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BAER FACED MORE THAN
CONTROVERSY. HE HAD
COMPETITION TOO!
THE SAME YEAR MAGNAVOX RELEASED
THE ODYSSEY, NOLAN BUSHNELL AND TED
DABNEY FOUNDED VIDEO GAME COMPANY
ATARI. WITH ENGINEER ALLAN ALCORN,
THEY CREATED THE ARCADE GAME PONG.
PONG WAS SIMILAR TO BAER’S
PING‑PONG GAME. BUT, PEOPLE PLAYED
PONG ON LARGER MACHINES IN PUBLIC
PLACES. PLAYERS HAD TO INSERT MONEY
BEFORE STARTING A GAME.
Ooh,
tough
luck. Someone
get more
quarters!
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