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April 13, 2011 08:09 pm EDT
Original Link: http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/jerry-lawson-creator-of-cartridge-based-video-game-consoles-di/
Jerry Lawson, creator of cartridge-based video game consoles, dies at 70
Gerald "Jerry" Lawson, the man who invented the video game cartridge, died Saturday morning of a heart attack at a Mountain View, California hospital at the age of 70. His brainchild, the Fairchild Channel F Video Game System, more commonly referred to as the Channel F, came out just one year before Atari's cartridge-based console, the VCS, opening the floodgates of modern gaming. His earliest foray into consumer electronics began early on, but it wasn't until he joined Fairchild in 1970 that he really made his mark on the tech industry. During that time, he became the only black member of the infamous Homebrew Computer Club that counted Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniack as members. He was honored at this year's GDC for his monumental contribution to modern gaming.Jerry Lawson, creator of cartridge-based video game consoles, dies at 70 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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