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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 ...
The Magnavox Odyssey 4305 (model number: 3616R061A) was released in 1976 [16] [17] [18] or 1977 [19] and is a 19 inch [20] color TV with a built-in Magnavox Odyssey 300 [21] [18] or 500. [17] The label on the backside of the TV reads "October 1976". [22] It was sold for US$499.
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.
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 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.
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.
The first commercial video game console was the Magnavox Odyssey, developed by a team led by Ralph H. Baer and released commercially in 1972. It was shortly followed by the release of the home version of Pong by Atari Inc. in 1975 based on the arcade game.
Negotiations took place during 1976, during which Atari cleared itself of liabilities, including settling a patent infringement lawsuit with Magnavox over Ralph H. Baer's patents that were the basis for the Magnavox Odyssey. [9] In mid-1976, Fairchild announced the Channel F, planned for release later that year, beating Atari to the market. [16]