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.
As a founding member of the Gulf Coast Girl Choir in Tampa, Beth credits most of her vocal training to excellent choral conductors. She regularly sings with Brevard Community Chorus, Riverside Chorale, and the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra Chorus. She is one of The Three Sopranos, a group that performs regularly throughout Central Florida.