2007-02-01 09:59:07 · 5 answers · asked by bluelightning08 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Atari was incorporated in the state of California on June 27th, 1972.
Atari 2600 was built in the year 1976.
Atari, a term that in the context of the game means a state where a stone or group of stones is imminently in danger of being taken by one's opponent. In Japanese, atari is the nominalized form of ataru, which literally means to "target" or "aim at" something. Loosely, it can be translated as "prepare to be attacked".
By November of 1972, the first PONG was completed, and consisted of a black and white television from Walgreens, the special game hardware, and a coin-mech on the side which featured a milk carton inside to catch coins. Placed in a Grass Valley pub by the name of Andy Capps' to test its viability, it was soon discovered to be a hit. After talks to release PONG through Nutting and several other companies broke down, Bushnell and his partner Ted Dabney decided to release PONG on their own, and Atari Inc. was established as a coin-op design and production company.
2007-02-01 10:02:56 · answer #1 · answered by DECEMBER 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are referring to the Atari 2600, it was released in September 1977, according to Wikipedia.
2014-09-20 14:43:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1972
2007-02-01 18:14:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i bought one and if i remember right it was was in the early 70s
2007-02-01 19:24:24 · answer #4 · answered by Bighorn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think in the late 70's.
2007-02-01 18:02:24 · answer #5 · answered by CctbOh 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋