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TELEVISION INSPIRED BAER. BY THE 1960S, TVS HAD BECOME PART OF MANY AMERICAN
HOUSEHOLDS. WITH BAER’S BROWN BOX, PEOPLE COULD PLAY GAMES ON THEIR TVS.

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IN 1972, MAGNAVOX COMPANY BEGAN TO
MAKE AND SELL BAER’S INVENTION. THEY
GAVE IT A NEW NAME: THE ODYSSEY. A
PING‑PONG GAME WAS ONE OF SEVERAL
OFFERED ON THE SYSTEM. THE ODYSSEY BAER CREATED HIS BROWN BOX IN 1968.
WAS AN EXCITING NEW FORM OF TEN YEARS EARLIER, PHYSICIST WILLIAM
ENTERTAINMENT. HOWEVER, SOME PEOPLE HIGINBOTHAM INTRODUCED THE GAME
THINK IT WASN’T THE FIRST OF ITS KIND. TENNIS FOR TWO TO THE PUBLIC.
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