (Nolan
     Bushnell, Steven Wozniak)
SO   Washington Post, v109 (April 23 1986): pG1.

TI   Wozniak and Bushnell set to work together on toys.  (Stephen Wozniak
     and Nolan Bushnell)
SO   Wall Street Journal (April 23 1986): p5(W) p22(E).

TI   Toy soldiers go high-tech; two wizards build a remote-control robot
     army.  (Nolan Bushnell and Stephen Wozniak build TechForce toy
     robots)
SO   Newsweek, v107 (May 5 1986): p54(2).

TI   Just a pair of computer wizards looking for laughs.  (Nolan Bushnell
     and Stephen Wozniak)
SO   Business Week (May 5 1986): p31(2).

TI   Hasbro ventures into high-tech toys with RandD agreement.  (Hasbro
     Inc.  signs joint venture with Axlon Inc.)
SO   New England Business, v9, n8 (May 4 1987): p49(3).

TI   Atari's founder to design video games for company.  (Nolan Bushnell)
SO   The Wall Street Journal (June 2 1988): p6(W) p30(E).

TI   For Bushnell, deal with Atari is just a new twist on an old game.
     (Nolan Bushnell teams up with Tramiel family on contract between
     Atari and Axlon)
SO   Los Angeles Times, v107, IV (June 2 1988): p1.

TI   Atari woos back its video whiz.  (Nolan Bushnell)
SO   Business Week, n3056 (June 13 1988): p40(1).

TI   Atari founder joining in Commodore venture.  (Nolan Bushnell,
     Commodore International Ltd.)  (column)
SO   The New York Times, v139 (May 9 1990): pC3(N) pD3(L).

TI   Nolan Bushnell's latest: TLC for your laser printer.  (Information
     Processing)
SO   Business Week, n3161 (May 28 1990): p98C(1).

TI   Bushnell is back.  (Nolan Bushnell)
SO   Forbes, v146, n4 (August 20 1990): p109(1).

TI   Video-game pioneer tries once again to merge best of computers and
     TV. (Nolan Bushnell and Commodore International Ltd.'s CDTV player)
     (product announcement)
SO   The Wall Street Journal (Jan 14 1991): pB3(W) pB6(E).

TI   Big shots.  (high-level industry executives discuss the computers
     they own)(Picking Programs) (Technology supplement)
SO   The Wall Street Journal (May 20 1991): pR12(W) pR12(E).

TI   New chief and name for Office Automation.  (Office Automation
     Systems Inc.  names Nolan Bushnell new chairman; company to change
     name to Octus Inc.)
SO   The New York Times, v141 (Oct 19 1991): p19(N) p37(L).

TI   Nolan Bushnell.  (appointed chairman of Octus, printer manufacturer)
SO   Television Digest, v31, n43 (Oct 28 1991): p18(1).

TI   Nolan Bushnell plans to make connectivity easier.  (new leader of
     Octus concentrates on simplifying network printing) (Brief Article)
SO   PC Magazine, v10, n22 (Dec 31 1991): p29(1).

TI   Atari founder seeks to break ground with new software; startup firm
     is to launch product linking phones and desktop computers.  (Nolan
     Bushnell)
SO   The Wall Street Journal (Feb 1 1993): pA9D(W) pB7A(E).

TI   Information-industry titans get the digital religion.  (profiles of
     John Evans, Stephen Arnold, Nolan Bushnell) (Special Assignment:
     Digital Convergence) (Interview)
SO   PC Week, v10, n6 (Feb 15 1993): p22(1).

TI   They're baa-ack!  (computer entrepreneurs who fail and try again)
     (includes related article on new companies built from failed
     companies) (PC Week Inside)
SO   PC Week, v10, n38 (Sept 27 1993): pA1(2).

TI   Breakthrough ideas '93: this year's most amazing innovations.
     (includes related articles on interview with Nolan Bushnell, on
     virtual vision and on Invention Machine, a software package for
     inventors)
SO   Success, v40, n8 (Oct 1993): p30(7).

TI   Short and sweet.  (Nolan Bushnell's OCTuS venture's name) (PC Week
     Inside) (News Makers) (Brief Article)
SO   PC Week, v10, n48 (Dec 6 1993): pA5(2).