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Fairchild Channel F (Video Entertainment System)

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Fairchild Channel F

Video Entertainment System · Fairchild · 1976

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350,000sold9variants

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Rare
Whysold 350,000 - Rare

Specs

Released
1976-11
Type
home console

Description

The Fairchild Channel F is an early microprocessor-based cartridge console, released in North America in November 1976 as the Video Entertainment System at US$169.95. It was renamed Channel F the following year and sold about 350,000 units.

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Fairchild F8 microprocessor; originally sold as the 'Video Entertainment System (VES)', renamed Channel F in 1977. Standard controller: black handgrip with a triangular spring-loaded knob (8-way joystick, twist for paddle simulation).

At a glance
Fairchild Channel F: when was it released?
1976
Fairchild Channel F: how many sold?
350,000
Fairchild Channel F: how many variants?
9 variants

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