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Dave Lewis Needle was an electronics engineer whose skills and insistent approach made the Amiga computer see the light of day. He was born in New York City, NY on December 17, 1947. Prior to joining Amiga, he already had 14 years of experience under his belt. Initially he designed computer test equipment for the Navy, working on their VAST system.
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Dave Lewis Needle was an electronics engineer whose skills and insistent approach made the Amiga computer see the light of day. He was born in New York City, NY on December 17, 1947. Prior to joining Amiga in 1983, he already had 14 years of experience under his belt. He received a B.E.E. from the City College of New York in 1969. That same year, he would design computer test equipment for the Navy, working on their VAST system.
  
 
In 1978, he began working at Tandem Computers, designing terminals. One of which he became the system architect for. Four years later, he started a consulting company, Software & Hardware Innovative Technologies (S.H.I.T.) along with Stan Shepard and Robert Ewell. They worked on several arcade games with Dave also designing his own, such as ''Change Lanes'' for Taito America and a ''Star Trek'' game for Midway.
 
In 1978, he began working at Tandem Computers, designing terminals. One of which he became the system architect for. Four years later, he started a consulting company, Software & Hardware Innovative Technologies (S.H.I.T.) along with Stan Shepard and Robert Ewell. They worked on several arcade games with Dave also designing his own, such as ''Change Lanes'' for Taito America and a ''Star Trek'' game for Midway.

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Dave Lewis Needle was an electronics engineer whose skills and insistent approach made the Amiga computer see the light of day. He was born in New York City, NY on December 17, 1947. Prior to joining Amiga in 1983, he already had 14 years of experience under his belt. He received a B.E.E. from the City College of New York in 1969. That same year, he would design computer test equipment for the Navy, working on their VAST system.

In 1978, he began working at Tandem Computers, designing terminals. One of which he became the system architect for. Four years later, he started a consulting company, Software & Hardware Innovative Technologies (S.H.I.T.) along with Stan Shepard and Robert Ewell. They worked on several arcade games with Dave also designing his own, such as Change Lanes for Taito America and a Star Trek game for Midway.