FAIRCHILD CHANNEL-F

Manufacturer:    Fairchild

Launch Price:     $169.95
Released Date:  August 1976

Format:             cartridge

CPU:                 F8 processor, running at 1.79 Mhz

Memory:           64bytes, 2Kilobytes of VRAM

Resolution:        128x64 pixels (102x58 are visible)

Sound:              500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.5 kHz monotones

Connectivity:     none

Power:              n/a

Accessories:      26 “videocart” games, removable controllers for the System II

Miscellaneous:   invented by Robert Noyce, who left to start Intel

re-released by Zircon as Channel-F System II for $99.99 beginning in 1978