PONG

From: Marvin <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Sun Jun 15 23:40:28 1997

marcw_at_lightside.com wrote:
>
> >
> > I don't know if I have any of the Pong advertisements or not, but I most
> > likely have something close. It is pretty easy to recognize as the
> > cabinet was about 27" or so wide, about 30" deep, and stood somewhere
> > around 6 feet high.
>
> Pong had a monitor?!? I didn't know that.
> I have Atari's Pong here which is just the console.
> First video game we ever got. I plan to pull it out of retirement for
> a 1970's party being planned.
>
> Hmm, I'd like to find a pic of that 6ft beast myself.
>
> Marc
>

Hmmm, I *assumed* the request was for the *first* Pong which was a coin
operated game video game. It didn't occur to me that he might have
meant the first home game machine which I think was *also* Pong!
Received on Sun Jun 15 1997 - 23:40:28 BST