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Atari released the AtariWriter word processor in 1982 for their line of 8-bit computers. It was created by William Robinson. When he was 15, Robinson wrote a word processor named Text Wizard. (To disguise his age, Robinson listed his name as “Dr. William Robinson” on the title screen.) After his previous publishing deal ended, Robinson took it to Atari. After some rewrites, it was published under the new name.

Robinson snuck an Easter Egg into the application, so his name would appear when a “certain combination of joystick inputs were entered”. Atari found out and sued Robinson. They settled out of court and removed the Easter Egg. However, a few copies of the original version still exist.