Day in Tech History

Day in Tech History


November 29, 1972: First Pong Machine

November 29, 2016

1972 – Andy Cappa’s tavern in CA was the site for the first Pong game was wheeled into the establishment. The coin-operated game was put in by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell and game designer Al Alcorn. The duo decided that making their own game – rather than having 3rd parties do it – would help keep costs down. They then turned an old Roller rink and converted to a production line. Pong was the first successful video game system. This Day in Tech History podcast show notes for November 25 [sc name=”patreon”] Microsoft is first mentioned in a letter from Bill Gates to...