Fairchild Channel F: First of its kind

Fairchild Channel F: First of its kind

Fairchild isn’t the first name that comes to mind when it comes to video games. Consumer electronics wasn’t really their thing, and that might explain why they lost interest after only 3 years. But it’s easy to forget just how much of a disruptive force in the technology industry Fairchild was. In this blog post, we’ll explore Fairchild’s brief foray into video game consoles in the 1970s and its lasting influence that we’re still feeling today.

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Tandy 1000 models

Tandy 1000 models

The Tandy 1000 wasn’t Tandy’s first foray into the IBM PC compatible market. That was the Tandy 2000, released in November 1983. But in late 1983, Tandy started preparing the Tandy 1000, a home and education-oriented PC aimed at the lower end of the market, to compete with the IBM PCjr. First released in mid November 1984, it became a bestseller and spawned three generations of Tandy 1000 models, surviving on the market until 1992.

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