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|release = 19761977<refname=COSMAC_RELEASE_YEAR>[https://enarchive.wikipediamd/20130209173133/http://groups.yahoo.orgcom/wikigroup/Joseph_Weisbecker Joseph Weisbeckerrcacosmac RCA COSMAC Yahoo! Group] - Wikipedia</ref> (original)

'''[[wikipedia:CHIP-8|CHIP-8]]''' is an interpreted programming language, developed by Joseph Weisbecker.<br>CHIP-8 interpreters have been official endorsed/made by some hardware developers, while most interpreters are considered [[wikipedia:Homebrew_(video_games)|homebrew]] or hobbyist software.

Most ;Adoption:There have been multiple eras of CHIP-8 interpreters are being adopted by communities.In the late 1970s to 1980s DIY [[Main_Page#Emulators_on_consoleswikipedia:Microcomputer|microcomputer]] kit communities were where CHIP-8 was first popular due to CHIP-8 being first used on the [[wikipedia:COSMAC_VIP|COSMAC VIP]] in 1977.<ref name=COSMAC_RELEASE_YEAR>[https://archive.2C_phones_md/20130209173133/http://groups.26_other_hardware_yahoo.28com/group/rcacosmac RCA COSMAC Yahoo! Group]</ref> In these communities CHIP-8 programs and extensions were being shared with newsletters, like '[https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22N.S.W.29|Homebrew emulators+6800+Users+Group%22&sort=title DREAMER]' and '[https://github.com/mattmikolay/viper VIPER magazine] for their system'.

Extensions Later, in the 1990s CHIP-8 began to be popular on [[wikipedia:Graphing calculator|graphing calculators]], this community started when a CHIP-8 have existed since interpreter called CHIP-48 with a extension of the 1970s, With some conflicting with eachsame name was released on the [[wikipedia:HP_48_series|HP-other48]] in 1990.<ref>https://chipThe 'S-8.github.io/extensions/</ref><ref>httpsCHIP' interpreter released on [[wikipedia:HP_49//github.com/trapexit/chip50_series#HP_49G|HP-8_documentation</ref> Most extensions have limited support outside of 49G]], with the interpreter they were made for. The most supported extensions are 'S-CHIP and XO' extension being a derivative of CHIP-CHIP48.

Since then other communities that have adopted/used CHIP-8, Since the late 1990s interpreters have been created and ported to many consoles, computers, and other devices. The [https://beyondloom.com/blog/octojam.html Octojam] competition, which has since ended was created in 2010s and had dozens of CHIP-8, S-CHIP and XO-CHIP programs created for it.;CHIP-8 extensions:For information on CHIP-8 extensions see: [https://chip-8.github.io/extensions/ CHIP-8 extensions and compatibility] by the CHIP-8 Research FacilityExtensions to CHIP-8 have existed since the 1970s, with the The most supported extensions are S-CHIP and XO-CHIP. Since each CHIP-8 extension is based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opcode opcodes] some extensions conflict with each-other by using the same ones, incompatibilities with the original CHIP-8 implementation can happen if a interpreter changes the behavior of opcodes.<ref>https://chip-8.github.io/extensions/</ref><ref>https://github.com/trapexit/chip-8_documentation</ref> Due to this most extensions have limited support outside of the interpreter they were made for.;Computers with supporting CHIP-8{{for|more information on these computers|List of computers}}:Devices with official/endorsed or other well-known CHIP-8 support.These devices include: [https://mjbauer.biz/DREAM6800.htm DREAM 6800], [[wikipedia:COSMAC VIP|COSMAC VIP]], [[wikipedia:Telmac 1800|Telmac 1800]], [https://www.emma02.hobby-site.com/eti.html HUG1802/ETI-660], [https://www.emma02.hobby-site.com/nano.html Oscom Nano], [https://www.emma02.hobby-site.com/telmac1800.html Telmac 1800], [https://www.emma02.hobby-site.com/telmac2000.html Telmac 2000], [https://www.emma02.hobby-site.com/velf.html V-ELF], [https://www.emma02.hobby-site.com/vip2k.html VIP2K Membership Card].