Tennis for Two, arguably the first video game, was a two player game, as was its successor Pong. The first commercially available game console, the Magnavox Odyssey, had two controller inputs. Since then, most consoles have been shipped with two or four controller inputs.
Actress Beth Howland, who played Vera on 'Alice,' dies at 74. The actress who was best known for her role as a ditzy waitress on the 1970s and '80s CBS sitcom Alice has died. Beth Howland was 74. Her husband, actor Charles Kimbrough, tells The Associated Press that Howland died of lung cancer in Santa Monica, California, on Dec. 31.
Beth Harrington, ERPA, QPA. Beth has devoted her career to helping businesses design and administer state-of-the art retirement plans. She established Benefit Resources in 1987 after graduating from the University of California at Davis and spending 8 years in the fields of banking, accounting, and financial planning.