Editing Fairchild Channel F (section)

===Channel F System II===
[[file:Fairchild-Channel-F-System-II-Console.png|thumb|Channel F System II]]

Lawson moved on to form his own company, Video Soft in 1980.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/30/jerry-lawson-black-silicon-valley-pioneer-changed-video-games-forever.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030134338/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/30/jerry-lawson-black-silicon-valley-pioneer-changed-video-games-forever.html | title=Jerry Lawson is one of the most important Silicon Valley pioneers you've never heard of — here's why | website=[[CNBC]] |archivedate=October 30, 2021| date=30 October 2021 |accessdate=January 21, 2024}}</ref> Talesfore continued working on the system at Fairchild, and eventually a number of these improvements resulted in the improved System II. The major changes were that the controllers were now removable, using the [[Atari joystick port]] connector (not Atari compatible), and their storage was moved to the back of the machine. The sound was now mixed into the RF modulator so the user could adjust it on their TV set instead of a fixed volume internal speaker. The internal electronics were also simplified, with two custom logic chips replacing the standard TTL logic chips. This resulted in a much smaller motherboard which allowed for a smaller, simpler and more modern-looking case design.

Fairchild left the video game market in April 1979.{{sfn|Bunch|2023}} Zircon International acquired the rights to the system and related assets in 1979. The company redesigned the console into the Channel F System II. This featured removable controllers and audio coming from the TV rather than a speaker within the console. It was sold at the price point of $99.95 or $69.95 if the previous console was traded in. Zircon released an additional four games for a final library of 26 games on the console.{{sfn|Wolf|2012|pp=63-64}}

[[File:Nordmende_COLOR_TelePlay.jpg|thumb|Nordmende Color TelePlay μP]]
[[File:Adman_Grandstand_Fairchild.jpg|thumb|Adman Grandstand Video Entertainment Computer]]
[[File:LuxorVideoEntertainmentComputer.jpg|thumb|Luxor Video Entertainment Computer]]
[[File:Saba Video Play.jpg|thumb|SABA Videoplay]]