PONG

From: Jeff Kaneko <jeff.kaneko_at_ifrsys.com>
Date: Tue Jun 17 08:41:42 1997

> Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 11:30:03 -0700
> Reply-to: classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu
> From: Kai Kaltenbach <kaikal_at_MICROSOFT.com>
> To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers" <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Subject: RE: PONG

> 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
                            ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^

Whoa! Dude! You like, OWN one of these beasties? Like, YOW! The
last time I saw one was in in 1975 (I think)! I remember the Sears
store at the local shopping center had one, in RED metalflake. It
sure looked out of place next to all of those E/M machines in vogue
at the time.

What's inside? I was told long ago that it was powered by an IMSAI
machine in its base. Is this true? Is it still operational? BTW,
this was the first video game ever to appear in a motion picture! It
was used as a "futuristic" background prop in the film "Soylent
Green", starring Charleton Heston.

> 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
>

Jeff
Received on Tue Jun 17 1997 - 08:41:42 BST