1977 in computing, games and technology

28 milestones from 1977: 15 computers and hardware, 1 peripherals, 1 software, 3 games, 3 movies, 3 events, 2 world events.

Open 1977 in the interactive timeline The 1970s

Computers and hardware

• Coleco Telstar Arcade
• Nascom 1
• VideoBrain Family Computer
• Atari Video Music
• Magnavox Odyssey 2000
• Magnavox Odyssey 3000
• Commodore PET 2001
• RCA Studio II
• Nintendo Color TV-Game 6
• Nintendo Color TV-Game 15
• Apple II
• Heathkit H8
• TRS-80 Model I
• Atari 2600 (VCS)
• VAX-11/780

Peripherals

• Atari CX40 Joystick

Software

• XMODEM

Games

• Zork (PDP-10 mainframe)
• Empire (Walter Bright)
• Space Wars (Cinematronics)

Movies

• Demon Seed
• Star Wars
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Events

• Apple Computer incorporated
• First West Coast Computer Faire opens
• First Pizza Time Theatre opens

World events

• Voyager 2 launched
• Voyager 1 launched