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It records and controls the quality of an electronic signal.
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Called EDSAC, at Cambridge University. Had a library of short programs called subroutines stored on punched paper tapes. Technology: vacuum tubes Memory: 1K words, 17 bits, mercury delay line Speed: 714 operations per second
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In 1951, SEGA distributed coin-operated amusement-type games such as jukeboxes and slot machines.
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the first "video game" at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York. His game, a table tennis-like game, was played on an oscilloscope.
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student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), creates Spacewar, the first interactive computer game. It runs on a Digital PDP-1 mainframe computer, and the graphics are made up of ASCII text characters.
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an engineer at Sanders Associates, receives support from his company (a military electronics consulting firm in NH) to explore his idea of creating interactive games using a television.
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are successful in creating two interactive TV games—a chase game and a tennis game. They are also able to manipulate a toy gun so that it detects spots of light on the TV screen.
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licenses Baer's TV game from Sanders Associates
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World's first game console
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Pong was based on table tennis, and named after the sound generated when the ball is hit.
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The player raced against the game clock, accumulating as many points as possible.
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Players wander around a maze, moving backward or forward, turning right or left in 90-degree increments, and peeking through doorways.
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Originally a Pong clone based on General Instrument's AY-3-8500 chip.
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The world's second cartridge-based video game console, after the Magnavox Odyssey
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Video game console credited with popularizing the use of a microprocessor and cartridges containing games.
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First type of family entertainment centers aimed at young children
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Created in Japan, and was later licensed by the Midway in the US.
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Test marketed in California, with four games available, and nationwide in 1980 with a price tag of $299 and a pack-in game: Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack.
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Most popular and influential games selling 70,000 by Atari
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by Namco is considered among the most famous arcade games of all time.
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Players moved the main character across a series of platforms while dodging and jumping over obstacles who must rescue a damsel in distress, Lady, from a giant ape named Donkey Kong.
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Player directs frogs to their homes by crossing a busy road and navigate a river full of hazards. Skillful players obtain bonuses.
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Fixed shooter game by Namco in Japan and Midway in US
