Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Found: Boxed Fairchild Channel F
Do you think its a reasonable price? Wouldn't mind having one someday. My parents had one.
Matt
Not a bad price, leans to the high end of the market. I can't see the link through work security, but if it is clean and the box is in nice shape, it is worth it -- they are pretty rare to find in the wild. I always prefer the version with the hardwired joysticks, the earlier releases. Channel F drag racing is one of my all time favorite games because you actually shift and the have to let off the gas to not blow the engine. I haven't played mine in a few years, I may have to dig it out tonight. For reference I got mine about 20 years ago in the box with a 1/2 dozen games for $35. One note, if someone picks it up for you, have them check the music section of the store (if it is a thrift store), the cartridges are often mistaken for 8 track tapes, you might be able to get some games to go along with it.
Last chance, I’m going past in about 30 minutes. - Alex On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 1:57 PM Justin Jernigan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Do you think its a reasonable price? Wouldn't mind having one someday. My parents had one.
Matt
Not a bad price, leans to the high end of the market. I can't see the link through work security, but if it is clean and the box is in nice shape, it is worth it -- they are pretty rare to find in the wild. I always prefer the version with the hardwired joysticks, the earlier releases. Channel F drag racing is one of my all time favorite games because you actually shift and the have to let off the gas to not blow the engine. I haven't played mine in a few years, I may have to dig it out tonight. For reference I got mine about 20 years ago in the box with a 1/2 dozen games for $35.
One note, if someone picks it up for you, have them check the music section of the store (if it is a thrift store), the cartridges are often mistaken for 8 track tapes, you might be able to get some games to go along with it.
I'll take it if Matt doesn't want it Tony Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 1, 2018, at 2:47 PM, J. Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Last chance, I’m going past in about 30 minutes.
- Alex
On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 1:57 PM Justin Jernigan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Do you think its a reasonable price? Wouldn't mind having one someday. My parents had one.
Matt
Not a bad price, leans to the high end of the market. I can't see the link through work security, but if it is clean and the box is in nice shape, it is worth it -- they are pretty rare to find in the wild. I always prefer the version with the hardwired joysticks, the earlier releases. Channel F drag racing is one of my all time favorite games because you actually shift and the have to let off the gas to not blow the engine. I haven't played mine in a few years, I may have to dig it out tonight. For reference I got mine about 20 years ago in the box with a 1/2 dozen games for $35.
One note, if someone picks it up for you, have them check the music section of the store (if it is a thrift store), the cartridges are often mistaken for 8 track tapes, you might be able to get some games to go along with it.
I don't want it that much, I will pass. Thank you Bill On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 2:47 PM, J. Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Last chance, I’m going past in about 30 minutes.
- Alex
On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 1:57 PM Justin Jernigan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Do you think its a reasonable price? Wouldn't mind having one someday.
My
parents had one.
Matt
Not a bad price, leans to the high end of the market. I can't see the link through work security, but if it is clean and the box is in nice shape, it is worth it -- they are pretty rare to find in the wild. I always prefer the version with the hardwired joysticks, the earlier releases. Channel F drag racing is one of my all time favorite games because you actually shift and the have to let off the gas to not blow the engine. I haven't played mine in a few years, I may have to dig it out tonight. For reference I got mine about 20 years ago in the box with a 1/2 dozen games for $35.
One note, if someone picks it up for you, have them check the music section of the store (if it is a thrift store), the cartridges are often mistaken for 8 track tapes, you might be able to get some games to go along with it.
Tony can have it. He wants it more than I do. I'm too cheap and on the fence to deprive a collector of something they really want. Thanks for sending it out, never seen one in the box (I wasn't around when they were new!) My parents' unit broke before I was born. They upgraded to a Colecovision after this (which I inherited!) Have fun with it! On Fri, Jun 1, 2018, 2:50 PM Bill Degnan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
I don't want it that much, I will pass. Thank you Bill
On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 2:47 PM, J. Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Last chance, I’m going past in about 30 minutes.
- Alex
On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 1:57 PM Justin Jernigan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Do you think its a reasonable price? Wouldn't mind having one someday.
My
parents had one.
Matt
Not a bad price, leans to the high end of the market. I can't see the link through work security, but if it is clean and the box is in nice shape, it is worth it -- they are pretty rare to find in the wild. I always prefer the version with the hardwired joysticks, the earlier releases. Channel F drag racing is one of my all time favorite games because you actually shift and the have to let off the gas to not blow the engine. I haven't played mine in a few years, I may have to dig it out tonight. For reference I got mine about 20 years ago in the box with a 1/2 dozen games for $35.
One note, if someone picks it up for you, have them check the music section of the store (if it is a thrift store), the cartridges are often mistaken for 8 track tapes, you might be able to get some games to go along with it.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 1, 2018, at 4:05 PM, Matt Reynolds via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Tony can have it. He wants it more than I do.
I'm too cheap and on the fence to deprive a collector of something they really want.
Thanks for sending it out, never seen one in the box (I wasn't around when they were new!)
My parents' unit broke before I was born. They upgraded to a Colecovision after this (which I inherited!)
Have fun with it!
Thank you! Had one as a child, but it and our original pong were lost somewhere in the move from my parents to house to my home waaaay back when I got married 25 years ago. I never replaced the Fairchild. I've considered it a few times but never pulled the trigger. I have the perfect spot for it in my entertainment center between Pong and my Coleco Telstar! Tony
Excellent! I’ll be there before noon. More than that I’m not sure, as I am carpooling with Jason P. Worst come to worst, I could drive to your house, or the dock, later in the day. I’ve attached another picture. Hope that you enjoy it! - Alex On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 16:33 Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 1, 2018, at 4:05 PM, Matt Reynolds via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Tony can have it. He wants it more than I do.
I'm too cheap and on the fence to deprive a collector of something they really want.
Thanks for sending it out, never seen one in the box (I wasn't around when they were new!)
My parents' unit broke before I was born. They upgraded to a Colecovision after this (which I inherited!)
Have fun with it!
Thank you!
Had one as a child, but it and our original pong were lost somewhere in the move from my parents to house to my home waaaay back when I got married 25 years ago.
I never replaced the Fairchild. I've considered it a few times but never pulled the trigger. I have the perfect spot for it in my entertainment center between Pong and my Coleco Telstar!
Tony
I’ll be there before noon. More than that I’m not sure, as I am carpooling with Jason P. Worst come to worst, I could drive to your house, or the dock, later in the day.
Did you mean for the repair workshop? I hope you know that's NEXT weekend (June 9-10), not tomorrow. :)
Correct. Next weekend I'm working but can come up sat morning to pickup. Somehow our one to one email exchange ended up back in the mainstream!! :-) Tony Sent from my iPhone On Jun 1, 2018, at 5:29 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
I’ll be there before noon. More than that I’m not sure, as I am carpooling with Jason P. Worst come to worst, I could drive to your house, or the dock, later in the day.
Did you mean for the repair workshop? I hope you know that's NEXT weekend (June 9-10), not tomorrow. :)
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Matt Reynolds -
Tony Bogan