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CVC Gameline for the Atari 2600. Online Gaming before the Internet was a thing. (www.youtube.com)
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1983 CVC Gameline hardware, one of the earliest examples of online gaming technology.

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[–] AlmostCool 2 points 1 year ago

Damn I had no idea this existed, it seems light years ahead of its time. I wonder if it would have had more luck if the video game crash of 1983 didn’t occur so soon after its release. Though judging by the failures of other early online services it probably would not have done well anyway