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Long before video games became something you downloaded or streamed, they existed as curiosities built by scientists who weren’t trying to entertain the world. In the late 1950s, screens were rare and ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Iain Macauley is a luxury cars and high-end motorcycles writer. I can just about recall it: it must have been 1972, and I was ...