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* Nolan Bushnell quits his job at Ampex in March so he can devote his time to his [[Spacewar!]] project. | |||
* On March 22, Ralph Baer files with the United States Patent and Trademark Office regarding a patent for "television gaming and training apparatus." | |||
* In June, Bill Pitts and Hugh Tuck form Computer Recreations, Inc. | |||
* [[Magnavox]] signs a license agreement with Sanders Associates regarding the Magnavox Odyssey video game console. | |||
* Nakamura Manufacturing Ltd. adopts "[[Namco]]" as its brand name. | |||
==Notable releases== | |||
* In September, Computer Recreations, Inc. installs ''[[Galaxy Game]]'', a version of ''[[Spacewar!]]'' for PDP-11 hardware and the first coin-operated video arcade game, in Tresidder Union at Stanford University. | |||
* In November, Nutting Associates releases 1,500 cabinets of Nolan Bushnell's ''[[Computer Space]]'' — another free-standing implementation of ''Spacewar!'', and the first mass produced video game of any kind. | |||
* Don Rawitsch, Paul Dillenberger and Bill Heinemann, students at Carleton College develop ''[[The Oregon Trail]]'' for a mainframe with teletype terminals. | |||
* Don Daglow programs the first computer baseball game on a PDP-10 mainframe computer at Pomona College. | |||
* Mike Mayfield develops a Star Trek text game on a Scientific Data Systems Sigma 7 minicomputer. | |||
Latest revision as of 06:01, 29 March 2023
Events[edit]
- Nolan Bushnell quits his job at Ampex in March so he can devote his time to his Spacewar! project.
- On March 22, Ralph Baer files with the United States Patent and Trademark Office regarding a patent for "television gaming and training apparatus."
- In June, Bill Pitts and Hugh Tuck form Computer Recreations, Inc.
- Magnavox signs a license agreement with Sanders Associates regarding the Magnavox Odyssey video game console.
- Nakamura Manufacturing Ltd. adopts "Namco" as its brand name.
Notable releases[edit]
- In September, Computer Recreations, Inc. installs Galaxy Game, a version of Spacewar! for PDP-11 hardware and the first coin-operated video arcade game, in Tresidder Union at Stanford University.
- In November, Nutting Associates releases 1,500 cabinets of Nolan Bushnell's Computer Space — another free-standing implementation of Spacewar!, and the first mass produced video game of any kind.
- Don Rawitsch, Paul Dillenberger and Bill Heinemann, students at Carleton College develop The Oregon Trail for a mainframe with teletype terminals.
- Don Daglow programs the first computer baseball game on a PDP-10 mainframe computer at Pomona College.
- Mike Mayfield develops a Star Trek text game on a Scientific Data Systems Sigma 7 minicomputer.
Pages in category "1971"
The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.