PONG

From: marcw_at_lightside.com <(marcw_at_lightside.com)>
Date: Mon Jun 16 21:28:41 1997

> Pong is not the first video game. Nolan Bushnell, who later founded
> Atari, did Pong. Several years before Pong, Nolan created a more
> sophisticated game called Computer Space, built by Nutting and
> Associates.
>
> Computer Space was the first arcade video game.
> Atari home Pong was the first home video game.
> Magnavox Odyssey1 was the first home video game system.
>
> Trust me, I own all of them.
>
> Kai
>
I just pulled out the Pong and manual. I suppose I don't have the
original pong anyway.
Super Pong, Model No. C-140 (1976). It has four different pong games
(labelled differently in the manual and on the box).

So when did the original Pong make its appearance.

Marc
Received on Mon Jun 16 1997 - 21:28:41 BST

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