Gerald Anderson "Jerry" Lawson (December 1, 1940 – April 9, 2011) was an American electronic engineer known for his work in designing the Fairchild Channel F video game console. During development of the Channel F in the early-mid 1970s, Lawson was Chief Hardware Engineer and director of engineering and marketing for Fairchild Semiconductor's video game division.
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- Gerald Anderson "Jerry" Lawson (December 1, 1940 – April 9, 2011) was an American electronic engineer known for his work in designing the Fairchild Channel F video game console. During development of the Channel F in the early-mid 1970s, Lawson was Chief Hardware Engineer and director of engineering and marketing for Fairchild Semiconductor's video game division. He also founded and ran Videosoft, a video game development company which made software for the Atari 2600 in the early 1980s, as the 2600 had displaced the Channel F as the top system in the market. Lawson was the sole black member of the Homebrew Computer Club, a group of early computer hobbyists which would produce a number of industry legends, including Apple founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Lawson also produced one of the earliest arcade games, Demolition Derby, which debuted in a southern California pizzeria shortly after Pong. Lawson later worked with the Stanford mentor program and was preparing to write a book on his career. In March 2011, Lawson was honored as an industry pioneer by the International Game Developers Association. One month later, he died of complications from diabetes. At the time of his death, he resided in Santa Clara, California.
- Gerald A. "Jerry" Lawson (Diciembre de 1940 - 9 de abril de 2011). Fue un ingeniero electrónico que diseñó la videoconsola Fairchild Channel F, puesta a la venta en el mercado en 1975 por la empresa Fairchild Semiconductor. Su mayor aporte al mundo del ocio electrónico fue el cartucho de videojuegos, que permitía a las consolas de la época el poder añadir videojuegos sin tener la limitación de sólo poder jugar a los que traían de serie en su memoria.
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- Gerald Anderson "Jerry" Lawson (December 1, 1940 – April 9, 2011) was an American electronic engineer known for his work in designing the Fairchild Channel F video game console. During development of the Channel F in the early-mid 1970s, Lawson was Chief Hardware Engineer and director of engineering and marketing for Fairchild Semiconductor's video game division.
- Gerald A. "Jerry" Lawson (Diciembre de 1940 - 9 de abril de 2011). Fue un ingeniero electrónico que diseñó la videoconsola Fairchild Channel F, puesta a la venta en el mercado en 1975 por la empresa Fairchild Semiconductor. Su mayor aporte al mundo del ocio electrónico fue el cartucho de videojuegos, que permitía a las consolas de la época el poder añadir videojuegos sin tener la limitación de sólo poder jugar a los que traían de serie en su memoria.
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