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Channel F was the world'd first programmable cartridge-based system, released by Fairchild Camera Inc. It was released in 1976; it costed $169.95 for the console and $19.95 for the games. There was only a total of 21 cartridges released for the system, despite its initial popularity. Later on, Zircon. Intl. bought the rights to the Channel F and released the Channel F System 2. There were only 5 games released for the second system before its untimely death. |
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Channel F was the world's first programmable cartridge-based computer game console. It was released by Fairchild Camera Inc in 1976 at a cost of $169.95; games cost $19.95. Only 21 cartridges were released for the system, despite its initial popularity. Later, Zircon. Intl. bought the rights to the Channel F and released the Channel F System 2. Only five games were released for the second system before its untimely death. |
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The graphics of the Channel F were largely comprised of big blocks, thought, at the time, it was pretty revolutionary. The controller on the Channel F was soret of a joystick without the base; you only needed one hand to use it. |
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The graphics of the Channel F were largely made up of big blocks, though at the time it was pretty revolutionary. The controller on the Channel F was a kind of joystick without a base; you only needed one hand to use it. |
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CPU: Fairchild F8 |
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CPU: Fairchild F8 |
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