Fairchild Channel F
| The first microchip was
created at Fairchild Camera and Instrument by Robert Noyce. This small
wafer of
silicon would play the most important role in the evolution of video games. Because of it, video games would no longer be limitted by the number of TTL switches. One of the first systems to contain this technology was the Fairchild Channel F. A small library of titles
were produced for the Channel F, but the system never achieved the kind
of popularity
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| Keary Quigley kearyq@hotmail.com
on Thursday, April 20, 2000 at 22:51:40
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- I used to love playing this as a kid. I liked the pong/tennis type game built in to the system and required no cartridge. I was addicted to blackjack and that maze game with the confounded evil green square that competed with you. If only I could find one to buy for old times sake....... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Jt august starsabre@att.net
on Sunday, February 27, 2000 at 00:03:48
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Fairchild Channel F can only generate six colours on screen, and has a very corse graphic resolution. The original version of the
machine generated sound from an internal speaker, and had a dust cover
on top of it. The Channel F II
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| Steven Steinsapir techgod@gte.net
on Wednesday, January 26, 2000 at 01:18:07
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the 1976-1978 time frame, I used to play this at the Macy's. It had a three dimensional joystick controller. You could push it in the x and y axis, and pull it up and down in the Z axis. You could also rotate the head as well. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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