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John Harris (software developer)

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John(athon) D. Harris is a well-known computer programmer, hacker, and author of some classical 1980s Atari computer games.

He is featured in Steven Levy's book Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution as one of the young computer hackers working at Sierra On-Line.

Works

Atari 8-bit

  • Jawbreaker, Sierra On-Line, 1981
  • Frogger, Sierra On-Line, 1982
  • Mousekattack
  • Maneuvering
  • Bankster
  • MAE

Atari 2600

AmigaDE

  • Gobbler
  • Solitaire

Employment

  • Pulsar Interactive Corp., 1997-2003
  • Tachyon Studios, Inc.
  • Atari
  • Synapse
  • Sierra On-Line

References