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Spacewar on TV
editAs a child, I was a great fan of the television program The 21st Century. I have the distinct memory of seeing Spacewar featured in an episode of this program. As I recall, this version of Spacewar was played on a round screen similar to an oscilloscope screen, and when a ship fell into the sun, it immediately reappeared at the edge of the screen. I remember the scientist demonstrating the program saying something to the effect that one day in the not too distant future, computers like this would be available to everyone, and thinking to myself "Yeah, right."
I wonder if archives of The 21st Century exist? I would not be surprised if they contain some interesting historical details and interviews about the technology of that time (1967-1970), including computing and robotics.
--Mohanchous 12:51 AM, 3 Aug 2006 (EST)
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editGameplay footage
editI just came across this on Commons. The camera is jittery, but still cool to see it running. Rjjiii (talk) 04:56, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
- That looks good. Maybe we should include it in a gallery section or something. —Panamitsu (talk) 06:08, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
- Added. --PresN 11:49, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
- Would cropping and stabilizing this video be worth it? IceWelder [✉] 12:23, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
- If a separate video file is made would it be better to have a narration about the game (possibly drawn from this article)? I may know someone who would be interested/capable, Rjjiii (ii) (talk) 22:23, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
- Would cropping and stabilizing this video be worth it? IceWelder [✉] 12:23, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
- Added. --PresN 11:49, 3 November 2023 (UTC)