Fairchild Channel F

Fairchild Channel F

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....

Name Fairchild Channel F
Release Date November 1, 1976
Developer Fairchild Semiconductor
Manufacturer Fairchild Semiconductor
Max Controllers 2
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
Notes The Fairchild Channel F is a home video game console released by Fairchild Semiconductor in November 1976. <br />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.
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