
TechStuff Classic: The Rise and Fall of Atari - Part One
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The First Pong Game
The first pong game was installed in a tavern. The name obviously comes from ping pong. Butey couldn't call it ping rit as of the golf clubs, yes? And so pong was just sort of the no brainer, yes? Ye, to the point where i read that early in the game's life, they got a call saying, the game's not working. You need to come out here. Iti came out to find out what was wrong. They were using an old milk jug to catch the coins inside the cabinet. One of whom apparently carried a roofing ha for protection.
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