Artifact Details

Title

Pong prototype

Catalog Number

102741638

Type

Physical object

Description

This was the actual unit placed in Andy Capp’s bar in Sunnyvale, CA in 1972. It still worked as of 2002. The unit consists of a casing, covered with faux wood adhesive-backed paper, with a small television monitor and circuit boards inside. Attached to one side is a copper-colored box for accepting and retaining quarters or tokens.

Date

1972

Manufacturer

Atari

Place Manufactured

U.S.

Identifying Numbers

Deprecated CHM identification number L184.2009.1

Dimensions

overall (actual): 26 1/4 in x 28 1/2 in x 24 in; overall (estimated): 24 in x 24 in x 24 in

Category

Game

Subject

Atari; Pong; Bushnell, Nolan; Magnavox; Games; Arcade

Credit

Gift of Al Alcorn

Lot Number

X7657.2016