Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4285605 | Escapement mechanism and backspace mechanism for a moving paper carriage typewriter having dual pitch capability A mechanism which will function to allow the escapement of the carriage of a typewriter in one of two predetermined escapement pitches and be capable of backspace operation from a single backspace input for both pitches regardless of which escapement pitc... | 08/25/1981 |
| 3978967 | Typewriter tabulator The tabulator blade rack consists of a pivotally and axially movable rod. Depressing the desired decimal tabulation key frees the carriage from the escapement for movement in the typing direction, raises the corresponding tabulator stop, and rotates the t... | 09/07/1976 |
