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47 relations: Armor Attack, Asteroids (video game), Bandai, Byte (magazine), Cathode ray tube, Central processing unit, Cinematronics, Consumer Electronics Show, Creative Computing (magazine), David H. Ahl, Federal Communications Commission, Flyback transformer, Game Boy, General Instrument AY-3-8910, Ground loop (electricity), Hasbro, Hertz, Home video game console, Homebrew (video games), Integrator, Kilobyte, Light pen, List of commercial failures in video gaming, Master System, Microvision, Milton Bradley Company, Mine Storm, Monochrome, MOS Technology 6522, Motorola 6809, Mr. Boston, Random-access memory, Raster graphics, Raster scan, Read-only memory, ROM cartridge, Samsung, Sawtooth wave, Second generation of video game consoles, Sound chip, Space Wars, Television, Usenet, Vacuum, Vector graphics, Vector monitor, Video game crash of 1983.
Armor Attack
Armor Attack is a vector shoot 'em up designed by Tim Skelly and released in arcades by Cinematronics in 1980.
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Asteroids (video game)
Asteroids is an arcade space shooter released in November 1979 by Atari, Inc. and designed by Lyle Rains, Ed Logg, and Dominic Walsh.
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Bandai
is a Japanese toy maker and a producer of a large number of plastic model kits as well as a former video game company.
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Byte (magazine)
Byte was an American microcomputer magazine, influential in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s because of its wide-ranging editorial coverage.
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Cathode ray tube
The cathode ray tube (CRT) is a vacuum tube that contains one or more electron guns and a phosphorescent screen, and is used to display images.
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Central processing unit
A central processing unit (CPU) is the electronic circuitry within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetic, logical, control and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions.
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Cinematronics
Cinematronics Incorporated was a pioneering arcade game developer that had its heyday in the era of vector display games.
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Consumer Electronics Show
CES (formerly an acronym for Consumer Electronics Show but now the official name) is an annual trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association.
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Creative Computing (magazine)
Creative Computing was one of the earliest magazines covering the microcomputer revolution.
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David H. Ahl
David H. Ahl (born 1939) is the founder of Creative Computing magazine.
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Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government created by statute (and) to regulate interstate communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable.
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Flyback transformer
A flyback transformer (FBT), also called a line output transformer (LOPT), is a special type of electrical transformer.
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Game Boy
The is an 8-bit handheld game console which was developed and manufactured by Nintendo and first released on the 100th anniversary of Nintendo in Japan on, in North America on and in Europe on.
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General Instrument AY-3-8910
The AY-3-8910 is a 3-voice programmable sound generator (PSG) designed by General Instrument in 1978, initially for use with their 16-bit CP1610 or one of the PIC1650 series of 8-bit microcomputers.
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Ground loop (electricity)
In an electrical system, a ground loop or earth loop occurs when two points of a circuit both intended to be at ground reference potential have a potential between them.
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Hasbro
Hasbro, Inc. (an abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational toy and board game company, It is the largest toy maker in the world in terms of stock market value, and third largest with revenues of approximately $5.12 billion.
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Hertz
The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the derived unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI) and is defined as one cycle per second.
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Home video game console
A home video game console, or simply home console, is a video game device that is primarily used for home gamers, as opposed to in arcades or some other commercial establishment.
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Homebrew (video games)
Homebrew is a term frequently applied to video games or other software produced by consumers to target proprietary hardware platforms (usually with hardware restrictions) not typically user-programmable or that use proprietary storage methods.
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Integrator
An integrator in measurement and control applications is an element whose output signal is the time integral of its input signal.
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Kilobyte
The kilobyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information.
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Light pen
A light pen is a computer input device in the form of a light-sensitive wand used in conjunction with a computer's CRT display.
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List of commercial failures in video gaming
As a hit-driven business, the great majority of the video game industry's software releases have been commercial failures.
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Master System
The is a third-generation home video game console that was manufactured by Sega.
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Microvision
The Microvision is the first handheld game console that used interchangeable cartridges.
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Milton Bradley Company
The Milton Bradley Company was an American board game manufacturer established by Milton Bradley in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1860.
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Mine Storm
Mine Storm (also written as MineStorm) is a game similar to Atari's 1979 Asteroids arcade game, published in 1982 by General Consumer Electronics as the built-in game for the Vectrex system.
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Monochrome
Monochrome describes paintings, drawings, design, or photographs in one color or values of one color.
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MOS Technology 6522
The 6522 Versatile Interface Adapter (VIA) is an integrated circuit that was designed and manufactured by MOS Technology as an I/O port controller for the 6502 family of microprocessors.
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Motorola 6809
The Motorola 6809 ("sixty-eight-oh-nine") is an 8-bit microprocessor CPU with some 16-bit features from Motorola.
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Mr. Boston
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Random-access memory
Random-access memory (RAM) is a form of computer data storage that stores data and machine code currently being used.
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Raster graphics
In computer graphics, a raster graphics or bitmap image is a dot matrix data structure that represents a generally rectangular grid of pixels (points of color), viewable via a monitor, paper, or other display medium.
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Raster scan
A raster scan, or raster scanning, is the rectangular pattern of image capture and reconstruction in television.
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Read-only memory
Read-only memory (ROM) is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices.
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ROM cartridge
A ROM cartridge, sometimes referred to simply as a cartridge or cart, is a removable enclosure containing ROM designed to be connected to a consumer electronics device such as a home computer, video game console and to a lesser extent, electronic musical instruments.
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Samsung
Samsung is a South Korean multinational conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul.
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Sawtooth wave
The sawtooth wave (or saw wave) is a kind of non-sinusoidal waveform.
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Second generation of video game consoles
The second generation of computer and video games began in 1976 with the release of the Fairchild Channel F. It coincided with and was partly fuelled by the golden age of arcade video games, a peak era of popularity and innovation for the medium.
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Sound chip
A sound chip is an integrated circuit (i.e. "chip") designed to produce sound.
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Space Wars
Space Wars is a 1977 vector graphics arcade game based on the 1962 PDP-1 program Spacewar!.
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Television
Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in monochrome (black and white), or in colour, and in two or three dimensions and sound.
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Usenet
Usenet is a worldwide distributed discussion system available on computers.
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Vacuum
Vacuum is space devoid of matter.
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Vector graphics
Vector graphics are computer graphics images that are defined in terms of 2D points, which are connected by lines and curves to form polygons and other shapes.
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Vector monitor
A vector monitor or vector display is a display device used for computer graphics up through the 1970s.
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Video game crash of 1983
The video game crash of 1983 (known as the Atari shock in Japan) was a large-scale recession in the video game industry that occurred from 1983 to 1985, primarily in North America, because of market saturation.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectrex
