The Console Market of the 70's and 80's Part 1

TCW Podcast Episode 140 - The Console Market of the 70's and 80's Part 1   We look at the early dedicated hardware systems in the United States.  We have talked about many of these companies in the past.  However we have not brought the story together at a large scale looking at the influences these companies had on each other, the consumer market in general, and what the market could handle.  We see the reasons behind the transition to programable systems as being the logical course for an industry where dedicated hardware had reached a limit.  We will continue in part two seeing how the programable systems brought a new shift to the market.   TCW 106 - The Small Voice of Magnavox: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-small-voice-of-magnavox/ The Slide Rule "Bringing 1916 to 2016": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CblhxhnSymg The Odyssey 100: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y03hn64dHY Pong Console C-100: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCmYgAw6qmI Sears Tele-Games Pong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxoBDK-CYww Craftsman 1976 Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSqER0JLicE Exploring the Cincinnati Mills Mall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sPQcSBMVFc Exploring the Abandoned Northridge Mall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n67s2r6fVKg Sear's Catalog Home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kb24gwnZ18 Sear Houses TV Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NirU-JSJQPA TCW 124 - The Visions of Coleco Part 1: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-visions-of-coleco-part-1/ TCW 125 - The Visions of Coleco Part 2: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-visions-of-coleco-part-2/ Rybylith Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_zInegHR40 Integrated Circuits History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-tKOHICqrI Homemade Chips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxz_ENnmgtI TCW 076 - A Fairchild Story: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/a-fairchild-story/     New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1   Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love    Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/