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1972 – Andy Cappa’s tavern in CA was the site for the first Pong game was wheeled into the establishment. The coin-operated game was put in by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell and game designer Al Alcorn. The duo decided that making their own game – rather than having 3rd parties do it – would help keep costs down. They then turned an old Roller rink and converted to a production line. Pong was the first successful video game system.

This Day in Tech History podcast show notes for November 25

• Microsoft is first mentioned in a letter from Bill Gates to Paul Allen
• Mercury-Atlas 5 carries the first chimpanzee into space
• Microsoft starts talking to Yahoo again – this time on a search deal
• Happy Birthday Leo Laporte