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An Odyssey controller. The Odyssey consists of a black, white, and brown oblong box connected by wires to two rectangular controllers.The console connects to the television set through an included switch box, which allows the player to switch the television input between the Odyssey and the regular television input cable, and presents itself like a television channel on channel three or four ...
Ralph Henry Baer (born Rudolf Heinrich Baer; March 8, 1922 – December 6, 2014) was a German-American inventor, game developer, and engineer.. Baer's family fled Germany just before World War II and Baer served the American war effort, gaining an interest in electronics shortly thereafter.
A Magnavox Odyssey and one of its two accompanying game controllers. The Magnavox Odyssey, released by Magnavox in September 1972, is the world's first commercial video game console. Designed by Ralph H. Baer and first demonstrated on a convention in Burlingame, California on May 24, 1972, [3] it was sold by Magnavox and affiliates through 1975 ...
The first home console was the Magnavox Odyssey in September 1972 based on Baer's "Brown Box" design. [43] Originally built from discrete transistors, Magnavox transitioned to integrated circuit chips that were inexpensive, and developed a new line of consoles in the Odyssey series from 1975 to 1977.
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In the 1960s, Magnavox manufactured the first plasma displays for the military and for computer applications. Magnavox Odyssey. In 1972 Magnavox introduced the Odyssey, the first video game console. [10] In 1974, North American Philips acquired a majority stake in the Magnavox Company, which became a wholly-owned subsidiary the following year. [11]
The first generation of video game consoles lasted from 1972 to 1983. The first console of this generation was the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey. [1] The last new console release of the generation was most likely the Compu-Vision 440 by radio manufacturer Bentley in 1983, [2] though other systems were also released in that year.
Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra (or Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back) is an NBC musical television special starring Frank Sinatra broadcast on November 18, 1973. The special was written by Fred Ebb, directed by Marty Pasetta, and produced by Howard W. Koch. [1] [2] The announcer for the special was Hank Simms. [2]