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Procyon:
As an extension of my curiosity about building MAME machines, I've become interested in the very origin of this hobby, which ultimately leads to Nolan Bushnel's creation of the Pong arcade (I know Ralph Baer made the concept first, I'm just looking at it from an arcade perspective.)  Unfortunately, I'm a programmer, and therefore suffer from the "I have no idea how it works, I just write code for it" syndrome.

I've been to http://www.pong-story.com and thought I had found what I was looking for when I came across his scanned magazine articles from various electronics hobby magazines in the 70s.  But after the first couple of paragraphs in each article, which describe the concept of a game like Pong as if you were a two year old, they always launch in to a description of the circuit diagrams that seem to me as if they were intended for a masters level electrical engineer.

So I'm wondering if any of you out there have any idea where I might be able to find information that would be comparable to "Pong for dummies."  Something that would explain how the different parts of the circuits work, like the H and V sync generators, or the left, right, and ball position circuits, etc.  I realize that nothing can do that job without some familiarity with how circuits work, or how a TV signal is generated, but I haven't been able to Google up anything useful.

Much appreciation and thank yous in advance to anyone who can provide me with a useful link or book.  I'm just trying to scratch a curiosity itch.

paigeoliver:
Most later Pong stuff used a chip called the "TVgames" chip.

Your BEST bet is to buy a build your own Pong kit. I think they are around $20. Or buy an old Pong console and rip it apart.

bigmoe:
OT (sorry Procyon), but I thought some out there might appreciate this Pong link:

http://www.joeacevedo.com/docs/customzone/customcon/customcon7/d2ketracelwhite.htm


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DrewKaree:
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It's on backorder, but that's what paige is talking about.  The rest you've gotta figure out.  I have no idea how it works, either.  I usually rely on a programmer (;D) to make it work the minute I plug it in.  Then I blame the programmer when I forgot to plug in the power cord and the thing doesn't work!  LOL

Stingray:

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Drat! I was just about to order one despite the fact that I have no use for it. It's just cool.  8)

-S

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