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Just returned from the first annual Chicago TechExpo.  They had a raffle where they gave away, among other things, Nintendo Wii and other videogame consoles.  Of course it all brought back memories for me.  The first home video game that we owned was the ubiquitous “Pong.”  We played it so much that the image of the game was burned permanently into the TV screen (that’s what screen savers were invented to prevent.)

Even more interesting; in 1971, I was one of the first people to play the very first coin operated video game.  A monochrome “Asteroids” game, it was in a colorful, futuristic case, and was installed in the recreation center at IIT.

I remember the students being impressed with the technology more than with the actual game.  Hey, had to start somewhere!

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