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Tennis for Two
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Tennis for Two is a 1958 sports video game designed by the American physicist William Higinbotham at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. One of the first games developed in the early history of video
Tennis for Two on a DuMont Lab Oscilloscope Type 304-A
Tennis for Two on a DuMont Lab Oscilloscope Type 304-A
Modern recreation of the controller
Modern recreation of the controller
The setup for Tennis for Two as exhibited in 1959
The setup for Tennis for Two as exhibited in 1959
Oscilloscope
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An oscilloscope is a type of electronic test instrument that graphically displays varying voltages of one or more signals as a function of time. Their main purpose is capturing information on electric
Tennis for Two
…designed the game within a few hours, after which he and technician Robert V. Dvorak built it over a period of three weeks. The game was displayed on an oscilloscope and played with two custom aluminum controllers. Its visuals show a representation of a tennis court viewed from the side, and players adjust the angle…
A Tektronix model 475A portable analog oscilloscope, a typical instrument of the late 1970s
A Tektronix model 475A portable analog oscilloscope, a typical instrument of the late 1970s
Oscilloscope cathode-ray tube, the left square-shaped end would be the blue screen in the upper device when built in.
Oscilloscope cathode-ray tube, the left square-shaped end would be the blue screen in the upper device when built in.
Typical display of an analog oscilloscope measuring a sine wave signal with 10 kHz. From the grid inherent to the screen together with the user-set pa
Typical display of an analog oscilloscope measuring a sine wave signal with 10 kHz. From the grid inherent to the screen together with the user-set parameters of the device shown at the upper display rim, the user may calculate the frequency and the voltage of the measured signal. Modern digital oscilloscopes set the measurement parameters and calculate/display the signal values automatically.
Type 465 Tektronix oscilloscope. This was a popular analog oscilloscope, portable, and is a representative example.
Type 465 Tektronix oscilloscope. This was a popular analog oscilloscope, portable, and is a representative example.