machine programming

The programmed instructions determine the set of actions that is to be accomplished automatically by the system. The program specifies what the automated system should do and how its various components must function in order to accomplish the desired result. The content of…

These systems were programmable in the sense that different game cartridges could be inserted into special slots—a technical step that encouraged the separation of game development from hardware design. Activision, founded in 1979 by former Atari game designers David Crane and Alan Miller and entertainment executive Jim Levy,…