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An early three-button mouse and coding keyset, created by computer pioneer Douglas Engelbart, achieved $178,936 at auction on March 16. Image courtesy of RR Auction

Early computer mouse and coding keyset scamper to $178K at auction

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An early three-button mouse and coding keyset, created by computer pioneer Douglas Engelbart, achieved $178,936 at auction on March 16. Image courtesy of RR Auction

An early three-button mouse and coding keyset, created by computer pioneer Douglas Engelbart, achieved $178,936 at auction on March 16. Image courtesy of RR Auction

BOSTON – An early mouse and coding keyset created by computer pioneer Douglas Engelbart sold for $178,936 on March 16 at RR Auction.

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Original prototype of an Atari Home Pong video game system, $270,910

Pong video game prototype bounces to $270K at RR Auction

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Original prototype of an Atari Home Pong video game system, $270,910

Original prototype of an Atari Home Pong video game system, $270,910

BOSTON – An original prototype of an Atari Home Pong video game system sold for $270,910 on March 17 at RR Auction. It originally came from the collection of Allan Alcorn, who revolutionized the video game industry in the 1970s as the creator of Pong, the first popular video arcade game.

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