Betty Ryan
Add information about career and personal life; fix information to match reference (reference does not talk about exact relationships, and John is listed as a founder of GCC)
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Ryan joined [[General Computer Corporation]] in 1982, as its the ninth employee and first female employee. She programmed the [[arcade video game]] ''[[Quantum (video game)|Quantum]]'' in her basement. Ryan worked on the [[Atari 5200]] and [[Atari 7800]] ports of ''[[Pole Position (video game)|Pole Position]]'' and ''[[Dig Dug]]''. She also worked on the [[AtariLab]] educational software.{{sfn|Bjørn|Rosner|2022|p=377}} Her sister, Carol Ryan Thomas, was hired later as a game tester and debugger.{{cite web |title=Carol Ryan Thomas |url=https://www.atariwomen.org/stories/carol-ryan-thomas/ |website=atariwomen |language=en |date=14 May 2019}} |
Ryan joined [[General Computer Corporation]] in 1982, as its the ninth employee and first female employee. She programmed the [[arcade video game]] ''[[Quantum (video game)|Quantum]]'' in her basement. Ryan worked on the [[Atari 5200]] and [[Atari 7800]] ports of ''[[Pole Position (video game)|Pole Position]]'' and ''[[Dig Dug]]''. She also worked on the [[AtariLab]] educational software.{{sfn|Bjørn|Rosner|2022|p=377}} Her sister, Carol Ryan Thomas, was hired later as a game tester and debugger.{{cite web |title=Carol Ryan Thomas |url=https://www.atariwomen.org/stories/carol-ryan-thomas/ |website=atariwomen |language=en |date=14 May 2019}} Ryan stopped working for General Computer Corporation after she gave birth to a daughter, the first of her four children.{{cite web |title=Betty Ryan |url=https://www.atariwomen.org/stories/betty-ryan-tylko/ |website=atariwomen |language=en |date=20 April 2026}} |
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Ryan has spoken about her work in game development for the [[American Classic Arcade Museum]].{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=ACAM Education Program|url=https://www.classicarcademuseum.org/education|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717083509/https://www.classicarcademuseum.org/education |archive-date=2019-07-17 |access-date=2020-10-27|website=www.classicarcademuseum.org|language=en}} Since 2003, she has been working in web development with |
Ryan has spoken about her work in game development for the [[American Classic Arcade Museum]].{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=ACAM Education Program|url=https://www.classicarcademuseum.org/education|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717083509/https://www.classicarcademuseum.org/education |archive-date=2019-07-17 |access-date=2020-10-27|website=www.classicarcademuseum.org|language=en}} Since 2003, she has been working in web development with John and William Tylko.{{Cite web|title=Tylko Design :: Website Design and Development|url=http://www.tylkodesign.com/|access-date=2020-10-27|website=www.tylkodesign.com}} |
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==Software== |
==Software== |
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