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Gerald Anderson Lawson (December 1, 1940 – April 9, 2011) was an American electronic engineer.Besides being one of the first African-American computer engineers in Silicon Valley, Lawson was also known for his work in designing the Fairchild Channel F video game console, leading the team that refined ROM cartridges for durable used as commercial video game cartridges.
Jerry Lawson replaced the 8080 with Fairchild's own F8 CPU; while Nick Talesfore and Ron Smith were responsible for adapting the prototype's complex keyboard controls into a single control stick, and encasing the ROM circuit boards into plastic cartridges reminiscent of 8-track tapes.
John Draper was a member of the club, as was Jerry Lawson (creator of the first cartridge-based video game system, Fairchild Channel F). [13] Li-Chen Wang, developer of Palo Alto Tiny Basic and graphics software for the Cromemco Dazzler, was a club member, and Lee Felsenstein was moderator of the club meetings.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Lawson began his career in Silicon Valley and joined the Fairchild Semiconductor in 1970. He developed the first home gaming system with interchangeable game cartridges ...
USC Games has announced an endowment named for Jerry Lawson, the Black engineer who created the first console to store video games on cartridges.
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Ken Kutaragi: creator of the PlayStation brand; Jerry Lawson: pioneered the video game cartridge by designing the Fairchild Channel F console; Palmer Luckey: founder of Oculus VR (now Reality Labs) and the designer of the Oculus Rift; Ivan Sutherland: Internet pioneer who is regarded as the "father of computer graphics."
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