Fairchild Channel F
Fairchild Semiconductor Fairchild Channel F 1976
Basic information
- Category
- Console
- Manufacturer
- Fairchild Semiconductor
- Platform
- Fairchild Channel F
- Release year
- 1976
About this item
The Fairchild Channel F is a home video game console released by Fairchild Semiconductor in November 1976. It has the distinction of being the first programmable ROM cartridge–based video game console, and the first console to use a microprocessor. It was launched as the Video Entertainment System, or VES, but when Atari released their VCS the next year, Fairchild renamed it's machine. Technical Specifications: • CPU: Fairchild F8 (2-chip cpu) • Memory: 64 bytes main RAM, 2 KB video RAM • Graphics: N/A • Sound: 120, 500, 1000 Hz beeps modulatable • Display: 128x64 • Media: ROM cartridge • Max Controllers: 2
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