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Fairchild F8
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The Fairchild F8 is an 8-bit microprocessor system from Fairchild Semiconductor, announced in 1974 and shipped in 1975. The original processor family includes four main 40-pin integrated circuits; the
F3850, the CPU of the Fairchild F8 system
F3850, the CPU of the Fairchild F8 system
The Fairchild F8 microcomputer was made available in late 1975 to electronic design engineers. The board has three large scale integration devices pac
The Fairchild F8 microcomputer was made available in late 1975 to electronic design engineers. The board has three large scale integration devices packaged in 40-pin ICs: CPU, PSU, and SMI. This circuit board performed as a 1 KB 8-bit personal computer which interfaced to a Teletype. The design permitted additional interfaces to floppy disk and other devices. A program called FAIR-BUG, which resided in a 1K PSU, allowed users to view and change memory and registers, and test programs written in the machine code. This device appeared at the beginning of the transition from time shared computers to personal computers.
VideoBrain Family Computer
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The VideoBrain Family Computer is an 8-bit home computer manufactured by Umtech Incorporated, starting in 1977. It is based on the Fairchild Semiconductor F8 CPU. It was not a large commercial success
Fairchild F8
…to products like home computers where the CPU inside is better known. Among its few better-known uses were the Fairchild Channel F in 1976, and in the VideoBrain Computer system in 1977. Both were wiped out of the market by the introduction of the Atari 2600 in 1977. Fairchild also produced a number of engineering…
A front view of the VideoBrain computer
A front view of the VideoBrain computer
Boxes of Tennis and Pinball cartridges for VideoBrain Family Computer
Boxes of Tennis and Pinball cartridges for VideoBrain Family Computer
VideoBrain Computer with Cartridge Carrier Open
VideoBrain Computer with Cartridge Carrier Open