January 1977 · Computer or hardware
RCA Studio II (1977)
RCA's black-and-white cartridge console with built-in keypads.
Joyce Weisbecker, daughter of designer Joseph Weisbecker, became the first woman to develop a commercial video game on it. RCA ended the line in February 1978 after poor holiday sales.
See 1977 in the interactive timeline
Facts
- Date
- January 1977
- Kind
- Computer or hardware: Home console
- Maker or publisher
- RCA
- CPU
- RCA 1802 @ 1.78 MHz
- RAM
- 512 bytes
- Graphics
- 64x32 monochrome (Pixie)
- Units sold
- 53,000-64,000
- Generation
- 2nd
- First sold in
- North America
- Media
- ROM cartridge
- Notable games
- Speedway/Tag; Blackjack; Bowling; Baseball; Space War
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- Fairchild Channel F (rival, 1976)
- Atari 2600 (VCS) (rival, 1977)
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