Very first cartridge based system is due to...
Feb 27, 2020 8:32:57 GMT -5
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Post by VectorX on Feb 27, 2020 8:32:57 GMT -5
Yes, the Fairchild Channel F, the very first cartridge-based system beat out the Atari 2600 by about a year, but this was also mainly due to a black man named Jerry Lawson, which I never knew until now:
www.yahoo.com/news/nintendo-atari-black-engineer-changed-090805949.html
Pretty damn cool. I can totally relate in the story about how when an interviewer told a member of the International Game Developers Association's diversity advisory board about the above just stopped him "in his tracks", as that's how surprised I was too.
www.yahoo.com/news/nintendo-atari-black-engineer-changed-090805949.html
Pretty damn cool. I can totally relate in the story about how when an interviewer told a member of the International Game Developers Association's diversity advisory board about the above just stopped him "in his tracks", as that's how surprised I was too.
She picked up a paper and read about him, saying it was a "fascinating article" and that he didn't get enough credit, as she knows a little about gaming, getting us two of the earliest consoles ever (the Microvision and Atari 2600) and she still plays card games on her Chromebook nowadays.