PreservedUpdated 5/2/2026
Atari PONG Prototype PCB
Made by Atari, Inc.1972California, United States
A hand-wired prototype printed circuit board for PONG, the arcade game that launched the commercial video game industry in 1972. PONG's circuitry was pure TTL logic — no microprocessor — and early boards bear the improvisational hand of the original engineering. Attributed to Atari's Grass Valley development period.
Provenance
1972
Built during PONG development, Grass Valley, California
attributed
1983
Retained by former Atari engineer
owner supplied
2018
Acquired by current collector
documented
2026
Digitally preserved in Relic
confirmed
Current Custodian
South Florida, United States
Access Matrix
- Digital viewingpublic
- Additional photographsby request
- Remote video inspectionavailable
- Research visitowner approval
- Temporary research loancase by_case
- Museum exhibition loanavailable
- Scientific samplingnot permitted
- Commercial licensingcontact owner
Record Metadata
CategoryComputing
MaterialsPhenolic PCB, TTL integrated circuits, discrete components
Dimensions46 × 33 cm
ConditionGood; several factory rework wires present
Digital Record
24 high-res images (8,192 × 6,144)
3D Mesh / Photogrammetry
Precise digital measurements
Doc. Score: 78/100Scanned 8/30/2026
Cite this object
Relic Archive. (1972). Atari PONG Prototype PCB [Object record]. Relic Object RL-1972-000114.