Artifact Details

Title

Printed circuit board

Catalog Number

102729383

Type

Physical object

Description

Al Alcorn writes:

The Home Pong Prototype Board was my first attempt at a printed circuit board for our first consumer product. The difficulty was meeting the FCC standards for RF emissions without adding too much cost. The FCC standards did not envision a high speed digital device which emitted lots of interference around 100 MHz. I have had this object in my possession since its creation in 1974.

A. Alcorn
Feb 26, 2010.

Date

1974

Manufacturer

Atari

Identifying Numbers

Other number CP-2 Etched on the solder side of the object

Dimensions

overall: 1 1/2 in x 8 in x 3 1/2 in

Category

Component/circuit board

Credit

Gift of Al Alcorn

Lot Number

X5633.2010