Fairchild Channel F
Videos
The Fairchild Channel F, short for "Channel Fun", is a home video game console, the first to be based on a microprocessor and to use ROM cartridges instead of having games built in. It was released by
Channel F and its two controllers
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In the history of video games, the second-generation era refers to computer and video games, video game consoles, and handheld video game consoles available from 1976 to 1992. Notable platforms of the
Fairchild Channel F
…as Fairchild Video Entertainment System Developer Jerry Lawson Manufacturer Fairchild Camera and Instrument Type Home video game console Generation Second Released NA: November 1976 JP: October 1977 Lifespan 1976–1983 Introductory price US$169.95 (equivalent to $960 in 2025) Discontinued 1983 Units sold…
An opened Fairchild Channel F ROM cartridge, illustrating the ROM chips mounted to a circuit board within the casing. The cartridges were inserted into the console via the exposed contacts on the top of the board.
An Atari 2600 game joystick controller
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