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Pong circa 1978 on Kriesler TV

Cast your mind back ... waaaaaaaaaaaaaay back!  Remember when it was considered the height of technology to be able to play games on your TV?  Wow!  I remember our stunning Kriesler TV, our first colour TV, circa 1978.  We used to love sitting up really close to the screen, close enough so that we could see the red, green and blue bars that make up the images.  But what we absolutely adored was that it came with awesome games! Imagine ... a TV that would not only show programmes but that you could play as well!  We spent hours and hours trying to beat each other at Pong, that great old stalwart that was the shape of things to come.  We drove Mum crazy with the endless beeps and blurps as we sat completely mesmerised by the vision.  We were enthralled at the remote controls and the fact that we could tell the TV what to do, even from the lounge chairs!  Never mind that the remote controls were actually plugged in to the front of the set.  We didn't have to get up!