Fairchild Channel F System II

Sometime in 1979, Zircon International bought the rights to the Channel F and released the re-designed console as the Channel F System II to compete with Atari's VCS. This re-designed System II was completed by Nick Talesfore at Fairchild. The major difference this time around, however, was the absence of Lawson as he went on to start his own company. In the aftermath, Channel F II struggled immensely, managing to only release six new games after the debut of the second system before its eventual demise; several of which were developed at Fairchild before they sold it off. The major changes were in design, with the controllers removable from the base unit instead of being wired directly into it; the controller storage was moved to the rear of the unit, and the sound was now mixed into the RF TV signal so the unit no longer needed a speaker. Electronics was also simplified with custom logic chips instead of standard logic resulting in a much smaller circuit board. This version also featured a simpler and more modern-looking case design.