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Atari

See below for specifications and information on this system.

Introduced:	1975
CPU:	None, TTL Logic
Controls:	Two rotary controls on console
Games:	Pong! Just Pong! What more could you ever want?

This is the original Pong home game, the first ever home version of an arcade video game. This particular unit is one of the first, manufactured by Atari and sold by Sears under their Tele-Games brand. Pong was not, however, the first home video game. That honor belongs to the original Magnavox Odyssey.

Here's a 3/4 view of Pong:

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