Atari Inc. was founded in 1972 and their gaming system eventually became a rising star to gamers.

5100 had a maximum capacity of 64k of storage. $8,975 – $19,975.

The IMSAI 8080 was an early microcomputer launched in early 1975.

Magnavox brought the first home video game system to the market in 1978, named the Odyssey. The Odyssey 2 was next in line and was designed to play programmable ROM cartridges.

In 1983 the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X received approval from the FCC and become the world’s first commercial handheld cellular phone.

State-of-the-art 1983 Pen Tablet

Produced by Coleco, Telstar is a series of video game consoles released from 1976 to 1978. There were 14 consoles released in the Telstar branded series.

Released in 1979 at a price of $1,150. It was followed by the TI-99/4A which added an additional graphics mode, “lowercase” character comprised of small capitals and a full travel keyboard.

The Vectrex Arcade System came with its own integrated vector monitor. You could pick one of these up in 1982 for $199.