UNKNOWN, 1965

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Price Realised USD 18,900

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SPACEWAR!

UNKNOWN, 1965

Price Realised USD 18,900

A fanfold paper tape, titled 'SPACEWAR!'

A rare early example.

SPACEWAR! developed in 1962 by Steve Russell and colleagues at MIT, is widely recognized as one of the first video games ever created. Initially written for the PDP-1, it introduced fundamental concepts such as interactive graphics and real-time multiplayer gaming, laying the groundwork for the modern video game industry.

³⁄₄ in. (1.9 cm.) high,1 in. (2.5 cm) wide, 8¹⁄₂ in. (21.6 cm.) long (Folded)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Private Collection.
Acquired from the above by the late owner in 2000.

STARTUP: Albuquerque and the Personal Computer Revolution! at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 18 November 2006 to 31 December 2016.

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