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Ed Smith with The Imagination Machine II at the 1979 Consumer Electronics Show

Ed Smith is a renowned African American vintage video game and personal computer designer.

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Ed's story of overcoming insurmountable odds growing up in Brooklyn, New York during the 60s to design video games and personal computers is shared around the world

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This site hosts photos, audio podcasts and video interviews with Ed Smith and many of the prominent historians in technology.

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Ed's current passion around technology consulting is shared for those w ho require professional insights

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The original advertisement for The Imagination Personal Computer - the only hybrid video game/PC ever designed 

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Select the logo link to watch the recent podcast from the Strong National Museum of Play where Ed is interviewed by the video game curators 

Watch the historic interview with Ed and Dag Spicer of the Computer History Museum in California as Ed recounts his time at APF Electronics

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