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| − | |title = Fairchild Channel F
| + | '''[[gametech:Fairchild Channel F|Fairchild Channel F]]''' |
| − | |logo = Fairchild-Channel-F.jpg
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| − | |developer = Fairchild Semiconductor
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| − | |type = [[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]]
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| − | |generation = [[:Category:Second-generation consoles|Second generation]]
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| − | |release = 1976
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| − | |discontinued = 1983
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| − | The '''[[gametech:Fairchild Channel F|Fairchild Channel F]]''' is a second-generation home video game console released by Fairchild Semiconductor in November 1976 across North America and it retailed for {{Inflation|USD|169.95|1976}}. It had a Fairchild F8 CPU at 1.7897725 MHz with 2KB of RAM. It was also released in Japan in October the following year. It has the distinction of being the first programmable ROM cartridge–based video game console, and the first console to use a microprocessor.
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| | ==Emulators== | | ==Emulators== |
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| | ! scope="col"|Name | | ! scope="col"|Name |
| | ! scope="col"|Operating System(s) | | ! scope="col"|Operating System(s) |
| | ! scope="col"|Latest Version | | ! scope="col"|Latest Version |
| − | ! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr> | + | ! scope="col"|[[Accuracy]] |
| − | ! scope="col"|Active
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| | ! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]] | | ! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]] |
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| − | ! colspan="8"|PC / x86
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|[[MESS]] |
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| + | |style="text-align:center;"|Multi-platform |
| − | |[[MAME]] | + | |style="text-align:center;"|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}] |
| − | |align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}} | + | |style="text-align:center;"|? |
| − | |<abbr title="Latest development version">git artifacts</abbr><ref group=N>[https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-windows/master CI-Windows] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-linux/master CI-Linux] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-macos/master CI-Macos]</ref></br>[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<ref group=N>As 0.251, 0.139 (2010), 0.78 (2003), 0.37b5 (2000)</ref> | + | |style="text-align:center;"|✓ |
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| − | |FreeChaF
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| − | |align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}} | |
| − | |[https://github.com/libretro/FreeChaF libretro]
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| − | |{{✓}}
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| − | |{{✓}}
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| − | |{{✓}}
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| − | |[[FinalBurn Neo]]
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| − | |align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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| − | |[https://github.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo/releases/tag/latest WIP builds]<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]
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| − | |{{✓}}
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| − | ! colspan="8"|Mobile / ARM
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| − | |[https://github.com/libretro/FreeChaF FreeChaF]
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| − | |[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]
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| − | |{{✓}}
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| − | |{{✓}}
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| − | |-
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| − | |[[FinalBurn Neo]]
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| − | |align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS}}
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| − | |[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]
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| − | |{{NC}}
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| − | |{{✓}}
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| − | ! colspan="8"|Consoles
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| − | |FreeChaF
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| − | |align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}
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| − | |[https://www.retroarch.com/?page=platforms libretro core]
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| − | |{{✓}}
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| − | |{{✓}}
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| − | |{{✓}}
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| − | |[[FinalBurn Neo]]
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| − | |align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}
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| − | |[https://www.retroarch.com/?page=platforms libretro core]
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| − | |{{NC}}
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| − | |{{✓}}
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| − | |{{~}}
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| | |} | | |} |
| − | </div>
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | *[[First and second generations of video game consoles]]
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| | ==Resources== | | ==Resources== |
| − | * [http://channelf.se/veswiki/index.php?title=Main_Page VES Wiki for programming info] (Created by Fredric Blåholtz. [http://channelf.se/gallery/index.html Gallery page]) | + | * [http://channelf.se/veswiki/index.php?title=Main_Page VES Wiki] |
| − | * [http://seanriddle.com/chanf.html Channel F info] (Sean Riddle's info page with useful links)
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| − | * [https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/channel_f_and_videobrain/info Channel F And VideoBrain Yahoo group] (All the latest Channel F and VideoBrain info. Restricted group.)
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| − | * [https://au.ign.com/wikis/history-of-video-game-consoles/Channel_F IGN's wiki] (Last Edit: December 5, 2013)
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| − | * [https://patents.google.com/patent/US4095791 Patent] (Cartridge programmable video game apparatus. Granted to Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. Priority date 1976-08-23.)
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| − | * [http://www.videogames.org/html/ChannelFStuff/Docs/docs.html Instructions] (For Channel F console & carts)
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| − | [[Category:Consoles|!Channel F]] | + | [[Category:Consoles]] |
| − | [[Category:Home consoles|!Channel F]]
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| − | [[Category:Second-generation consoles|!Channel F]]
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