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This page outlines major points in the Magnavox Odyssey's history. | This page outlines major points in the Magnavox Odyssey's history. | ||
1951 | == 1951 == | ||
Ralph H. Baer (engineer) has the idea to | Ralph H. Baer (engineer) has the idea to build a television set that the owner can control in addition to its normal function of receiving signals from a remote television station. His employers, Loral Electronics do not pursue the idea. | ||
1966 | == 1966 == | ||
'''August:''' Baer, then the head of the Equipment Design Division at military contractor Sanders Associates, comes up with the concept of using a television to play games; writes up a four-page proposal for a "game box" that would plug into a television screen, costing around US$25 | '''August:''' Baer, then the head of the Equipment Design Division at military contractor Sanders Associates, comes up with the concept of using a television to play games; writes up a four-page proposal for a "game box" that would plug into a television screen, costing around US$25 | ||
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'''December:''' Baer, together with one of his technicians, Bob Tremblay, completes an initial prototype later christened "TV Game #1", which could display and move a vertical line on a television screen. | '''December:''' Baer, together with one of his technicians, Bob Tremblay, completes an initial prototype later christened "TV Game #1", which could display and move a vertical line on a television screen. | ||
1967 | == 1967 == | ||
'''February:''' Baer | '''February:''' Baer | ||
Revision as of 08:12, 25 April 2022
This page outlines major points in the Magnavox Odyssey's history.
1951
Ralph H. Baer (engineer) has the idea to build a television set that the owner can control in addition to its normal function of receiving signals from a remote television station. His employers, Loral Electronics do not pursue the idea.
1966
August: Baer, then the head of the Equipment Design Division at military contractor Sanders Associates, comes up with the concept of using a television to play games; writes up a four-page proposal for a "game box" that would plug into a television screen, costing around US$25
December: Baer, together with one of his technicians, Bob Tremblay, completes an initial prototype later christened "TV Game #1", which could display and move a vertical line on a television screen.
1967
February: Baer