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ELECTRONIC GAMES The beep goes on 'AGE S - PLAINDEALER • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER it, 1M0 winner emerged victorious, PA In case you haven't no­ ticed, we are well into the age of electronics. More products each season use the marvels of computer tech­ nology. One of the most visible ex­ amples of the electronic rev­ olution is the toy and game industry. But, as one show business legend used to say, "You ain't seen nothin' yet!" Once parents shared board games like Life, Can- dyland, Chutes and Ladders, Go To The Head Of The Class, and Monopoloy with their children. Then, the only sounds to be heard were squeals of delight when the \ HOLIDAY V "MR. DONS" CLEANERS INC. CHRISTMAS SPECIAL • WITH COUPON *\ NOV. 25th thru DEC. 8,1980 Coupon must be presented when draperies are brought in DRAPERY CLEANING Take Down & Rehanging Service Available I I 20%OFF WE FEATURE COMPLETE CLEANING-SERVICES 1. Professional dry cleoning & pressing 2 Bulk Cleaning by •he Pound 3 Shirl Service 4 Alterations 5 Suede and leather cleaning 10 Furs-cleaned glazed ond cold storage 6. Hots cleaned ond blocked 7. Draperies 8. Knits-carefully restored to oringinal size and style 9 Pillows-Huffed sanitized deodorized and new ticking too 10% SAVINGS: Visit our modern plant and see how our customers save 10% on their dry cleaning cost. WE ARE OPEN: At 6:45 A.M. for the early birds and operate all day Saturday for your weekend needs. 1 "MR. DONS" CLEANERS INC. 1207 N. THIRD ST.-MccHENRY "West Of A&P Food Store in The . Heart of McHenry 385-2011 • V » \ J a or groans of disappointment from the defeated. Now that toy and game manufacturers have learned to apply computer chip mi­ croprocessors to new prod­ ucts, as well as some old, a new dimension has been added to our fun... sound* A whole symphony of sounds! Every kind of beep beep, chirp chirp, whirr whirr, boop boop, ring ring, razz razz or any combina­ tion of these and others too difficult to translate. To give you some idea of the rapid growth of electron­ ic toys and games, only 12 toys and games incorporated computer chips in 1977. By 1979, more than 125 electron­ ic games competed for con­ sumers' dollars. This year nearly 400 electronic items will be available. Mind boggling, isn't it? And ear tingling!! One of the first electronic games, Simon, appealed 1978. Simon is played* by repeating a sequence of sounds the game itself pro­ duces. Shaped like' a flying saucer, Simon has four col­ ored panels -- yellow, green, blue and red. Each panel emits a different tone and flashes its light when de­ pressed. Depending upon which speed level you select, you have up to five seconds to respond or get "razzed." Sound complicated? It really isn't It's great fun and quite addictive. The success of video games -- units that connect to your television and are played with control boxes -- led to the development of another kind of electronic game, the video games that can be held in one hand while being played. Just about all video games are now available in hand-held versions -- blockbuster, baseball, football, basket- »soccer, bowling, pinball various "space invader" types of games, to name a few. By now, you must Wonder what's next . As if you didn't suspect the latest advancement in computerized technology is games and toys that talk. Al­ ready on the market are talking chen games, talking bridge, talking language translators and an educa­ tional spelling game. The future of the toy and game industry is limited only by the inventor's imagi­ nation. Undoubtedly, there will soon be more sophisti­ cated uses of computer tech­ nology. Computer chips will appear in many more prod­ ucts doing things once thought impossible. One thing is clear. The language of computers is here to stay. Soon they'll be talking our language in addi­ tion to their own. The future is sound -. in more ways than one! BABYCHAM FRUIT PUNCH 2 bottles (fifths) Baby chiun cups orange Juke cup lemon juice cup sugar sliced lemons quart sparkling mineral water Put juices and sugar into punch bowl. Stir to dissolve sugar. Add lemon slices and place large chunk of ice in bowl. Add Babycham, chill for about an hour. Before serving, add sparkling mineral water. As I sat on a sunny bank, On Christmas Day in the morning, / spied three ships come sailing by. --Anonymous Picket Present • • • Gifts for buslnoss.. Attache ft Underarm Cases for thm offtcm or study... Desk ft Drafting Lamps plus browse through our display showroom of other gift ideas for the business person on your gift list. CROSS SINCE 1846 Writing Inttrumtnu in LuttroutCtvoff* Or choose from sets by Porker. Paper Mate. Pentel or Hallmark. Calculators by •Texas Instruments •Casio •Sharp starting at *10 9 s with this... CORONAMAT1C CARTRIDGE ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER SMITH-CORONA Coronamatic 2200 knuth' P.O. KNUTH CO. INC. McHenry County's Leading Sporting Goods & Office Supply Center vm vWooKfbcfi?: iu.