Alexey Pajitnov built Tetris in June 1984 on an Electronika 60 at the Moscow Academy of Sciences, a machine with no graphics, so he drew the seven falling pieces out of letters on a text display.
Alexey Pajitnov wrote Tetris in June 1984 on an Electronika 60 with a text-only monitor, so he drew its seven pieces from letters, he told The Guardian in 2014.
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Alexey Pajitnov built Tetris in June 1984 on an Electronika 60 at the Moscow Academy of Sciences, a machine with no graphics, so he drew the seven falling pieces out of letters on a text display. Why it matters: AI News is moving the AI stack right now, and this update helps...
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