General / Off-Topic Ralph Baer, the father of video games, has died

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http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/7/7349715/ralph-baer-father-of-video-games-dies-at-92

Sad news, I used to own a Magnavox Odyssey 2 (known as the Philips Videopac G7000) and I didn't realise it was as far back as the 1960s when it all began.

This might have been one of the things that started my interest in video gaming.

R.I.P Mr. Baer

 

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http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/7/7349715/ralph-baer-father-of-video-games-dies-at-92

Sad news, I used to own a Magnavox Odyssey 2 (known as the Philips Videopac G7000) and I didn't realise it was as far back as the 1960s when it all began.

This might have been one of the things that started my interest in video gaming.

R.I.P Mr. Baer

Just saw this. What a cool story.

I read this first here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...ide-that-led-to-the-invention-of-video-games/