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History of Gaming: From Early Arcades to Virtual Worlds

The history of gaming starts well before a console sat under the television. for the PDP-1, an interactive computer that typically sold for about $120,000 and was far beyond normal household use.

History of Gaming: From Early Arcades to Virtual Worlds

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The history of gaming starts well before a console sat under the television.

for the PDP-1, an interactive computer that typically sold for about $120,000 and was far beyond normal household use.

The Smithsonian notes that versions of the game spread to other universities with computer-engineering […]

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The history of gaming starts well before a console sat under the television. for the PDP-1, an interactive computer that typically sold for about $120,000 and was far beyond normal household use. The Smithsonian notes that versions of the game spread to other universities with computer-engineering […]

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